1978 Wilkes 400

Race 26 of 30

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:33:18
Average speed of winner: 97.847 mph
Margin of victory: 14 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-381, Yarborough 382-400

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		400	1	19	running	12375	180
2	1	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott	109.397	400	1	381	running	12400	180
3	6	Bobby Allison	15	Norris Industries	Ford	Moore	Moore		399	0	0	running	5775	165
4	8	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		397	0	0	running	4875	160
5	5	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Chevrolet	Stacy			397	0	0	running	4400	155
6	2	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		395	0	0	running	4000	150
7	4	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		395	0	0	running	3500	146
8	9	Dave Marcis	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		394	0	0	running	1975	142
9	7	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			388	0	0	running	2200	138
10	10	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Chevrolet	Ballard			387	0	0	running	1955	134
11	14	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			385	0	0	running	1820	130
12	15	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			384	0	0	running	1275	127
13	13	Buddy Arrington	67	Falls Radiator	Dodge	Arrington			380	0	0	running	1650	124
14	20	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			379	0	0	running	1615	121
15	27	Junior Miller	24	Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			376	0	0	running	1480	118
16	11	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		373	0	0	running	1295	115
17	16	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			365	0	0	running	1160	112
18	25	Nelson Oswald	09	Kountry Kitchen	Chevrolet	Oswald			346	0	0	accident	625	109
19	12	Ronnie Thomas	25	Louise Smith	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			345	0	0	running	1050	106
20	17	Ed Negre	8	Jones Chrysler-Plymouth	Dodge	Negre			333	0	0	running	775	103
21	21	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			324	0	0	rear end	800	100
22	18	Gary Myers	4	Spencer's Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			321	0	0	steering	525	97
23	19	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Means			287	0	0	rear end	755	94
24	23	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			208	0	0	oil pump	685	91
25	24	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Buick	Henley Gray			141	0	0	engine	725	88
26	22	Cecil Gordon	29	Hollar Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Hollar			126	0	0	rear end	465	85
27	26	John Kennedy	0	Spohn's Body Shop	Ford	John Kennedy			112	0	0	rear end	455	82

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	4232	26	5	9	21	21
2	Benny Parsons	3794	26	2	3	13	18
3	Darrell Waltrip	3778	26	2	6	16	17
4	Dave Marcis	3766	26	0	0	12	21
5	Bobby Allison	3672	26	1	3	11	18
6	Richard Petty	3466	26	0	0	10	15
7	Lennie Pond	3292	24	5	1	11	16
8	Dick Brooks	3210	26	0	0	4	14
9	Buddy Arrington	3194	26	0	0	1	6
10	Richard Childress	3091	26	0	0	1	10
11	Neil Bonnett	2873	26	3	0	7	12
12	J.D. McDuffie	2787	26	1	0	1	6
13	Tighe Scott	2781	26	0	0	0	7
14	Frank Warren	2675	26	0	0	0	0
15	Dick May	2488	24	0	0	0	1
16	Ronnie Thomas	2478	24	0	0	0	2
17	D.K. Ulrich	2452	22	0	0	0	3
18	Jimmy Means	2441	24	0	0	0	2
19	David Pearson	2384	18	5	4	10	10
20	Cecil Gordon	2296	23	0	0	0	1
21	Tommy Gale	2278	22	0	0	0	0
22	Baxter Price	2236	22	0	0	0	0
23	Roger Hamby	2166	22	0	0	0	2
24	Buddy Baker	1697	15	1	0	3	7
25	Skip Manning	1665	15	0	0	1	4