| 1978 NAPA 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $116,750 | Race Date: | Jun 11, 1978 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 29.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 23Min 10Sec. | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 | Average Speed: | 104.311 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 4 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #72 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DeWitt Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 26 of 95 | Pole Speed: | 112.882 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 NAPA 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 180 | 95 | 26 |
| 2 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 95 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 170 | 95 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 165 | 95 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 165 | 94 | 47 |
| 6 | 12 | 32 | Ray Elder | Midland Motor Homes | Running | | 150 | 94 | 0 |
| 7 | 23 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 146 | 94 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 142 | 93 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 51 | Jim Thirkettle | Allied Box & Crate | Running |  | 138 | 93 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Running | | 134 | 92 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 130 | 92 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chuck Walters | Running | | 127 | 92 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 8 | Rick McCray | Bob's Paint & Body | Running | | 124 | 92 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 121 | 91 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC / Kansas Jack | Running | | 118 | 91 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 115 | 91 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 48 | Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Running | | 112 | 90 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running | | 109 | 89 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 12 | Richard White | Associated Concrete | Running | | 103 | 88 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 17 | Harry Goularte | Lindsey Auto Parts | Running | | 106 | 88 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 100 | 86 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 52 | Don Graham | City Tow | Wheel Bearing | | 97 | 75 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering | Transmission | | 94 | 74 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Transmission | | 91 | 72 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Transmission | | 88 | 70 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 64 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 85 | 67 | 0 |
| 27 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Overheating |  | 82 | 66 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer Company | | 79 | 59 | 0 | |
| 29 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 76 | 57 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 58 | Rocky Moran | Daisy Shoppe | Engine | | 73 | 50 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 41 | Ernie Stierly | Allied Plating | Transmission | | 70 | 42 | 0 |
| 32 | 6 | 01 | Jimmy Insolo | Lake's Drywall | Engine | | 72 | 29 | 3 |
| 33 | 17 | 99 | Don Noel | Noel Fabrication | Transmission | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 55 | Bill Baker | Golden West Lumber | | 61 | 20 | 0 | |
| 35 | 8 | 93 | Norm Palmer | Palmer Homes | Accident | | 58 | 8 | 0 |
