1978 American 500
The 1978 American 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on October 22, 1978, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Four hundred and ninety-two laps were done on a paved oval track spanning 1.017 miles (1.637 km). Forty-six thousand people would attend the race live to see 36 cars (and only 19 of them finish the race). Other notable drivers included: Darrell Waltrip (who went on to be a NASCAR announcer for FOX), Benny Parsons, Richard Petty, Richard Childress, and J.D. McDuffie (who would die at Watkins Glen during a racing event in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season).
1978 NAPA National 500A. J. FoytBenny ParsonsBill_ElliottBilly Hagan (racing driver)Blackie WangerinBobby_AllisonBobby WawakBud Moore EngineeringBuddy ArringtonBuddy BakerCale YarboroughCecil GordonCharlie BlantonChuck BownClaude Ballot-LénaConnie SaylorCoo Coo MarlinD. K. UlrichDale EarnhardtDarrell_WaltripDave MarcisDavid_Pearson_(racing_driver)Dick BrooksDick TrickleDonlavey RacingDonnie AllisonEarl RossEarle CanavanEd NegreElmo LangleyGlenn JarrettGrant AdcoxHarry_GantHershel McGriffJ. D. McDuffieJames_HyltonJanet GuthrieJimmy MeansJocko Maggiacomo
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1978 American 500
The 1978 American 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on October 22, 1978, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Four hundred and ninety-two laps were done on a paved oval track spanning 1.017 miles (1.637 km). Forty-six thousand people would attend the race live to see 36 cars (and only 19 of them finish the race). Other notable drivers included: Darrell Waltrip (who went on to be a NASCAR announcer for FOX), Benny Parsons, Richard Petty, Richard Childress, and J.D. McDuffie (who would die at Watkins Glen during a racing event in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season).
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This is a program from the 1978 running of the American 500.
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Race 28 of 30 in the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
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Cale Yarborough
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Junior Johnson & Associates
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1978-10-22
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Cale Yarborough
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Junior Johnson & Associates
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untelevised
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American 500
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American 500
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American 500 races
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NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season
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CUST
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Warm with temperatures of with wind speeds reaching of
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The 1978 American 500 was a NA ...... AR Winston Cup Series season).
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1978 American 500
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