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Race Results : Martinsville Speedway

Old Dominion 500

Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA

Sunday, September 24th, 1978 Race 25 of 30 1978 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 79.185
  • Cautions: 4 for 19 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 6 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 500 372 0 running
2 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 500 38 0 running
3 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 165 165 498 0 0 running
4 7 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 160 160 498 0 0 running
5 1 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 160 155 497 45 0 running
6 2 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 150 150 496 0 0 running
7 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 146 146 494 0 0 running
8 17 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 492 0 0 running
9 15 92 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 138 138 491 0 0 running
10 19 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 134 134 486 0 0 running
11 26 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 484 0 0 running
12 13 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 127 127 484 0 0 running
13 12 90 Dick Brooks Ford 124 124 480 0 0 running
14 14 47 Satch Worley Oldsmobile 121 121 473 0 0 rear end
15 27 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 118 118 470 0 0 running
16 21 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 115 115 465 0 0 running
17 28 19 Dick May Chevrolet 112 112 465 0 0 running
18 29 8 Ed Negre Dodge 109 109 463 0 0 running
19 25 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 461 0 0 running
20 23 95 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 103 103 453 0 0 engine
21 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 450 0 0 running
22 11 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 97 97 409 0 0 brakes
23 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 94 94 403 0 0 overheating
24 16 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 91 91 354 0 0 brakes
25 8 21 David Pearson Mercury 88 88 340 0 0 rear end
26 5 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 85 85 329 0 0 engine
27 22 64 Tommy Gale Ford 82 82 111 0 0 engine
28 10 12 Harry Gant Chevrolet 84 79 90 45 0 engine
29 18 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 76 76 42 0 0 crash
30 30 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 73 73 20 0 0 brakes

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