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Jake Elder's NASCAR Cup Series Stats For 1978
Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
2
3
72
Running
119
18
2
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
3
8
72
Running
199
2
3
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
1
3
72
Running
400
109
4
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
3
6
72
Running
492
45
5
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
13
3
72
Running
314
0
6
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
2
2
72
Running
499
253
7
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
1
8
72
Running
367
83
8
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
3
1
72
Running
399
120
9
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
15
4
72
Running
446
0
10
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
31
8
72
Clutch
121
1
11
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
4
2
72
Running
498
5
12
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
6
12
72
Running
400
5
13
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
20
5
72
Running
378
0
14
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
1
4
72
Running
95
26
15
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
3
2
72
Running
200
24
16
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
26
2
72
Engine
92
11
17
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
6
6
72
Running
412
0
18
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
29
1
72
Running
154
0
19
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
3
2
72
Running
188
9
20
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
13
5
72
Running
191
7
21
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
2
3
72
Running
500
65
22
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
10
4
72
Running
348
12
23
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
6
6
72
Running
397
0
24
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
26
9
72
Timing Chain
311
0
25
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
3
4
72
Running
498
0
26
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
6
2
72
Running
395
0
27
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
28
3
72
Accident
186
3
28
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
4
12
72
Running
486
11
29
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
5
5
72
Running
327
14
30
Benny Parsons
B. Parsons
8
7
72
Running
197
1
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