1978 Winston Western 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 30
Date: January 22, 1978
Track: Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500 Race Information

Winner	Cale Yarborough	Car	No. 11 Oldsmobile
Team / Owner	Junior Johnson	Sponsor	1st National City Travelers Checks
Winner Start	4th	Winner Laps Led	58
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Cale Yarborough (58)
Race Distance	311.78 miles (119 laps)	Track Length	2.62 miles
Track Type	Road course	Starters	35
Total Purse	$125,345	Winner Earnings	$20,850
Different Leaders	4	Lead-Lap Finishers	4
Points Leader After Race	Cale Yarborough	Season Race	1 of 30

Winston Western 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	4	11	Cale Yarborough	1st National City Travelers Checks	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	119	58	running	185	$20,850
2	3	72	Benny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	119	18	running	175	$14,800
3	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	119	41	running	170	$9,850
4	16	5	Neil Bonnett	—	Jim Stacy	Dodge	119	0	running	160	$8,800
5	7	2	Dave Marcis	Shoney's	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	118	0	running	155	$4,050
6	29	95	Hershel McGriff	—	George Jefferson	Ford	118	0	running	0	$2,850
7	11	1	Jimmy Insolo	Lake's Drywall	Gerald Craker	Chevrolet	118	2	running	151	$4,400
8	9	48	Al Holbert	Southland Cork & Rubber	James Hylton	Chevrolet	117	0	running	142	$4,250
9	20	29	Roy Smith	Mercury Marine	Dick Midgley	Chevrolet	115	0	running	138	$2,300
10	19	40	D.K. Ulrich	Pacific Coast	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet	115	0	running	134	$3,880
11	27	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Ford	114	0	running	130	$3,470
12	34	8	Rick McCray	—	Rick McCray	Dodge	113	0	running	127	$1,800
13	15	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	112	0	running	124	$3,160
14	10	93	Norm Palmer	American Racing Equipment	Norm Palmer	Dodge	111	0	engine	121	$1,600
15	25	64	Dick Brooks	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Elmo Langley	Ford	111	0	running	118	$2,840
16	5	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	104	0	rear end	115	$5,100
17	22	51	Jim Thirkettle	Timec / Speedway Enginerring	Jim Thirkettle	Buick	104	0	running	112	$1,350
18	31	30	Tighe Scott	Scotty's Fashions	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	103	0	running	109	$2,530
19	23	41	Ernie Stierly	Allied Plating	Ernie Stierly	Chevrolet	99	0	running	106	$1,870
20	18	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	90	0	running	103	$2,205
21	12	92	Skip Manning	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	85	0	running	100	$1,980
22	35	53	Jack Simpson	Don's Automotive	Chester Papienski	Chevrolet	74	0	running	97	$1,105
23	2	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	70	0	transmission	94	$4,780
24	24	12	Richard White	Lindsay Auto Parts	Mike White	Chevrolet	70	0	running	91	$1,195
25	30	24	Cecil Gordon	Transmissions Unlimited	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	52	0	clutch	88	$1,635
26	32	58	Rocky Moran	Daisy Shoppe	Rocky Moran	Chevrolet	51	0	engine	85	$955
27	13	81	John Borneman	Borneman Plastering	Arthur Godfrey	Chevrolet	50	0	clutch	82	$1,025
28	21	70	J.D. McDuffie	Simpson Safety Equipment	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	45	0	rear end	79	$1,455
29	17	39	Vince Giamformaggio	Cal-French Bread	Sam Arakalian	Chevrolet	41	0	overheating	76	$805
30	6	15	Bobby Allison	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	40	0	engine	73	$4,455
31	28	13	Don Puskarich	Oil Field Construction	Matt Puskarich	Chevrolet	36	0	engine	70	$700
32	8	73	Bill Schmitt	Old Milwaukee	Bill Schmitt	Chevrolet	19	0	rear end	67	$1,650
33	33	9	Eddie Bradshaw	C & M Racing	Chester Papienski	Chevrolet	15	0	driveshaft	64	$600
34	26	32	Ray Elder	Midland Motor Homes	Dave Hill	Dodge	12	0	transmission	61	$550
35	14	44	Gary Johnson	Armstrong Electric	Ted Armstrong	Chevrolet	3	0	rear end	58	$500

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