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1978-09-12 – Thompson 300 entry list

Ron Bouchard, Booker T. Jones, Butch Farone, Richie Evans

1978-09-17 – Thompson 300 preview

1978-09-17 – Thompson 300 brochure (part 1)

1978-09-17 – Thompson 300 brochure (part 2)

1978-09-17 – Thompson 300 qualifying order 1975-78

Bugs Stevens

Stafford. This car was owned by Bugs. He drove it in 1978 after he left Sonny Koszela’s #15 in mid-season.

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1978 – last race of the season at Waterford. Photo by Steve Kennedy.

Richie Evans

1978 – Thompson. This was the open-comp race held to raise money for the family of Fred DeSarro, who had died a few days before. Photo by Rudedog, from the Dave Roode Collection.

1978-10-29 – Martinsville Cardinal 500 12th (reported in all other sources as 11th))

1978-10-29 – Martinsville Cardinal 500 11th

1978. Along with Jerry Cook, Richie Evans was one of the few drivers who each drove for a single, well-funded car owner or sponsor for more than a decade. In this image, however, he is driving Pee Wee Griffin’s Camaro.

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1978 – Thompson. After the front of his car burst into flames, Ed intentionally spun the car and rolled backwards, which drew the flames away from him. In this photo he is just starting to spin it. Photo by Clint Lawton, via Ed Stepensky.