The 1978 Virginia 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.
Sunday, April 23rd, 1978
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 185 | 175 | 500 | 310 | 0 | running |
2 | 5 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 170 | 170 | 497 | 0 | 0 | running |
3 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 165 | 165 | 497 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 160 | 160 | 489 | 0 | 0 | running |
5 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 155 | 155 | 485 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 150 | 150 | 483 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 15 | 49 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 146 | 146 | 477 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 142 | 142 | 467 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 460 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 457 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 19 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 130 | 130 | 455 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | 127 | 127 | 452 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 11 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 124 | 124 | 449 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 27 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 448 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 118 | 118 | 446 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 120 | 115 | 443 | 133 | 0 | running |
17 | 17 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 112 | 112 | 442 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | 114 | 109 | 429 | 57 | 0 | rear end |
19 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 106 | 106 | 419 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 387 | 0 | 0 | sump belt |
21 | 8 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 100 | 100 | 361 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
22 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 97 | 97 | 331 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
23 | 14 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 164 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
24 | 13 | 77 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | 91 | 91 | 163 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
25 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | 88 | 88 | 160 | 0 | 0 | engine |
26 | 10 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 140 | 0 | 0 | ignition |
27 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 82 | 82 | 96 | 0 | 0 | brakes |
28 | 26 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 79 | 79 | 50 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
29 | 29 | 0 | John Kennedy | Ford | 76 | 76 | 28 | 0 | 0 | brakes |
30 | 23 | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.