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1978 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Martinsville circuit. Full information

1978 Martinsville NASCAR

1978 Martinsville NASCAR is 1247th NASCAR race. Passed at the Martinsville circuit. Cale Yarborough won the pole position and this race. Darrell Waltrip and Benny Parsons also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 500 laps (423 km).

Previous race: 1978 Dover Downs NASCAR
Next race: 1978 North Wilkesboro NASCAR
Race Start: 24th September 1978

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1978 Martinsville NASCAR

58th victory for the Junior Johnson team
57th victory for the Cale Yarborough
129th podium for the Cale Yarborough
47th podium for the Darrell Waltrip
71st podium for the Benny Parsons

Oldsmobile Cutlass - 1978 Martinsville NASCAR winner

Oldsmobile Cutlass #11 - 1978 Martinsville NASCAR winner

1978 Martinsville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile Cutlass, #11	0	3h 18m 54s	Junior Johnson
2	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #88			DiGard Racing
3	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #72			L.G. DeWitt
4	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #5			Rod Osterlund
5	Lennie Pond	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #54			Harry Ranier
6	Richard Petty	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #43			Petty Enterprises
7	Bobby Allison	Ford ?? 1978, #15			Bud Moore
8	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #2			Rod Osterlund
9	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #92			Billy Hagan
10	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1978, #67			Buddy Arrington
11	James Hylton	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #48			James Hylton
12	Richard Childress	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #3			Richard Childress
13	Dick Brooks	Ford ?? 1978, #90			Junie Donlavey
14	Satch Worley	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #47			Jack Beebe
15	Gary Myers	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #4			Gary Myers
16	Ronnie Thomas	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #25			Don Robertson
17	Dick May	Buick ?? 1978, #19			Henley Gray
18	Ed Negre	Dodge ?? 1978, #8			Ed Negre
19	Baxter Price	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #45			Baxter Price
20	Ferrel Harris	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #95			Junior Miller
21	Frank Warren	Dodge ?? 1978, #79			Frank Warren
22	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #70			J.D. McDuffie
23	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #52			Jimmy Means
24	Roger Hamby	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #17			Roger Hamby
25	David Pearson	Mercury ?? 1978, #21			Wood Brothers
26	Buddy Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #27			M.C. Anderson
27	Tommy Gale	Ford ?? 1978, #64			Elmo Langley
28	Harry Gant	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #12			Kennie Childers
29	Tighe Scott	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #30			Walter Ballard
30	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #24			Cecil Gordon

Qualifying Results for the 1978 Martinsville NASCAR on the Martinsville circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Lennie Pond	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #54		Harry Ranier
1	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile Cutlass, #11	0	Junior Johnson
2	Richard Petty	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #43		Petty Enterprises
3	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #88		DiGard Racing
4	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #72		L.G. DeWitt
5	Buddy Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #27		M.C. Anderson
7	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #5		Rod Osterlund
8	David Pearson	Mercury ?? 1978, #21		Wood Brothers
9	Bobby Allison	Ford ?? 1978, #15		Bud Moore
10	Harry Gant	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #12		Kennie Childers
11	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #70		J.D. McDuffie
12	Dick Brooks	Ford ?? 1978, #90		Junie Donlavey
13	Richard Childress	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #3		Richard Childress
14	Satch Worley	Oldsmobile ?? 1978, #47		Jack Beebe
15	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #92		Billy Hagan
16	Roger Hamby	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #17		Roger Hamby
17	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #2		Rod Osterlund
18	Tighe Scott	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #30		Walter Ballard
19	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1978, #67		Buddy Arrington
20	Frank Warren	Dodge ?? 1978, #79		Frank Warren
21	Ronnie Thomas	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #25		Don Robertson
22	Tommy Gale	Ford ?? 1978, #64		Elmo Langley
23	Ferrel Harris	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #95		Junior Miller
24	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #52		Jimmy Means
25	Baxter Price	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #45		Baxter Price
26	James Hylton	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #48		James Hylton
27	Gary Myers	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #4		Gary Myers
28	Dick May	Buick ?? 1978, #19		Henley Gray
29	Ed Negre	Dodge ?? 1978, #8		Ed Negre
30	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet ?? 1978, #24		Cecil Gordon

List of all cars for the 1978 Martinsville NASCAR on the Martinsville circuit

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