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Results

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.

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 23rd, 1978

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford
  • 5 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Mercury

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

Race Infractions

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