| 1978 Nashville 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $59,395 | Race Date: | Jul 15, 1978 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 2h 48m 54s | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 88.924 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 15 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Lennie Pond L. Pond | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #54 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 411 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 104.257 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Nashville 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running |  | 185 | 420 | 411 |
| 2 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 175 | 418 | 1 |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 170 | 415 | 7 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 160 | 414 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 160 | 413 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 150 | 412 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 146 | 411 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 142 | 409 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 81 | Ferrel Harris | Autowize | Running | | 138 | 405 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Running | | 134 | 405 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal | Running | | 130 | 405 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running |  | 127 | 402 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 124 | 396 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Running | | 121 | 394 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 118 | 390 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 115 | 389 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Running | | 112 | 383 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 109 | 380 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 106 | 379 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 103 | 377 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Jones Supply | Running | | 100 | 372 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 97 | 357 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Crankshaft | | 94 | 341 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Burned Wiring | | 91 | 201 | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Brakes | | 88 | 197 | 0 |
| 26 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Engine | | 85 | 171 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Engine | | 82 | 91 | 0 |
| 28 | 3 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Clutch | | 79 | 50 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 71 | Bobby Fisher | Bobby Fisher (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 48 | Walter Ballard | Hylton | Did Not Start | | 73 | 0 | 0 |
