1978 Gwyn Staley Memorial

Race 8 of 30

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:42:26
Average speed of winner: 92.345 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 18 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Parsons 1-53, Yarborough 54, Allison 55, Parsons 56-64, Petty 65-105, Yarborough 106, Waltrip 107-109, Pond 110, Parsons 111-133, Waltrip 134-167, Bonnett 168, Parsons 169-203, Waltrip 204-216, Petty 217-268, Waltrip 269-277, Petty 278-292, Waltrip 293-310, Petty 311-331, Waltrip 332-400

Race notes: Debut for Joe Booher.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		400	6	146	running	11200	185
2	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		400	4	129	running	6975	175
3	1	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder	108.510	399	4	120	running	8700	170
4	5	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		399	1	1	running	2175	165
5	6	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		398	0	0	running	1675	155
6	3	Bobby Allison	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		397	1	1	running	3950	155
7	14	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			390	0	0	running	2200	146
8	9	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			390	0	0	running	2050	142
9	10	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			389	0	0	running	1830	138
10	17	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			388	0	0	running	1770	134
11	16	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			384	0	0	running	1625	130
12	12	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		382	0	0	running	1590	127
13	11	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	Ulrich			375	0	0	running	1505	124
14	24	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Means			374	0	0	running	1320	121
15	23	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			372	0	0	running	1185	118
16	28	Joe Booher	74	Wawak	Chevrolet	Wawak			371	0	0	running	550	115
17	22	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			370	0	0	running	1025	112
18	29	Dick May	19	Gray	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			354	0	0	running	750	109
19	25	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			346	0	0	running	525	106
20	21	Gary Myers	4	Spencer Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			295	0	0	oil leak	500	103
21	20	Ronnie Thomas	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			279	0	0	handling	1225	100
22	13	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			245	0	0	wheel studs	650	97
23	19	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			214	0	0	running	430	94
24	8	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Dodge	Stacy			187	1	1	engine	2885	96
25	15	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			150	0	0	overheating	600	88
26	4	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		120	2	2	overheating	4365	90
27	18	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			79	0	0	engine	580	82
28	27	Bill Hollar	29	Hollar Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Hollar			76	0	0	withdrew	320	79
29	26	John Kennedy	0	Avanti CB	Ford	John Kennedy			34	0	0	rear end	360	76

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	1349	8	1	2	7	7
2	Dave Marcis	1246	8	0	0	5	7
3	Cale Yarborough	1187	8	2	1	5	5
4	Bobby Allison	1144	8	1	2	3	5
5	Lennie Pond	1114	7	0	0	6	7
6	Darrell Waltrip	1051	8	0	2	4	4
7	Buddy Arrington	1003	8	0	0	0	2
8	Richard Childress	997	8	0	0	0	4
9	Skip Manning	989	8	0	0	0	3
10	Dick Brooks	968	8	0	0	2	4
11	Richard Petty	949	8	0	0	3	3
12	D.K. Ulrich	933	8	0	0	0	1
13	Frank Warren	902	8	0	0	0	0
14	Neil Bonnett	852	8	3	0	1	3
15	Cecil Gordon	794	8	0	0	0	0
16	J.D. McDuffie	792	8	0	0	0	1
17	Tighe Scott	782	8	0	0	0	2
18	Jimmy Means	728	7	0	0	0	1
19	Tommy Gale	679	7	0	0	0	0
20	Roger Hamby	670	7	0	0	0	0
21	David Pearson	597	5	1	1	2	2
22	Ronnie Thomas	597	6	0	0	0	0
23	Dick May	588	6	0	0	0	0
24	Baxter Price	533	5	0	0	0	0
25	James Hylton	526	4	0	0	0	1