Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Old Dominion 500

Martinsville Speedway

September 24th, 1978

Race #25 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 263.0
  • Average Speed: 79.185 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 19
  • Lead Changes: 6
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 6 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 10 500 372 Running
2 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 5 500 38 Running
3 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 165 165 0 498 0 Running
4 7 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 160 160 0 498 0 Running
5 1 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 160 155 5 497 45 Running
6 2 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 150 150 0 496 0 Running
7 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 146 146 0 494 0 Running
8 17 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 0 492 0 Running
9 15 92 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 138 138 0 491 0 Running
10 19 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 134 134 0 486 0 Running
11 26 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 0 484 0 Running
12 13 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 127 127 0 484 0 Running
13 12 90 Dick Brooks Ford 124 124 0 480 0 Running
14 14 47 Satch Worley Oldsmobile 121 121 0 473 0 Rear end
15 27 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 118 118 0 470 0 Running
16 21 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 115 115 0 465 0 Running
17 28 19 Dick May Chevrolet 112 112 0 465 0 Running
18 29 8 Ed Negre Dodge 109 109 0 463 0 Running
19 25 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 0 461 0 Running
20 23 95 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 103 103 0 453 0 Engine
21 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 0 450 0 Running
22 11 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 97 97 0 409 0 Brakes
23 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 94 94 0 403 0 Overheating
24 16 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 91 91 0 354 0 Brakes
25 8 21 David Pearson Mercury 88 88 0 340 0 Rear end
26 5 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 85 85 0 329 0 Engine
27 22 64 Tommy Gale Ford 82 82 0 111 0 Engine
28 10 12 Harry Gant Chevrolet 84 79 5 90 45 Engine
29 18 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 76 76 0 42 0 Crash
30 30 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 73 73 0 20 0 Brakes