Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Virginia 500

Martinsville Speedway

April 23rd, 1978

Race #9 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 263.0
  • Average Speed: 77.971 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 27
  • Lead Changes: 6
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 10 500 310 Running
2 5 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 170 170 0 497 0 Running
3 7 43 Richard Petty Dodge 165 165 0 497 0 Running
4 6 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 160 160 0 489 0 Running
5 16 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 155 155 0 485 0 Running
6 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 150 150 0 483 0 Running
7 15 49 James Hylton Chevrolet 146 146 0 477 0 Running
8 21 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 142 142 0 467 0 Running
9 18 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 138 138 0 460 0 Running
10 20 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 134 134 0 457 0 Running
11 19 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 130 130 0 455 0 Running
12 30 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 127 127 0 452 0 Running
13 11 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 124 124 0 449 0 Running
14 27 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 121 121 0 448 0 Running
15 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 118 118 0 446 0 Running
16 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 120 115 5 443 133 Running
17 17 64 Tommy Gale Ford 112 112 0 442 0 Running
18 1 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 114 109 5 429 57 Rear end
19 25 8 Ed Negre Dodge 106 106 0 419 0 Running
20 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 103 103 0 387 0 Sump belt
21 8 21 David Pearson Mercury 100 100 0 361 0 Rear end
22 24 79 Frank Warren Dodge 97 97 0 331 0 Rear end
23 14 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 94 94 0 164 0 Rear end
24 13 77 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 91 91 0 163 0 Rear end
25 22 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 88 88 0 160 0 Engine
26 10 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 85 85 0 140 0 Ignition
27 12 90 Dick Brooks Ford 82 82 0 96 0 Brakes
28 26 19 Dick May Chevrolet 79 79 0 50 0 Rear end
29 29 0 John Kennedy Ford 76 76 0 28 0 Brakes
30 23 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 73 73 0 13 0 Transmission