1978 NAPA 400

Race 14 of 30

Riverside
95 laps
Time of race: 2:23:10
Average speed of winner: 104.311 mph
Margin of victory: 29 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, Yarborough 1-9, Insolo 10-12, Marcis 13-15, Yarborough 16-39, Parsons 40, Yarborough 41-54, Petty 55-58, Parsons 59-66, Allison 67-78, Parsons 79-95

Race notes: Finale for Ernie Stierly.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		95	3	26	running	14500	180
2	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		95	1	4	running	11200	175
3	5	Bobby Allison	15	Norris Industries	Ford	Moore	Moore		95	1	12	running	8200	170
4	3	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		95	1	3	running	5250	165
5	2	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		94	3	47	running	8100	165
6	12	Ray Elder	32	Midland Motor Homes	Dodge	Dave Hill			94	0	0	running	4000	150
7	23	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		94	0	0	running	3230	146
8	9	Bill Schmitt	73	Old Milwaukee	Oldsmobile	Schmitt			93	0	0	running	3820	142
9	13	Jim Thirkettle	51	Allied Box & Crate	Buick				93	0	0	running	2760	138
10	10	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Dodge	Stacy			92	0	0	running	4900	134
11	18	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Chevrolet	Ballard			92	0	0	running	2940	130
12	30	Cecil Gordon	24	Chuck Walters	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			92	0	0	running	2730	127
13	29	Rick McCray	08	Bob's Paint & Body	Chevrolet	McCray			92	0	0	running	2020	124
14	16	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	Ulrich			91	0	0	running	2310	121
15	15	Richard Childress	3	CRC/Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			91	0	0	running	2025	118
16	21	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		91	0	0	running	4725	115
17	11	Hershel McGriff	48	McGriff	Chevrolet	McGriff	Shelmerdine		90	0	0	running	1640	112
18	27	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Ford	Arrington			89	0	0	running	1605	109
19	28	Richard White	12	Associated Concrete	Chevrolet	Mike White			88	0	0	running	1025	106
20	34	Harry Goularte	17	Lindsey Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Goularte			88	0	0	running	1070	103
21	31	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			86	0	0	running	1400	100
22	22	Don Graham	52	City Tow	Chevrolet	Friesen			75	0	0	wheel bearing	875	97
23	14	John Borneman	81	Borneman	Chevrolet	Art Godfrey			74	0	0	transmission	850	94
24	19	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			72	0	0	transmission	1325	91
25	24	Ronnie Thomas	25	Louise Smith	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			70	0	0	transmission	1800	88
26	20	Dick Brooks	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			67	0	0	engine	1275	85
27	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	112.882	66	0	0	overheating	1650	82
28	35	Chuck Wahl	37	Excel Trailer	Chevrolet	Wahl			59	0	0	oil leak	725	79
29	26	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			57	0	0	running	1200	76
30	25	Rocky Moran	58	Daisy Shoppe	Buick				50	0	0	engine	675	73
31	32	Ernie Stierly	41	Allied Plating	Chevrolet	Stierly			42	0	0	transmission	650	70
32	6	Jimmy Insolo	01	Lake's Drywall	Oldsmobile	Craker			29	1	3	engine	625	72
33	17	Don Noel	99	Noel Fabrication	Chevrolet	Noel			22	0	0	transmission	600	0
34	33	Bill Baker	55	Golden West Lumber	Buick	Bill Baker			20	0	0	oil leak	550	61
35	8	Norm Palmer	93	Palmer	Dodge	Norm Palmer			8	0	0	accident	500	58

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	2182	14	3	3	10	10
2	Benny Parsons	2145	14	1	3	9	10
3	Dave Marcis	2063	14	0	0	8	11
4	Bobby Allison	1935	14	1	2	5	9
5	Darrell Waltrip	1883	14	0	4	6	7
6	Lennie Pond	1878	13	2	0	8	10
7	Richard Petty	1877	14	0	0	6	8
8	Buddy Arrington	1774	14	0	0	1	4
9	Richard Childress	1704	14	0	0	0	7
10	Dick Brooks	1618	14	0	0	2	5
11	D.K. Ulrich	1615	14	0	0	0	2
12	Neil Bonnett	1575	14	3	0	4	7
13	Tighe Scott	1470	14	0	0	0	3
14	Skip Manning	1455	12	0	0	1	4
15	Frank Warren	1442	14	0	0	0	0
16	Cecil Gordon	1341	13	0	0	0	1
17	J.D. McDuffie	1296	14	0	0	0	1
18	Dick May	1194	12	0	0	0	0
19	Jimmy Means	1184	12	0	0	0	2
20	David Pearson	1177	10	3	2	4	4
21	Ronnie Thomas	1167	12	0	0	0	0
22	Tommy Gale	1106	11	0	0	0	0
23	Baxter Price	1063	10	0	0	0	0
24	Roger Hamby	1061	11	0	0	0	0
25	James Hylton	936	7	0	0	0	3