1978 Old Dominion 500

Race 25 of 30

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:18:54
Average speed of winner: 79.185 mph
Margin of victory: 3 car lengths
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 19 laps
Lap leaders: Pond 1-45, Gant 46-90, Yarborough 91-246, Waltrip 247-269, Yarborough 270-472, Waltrip 473-487, Yarborough 488-500

Race notes: Last pole for Lennie Pond. Finale for Satch Worley.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		500	3	372	running	22550	185
2	3	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		500	2	38	running	10550	175
3	4	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		498	0	0	running	8100	165
4	7	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Chevrolet	Stacy			498	0	0	running	6700	160
5	1	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson	86.558	497	1	45	running	6950	160
6	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		496	0	0	running	5200	150
7	9	Bobby Allison	15	Norris Industries	Ford	Moore	Moore		494	0	0	running	4700	146
8	17	Dave Marcis	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		492	0	0	running	3200	142
9	15	Terry Labonte	92	Duck Industries	Chevrolet	Hagan			491	0	0	running	3100	138
10	19	Buddy Arrington	67	Falls Radiator	Dodge	Arrington			486	0	0	running	2730	134
11	26	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		484	0	0	running	2320	130
12	13	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			484	0	0	running	2150	127
13	12	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			480	0	0	running	1940	124
14	14	Satch Worley	47	Race Hill Farm	Oldsmobile	Jack Beebe			473	0	0	rear end	850	121
15	27	Gary Myers	4	Spencer's Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			470	0	0	running	800	118
16	21	Ronnie Thomas	25	Louise Smith	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			465	0	0	running	2180	115
17	28	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			465	0	0	running	1545	112
18	29	Ed Negre	8	Jones	Dodge	Negre			463	0	0	running	1410	109
19	25	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			461	0	0	running	1225	106
20	23	Ferrel Harris	95	Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			453	0	0	engine	650	103
21	20	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			450	0	0	running	890	100
22	11	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			409	0	0	brakes	880	97
23	24	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Means			403	0	0	overheating	870	94
24	16	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			354	0	0	brakes	610	91
25	8	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		340	0	0	rear end	850	88
26	5	Buddy Baker	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		329	0	0	engine	840	85
27	22	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			111	0	0	cam shaft	830	82
28	10	Harry Gant	12	Black Diamond	Chevrolet	Childers			90	1	45	engine	1070	84
29	18	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Chevrolet	Ballard			42	0	0	accident	810	76
30	30	Cecil Gordon	24	Autowize	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			20	0	0	brakes	800	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	4052	25	5	8	20	20
2	Benny Parsons	3644	25	2	3	13	17
3	Dave Marcis	3624	25	0	0	12	20
4	Darrell Waltrip	3598	25	1	6	15	16
5	Bobby Allison	3507	25	1	3	10	17
6	Richard Petty	3306	25	0	0	9	14
7	Lennie Pond	3146	23	5	1	11	15
8	Dick Brooks	3072	25	0	0	4	13
9	Buddy Arrington	3070	25	0	0	1	6
10	Richard Childress	2970	25	0	0	1	10
11	Neil Bonnett	2718	25	3	0	6	11
12	J.D. McDuffie	2657	25	1	0	1	6
13	Tighe Scott	2647	25	0	0	0	6
14	Frank Warren	2584	25	0	0	0	0
15	D.K. Ulrich	2452	22	0	0	0	3
16	Dick May	2400	23	0	0	0	1
17	David Pearson	2384	18	5	4	10	10
18	Ronnie Thomas	2372	23	0	0	0	2
19	Jimmy Means	2347	23	0	0	0	2
20	Cecil Gordon	2211	22	0	0	0	1
21	Tommy Gale	2166	21	0	0	0	0
22	Baxter Price	2136	21	0	0	0	0
23	Roger Hamby	2039	21	0	0	0	2
24	Buddy Baker	1697	15	1	0	3	7
25	Skip Manning	1665	15	0	0	1	4