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Nascar Winston Cup Series 1978

Nascar Winston Cup Series 1978 var den 30:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.

Nascar Winston Cup Series 1978
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Säsongsnummer30
Antal race30
Start22 januari
Slut19 november
Bilar
Chassin
Däckleverantör(er)Goodyear
Deltagande
Mästare
FörarmästerskapetCale Yarborough
MärkesmästerskapetChevrolet
Årets rookieRonnie Thomas[1]
◄ 1978 ►

Säsongen bestod av 30 race och inleddes på Riverside International Raceway 22 januari och avslutades 19 november på Ontario Motor Speedway. Cale Yarborough körande för Junior Johnson & Associates tog sin tredje raka mästerskapstitel.[2] Trots att Oldsmobile hade 11 vinster mot Chevrolets 10 så förlorade man på poäng i märkesmästerskapet. Det var Chevrolets tredja raka seger.

Tävlingskalender

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Nr Officiellt namn Bana Datum
1 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, Kalifornien 22 januari
KV 125 Mile Qualifying Races Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 16 februari
2 Daytona 500 19 februari
3 Richmond 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 26 februari
4 Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina 5 mars
5 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia 19 mars
6 Southeastern 500 Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee 2 april
7 Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 9 april
8 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 16 april
9 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 23 april
10 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama 14 maj
11 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 21 maj
12 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 28 maj
13 Music City USA 420 Nashville Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee 3 juni
14 Napa Riverside 400 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, Kalifornien 11 juni
15 Gabriel 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 18 juni
16 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 4 juli
17 Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee 15 juli
18 Coca-Cola 500 Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 30 juli
19 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama 6 augusti
20 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 20 augusti
21 Volunteer 500 Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee 26 augusti
22 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 4 september
23 Capital City 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 10 september
24 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 17 september
25 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, North Carolina 24 september
26 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 1 oktober
27 Napa National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 8 oktober
28 American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina 22 oktober
29 Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia 5 november
30 Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, Kalifornien 19 november

Resultat

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Nr Tävling Pole position Flest ledda varv Vinnare Team/
bilägare 		Konstruktör Rapport
1 Winston Western 500 David Pearson Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile Rapport
KV 125 Mile Qualifying Race 1 Cale Yarborough A.J. Foyt A.J. Foyt A.J. Foyt Racing Buick Rapport
KV 125 Mile Qualifying Race 2 Ron Hutcherson Richard Petty Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Daytona 500 Cale Yarborough Buddy Baker Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford Rapport
3 Richmond 400 Neil Bonnett Lennie Pond Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing Chevrolet Rapport
4 Carolina 500 Neil Bonnett David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport
5 Atlanta 500 Cale Yarborough Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford Rapport
6 Southeastern 500 Neil Bonnett Benny Parsons Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
7 Rebel 500 Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing Chevrolet Rapport
8 Gwyn Staley 400 Benny Parsons Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
9 Virginia 500 Lennie Pond Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
10 Winston 500 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile Rapport
11 Mason-Dixon 500 Buddy Baker Darrell Waltrip David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport
12 World 600 David Pearson Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
13 Music City USA 420 Lennie Pond Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile Rapport
14 Napa Riverside 400 David Pearson Cale Yarborough Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing Chevrolet Rapport
15 Gabriel 400 David Pearson Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile Rapport
16 Firecracker 400 Cale Yarborough David Pearson David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport
17 Nashville 420 Lennie Pond Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile Rapport
18 Coca-Cola 500 Benny Parsons Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
19 Talladega 500 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Lennie Pond Ranier Racing Oldsmobile Rapport
20 Champion Spark Plug 400 David Pearson Cale Yarborough David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury Rapport
21 Volunteer 500 Lennie Pond Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile Rapport
22 Southern 500 David Pearson Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile Rapport
23 Capital City 400 Darrell Waltrip Neil Bonnett Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
24 Delaware 500 J.D. McDuffie Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford Rapport
25 Old Dominion 500 Lennie Pond Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile Rapport
26 Wilkes 400 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile Rapport
27 Napa National 500 David Pearson Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford Rapport
28 American 500 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile Rapport
29 Dixie 500 Cale Yarborough Buddy Baker Donnie Allison Ellington Racing Chevrolet Rapport
30 Los Angeles Times 500 Cale Yarborough Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford Rapport

Referenser

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Noter

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  1. ^ ”Full list of Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winners” (på engelska). Nascar. https://www.nascar.com/gallery/every-sunoco-rookie-of-the-year-award-winner/#/30. Läst 4 januari 2024. 
  2. ^ ”Cale Yarborough Stats” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/driver/stats/_/id/2381/cale-yarborough. Läst 4 januari 2024. 
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