| 1978 Richmond 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $70,910 | Race Date: | Feb 26, 1978 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.600 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 41m 59s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 | Average Speed: | 80.304 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 33 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #72 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Dodge | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DeWitt Racing | Team: | Jim Stacy Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 109 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 93.382 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Richmond 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 109 |
| 2 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 180 | 400 | 142 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running |  | 170 | 399 | 69 |
| 4 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 165 | 399 | 55 |
| 5 | 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 155 | 397 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running | | 150 | 396 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 146 | 395 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 147 | 393 | 20 |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Running |  | 143 | 393 | 5 |
| 10 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Running | | 134 | 389 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 130 | 389 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 127 | 385 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 124 | 381 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 121 | 380 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 118 | 380 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 115 | 379 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 112 | 379 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Robertson Racing | Running | | 109 | 370 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Hearn Produce | Running | | 106 | 369 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 103 | 359 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 100 | 358 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Rear Gear | | 97 | 356 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 94 | 322 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Running | | 91 | 299 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 37 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Running | | 88 | 282 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Racing | Accident | | 85 | 177 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Cylinder Head | | 82 | 154 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 19 | Woody Fisher | Belden Asphalt | Rear Gear | | 79 | 74 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 74 | Dick May | Wawak Racing | Rear Gear | | 76 | 71 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | Perfect Alignment | Black Flagged | | 73 | 50 | 0 |
