1977 Daytona 500

Race 2 of 30

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:15:48
Average speed of winner: 153.218 mph
Margin of victory: 1.39 sec.
Lead changes: 30 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: D. Allison 1, Foyt 2, Pearson 3, Yarborough 4-12, Foyt 13, Yarborough 14-16, Foyt 17-18, Marcis 19, Baker 20-25, Yarborough 26-32, Baker 33, Warren 34, D. Allison 35-38, Waltrip 39, D. Allison 40, Foyt 41, Yarborough 42-59, Foyt 60, Petty 61-64, Baker 65, Yarborough 66-87, Foyt 88-94, Yarborough 95-110, Baker 111-114, Waltrip 115-117, Baker 118-121, Pearson 122, Parsons 123-131, Yarborough 132-164, Parsons 165-171, Yarborough 172-200

Race notes: Debut for Elliott Forbes-Robinson. Finale for Salt Walther. Cale Yarborough took the points lead from David Pearson.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Nab		200	8	137	running	47200	185
2	6	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		200	2	16	running	30400	175
3	8	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		199	5	16	running	23850	170
4	13	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			198	0	0	running	16875	160
5	15	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			198	0	0	running	17625	155
6	2	A.J. Foyt	51	Gilmore-Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	Foyt			197	6	13	running	13600	0
7	10	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Ifft		193	2	4	running	15745	151
8	23	Jimmy Means	52	Posey's Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			192	0	0	running	10985	142
9	30	Bob Burcham	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			191	0	0	running	12475	138
10	37	James Hylton	48	Southern Bankers	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		189	0	0	running	11090	134
11	33	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			188	1	1	running	8920	135
12	39	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			188	0	0	running	6890	127
13	24	J.D. McDuffie	70	Sanford Auto Parts	Chevrolet	McDuffie			184	0	0	engine	8115	124
14	42	D.K. Ulrich	40	Delotto	Chevrolet	DeLotto			168	0	0	running	7210	121
15	7	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		167	0	0	engine	6560	118
16	35	Tighe Scott	30	Fram	Chevrolet	Ballard			166	0	0	engine	6235	115
17	41	Cecil Gordon	24	Burger King	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			164	0	0	running	5615	112
18	34	Terry Ryan	81	Valvoline	Chevrolet	Monaghan			159	0	0	engine	3885	109
19	29	Walter Ballard	03	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			153	0	0	engine	2975	106
20	19	Jim Vandiver	31	Triple Elkhorn Mining	Dodge	Ranier			137	0	0	running	3520	103
21	5	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		135	2	2	valve	5440	105
22	21	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Rudd	Rudd		135	0	0	rear end	2935	97
23	32	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack L.C. Newton	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		127	0	0	running	3290	94
24	25	Salt Walther	4	Gater Trailer	Chevrolet	Walmotor			114	0	0	accident	2725	0
25	18	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			113	0	0	timing chain	2750	88
26	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		111	1	4	engine	9450	90
27	12	Ramo Stott	60	Large Coal Co.	Chevrolet	Viglione			107	0	0	accident	2450	82
28	9	Dave Marcis	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske			103	1	1	running	6150	84
29	22	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM	Dodge	Negre			101	0	0	engine	3175	76
30	1	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		88	3	6	accident	7375	78
31	36	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson			87	0	0	water pump	1350	70
32	31	Ron Hutcherson	83	Smithville Farms	Chevrolet	Norris Reed			85	0	0	transmission	1325	67
33	20	Jimmy Lee Capps	26	Hearn Produce	Chevrolet	David Sellers			77	0	0	rear end	2175	64
34	14	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			73	0	0	engine	2325	61
35	26	Jim Hurtubise	95	Moran Electric	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			69	0	0	oil cooler	2050	58
36	27	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			65	0	0	engine	2615	55
37	11	Neil Bonnett	71	1st National City Travelers Checks	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		65	0	0	engine	5525	52
38	38	Buddy Arrington	67	Sub-Tropic	Dodge	Arrington			51	0	0	engine	1780	49
39	28	Roy Smith	29	Mercury Marine	Chevrolet	Midgley			45	0	0	engine	2020	46
40	16	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	87	Rossmeyer	Dodge	Ferrel Harris			44	0	0	engine	2025	43
41	40	Johnny Rutherford	77	T.E. Happy Legs	Chevrolet	Johnny Ray			29	0	0	vibration	1725	0
42	17	Bobby Wawak	32	Encyclopedia Britannica	Chevrolet	Gwinn			3	0	0	accident	2400	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	365	2	1	1	2	2
2	Buddy Baker	297	2	0	0	1	1
3	Darrell Waltrip	289	2	0	0	0	2
4	David Pearson	285	2	0	1	1	1
5	Benny Parsons	275	2	0	0	1	1
6	Richard Petty	255	2	0	0	1	1
7	James Hylton	255	2	0	0	0	1
8	Dave Marcis	244	2	0	0	1	1
9	Richard Childress	244	2	0	0	0	1
10	Cecil Gordon	242	2	0	0	0	0
11	D.K. Ulrich	239	2	0	0	0	0
12	Frank Warren	223	2	0	0	0	0
13	J.D. McDuffie	200	2	0	0	0	0
14	Bobby Allison	176	2	0	0	0	0
15	Neil Bonnett	164	2	0	0	0	0
16	Coo Coo Marlin	160	1	0	0	1	1
17	Ed Negre	158	2	0	0	0	0
18	Dick Brooks	155	1	0	0	1	1
19	Sonny Easley	155	1	0	0	1	1
20	Hershel McGriff	146	1	0	0	0	1
21	Bobby Wawak	146	2	0	0	0	0
22	Roy Smith	143	2	0	0	0	0
23	Jimmy Means	142	1	0	0	0	1
24	Hugh Pearson	142	1	0	0	0	1
25	Bob Burcham	138	1	0	0	0	1