| 1978 Music City 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $57,400 | Race Date: | Jun 3, 1978 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 2Hr 51Min 34Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 87.541 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 22 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Lennie Pond L. Pond | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #54 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | All 420 Laps | Pole Speed: | 105.094 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Music City 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 185 | 420 | 420 |
| 2 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running |  | 170 | 418 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 165 | 416 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 160 | 415 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Running | | 155 | 413 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal | Running | | 150 | 409 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 146 | 408 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 142 | 405 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running | | 138 | 401 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 134 | 395 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 130 | 390 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 127 | 388 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Running | | 124 | 387 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 64 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running |  | 121 | 387 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Running | | 118 | 386 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 115 | 386 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 112 | 383 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 109 | 382 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chuck Walters | Running | | 106 | 381 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 103 | 378 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Oil Pressure | | 100 | 321 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 97 | 310 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Overheating | | 94 | 300 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Jones Supply | Running | | 91 | 297 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Alternator | | 88 | 276 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Rear Gear | | 85 | 227 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Overheating | | 82 | 135 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Engine | | 79 | 128 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 86 | Richard Waters | Newbern | Ignition | | 76 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Ignition | | 73 | 12 | 0 |
