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Virginia 500 Race Results
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Martinsville Speedway
April 23, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 20,300 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All Dodge | 497 | 170 | 10,250 | Running | |
| 3 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 497 | 165 | 8,100 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 489 | 160 | 4,000 | Running | |
| 5 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 485 | 155 | 4,950 | Running | |
| 6 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries Ford | 483 | 150 | 5,200 | Running | |
| 7 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Denbigh Plumbing Chevrolet | 477 | 146 | 3,700 | Running | |
| 8 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Oldsmobile | 467 | 142 | 2,930 | Running | |
| 9 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 460 | 138 | 2,620 | Running | |
| 10 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing Chevrolet | 457 | 134 | 2,450 | Running | |
| 11 | 19 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 455 | 130 | 1,100 | Running | |
| 12 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Booher Farms Chevrolet | 452 | 127 | 1,000 | Running | |
| 14 | 27 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis Chevrolet | 448 | 121 | 1,350 | Running | |
| 15 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 446 | 118 | 3,500 | Running | |
| 16 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 443 | 120 | 5,700 | Running | |
| 17 | 17 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 442 | 112 | 1,655 | Running | |
| 18 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 429 | 114 | 2,700 | Rear End | |
| 19 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 419 | 106 | 1,495 | Running | |
| 20 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Louise Smith Chevrolet | 387 | 103 | 1,360 | Dry Sump | |
| 21 | 8 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 361 | 100 | 890 | Rear End | |
| 22 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 331 | 97 | 1,180 | Rear End | |
| 23 | 14 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 164 | 94 | 870 | Rear End | |
| 24 | 13 | 77 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | 163 | 91 | 610 | Rear End | |
| 25 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions Chevrolet | 160 | 88 | 850 | Engine | |
| 27 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 96 | 82 | 830 | Brakes | |
| 28 | 26 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 50 | 79 | 820 | Rear End | |
| 29 | 29 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti CB Ford | 28 | 76 | 560 | Brakes | |
| 30 | 23 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear Chevrolet | 13 | 73 | 550 | Transmission |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 22 Minutes
Average Speed .:77.971
Margin of Victory .: 3.000 Seconds
