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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 in Richmond, Virginia. 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. ==Summary== Four hundred laps were completed on an oval track spanning per lap for a grand total of of racing.〔 The race was completed within two hours and forty-three minutes of the first official green flag of the race.〔 Darrell Waltrip would end up defeating Bobby Allison (who drove a 1978 Ford Thunderbird) by only one second.〔〔 Neil Bonnett started chasing down Waltrip on pit road and slammed into Waltrip's vehicle; forcing Bill France, Jr. to put them on probation for the remainder of the year. The spectators were incredibly disgruntled after Darrell Waltrip's victory so Waltrip needed police protection in order to make it to the post-race interviews.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Racing History Minute - September 10, 1978 )〕 Eighteen thousand people were a live witness to five yellow flags being used for twenty-seven laps in addition to 16 lead changes by the drivers.〔 The pole position speed was acquired by Darrell Waltrip's Chevrolet Monte Carlo with a qualifying speed of during his solo run.〔〔 Meanwhile, the average speed of the actual race would be .〔〔 Ed Negre would receive the last-place finish for a brake problem acquired on lap 6 of the race.〔〔〔 The top prize of the race was $13,800 ($ when adjusted for inflation) while last placed awarded the driver with a meager $300 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔〔〔 Cale Yarborough would retain his lead in the championship points after this race.〔〔 30 drivers would attend this race; all of them were born in the United States of America.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1978 Capital City 400」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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