| 1978 Wilkes 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $73,685 | Race Date: | Oct 1, 1978 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 14.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 43Min 18Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 97.847 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 27 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 4 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | DiGard Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 19 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 109.397 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Wilkes 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 19 |
| 2 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 381 |
| 3 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 165 | 399 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 160 | 397 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Running | | 155 | 397 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 150 | 395 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 146 | 395 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 142 | 394 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 138 | 388 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 134 | 387 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 130 | 385 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Running | | 127 | 384 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Falls Radiator | Running |  | 124 | 380 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 121 | 379 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 24 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing | Running | | 118 | 376 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 115 | 373 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 112 | 365 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | Kountry Kitchen | Accident | | 109 | 346 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Running | | 106 | 345 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 8 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | Running | | 103 | 333 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Rear Gear | | 100 | 324 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Steering | | 97 | 321 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Rear Gear | | 94 | 287 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Oil Pump | | 91 | 208 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Engine |  | 88 | 141 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 29 | Cecil Gordon | Hollar Auto Parts | Rear Gear | | 85 | 126 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 0 | John Kennedy | Spohn's Body Shop | Rear Gear | | 82 | 112 | 0 |
