1978 Virginia 500

Race 9 of 30

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:22:00
Average speed of winner: 77.971 mph
Margin of victory: 3 laps
Lead changes: 6 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 27 laps
Lap leaders: Pond 1-54, Yarborough 55-181, Waltrip 182-205, Yarborough 206-211, Waltrip 212-219, Pond 220-222, Waltrip 223-500

Race notes: First pole for Lennie Pond.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		500	3	310	running	20300	185
2	5	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Dodge	Stacy			497	0	0	running	10250	170
3	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		497	0	0	running	8100	165
4	6	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		489	0	0	running	4000	160
5	16	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			485	0	0	running	4950	155
6	9	Bobby Allison	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		483	0	0	running	5200	150
7	15	James Hylton	49	Denbigh Plumbing	Chevrolet	Hylton			477	0	0	running	3700	146
8	21	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			467	0	0	running	2930	142
9	18	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			460	0	0	running	2620	138
10	20	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Means			457	0	0	running	2450	134
11	19	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			455	0	0	running	1100	130
12	30	Bobby Wawak	74	Booher Farms	Chevrolet	Wawak			452	0	0	running	1000	127
13	11	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	Ulrich			449	0	0	running	1940	124
14	27	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			448	0	0	running	1350	121
15	4	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		446	0	0	running	3500	118
16	2	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		443	2	133	running	5700	120
17	17	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			442	0	0	running	1655	112
18	1	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson	88.637	429	2	57	rear end	2700	114
19	25	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			419	0	0	running	1495	106
20	28	Ronnie Thomas	25	Louise Smith	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			387	0	0	sump belt	1360	103
21	8	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		361	0	0	rear end	890	100
22	24	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			331	0	0	rear end	1180	97
23	14	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			164	0	0	rear end	870	94
24	13	Chuck Bown	77	Ray	Chevrolet	Johnny Ray			163	0	0	rear end	610	91
25	22	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			160	0	0	engine	850	88
26	10	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			140	0	0	ignition	840	85
27	12	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			96	0	0	brakes	830	82
28	26	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			50	0	0	rear end	820	79
29	29	John Kennedy	0	Avanti CB	Ford	John Kennedy			28	0	0	brakes	560	76
30	23	Gary Myers	4	Spencer Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			13	0	0	transmission	550	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	1467	9	1	2	7	7
2	Dave Marcis	1406	9	0	0	6	8
3	Cale Yarborough	1307	9	2	1	5	5
4	Bobby Allison	1294	9	1	2	3	6
5	Darrell Waltrip	1236	9	0	3	5	5
6	Lennie Pond	1228	8	1	0	6	7
7	Buddy Arrington	1158	9	0	0	1	3
8	Richard Childress	1139	9	0	0	0	5
9	Richard Petty	1114	9	0	0	4	4
10	Skip Manning	1083	9	0	0	0	3
11	D.K. Ulrich	1057	9	0	0	0	1
12	Dick Brooks	1050	9	0	0	2	4
13	Neil Bonnett	1022	9	3	0	2	4
14	Frank Warren	999	9	0	0	0	0
15	Cecil Gordon	932	9	0	0	0	1
16	J.D. McDuffie	877	9	0	0	0	1
17	Tighe Scott	870	9	0	0	0	2
18	Jimmy Means	862	8	0	0	0	2
19	Roger Hamby	791	8	0	0	0	0
20	Tommy Gale	791	8	0	0	0	0
21	Ronnie Thomas	700	7	0	0	0	0
22	David Pearson	697	6	1	1	2	2
23	James Hylton	672	5	0	0	0	2
24	Dick May	667	7	0	0	0	0
25	Baxter Price	663	6	0	0	0	0