| 1978 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $101,430 | Race Date: | Sep 24, 1978 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3Hr 18Min 44Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 79.185 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 19 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Lennie Pond L. Pond | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #54 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 372 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 86.558 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Old Dominion 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 372 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 38 |
| 3 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 165 | 498 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Running | | 160 | 498 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 160 | 497 | 45 |
| 6 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 150 | 496 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 146 | 494 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 142 | 492 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 92 | Terry Labonte | Duck Industries | Running | | 138 | 491 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Falls Radiator | Running |  | 134 | 486 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 130 | 484 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 127 | 484 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 124 | 480 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 47 | Satch Worley | Race Hill Farm | Rear Gear | | 121 | 473 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 118 | 470 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Running | | 115 | 465 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 112 | 465 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | Running | | 109 | 463 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 106 | 461 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 95 | Ferrel Harris | Miller Roofing | Engine | | 103 | 453 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 100 | 450 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Brakes | | 97 | 409 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Overheating | | 94 | 403 | 0 |
| 24 | 16 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Brakes | | 91 | 354 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Rear Gear |  | 88 | 340 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Engine | | 85 | 329 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Camshaft | | 82 | 111 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 12 | Harry Gant | Black Diamond | Engine | | 84 | 90 | 45 |
| 29 | 18 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Brakes | | 76 | 42 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Autowize | Brakes | | 73 | 20 | 0 |
