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Richmond 400 Race Results
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Richmond International Raceway
February 26, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.75-Mile Short Track 400 Laps/300 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 400 | 180 | 11,225 | Running | |
| 2 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 400 | 180 | 5,000 | Running | |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 399 | 170 | 7,450 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 399 | 165 | 5,250 | Running | |
| 5 | 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 397 | 155 | 3,325 | Running | |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries Ford | 396 | 150 | 4,225 | Running | |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 395 | 146 | 1,300 | Running | |
| 8 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Chevrolet | 393 | 147 | 2,450 | Running | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All Dodge | 393 | 143 | 4,050 | Running | |
| 10 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions Chevrolet | 389 | 134 | 2,080 | Running | |
| 11 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Chevrolet | 389 | 130 | 1,920 | Running | |
| 12 | 18 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing Chevrolet | 385 | 127 | 1,825 | Running | |
| 13 | 17 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 381 | 124 | 1,690 | Running | |
| 14 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 380 | 121 | 1,580 | Running | |
| 15 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 380 | 118 | 1,370 | Running | |
| 17 | 20 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 379 | 112 | 1,075 | Running | |
| 18 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 370 | 109 | 1,325 | Running | |
| 19 | 25 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Hearne Produce Chevrolet | 369 | 106 | 550 | Running | |
| 20 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 359 | 103 | 525 | Running | |
| 21 | 14 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 358 | 100 | 750 | Running | |
| 22 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 356 | 97 | 3,175 | Differential | |
| 23 | 15 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 322 | 94 | 700 | Running | |
| 24 | 27 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 299 | 91 | 435 | Running | |
| 25 | 26 | 37 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis Chevrolet | 282 | 88 | 425 | Running | |
| 26 | 12 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Chevrolet | 177 | 85 | 460 | Accident | |
| 28 | 28 | 19 | Woody Fisher | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 74 | 79 | 600 | Differential | |
| 29 | 22 | 74 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 71 | 76 | 325 | Differential | |
| 30 | 30 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | Perfect Alignment Chevrolet | 50 | 73 | 300 | Flagged |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 41 Minutes 59 Seconds
Average Speed .:80.304
Margin of Victory .: 2.600 Seconds
