| Capital City 400 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $73,485 | Race Date: | Sep 10, 1978 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 43Min 19Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 79.568 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 27 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 65 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 91.964 MPH | |||||
| Official Capital City 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Gatorade |  | 180 | 400 | 65 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Norris Industries |  | 175 | 400 | 44 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Armor All | | 175 | 400 | 276 | Running |
| 4 | 10 | 11 | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks |  | 160 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 90 | Dick Brooks D. Brooks | Truxmore Industries | | 155 | 397 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | | 150 | 397 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 13 | 92 | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Duck Industries | | 146 | 392 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | | 142 | 391 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 11 | 2 | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Osterlund Racing | | 143 | 388 | 1 | Running |
| 10 | 14 | 17 | Roger Hamby R. Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | | 134 | 388 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 15 | 3 | Richard Childress R. Childress | Kansas Jack | | 130 | 387 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond L. Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | | 127 | 384 | 1 | Running |
| 13 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means J. Means | Means Racing | | 124 | 381 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 17 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas R. Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | | 121 | 381 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 26 | 8 | Dick May D. May | Negre Racing |  | 118 | 379 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington B. Arrington | Falls Radiator | | 115 | 376 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon C. Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | | 112 | 375 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 8 | 48 | James Hylton J. Hylton | Palatine Automotive | | 109 | 374 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | Joey Arrington J. Arrington | Sam Dell | | 106 | 364 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty R. Petty | STP | | 108 | 356 | 13 | Rear Gear |
| 21 | 19 | 4 | Gary Myers G. Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | | 100 | 350 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 20 | 45 | Baxter Price B. Price (R) | Ray Cook's Bar-B-Q | | 97 | 317 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren F. Warren | Native Tan | | 94 | 256 | 0 | Handling |
| 24 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale T. Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | | 91 | 198 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 29 | 9 | Nelson Oswald N. Oswald | G&S Truck Service | | 88 | 172 | 0 | Overheating |
| 26 | 4 | 29 | Dave Dion D. Dion | Green Mountain | | 85 | 85 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 27 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott T. Scott | Russ Togs | | 82 | 49 | 0 | Accident |
| 28 | 23 | 81 | Ferrel Harris F. Harris | Autowize | | 79 | 28 | 0 | Overheating |
| 29 | 30 | 80 | Wayne Morgan W. Morgan | Yellow Cab | | 76 | 16 | 0 | Overheating |
| 30 | 24 | 1 | Ed Negre E. Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | Chrysler | 0 | 6 | 0 | Brakes |
