CUP Series Martinsville Speedway

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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
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
11 19 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 130 130 0 0 455 0 0 0 0 running
15 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 118 118 0 0 446 0 0 0 0 running
6 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 150 150 0 0 483 0 0 0 0 running
12 30 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 127 127 0 0 452 0 0 0 0 running
5 16 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 155 155 0 0 485 0 0 0 0 running
16 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 120 115 5 0 443 133 0 0 0 running
9 18 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 138 138 0 0 460 0 0 0 0 running
24 13 77 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 91 91 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 rear end
13 11 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 124 124 0 0 449 0 0 0 0 running
1 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 10 0 500 310 0 0 0 running
4 6 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 160 160 0 0 489 0 0 0 0 running
21 8 21 David Pearson Mercury 100 100 0 0 361 0 0 0 0 rear end
27 12 90 Dick Brooks Ford 82 82 0 0 96 0 0 0 0 brakes
28 26 19 Dick May Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 rear end
19 25 8 Ed Negre Dodge 106 106 0 0 419 0 0 0 0 running
22 24 79 Frank Warren Dodge 97 97 0 0 331 0 0 0 0 rear end
30 23 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 transmission
26 10 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 85 85 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 ignition
7 15 49 James Hylton Chevrolet 146 146 0 0 477 0 0 0 0 running
10 20 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 134 134 0 0 457 0 0 0 0 running
29 29 0 John Kennedy Ford 76 76 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 brakes
18 1 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 114 109 5 0 429 57 0 0 0 rear end
2 5 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 170 170 0 0 497 0 0 0 0 running
8 21 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 142 142 0 0 467 0 0 0 0 running
3 7 43 Richard Petty Dodge 165 165 0 0 497 0 0 0 0 running
14 27 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 448 0 0 0 0 running
20 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 103 103 0 0 387 0 0 0 0 sump belt
23 14 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 164 0 0 0 0 rear end
25 22 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 engine
17 17 64 Tommy Gale Ford 112 112 0 0 442 0 0 0 0 running

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