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Virginia 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 23, 1978
500 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 262.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Bertha/Chevrolet
| 500
| 22,700
| running
| 310 |
| 2
| 5
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Dodge
| 497
| 11,450
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 497
| 8,700
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 6
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 489
| 4,000
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 16
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 485
| 4,950
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 9
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 483
| 5,200
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 15
| James Hylton
| 49
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 477
| 1,700
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 21
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 467
| 2,930
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 18
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 460
| 2,620
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 20
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 457
| 2,450
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 19
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 455
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 30
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 452
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 11
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 449
| 1,940
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 27
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 448
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 446
| 3,500
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 443
| 5,700
| running
| 133 |
| 17
| 17
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 442
| 1,655
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 1
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 429
| 2,700
| rear end
| 57 |
| 19
| 25
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Dodge
| 419
| 1,495
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 28
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 387
| 1,360
| sump belt
| 0 |
| 21
| 8
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 361
| 890
| rear end
| 0 |
| 22
| 24
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 331
| 1,180
| rear end
| 0 |
| 23
| 14
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 164
| 870
| rear end
| 0 |
| 24
| 13
| Chuck Bown
| 77
| Johnny Ray
| Chevrolet
| 163
| 610
| rear end
| 0 |
| 25
| 22
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Chevrolet
| 160
| 850
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 10
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 140
| 840
| ignition
| 0 |
| 27
| 12
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 96
| 830
| brakes
| 0 |
| 28
| 26
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 820
| rear end
| 0 |
| 29
| 29
| John Kennedy
| 0
| John Kennedy
| Ford
| 28
| 560
| brakes
| 0 |
| 30
| 23
| Gary Myers
| 4
| Gary Myers
| Chevrolet
| 13
| 550
| transmission
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:22:00
Average Speed: 77.971 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.323 seconds
4 cautions for 27 laps
Attendance: 35,000