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1978 Virginia 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 30 Sunday, April 23, 1978 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 500 laps on a 0.525 mile paved track (262.500 miles) Time of race: 3:22:00 Average speed: 77.971 mph Pole speed: 88.637 mph Cautions: 4 for 27 laps Margin of victory: 3 laps + Attendance: 35000 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Lennie Pond 54 Chevrolet 21.323   88.637   2   Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 21.366   88.458   3   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 21.398   88.326   4   Benny Parsons 72 Chevrolet 21.469   88.034   5   Neil Bonnett 5 Dodge 21.540   87.744   6   Dave Marcis 2 Chevrolet 21.625   87.399   7   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 21.664   87.241   8   David Pearson 21 Mercury 21.672   87.209   9   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 21.687   87.149   10   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 21.728   86.984   11   D.K. Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 21.780   86.777   12   Dick Brooks 90 Ford 21.791   86.733   13   Chuck Bown 77 Chevrolet 21.825   86.598   14   Skip Manning 92 Chevrolet 21.957   86.077   15   James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 22.000   85.909   16   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 22.234   85.005   17   Tommy Gale 64 Ford 22.285   84.810   18   Cecil Gordon 24 Chevrolet 22.345   84.583   19   Baxter Price 45 Chevrolet 22.357   84.537   20   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 22.393   84.401   21   Richard Childress 3 Oldsmobile 22.097   85.532   22   Walter Ballard 30 Chevrolet 22.303   84.742   23   Gary Myers 4 Chevrolet 22.404   84.360   24   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 22.406   84.352   25   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 22.406   84.352   26   Dick May 19 Chevrolet 22.435   84.243   27   Roger Hamby 17 Chevrolet 22.444   84.209   28   Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 22.515   83.944   29   John Kennedy 0 Ford 22.625   83.536   30   Bobby Wawak 74 Chevrolet 22.731   83.146   31   Wayne Morgan 80 Chevrolet DNQ 32   Keith Newbern 86 Chevrolet DNQ 33   Louis Gatto 35 Chevrolet DNQ 34   Robin Schildknecht 44 Chevrolet DNQ OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Wayne Morgan (#80), Keith Nebern (#86), Louis Gatto (#35), Robin Schildknecht (#44), Walter Ballard (#30-DC)