| Martinsville Speedway
September 24, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 4,052 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 5.9 |
| 2 | Benny Parsons | 3,644 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 9.3 |
| 3 | Dave Marcis | 3,624 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 3,598 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10.8 |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 3,507 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 10.8 |
| 6 | Richard Petty | 3,306 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Lennie Pond | 3,146 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 11.3 |
| 8 | Dick Brooks | 3,072 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14.3 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 3,070 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13.6 |
| 10 | Richard Childress | 2,970 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15.5 |
| 11 | Neil Bonnett | 2,718 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19.5 |
| 12 | Tighe Scott | 2,647 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19.2 |
| 13 | Frank Warren | 2,584 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.9 |
| 14 | Dick May | 2,400 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.6 |
| 15 | David Pearson | 2,384 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13.6 |
| 16 | Ronnie Thomas | 2,372 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 |
| 17 | Jimmy Means | 2,347 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.3 |
| 18 | Cecil Gordon | 2,211 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.9 |
| 19 | Tommy Gale | 2,166 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 20 | Baxter Price | 2,136 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.4 |
| 21 | Roger Hamby | 2,039 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Buddy Baker | 1,697 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18.7 |
| 23 | Skip Manning | 1,665 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17.7 |
| 24 | Gary Myers | 1,533 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 |
| 25 | James Hylton | 1,491 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18.3 |