| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| September 24, 1978 | Race 25 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 79.185 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 car lengths | Time of Race: 03:19:17 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 6 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 19 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 6 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $22,550 |
| 2 | 3 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $10,550 |
| 3 | 4 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 165/0 | 498 | Running | $8,100 |
| 4 | 7 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Armor All | 160/0 | 498 | Running | $6,700 |
| 5 | 1 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | W.i.n. | 160/5 | 497 | Running | $6,950 |
| 6 | 2 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 150/0 | 496 | Running | $5,200 |
| 7 | 9 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris Industries | 146/0 | 494 | Running | $4,700 |
| 8 | 17 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 142/0 | 492 | Running | $3,200 |
| 9 | 15 | #92 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Duck Industries | 138/0 | 491 | Running | $3,100 |
| 10 | 19 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Falls Radiator | 134/0 | 486 | Running | $2,730 |
| 11 | 26 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 130/0 | 484 | Running | $2,320 |
| 12 | 13 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 127/0 | 484 | Running | $2,150 |
| 13 | 12 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 124/0 | 480 | Running | $1,940 |
| 14 | 14 | #47 | Satch Worley | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | 121/0 | 473 | Rear End | $850 |
| 15 | 27 | #4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Spencer's Baby Wear | 118/0 | 470 | Running | $800 |
| 16 | 21 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Louise Smith | 115/0 | 465 | Running | $2,180 |
| 17 | 28 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 112/0 | 465 | Running | $1,545 |
| 18 | 29 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Jones | 109/0 | 463 | Running | $1,410 |
| 19 | 25 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 106/0 | 461 | Running | $1,225 |
| 20 | 23 | #95 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | 103/0 | 453 | Engine Failure | $650 |
| 21 | 20 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 100/0 | 450 | Running | $890 |
| 22 | 11 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 97/0 | 409 | No Brakes | $880 |
| 23 | 24 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 94/0 | 403 | Overheating | $870 |
| 24 | 16 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby/Ellis Automotive | 91/0 | 354 | No Brakes | $610 |
| 25 | 8 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 88/0 | 340 | Rear End | $850 |
| 26 | 5 | #27 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 85/0 | 329 | Engine Failure | $840 |
| 27 | 22 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 82/0 | 111 | Cam Shaft Pulley | $830 |
| 28 | 10 | #12 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Black Diamond | 84/5 | 90 | Engine Failure | $1,070 |
| 29 | 18 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Russ Togs | 76/0 | 42 | No Brakes (accident) | $810 |
| 30 | 30 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Autowize | 73/0 | 20 | No Brakes | $800 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||