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1978 Old Dominion 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 25 of 30
Sunday, September 24, 1978 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a 0.525 mile paved track (262.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:18:54
Average speed: 79.185 mph
Pole speed: 86.558 mph

Cautions: 4 for 19 laps
Margin of victory: 3 cl
Attendance: 20000
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1978 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	11	Cale Yarborough	1st National City Travelers Checks (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	500	24950	running	372	185
2	3	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard Racing)	Chevrolet	500	11700	running	38	175
3	4	72	Benny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	498	8700	running	0	165
4	7	5	Neil Bonnett	Armor All (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	498	6700	running	0	160
5	1	54	Lennie Pond	W.I.N., Inc. (Harry Ranier)	Chevrolet	497	6950	running	45	160
6	2	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	496	5200	running	0	150
7	9	15	Bobby Allison	Norris Industries (Bud Moore)	Ford	494	4700	running	0	146
8	17	2	Dave Marcis	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	492	3200	running	0	142
9	15	92	Terry Labonte	Duck Industries (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	491	3100	running	0	138
10	19	67	Buddy Arrington	Falls Radiator (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	486	2730	running	0	134
11	26	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	484	2320	running	0	130
12	13	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	484	2150	running	0	127
13	12	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	480	1940	running	0	124
14	14	47	Satch Worley	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Oldsmobile	473	850	rear end	0	121
15	27	4	Gary Myers	Spencer's Baby Wear (Gary Myers)	Chevrolet	470	800	running	0	118
16	21	25	Ronnie Thomas	Louise Smith (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	465	2180	running	0	115
17	28	19	Dick May	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Buick	465	1545	running	0	112
18	29	8	Ed Negre	Jones Chrysler-Plymouth (Ed Negre)	Dodge	463	1410	running	0	109
19	25	45	Baxter Price	Baxter Price	Chevrolet	461	1225	running	0	106
20	23	95	Ferrel Harris	Miller Roofing (Junior Miller)	Chevrolet	453	650	engine	0	103
21	20	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	450	890	running	0	100
22	11	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	409	860	brakes	0	97
23	24	52	Jimmy Means	Means Racing (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	403	870	overheating	0	94
24	16	17	Roger Hamby	Hamby-Ellis (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	354	610	brakes	0	91
25	8	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	340	850	rear end	0	88
26	5	27	Buddy Baker	M.C. Anderson Racing (M.C. Anderson)	Chevrolet	329	840	engine	0	85
27	22	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	111	830	engine	0	82
28	10	12	Harry Gant	Black Diamond Coal (Kennie Childers)	Chevrolet	90	1070	engine	45	84
29	18	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Chevrolet	42	810	crash	0	76
30	30	24	Cecil Gordon	Autowize (Cecil Gordon)	Chevrolet	20	800	brakes	0	73

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Lennie Pond	1	45	45
Harry Gant	46	90	45
Cale Yarborough	91	246	156
Darrell Waltrip	247	269	23
Cale Yarborough	270	472	203
Darrell Waltrip	473	487	15
Cale Yarborough	488	500	13

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Cale Yarborough	4052
2	Benny Parsons	3644	-408
3	Dave Marcis	3624	-428
4	Darrell Waltrip	3598	-454
5	Bobby Allison	3507	-545
6	Richard Petty	3306	-746
7	Lennie Pond	3146	-906
8	Dick Brooks	3072	-980
9	Buddy Arrington	3070	-982
10	Richard Childress	2970	-1082
11	Neil Bonnett	2718	-1334
12	J.D. McDuffie	2657	-1395
13	Tighe Scott	2647	-1405
14	Frank Warren	2584	-1468
15	D.K. Ulrich	2452	-1600
16	Dick May	2400	-1652
17	David Pearson	2384	-1668
18	Ronnie Thomas	2372	-1680
19	Jimmy Means	2347	-1705
20	Cecil Gordon	2211	-1841
21	Tommy Gale	2166	-1886