| 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 |
| NASCAR Late Model Sportsman:05-27-1978 | 
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| Held on May 27, 1978 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC | |
| 67 L, 100.5 M, 161.738 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | Mr. Parts | Pontiac | 67 | 24 | running | |
| 2 | 6 | 94 | Jack Ingram | Carolina Tool | Ford | 67 | 0 | running | |
| 3 | 2 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Ford | 67 | 2 | running | |
| 4 | 25 | 47 | Satch Worley | Race Hill Farm | Chevy | 67 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 3 | 80 | Dale Earnhardt | Caraway Speedway | Chevy | 67 | 11 | running | |
| 6 | 4 | 16 | Butch Lindley | Black Diamond Coal | Chevy | 67 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 31 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti CB | Ford | 67 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 10 | 50 | Joe Frasson | Tallman Pools | Mercury | 66 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 1 | 34 | Bob Pressley | Precision Products | Chevy | 65 | 30 | running | |
| 10 | 26 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Dura Bond | Oldsmobile | 65 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 23 | 14 | Benny Kerley | Donchow & Sons | Chevy | 65 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 19 | 3 | Mike Porter | Chevy | 65 | 0 | |||
| 13 | 29 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | Perfect Alignment | Chevy | 64 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 22 | 1 | Joey Michaels | Chevy | 63 | 0 | |||
| 15 | 17 | 99 | Steve Lawrence | Oliver Construction | Chevy | 63 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 09 | Delma Cowart | Chevy | 61 | 0 | |||
| 17 | 30 | 29 | Tom Foley | Hollar Auto Parts | Chevy | 60 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 21 | 71 | Bobby Fisher | Stroh's | Pontiac | 60 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 12 | 87 | Bob Jarvis | Jarvis Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 14 | 81 | Jimmy Poovey | Fish Net | Chevy | 59 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 24 | 77 | Harry Gant | Sherrill Green | Chevy | 41 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 9 | 31 | Buddy Howard | AMS Drywall | Pontiac | 37 | 0 | crash | |
| 23 | 5 | 38 | Tommy Houston | Mooring Engineering | Pontiac | 35 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 13 | 26 | Randall Fowler | Carol Racing Equipment | Chevy | 30 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 15 | 00 | Charlie Blanton | Toy Bolton | Pontiac | 24 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 11 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Phelps Welding | Chevy | 18 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 8 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Busch, WFMX Radio | Mercury | 8 | 0 | engine | |
| 28 | 27 | 04 | Bobby Wawak | Booher Farms | Chevy | 7 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 28 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Handy Transmission | Chevy | 4 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 18 | 91 | Ed Baugess | Rumple Furniture | Chevy | 3 | 0 | ||
| 31 | 20 | 86 | Keith Newbern | Gaston Performance | Chevy | 3 | 0 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 0h:51:48 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Unknown Methods | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Bob Pressley - 34.327 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 116.409 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 17 laps - 9-12 (#04,61,87 spun (turn 1)); 25-27 (#9,38 spun (turn 2)); 39-48 (#31 crash (turn 2)) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 10 among 4 drivers - Dick Brooks 1; Bob Pressley 2-26; Morgan Shepherd 27-29; Dale Earnhardt 30; Morgan Shepherd 31; Dale Earnhardt 32-41; Dick Brooks 42; Morgan Shepherd 43-58; Bob Pressley 59-63; Morgan Shepherd 64-67 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered | |||||||||
| STATISTICALLY SPEAKING | |||||||||
| This race was the "Sportsman 100" |
