1977 Old Dominion 500

Race 25 of 30

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:34:40
Average speed of winner: 73.447 mph
Margin of victory: 0.8 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 57 laps
Lap leaders: Bonnett pole, Waltrip 1-36, Yarborough 37-39, Parsons 40-95, Pearson 96, B. Allison 97-100, Yarborough 101-178, Parsons 179-180, Pearson 181-205, Yarborough 206-350, Parsons 351-365, Yarborough 366-386, Pearson 387-395, Yarborough 396-500

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		500	5	352	running	21800	185
2	6	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		500	3	73	running	10650	175
3	10	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		500	3	35	running	4900	170
4	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		499	0	0	running	5850	160
5	15	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		491	0	0	running	3050	155
6	8	Jimmy Hensley	63	Hensley Racing	Chevrolet	Hensley			491	0	0	running	2050	150
7	19	Buddy Arrington	67	Mr. Transmission	Dodge	Arrington			487	0	0	running	3500	146
8	24	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		483	0	0	running	3150	142
9	21	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			482	0	0	running	2580	138
10	2	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		472	1	36	rear end	4000	139
11	17	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			466	0	0	running	2270	130
12	23	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			457	0	0	running	2100	127
13	11	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			423	0	0	running	1940	124
14	28	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			420	0	0	running	1780	121
15	18	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		420	0	0	running	1620	118
16	20	Elmo Langley	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			413	0	0	running	1460	115
17	12	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			400	0	0	running	1275	112
18	25	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			392	0	0	running	950	109
19	26	Ronnie Thomas	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			373	0	0	engine	925	106
20	27	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			360	0	0	engine	900	103
21	9	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		336	0	0	rear end	2840	100
22	1	Neil Bonnett	5	Jim Stacy	Dodge	Stacy	Hyde	87.637	304	0	0	rear end	3580	97
23	5	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		216	1	4	rear end	620	99
24	22	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			103	0	0	oil pump	860	91
25	13	Lennie Pond	54	Elder Racing	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			95	0	0	brakes	850	88
26	16	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			95	0	0	rear end	840	85
27	14	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		84	0	0	rear end	580	82
28	7	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		42	0	0	brakes	570	0
29	30	Travis Tiller	46	Little B Coal	Dodge	Tiller			8	0	0	radiator	560	76
30	29	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			4	0	0	oil leak	550	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	4155	25	3	9	20	22
2	Richard Petty	3936	25	3	5	18	20
3	Benny Parsons	3782	25	3	3	17	18
4	Darrell Waltrip	3727	25	2	4	12	20
5	Buddy Baker	3276	25	0	0	7	16
6	Dick Brooks	3088	24	0	0	6	16
7	James Hylton	2876	25	0	0	0	10
8	Cecil Gordon	2860	25	0	0	0	2
9	Richard Childress	2855	25	0	0	0	9
10	Bobby Allison	2783	25	0	0	4	11
11	J.D. McDuffie	2705	25	0	0	0	3
12	Skip Manning	2672	24	0	0	1	7
13	Buddy Arrington	2656	23	0	0	0	4
14	David Pearson	2640	18	4	2	13	13
15	Frank Warren	2445	24	0	0	0	1
16	D.K. Ulrich	2425	25	0	0	0	0
17	Jimmy Means	2291	22	0	0	0	6
18	Tighe Scott	2261	22	0	0	1	1
19	Ricky Rudd	2196	20	0	0	1	7
20	Sam Sommers	2090	18	0	0	2	8
21	Neil Bonnett	2024	18	6	1	3	6
22	Ed Negre	1774	19	0	0	0	0
23	Dave Marcis	1685	14	0	0	5	7
24	Donnie Allison	1683	13	1	1	7	8
25	Janet Guthrie	1550	15	0	0	0	2