By Rick Houston
THIS is how chaotic and confusing the finish of the 1978 fall race at Atlanta happened to be … Bill France Jr. stood before a group of reporters and called it “the all-time NASCAR scoring f*** up in recent history.”
Richard Petty was initially shown as the winner, but it was Donnie Allison who went to victory lane. Petty did a post-race winner’s interview in the press box, but it was Allison who was finally declared the winner. In a time before computerized scoring, human error wreaked havoc on the day’s events.
This is Donnie Allison’s story.
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