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Firecracker 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
July 4, 1978
160 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 400 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 160
| 18,450
| running
| 57 |
| 2
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 160
| 18,350
| running
| 56 |
| 3
| 8
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Wanda/Chevrolet
| 159
| 13,550
| running
| 14 |
| 4
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 159
| 10,800
| running
| 4 |
| 5
| 14
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 158
| 7,350
| running
| 2 |
| 6
| 9
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 158
| 6,390
| running
| 4 |
| 7
| 28
| Dale Earnhardt
| 96
| Will Cronkrite
| Ford
| 157
| 3,990
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 33
| Ferrel Harris
| 81
| Robert Gee
| Chevrolet
| 157
| 3,390
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 23
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 157
| 3,190
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 22
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 156
| 5,020
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 36
| Janet Guthrie
| 68
| Lynda Ferreri
| Chevrolet
| 154
| 4,710
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 20
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 153
| 4,500
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 40
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 152
| 4,280
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 34
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| Chevrolet
| 152
| 2,490
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 29
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 152
| 3,820
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 30
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 151
| 3,310
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 26
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 151
| 2,950
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 37
| Satch Worley
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Oldsmobile
| 150
| 1,790
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 35
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 149
| 2,590
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 31
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 146
| 2,305
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 25
| Ricky Rudd
| 22
| Al Rudd
| Buick
| 143
| 2,970
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 18
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 142
| 1,290
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 15
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 140
| 4,440
| clutch
| 0 |
| 24
| 19
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 136
| 1,835
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 38
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 129
| 2,290
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 2
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 92
| 5,465
| engine
| 11 |
| 27
| 10
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 75
| 4,940
| accident
| 8 |
| 28
| 32
| Paul Fess
| 82
| Stan Lasky
| Chevrolet
| 75
| 835
| transmission
| 0 |
| 29
| 21
| Ray Williams
| 16
| Bobby Reeves
| Buick
| 74
| 1,290
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 12
| Al Holbert
| 48
| James Hylton
| Oldsmobile
| 69
| 1,555
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 16
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 61
| 1,030
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 39
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 57
| 1,505
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 13
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 55
| 980
| steering
| 1 |
| 34
| 24
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 55
| 1,455
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 27
| Claude Ballot-Léna
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| Dodge
| 45
| 1,005
| oil cooler
| 0 |
| 36
| 11
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 35
| 1,425
| throttle
| 0 |
| 37
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Oldsmobile
| 28
| 1,620
| engine
| 3 |
| 38
| 6
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 22
| 915
| engine
| 0 |
| 39
| 5
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 9
| 1,460
| accident
| 0 |
| 40
| 17
| Bruce Hill
| 05
| Harry Clary
| Oldsmobile
| 9
| 905
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:35:30
Average Speed: 154.34 MPH
Pole Speed: 48.179 seconds
4 cautions for 21 laps
Attendance: 65,000