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Results

The 1978 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.

Old Dominion 500

Sunday, September 24th, 1978

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 3 Dodge
  • 3 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Mercury

  • 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
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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
9 15 92 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 138 138 491 0 0 running
19 25 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 461 0 0 running
3 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 165 165 498 0 0 running
7 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 146 146 494 0 0 running
10 19 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 134 134 486 0 0 running
26 5 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 85 85 329 0 0 engine
1 6 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 500 372 0 running
30 30 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 73 73 20 0 0 brakes
2 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 500 38 0 running
8 17 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 492 0 0 running
25 8 21 David Pearson Mercury 88 88 340 0 0 rear end
13 12 90 Dick Brooks Ford 124 124 480 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
20 23 95 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 103 103 453 0 0 engine
21 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 450 0 0 running
15 27 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 118 118 470 0 0 running
28 10 12 Harry Gant Chevrolet 84 79 90 45 0 engine
22 11 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 97 97 409 0 0 brakes
11 26 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 484 0 0 running
23 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 94 94 403 0 0 overheating
5 1 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 160 155 497 45 0 running
4 7 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 160 160 498 0 0 running
12 13 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 127 127 484 0 0 running
6 2 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 150 150 496 0 0 running
24 16 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 91 91 354 0 0 brakes
16 21 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 115 115 465 0 0 running
14 14 47 Satch Worley Oldsmobile 121 121 473 0 0 rear end
29 18 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 76 76 42 0 0 crash
27 22 64 Tommy Gale Ford 82 82 111 0 0 engine

Race Infractions

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