1978 Champion Spark Plug 400 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1978 Champion Spark Plug 400 |
| Name of Track: | Michigan International Speedway |
| Date: | August 20th |
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile, moderate-banked, tri-oval superspeedway.
This NASCAR sanctioned race track is located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. It is used for NASCAR and high-level open wheel motor racing events.
One Of NASCAR's Fastest TracksMichigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200.
The track opened in 1968 and is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (to open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest to stock car standards).
From 1996 to 2000, the track was referred to as Michigan Speedway. This was to keep consistency with other tracks owned by Roger Penske's Motorsports International before its merger with ISC.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1978 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1978 Champion Spark Plug 400, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Pearson | 21 | 1 | $16,025 | 200 | 0 | running | Purolator |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 3 | $14,275 | 200 | 0 | running | 1st National City Travelers Checks |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | 4 | $10,950 | 200 | 0 | running | Gatorade |
| 4 | Dave Marcis | 2 | 7 | $6,500 | 200 | 0 | running | Rod Osterlund |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 2 | $7,550 | 198 | 0 | running | Norris Industries |
| 6 | Dick Brooks | 90 | 12 | $4,950 | 198 | 0 | running | Truxmore |
| 8 | Lennie Pond | 54 | 15 | $5,400 | 196 | 0 | running | W.I.N. |
| 9 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | 17 | $5,300 | 195 | 0 | running | Armor All |
| 10 | Ferrel Harris | 8 | 11 | $3,820 | 194 | 0 | running | Autowize |
| 12 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 26 | $3,390 | 193 | 0 | running | Falls Radiator |
| 13 | Benny Parsons | 72 | 5 | $5,550 | 191 | 0 | running | 1st National City Travelers Checks |
| 14 | Richard Petty | 43 | 14 | $5,075 | 190 | 0 | crash | STP |
| 16 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 24 | $2,370 | 190 | 0 | running | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 17 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | 33 | $2,135 | 189 | 0 | running | Transmissions Unlimited |
| 22 | Joey Arrington | 7 | 29 | $950 | 183 | 0 | running | Sam Dell |
| 26 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | 25 | $1,405 | 139 | 0 | engine | Louise Smith |
| 27 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | 18 | $780 | 128 | 0 | engine | Kelly Girl |
| 28 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | 21 | $2,255 | 113 | 0 | engine | 1st National City Travelers Checks |
| 29 | Donnie Allison | 1 | 19 | $740 | 96 | 0 | engine | Grog Pond |
| 30 | Roger Hamby | 17 | 16 | $720 | 88 | 0 | heating | Hamby-Ellis |
| 31 | Richard Childress | 3 | 8 | $1,195 | 68 | 0 | engine | Kansas Jack |
| 32 | Earle Canavan | 1 | 32 | $685 | 59 | 0 | trans | Pepsi |
| 33 | Mel Larson | 92 | 20 | $1,175 | 31 | 0 | electrical | ThermaSol |
| 34 | Bruce Hill | 5 | 13 | $665 | 23 | 0 | engine | Bearfinder |
| 35 | James Hylton | 48 | 22 | $1,155 | 17 | 0 | engine | Palatine Automotive Parts |
| 36 | Buddy Baker | 27 | 6 | $1,130 | 9 | 0 | engine | M.C. Anderson |
