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Race Results : Martinsville Speedway

Virginia 500

Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA

Sunday, April 23rd, 1978 Race 9 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: 77.971
  • Cautions: 4 for 27 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Homestead, Florida - November 19, 2017 : A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Entry List
Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
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

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