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1978 Dover Downs NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Dover Downs circuit. Full information

1978 Dover Downs NASCAR

1978 Dover Downs NASCAR is 1246th NASCAR race. Passed at the Dover Downs circuit. Bobby Allison won the pole position and this race. Cale Yarborough and Buddy Baker also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 500 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1978 Richmond NASCAR
Next race: 1978 Martinsville NASCAR
Race Start: 17th September 1978

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1978 Dover Downs NASCAR

27th victory for the Bud Moore team
50th victory for the Bobby Allison
156th podium for the Bobby Allison
128th podium for the Cale Yarborough
92nd podium for the Buddy Baker

Ford Thunderbird - 1978 Dover Downs NASCAR winner

Ford Thunderbird #15 - 1978 Dover Downs NASCAR winner

1978 Dover Downs NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bobby Allison	Ford Thunderbird, #15	0	4h 11m 20s	Bud Moore
2	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #11			Junior Johnson
3	Buddy Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #27			M.C. Anderson
4	David Pearson	Mercury ?? 1978, #21			Wood Brothers
5	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #88			DiGard Racing
6	Dick Brooks	Ford ?? 1978, #90			Junie Donlavey
7	Lennie Pond	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #54			Harry Ranier
8	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #2			Rod Osterlund
9	Donnie Allison	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #1			Pee Wee Griffin
10	Dick May	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #92			Billy Hagan
11	Ronnie Thomas	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #25			Norman Negre
12	Richard Childress	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #3			Richard Childress
13	Al Holbert	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #48			James Hylton
14	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #24			Cecil Gordon
15	Ed Negre	Dodge ?? 1978, #8			Ed Negre
16	Earle Canavan	Dodge ?? 1978, #1			Earle Canavan
17	Tommy Gale	Ford ?? 1978, #64			Elmo Langley
18	Roger Hamby	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #17			Roger Hamby
19	Nestor Peles	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #34			Steve Peles
20	Gary Myers	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #4			Gary Myers
21	Frank Warren	Dodge ?? 1978, #79			Frank Warren
22	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1978, #67			Buddy Arrington
23	Baxter Price	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #45			Baxter Price
24	Nelson Oswald	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #9			Nelson Oswald
25	Tighe Scott	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #30			Walter Ballard
26	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #72			L.G. DeWitt
27	Richard Petty	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #43			Petty Enterprises
28	Dave Dion	Ford ?? 1978, #29			Dave Dion
29	Neil Bonnett	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #5			Rod Osterlund
30	Ralph Jones	Ford ?? 1978, #97			Ralph Jones
31	Joey Arrington	Dodge ?? 1978, #19			Buddy Arrington
32	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #52			Jimmy Means
33	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #70			J.D. McDuffie
34	James Hylton	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #18			James Hylton
35	Louis Gatto	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #35
36	Ferrel Harris	Chrysler ?? 1978, #61			Ed Negre
37	Jabe Thomas	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #81			Don Robertson

Qualifying Results for the 1978 Dover Downs NASCAR on the Dover Downs circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #70		J.D. McDuffie
1	Bobby Allison	Ford Thunderbird, #15	0	Bud Moore
3	Richard Childress	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #3		Richard Childress
4	Neil Bonnett	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #5		Rod Osterlund
5	David Pearson	Mercury ?? 1978, #21		Wood Brothers
6	Buddy Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #27		M.C. Anderson
7	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #88		DiGard Racing
8	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #11		Junior Johnson
9	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #72		L.G. DeWitt
10	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #2		Rod Osterlund
11	Richard Petty	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #43		Petty Enterprises
12	Lennie Pond	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #54		Harry Ranier
13	Donnie Allison	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #1		Pee Wee Griffin
14	Dick Brooks	Ford ?? 1978, #90		Junie Donlavey
15	Dick May	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #92		Billy Hagan
16	Ronnie Thomas	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #25		Norman Negre
17	James Hylton	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #18		James Hylton
18	Al Holbert	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #48		James Hylton
19	Tighe Scott	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #30		Walter Ballard
20	Tommy Gale	Ford ?? 1978, #64		Elmo Langley
21	Gary Myers	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #4		Gary Myers
22	Roger Hamby	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #17		Roger Hamby
23	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1978, #67		Buddy Arrington
24	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #52		Jimmy Means
25	Dave Dion	Ford ?? 1978, #29		Dave Dion
26	Earle Canavan	Dodge ?? 1978, #1		Earle Canavan
27	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #24		Cecil Gordon
28	Ralph Jones	Ford ?? 1978, #97		Ralph Jones
29	Ed Negre	Dodge ?? 1978, #8		Ed Negre
30	Baxter Price	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #45		Baxter Price
31	Nestor Peles	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #34		Steve Peles
32	Frank Warren	Dodge ?? 1978, #79		Frank Warren
33	Joey Arrington	Dodge ?? 1978, #19		Buddy Arrington
34	Ferrel Harris	Chrysler ?? 1978, #61		Ed Negre
35	Jabe Thomas	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #81		Don Robertson
36	Nelson Oswald	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #9		Nelson Oswald
37	Louis Gatto	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #35

List of all cars for the 1978 Dover Downs NASCAR on the Dover Downs circuit

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Chrysler

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