| 1978 Alabama Sportsman 300 | 
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| Held on May 6, 1978 at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, AL | |
| 113 L, 300.58 M, 483.753 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 04 | Joe Millikan | Millikan Racing | Dodge | 113 | 18 | running | |
| 2 | 7 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Hunt Racing | Chevy | 113 | 64 | running | |
| 3 | 9 | 90 | Ray Hendrick | Sunny King Ford | Ford | 113 | 1 | running | |
| 4 | 12 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Nelson Racing | Pontiac | 112 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 8 | 73 | Randy Tissot | Tissott Racing | Chevy | 111 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 11 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Chevy | 111 | 4 | running | |
| 7 | 22 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | Mr Parts & Mr Air Conditioning | Pontiac | 111 | 5 | running | |
| 8 | 13 | 34 | Bob Pressley | Precision Products | Chevy | 111 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 3 | 77 | Harry Gant | Greene Racing | Chevy | 109 | 1 | running | |
| 10 | 15 | 50 | Joe Frasson | Cox Racing | Mercury | 108 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | Tommy Riggins | Nimnicht | Chevy | 108 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 21 | 06 | Jack Frazier | Don's Alignment | Ford | 107 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 14 | 8 | Carson Baird | Precision Engines | Dodge | 104 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 20 | 32 | Mike Riley | Ramsey Construction Co. | Chevy | 104 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 4 | Buddy Byles | Mercury | 103 | 0 | running | |||
| 16 | 29 | 17 | Clyde Peoples | Gregory | Chevy | 101 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 16 | 87 | Bob Jarvis | Quality Grading | Ford | 96 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 27 | 09 | Delma Cowart | Coastal Transmission | Chevy | 95 | 0 | wreck | |
| 19 | 23 | 51 | Jack Nolan | Industrial Valve Service | Plymouth | 85 | 0 | transmission | |
| 20 | 25 | 84 | Connie Saylor | Sievers Racing | Chevy | 82 | 0 | engine | |
| 21 | 10 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade, DiGard | Chevy | 62 | 8 | driveshaft | |
| 22 | 19 | 68 | Bob Keselowski | Joe Deaton | Dodge | 61 | 0 | oil pump | |
| 23 | 30 | 72 | Donald Graham | Graham Racing | Chevy | 60 | 0 | fuel pump | |
| 24 | 28 | 74 | Benny Kerley | Grant Donohew & Sons | Chevy | 59 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 82 | Dave Duncan | Chevy | 58 | 0 | engine | |||
| 26 | 5 | 1 | Geoffrey Bodine | No 1 Racing Team | Chevy | 54 | 0 | cylinder head | |
| 27 | 6 | 94 | Jack Ingram | Caroline | Ford | 52 | 3 | transmission | |
| 28 | 2 | 27 | Sam Sommers | Denmark Racing | Chevy | 47 | 2 | engine | |
| 29 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Allison Racing | Matador | 24 | 6 | engine | |
| 30 | 26 | Randall Fowler | Chevy | 18 | 0 | engine | |||
| 31 | 32 | 10 | Scotty Lovelady | Lovelady Racing | Chevy | 16 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 31 | 9 | Edward Bauguss | Bauguss Racing | Chevy | 7 | 0 | accident | |
| 33 | 24 | 28 | Gene Glover | Eddie's Auto Parts | Chevy | 7 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 26 | 81 | Johnny Halford | Halford Racing | Plymouth | 4 | 0 | oil pressure | |
| 35 | 18 | 97 | Red Farmer | Palmer Buildings | Chevy | 4 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 1h:55:24 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Joe Millikan - 50.886 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 156.281 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 23 laps - (9-13 [Jarvis, spin, turn two]; 26-32 [B. Allison, engine]); 35-38 [Keselowski & Tissot, spin, turn two]; 94-96 [Saylor, stalled, pit entrance]; 106-110 [Cowart, wreck, turn four]). | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - Bobby Allison (1); Sam Sommers (2-3); Donnie Allison (4); Jack Ingram (5); Darrell Waltrip (6); Joe Millikan (7); Waltrip (8-10); Ingram (11); Sterling Marlin (12-13); D. Allison (14-15); B. Allison (16-20); D. Allison (21-22); Marlin (23-24); D. Allison (25); Harry Gant (26); Morgan Shepherd (27-31); Ingram (32); D. Allison (33-47); Waltrip (48-49); D. Allison (50-57); Waltrip (58-59); D. Allison (60-64); Millikan (65-75); D. Allison (76-81); Millikan (82-83); D. Allison (84-93); Ray Hendrick (94); D. Allison (95-99); Millikan (100-102); D. Allison (103-112); Millikan (113). | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
| An Event In the 1978 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman National Championship Season | We are unable to provide context on how this race fit into the overall season schedule. |
| To view a list of all known races in this season, click the link to your left |
