| 1978 Gabriel 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $135,625 | Race Date: | Jun 18, 1978 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 12.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 40m 28s | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 149.563 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 8 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 60 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 163.936 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Gabriel 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 60 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 170 | 200 | 24 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 160 | 199 | 1 |
| 6 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 150 | 199 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 146 | 198 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 142 | 198 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 138 | 195 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 134 | 194 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 130 | 193 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 127 | 192 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 124 | 191 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 121 | 190 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 118 | 189 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Incorporated | Engine | | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 112 | 187 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Running | | 109 | 184 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 106 | 182 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 103 | 180 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 100 | 179 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal | Battery | | 97 | 172 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Engine | | 94 | 169 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Engine | | 96 | 168 | 4 |
| 25 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Engine | | 88 | 152 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 85 | 142 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Radar Scrambler | Engine | | 82 | 130 | 0 |
| 28 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 89 | 129 | 88 |
| 29 | 8 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Engine | | 76 | 127 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti Cb | Transmission | | 73 | 122 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | 48 | Al Holbert (R) | Southland Cork & Rubber | Accident | | 70 | 108 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin (R) | Wangerin Racing | Accident | | 67 | 106 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Accident | | 64 | 82 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 74 | Joe Booher | Booher Farms | Engine | | 61 | 46 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 58 | 30 | 0 |
| 36 | 22 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Engine | | 55 | 24 | 0 |
