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| 1978 Adelaide 100 | |
| Held on February 12, 1978 at Adelaide International Raceway in Virginia, SA, Australia | |
| 50 L, 74.9 M, 120.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor ▾ | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Warwick Brown | Racing Team VDS | Lola T332 / Chevrolet | 50 | 50 | running | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Vern Schuppan | Ansett Team Elfin | Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 25 | Johnnie Walker | Magnum Wheels | Lola T332 / Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 62 | Bruce Allison | Bill Patterson Racing | Chevron B37 / Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | 22 | Graham McRae | McRae GM3 / Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | 2 | John Goss | Citizen | Matich A53 / Repco | 50 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | 12 | Garrie Cooper | Ansett Team Elfin | Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 3 | Kevin Bartlett | Shell Sport | Brabham BT43 / Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 4 | John David Briggs | Tropicana Racing | Lola T332 / Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 19 | Alan Hamilton | Porsche Cars Distributors | Lola T430 / Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | Don Breidenbach | Tropicana Racing | Lola T332 / Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 24 | Jon Davison | Southern Comfort Racing | Lola T332 / Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 26 | John Briggs | John Roberts Motors | Matich A50 / Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 10 | Chris Milton | Shell Sport | Lola T330 / Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 55 | Peter Middleton | Elfin MR5 / Repco | 44 | 0 | running | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | 21 | Peter Edwards | Lola T332 / Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | running | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | 20 | Chris Featherstone | McRae GM1 / Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | engine | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | 30 | Stephen Fraser | Cicada 5000 / Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | engine | 0 | |
| 19 | 2 | 84 | Alfredo Costanzo | Auto Sprint Motors | Lola T332 / Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | piston | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 6 | Keith Holland | Chevron B28 / Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | oil leak | 0 | |
| DID NOT START | |||||||||
| 81 | John McCormack | Budget Motor Racing Team | McLaren M23 / Repco | DNS | |||||
| 8 | John Cannon | Anglo American Racing | March 73A / Chevrolet | DNS | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of Race: 0h:42:45.5 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Warwick Brown - 49.8 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.3 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 0 for 0 laps - none | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 0 among 1 drivers - Warwick Brown (1-50) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |