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Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
September 24, 1978
500 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 262.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 500
| 24,950
| running
| 372 |
| 2
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 500
| 11,700
| running
| 38 |
| 3
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 498
| 8,700
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 7
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 498
| 6,700
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 1
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 497
| 6,950
| running
| 45 |
| 6
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 496
| 5,200
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 9
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 494
| 4,700
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 17
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 492
| 3,200
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 15
| Terry Labonte
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 491
| 3,100
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 19
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 486
| 2,730
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 26
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 484
| 2,320
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 13
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 484
| 2,150
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 12
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 480
| 1,940
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 14
| Satch Worley
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Oldsmobile
| 473
| 850
| rear end
| 0 |
| 15
| 27
| Gary Myers
| 4
| Gary Myers
| Chevrolet
| 470
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 21
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 465
| 2,180
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 28
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 465
| 1,545
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 29
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Dodge
| 463
| 1,410
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 25
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 461
| 1,225
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 23
| Ferrel Harris
| 95
| Junior Miller
| Chevrolet
| 453
| 650
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 20
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 450
| 890
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 11
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 409
| 860
| brakes
| 0 |
| 23
| 24
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 403
| 870
| overheating
| 0 |
| 24
| 16
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 354
| 610
| brakes
| 0 |
| 25
| 8
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 340
| 850
| rear end
| 0 |
| 26
| 5
| Buddy Baker
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 329
| 840
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 22
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 111
| 830
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 10
| Harry Gant
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 90
| 1,070
| engine
| 45 |
| 29
| 18
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Chevrolet
| 42
| 810
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 30
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 20
| 800
| brakes
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:18:54
Average Speed: 79.185 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.835 seconds
4 cautions for 19 laps
Attendance: 20,000