| 1978 Salem Century | 
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| Held on April 30, 1978 at Salem Speedway in Salem, IN | |
| 100 L, 55.5 M, 89.3 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Anderson | Draime Engines | Chevy | 100 | 81 | Running | |||
| 2 | Don Gregory | Chevy | 100 | 19 | Running | ||||
| 3 | Bob Sensiba | Chevy | 100 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 4 | Mike Eddy | Chevy | 100 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 5 | Randy Sweet | Chevy | 100 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 6 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 100 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 7 | Carl Smith | Chevy | 99 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Rodney Combs | Chevy | 99 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | Jim Pierson | Chevy | 98 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | Dave Watson | Buick | 98 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Ray Young | Chevy | 98 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Dave Roahrig | Chevy | 97 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Harold Scott | Chevy | 96 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | Don Wilbur | Chevy | 95 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | Jeep Pflum | Chevy | 92 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | Dennis Miles | Chevy | 88 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | Ken Tingwald | Chevy | 87 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | Don Flory | Chevy | 73 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | L.J. Lines | Chevy | 41 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | Terry Senneker | Chevy | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | Butch Miller | Chevy | 28 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | Jim Cushman | Plymouth | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | Ken Harrison | Chevy | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | Gene Christie | Oldsmobile | 2 | 0 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 00:29:56:75 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Mike Eddy - 17.406 sec. | |||||||||
| Dash Winners: John Anderson | |||||||||
| Consi Winners: Gene Christie | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 5 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 100.184 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 0 for 0 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers - Don Gregory (1-19); John Anderson (20-100) |
