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1978 American 500

Index 1978 American 500

The 1978 American 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) race that took place on October 22, 1978, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA. [1]

59 relations: Automobile Racing Club of America, Baxter Price, Benny Parsons, Bill Hollar, Bobby Allison, Bobby Wawak, Buddy Arrington, Buddy Baker, Buick Century, Cale Yarborough, Cecil Gordon, Charlie Blanton, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna, Darrell Waltrip, Dave Marcis, David Pearson (racing driver), Dick Brooks, Dick May, Dodge, Donnie Allison, Ed Negre, Engine, Ferrel Harris, Ford Motor Company, Frank Warren (racing driver), J. D. McDuffie, James Hylton, Jimmy Means, Joe Frasson, Joe Gibbs Racing, Johnny Halford, Junior Johnson, Kyle Busch, Lennie Pond, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Motorcycle racing, NASCAR, NASCAR playoffs, Neil Bonnett, North Carolina, Oldsmobile, Oval track racing, Richard Childress, Richard Petty, Ricky Rudd, Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina, Roger Hamby, Ronnie Thomas, ..., Tighe Scott, Tommy Gale (racing driver), Toyota Camry, United States, 1978 NAPA National 500, 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1991 Budweiser at The Glen, 1992 Daytona 500, 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Expand index (9 more) »

Automobile Racing Club of America

The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States, founded in 1953 by John Marcum.

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Baxter Price

Baxter Price (born November 29, 1938) is an American racing driver from Monroe, North Carolina who competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Benny Parsons

Benjamin Stewart "Benny" Parsons (July 12, 1941 – January 16, 2007) was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, and TNT.

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Bill Hollar

William Mack "Bill" Hollar, Sr. (September 6, 1938 - November 26, 2012) was a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who participated in 29 races out of his nine-year career in NASCAR.

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Bobby Allison

Robert Arthur "Bobby" Allison (born December 3, 1937) is a former American professional stock car racing driver and owner.

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Bobby Wawak

Bobby Wawak (September 4, 1939 – April 17, 2004) was an American NASCAR driver from Villa Park, Illinois.

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Buddy Arrington

Buddy Arrington (born July 26, 1938) is a retired American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.

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Buddy Baker

Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. (January 25, 1941 – August 10, 2015) was an American NASCAR driver and sports commentator.

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Buick Century

Buick Century is the model name used by Buick for a line of upscale performance cars from 1936 to 1942 and 1954 to 1958, and from 1973 to 2005 for a mid-size car.

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Cale Yarborough

William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (born March 27, 1939), is an American farmer, businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner.

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Cecil Gordon

Cecil Gordon (June 21, 1941 – September 19, 2012) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Charlie Blanton

Charlie Blanton is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver who raced from 1973 to 1978.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna

The Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna is a mid-sized automobile produced by Chevrolet for the 1973 through 1976 model years.

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Darrell Waltrip

Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is an American motorsports analyst, author, national television broadcaster, and former racing driver.

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Dave Marcis

David Marcis (born March 1, 1941 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is a retired driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit whose career spanned five decades.

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David Pearson (racing driver)

David Gene Pearson (born December 22, 1934) is a former American stock car racer from Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Dick Brooks

Richard "Dick" Brooks (April 14, 1942 – February 1, 2006) was an American NASCAR driver.

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Dick May

Dick May (November 7, 1930June 9, 2009) was a NASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) between 1967 and 1985.

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Dodge

Dodge is an American brand of automobile manufactured by Fiat Chrysler (formerly known as Chrysler Group LLC), based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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Donnie Allison

Dunkiny "Donnie" Allison (born September 7, 1939 in Miami, Florida) is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.

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Ed Negre

Ed Negre (July 16, 1927 - June 4, 2014) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1955 to 1979.

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Engine

An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy.

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Ferrel Harris

Ferrel Harris (born October 8, 1940 in Pikeville, Kentucky - died May 7, 2000) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1975 (at the age of 34) to 1982 (at the age of 41).

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

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Frank Warren (racing driver)

Frank Warren (born September 8, 1933 - Augusta, Georgia, USA) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1963 to 1980.

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J. D. McDuffie

John Delphus "J.D." McDuffie Jr.

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James Hylton

James Harvey Hylton (August 26, 1934 – April 28, 2018) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Jimmy Means

James Means (born May 29, 1950 in Huntsville, Alabama) is a retired American racing driver and owner, who competed in the Winston Cup Series as an owner/driver.

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Joe Frasson

Joseph "Joe" Frasson (September 3, 1935 - November 21, 2016) was a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) driver.

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Joe Gibbs Racing

Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing team owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, which first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991, and J. D. Gibbs, his son.

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Johnny Halford

Johnny Halford (October 15, 1930 – October 11, 2013) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Junior Johnson

Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr.

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Kyle Busch

Kyle Thomas "Rowdy" Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

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Lennie Pond

Lennie Wayne Pond (August 11, 1940 – February 10, 2016) was an American NASCAR driver.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (often shortened to the Cup Series) is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).

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Motorcycle racing

Motorcycle racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles.

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NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing.

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NASCAR playoffs

The NASCAR playoffs is a championship playoff system used in the NASCAR's three national series.

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Neil Bonnett

Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994), known professionally as Neil Bonnett, was a NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobiles produced for most of its existence by General Motors.

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Oval track racing

Oval track racing is a form of closed-circuit automobile racing that is contested on an oval-shaped track.

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Richard Childress

Richard Childress (born September 21, 1945) is a former NASCAR driver and the current team owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR).

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Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed The King, is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Ricky Rudd

Richard Lee Rudd (born September 12, 1956), nicknamed "The Rooster," is an American former racing driver.

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Rockingham Speedway

Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a closed racetrack located near Rockingham, North Carolina.

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Rockingham, North Carolina

Rockingham is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States named after the Marquess of Rockingham.

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Roger Hamby

Roger Hamby (born July 2, 1943 in Ferguson, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and NASCAR team owner whose career spanned from 1977 to 1981.

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Ronnie Thomas

Ronald Darrell "Ronnie" Thomas (born March 8, 1955) is a retired NASCAR driver who drove in the Winston Cup series from 1977 to 1989 and the Busch Series in 1982 and 1985.

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Tighe Scott

Tighe Scott (born June 2, 1949) is a retired American racecar driver from Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania.

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Tommy Gale (racing driver)

Tommy Gale (September 10, 1934 – September 30, 1999) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver from McKeesport, Pennsylvania who raced from 1968 to 1986.

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Toyota Camry

The Toyota Camry (Japanese: トヨタ・カムリ Toyota Kamuri) is an automobile sold internationally by the Japanese manufacturer Toyota since 1982, spanning multiple generations.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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1978 NAPA National 500

The 1978 NAPA National 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on October 8, 1978, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the American community of Concord, North Carolina.

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1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1978 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series was the 30th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 7th modern era NASCAR Cup series.

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1991 Budweiser at The Glen

The 1991 Budweiser At The Glen racing event was officially sanctioned as part of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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1992 Daytona 500

The 1992 Daytona 500, the 34th running of the event, was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the first race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup season.

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2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 60th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 37th modern-era Cup season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_American_500

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