| 1978 Winston Western 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $125,345 | Race Date: | Jan 22, 1978 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 2Min 55Sec. | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 102.269 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 17 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 58 of 119 | Pole Speed: | 113.204 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Winston Western 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 185 | 119 | 58 |
| 2 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 175 | 119 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 170 | 119 | 41 |
| 4 | 16 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | J.D. Stacy | Running |  | 165 | 119 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 155 | 118 | 0 |
| 6 | 29 | 95 | Hershel McGriff | Jefferson Racing | Running |  | 150 | 118 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 01 | Jimmy Insolo | Lake's Drywall | Running | | 151 | 118 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | 48 | Al Holbert (R) | Southland Cork & Rubber | Running | | 142 | 117 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 29 | Roy Smith | Mercury Mrine | Running | | 138 | 115 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Pacific Coast | Running | | 134 | 115 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 130 | 114 | 0 |
| 12 | 34 | 8 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Running | | 127 | 113 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 124 | 112 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 93 | Norm Palmer | American | Engine | | 121 | 111 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 64 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 118 | 111 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Rear Gear | | 115 | 104 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 51 | Jim Thirkettle | Timec / Speedway Engineering | Running |  | 112 | 104 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Running | | 109 | 103 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 41 | Ernie Stierly | Allied Plating | Running | | 106 | 99 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 103 | 90 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 100 | 85 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 53 | Jack Simpson | Dons Automotive | Running | | 97 | 74 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Transmission | | 94 | 70 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 12 | Richard White | Lindsey Auto Parts | Running | | 91 | 70 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Clutch | | 88 | 52 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 58 | Rocky Moran | Daisy Shoppe | Engine | | 85 | 51 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering | Clutch | | 82 | 50 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Simpson Saftey Equipment | Rear Gear | | 79 | 45 | 0 |
| 29 | 17 | 39 | Vince Giamformaggio | Cal-French | Overheating | | 76 | 41 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Valve Spring | | 73 | 40 | 0 |
| 31 | 28 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Oil Field Construction | Engine | | 70 | 36 | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Old Milwaukee | Rear Gear | | 67 | 19 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 9 | Eddie Bradshaw | C&M Racing | Driveshaft | | 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | 32 | Ray Elder | Midland Motor Homes | Transmission | | 61 | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 44 | Gary Johnson | Armstrong Electric | Rear Gear | | 58 | 3 | 0 |
