Hartlepool 30th July 1978

Sunday 30th July 1978

Hartlepool

World Semi-Final

Stu Smith also won the F2 Final.

Heat 1
48 cars

1st	2 Willie Harrison
2nd	326 George Milner
3rd	352 Steve Wade
4th	65 John Stirk
5th	405 George Hampstead
6th	138 Trevor Todd
7th	286 John Toulson
8th	189 Pete Denning
9th	249 Joe Charlton
10th	275 Eric Hullah

Heat 2
1st	250 Gerald Taylor
2nd	242 Derek Green
3rd	115 Ali Davison
4th	276 Chris Carruthers
5th	223 Steve Sharp
6th	86 Ian Baxendale
7th	28 Bill Gill
8th	77 Wallace Storry

World Semi-Final
1st	391 Stu Smith
2nd	199 Mike Close
3rd	260 Dave Berresford
4th	154 Brian Powles
5th	160 Andy Stott
6th	53 John Lund
7th	212 Frankie Wainman
8th	293 Gordon Smith
9th	109 Phil Smith
10th	195 Ted Frater
11th	131 Pete Hodgson
12th	36 Rod Falding

Consolation
1st	109 Phil Smith
2nd	293 Gordon Smith
3rd	212 Frankie Wainman
4th	384 John Jebson
5th	156 Graham Blundell
6th	36 Rod Falding
7th	106 Jimmy Young
8th	138 Trevor Todd
9th	249 Joe Charlton
10th	345 Keith Jubb

Final
1st	391 Stu Smith
2nd	199 Mike Close
3rd	212 Frankie Wainman
4th	160 Andy Stott
5th	250 Gerald Taylor
6th	109 Phil Smith
7th	36 Rod Falding
8th	156 Graham Blundell
9th	154 Brian Powles
10th	138 Trevor Todd

Grand National
1st	352 Steve Wade
2nd	36 Rod Falding
3rd	212 Frankie Wainman
4th	199 Mike Close
5th	154 Brian Powles
6th	286 John Toulson
7th	345 Keith Jubb
8th	250 Gerald Taylor
9th	276 Chris Carruthers
10th	294 John Dowson