1978 Capital City 400
Auto race held at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in 1978 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1978 Capital City 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on September 10, 1978, at Richmond Fairgrounds (now Richmond Raceway) in Richmond, Virginia.
Quick Facts Date, Official name ...
Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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Race 23 of 30 in the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | September 10, 1978 (1978-September-10) | ||
Official name | Capital City 400 | ||
Location | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, Virginia | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.542 mi (0.872 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 216.8 mi (348.9 km) | ||
Weather | Extremely hot with temperatures up to 95 °F (35 °C); wind speeds up to 17.26 miles per hour (27.78 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 79.568 mph (128.052 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 18,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | DiGard Motorsports | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Neil Bonnett | Osterlund Motorsports | |
Laps | 276 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 5 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | untelevised | ||
Announcers | none |
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By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.