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Nashville 420 Race Results
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Nashville Speedway
July 15, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 420 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 420 | 185 | 9,090 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 418 | 175 | 5,665 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Oldsmobile | 415 | 170 | 3,265 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 414 | 160 | 2,690 | Running | |
| 6 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 412 | 150 | 3,865 | Running | |
| 7 | 11 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries Ford | 411 | 146 | 3,765 | Running | |
| 8 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 409 | 142 | 1,985 | Running | |
| 9 | 15 | 81 | Ferrel Harris | Autowize Chevrolet | 405 | 0 | 1,115 | Running | |
| 10 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Louise Smith Chevrolet | 405 | 134 | 2,265 | Running | |
| 11 | 24 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal Chevrolet | 405 | 130 | 915 | Running | |
| 12 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 402 | 127 | 1,505 | Running | |
| 13 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 396 | 124 | 1,420 | Running | |
| 14 | 10 | 05 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder Oldsmobile | 394 | 121 | 815 | Running | |
| 15 | 23 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear Chevrolet | 390 | 118 | 765 | Running | |
| 16 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 389 | 115 | 1,165 | Running | |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis Chevrolet | 383 | 112 | 1,005 | Running | |
| 18 | 29 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 380 | 109 | 850 | Running | |
| 19 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 379 | 106 | 610 | Running | |
| 21 | 27 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Jones Supply Ford | 372 | 100 | 595 | Running | |
| 22 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Chevrolet | 357 | 97 | 585 | Running | |
| 23 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 341 | 94 | 3,025 | Rear End | |
| 24 | 14 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing Chevrolet | 201 | 91 | 565 | Electrical | |
| 25 | 7 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 197 | 88 | 555 | Brakes | |
| 26 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 171 | 85 | 795 | Engine | |
| 27 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 91 | 82 | 535 | Engine | |
| 28 | 3 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All Chevrolet | 50 | 79 | 3,125 | Clutch | |
| 29 | 20 | 71 | Bobby Fisher | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | 515 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 48 Minutes 54 Seconds
Average Speed .:88.924
Margin of Victory .: 2.000 Seconds
