| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| April 23, 1978 | Race 9 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 77.971 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 laps | Time of Race: 03:22:23 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 6 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 27 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $20,300 |
| 2 | 5 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Armor All | 170/0 | 497 | Running | $10,250 |
| 3 | 7 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 165/0 | 497 | Running | $8,100 |
| 4 | 6 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 160/0 | 489 | Running | $4,000 |
| 5 | 16 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 155/0 | 485 | Running | $4,950 |
| 6 | 9 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris | 150/0 | 483 | Running | $5,200 |
| 7 | 15 | #49 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Denbigh Plumbing | 146/0 | 477 | Running | $3,700 |
| 8 | 21 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 142/0 | 467 | Running | $2,930 |
| 9 | 18 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 138/0 | 460 | Running | $2,620 |
| 10 | 20 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 134/0 | 457 | Running | $2,450 |
| 11 | 19 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 130/0 | 455 | Running | $1,100 |
| 12 | 30 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Booher Farms | 127/0 | 452 | Running | $1,000 |
| 13 | 11 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 124/0 | 449 | Running | $1,940 |
| 14 | 27 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby/Ellis Automotive | 121/0 | 448 | Running | $1,350 |
| 15 | 4 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 118/0 | 446 | Running | $3,500 |
| 16 | 2 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 120/5 | 443 | Running | $5,700 |
| 17 | 17 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 112/0 | 442 | Running | $1,655 |
| 18 | 1 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | W.i.n. | 114/5 | 429 | Rear End | $2,700 |
| 19 | 25 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 106/0 | 419 | Running | $1,495 |
| 20 | 28 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Louise Smith | 103/0 | 387 | Dry Sump Belt | $1,360 |
| 21 | 8 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 100/0 | 361 | Rear End | $890 |
| 22 | 24 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 97/0 | 331 | Rear End | $1,180 |
| 23 | 14 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 94/0 | 164 | Rear End | $870 |
| 24 | 13 | #77 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | Ray | 91/0 | 163 | Rear End | $610 |
| 25 | 22 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 88/0 | 160 | Engine Failure | $850 |
| 26 | 10 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 85/0 | 140 | Ignition | $840 |
| 27 | 12 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 82/0 | 96 | Brakes | $830 |
| 28 | 26 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 79/0 | 50 | Rear End | $820 |
| 29 | 29 | #0 | John Kennedy | Ford | Avanti Cb | 76/0 | 28 | Brakes | $560 |
| 30 | 23 | #4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Spencer Baby Wear | 73/0 | 13 | Transmission | $550 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||