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Nashville 420
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, TN
July 15, 1978
420 laps on 0.596 mile paved oval; 250.32 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 420
| 11,240
| running
| 411 |
| 2
| 8
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 418
| 6,715
| running
| 1 |
| 3
| 9
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 415
| 3,860
| running
| 7 |
| 4
| 5
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 414
| 2,690
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 4
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 413
| 2,445
| running
| 1 |
| 6
| 6
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 412
| 3,865
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 11
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 411
| 2,765
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 13
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 409
| 1,985
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 15
| Ferrel Harris
| 81
| Robert Gee
| Chevrolet
| 405
| 1,115
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 26
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 405
| 2,265
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 24
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 405
| 915
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 18
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 402
| 1,505
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 17
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 396
| 1,420
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 10
| Bruce Hill
| 05
| Harry Clary
| Oldsmobile
| 394
| 815
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 23
| Gary Myers
| 4
| Gary Myers
| Chevrolet
| 390
| 765
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 25
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 389
| 1,165
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 19
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 383
| 1,005
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 29
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 380
| 850
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 28
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 379
| 610
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 21
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 377
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 27
| Ralph Jones
| 97
| Ralph Jones
| Ford
| 372
| 595
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 16
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Chevrolet
| 357
| 585
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 12
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 341
| 3,025
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 14
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 201
| 565
| ignition
| 0 |
| 25
| 7
| Sterling Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 197
| 555
| brakes
| 0 |
| 26
| 1
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 171
| 795
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 22
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 91
| 535
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 3
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 3,125
| clutch
| 0 |
| 29
| 20
| Bobby Fisher
| 71
| Bobby Fisher
| Chevrolet
| 30
| 515
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| 48
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 0
| 505
| did not start
| 30 |
Time of race: 02:48:54
Average Speed: 88.924 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.58 seconds
3 cautions for 15 laps
Attendance: 16,500