1977 Virginia 500

Race 9 of 30

Martinsville
384 laps
Time of race: 2:36:26
Average speed of winner: 77.405 mph
Margin of victory: red flag
Lead changes: 8 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Bonnett 1, Waltrip 2-52, Petty 53, Bonnett 54-58, Yarborough 59-141, Parsons 142-217, Yarborough 218-283, Parsons 284-290, Yarborough 291-384

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		384	3	243	running	19350	185
2	4	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		384	2	83	running	10750	175
3	10	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		381	1	1	running	6950	170
4	8	Lennie Pond	54	Elder Racing	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			381	0	0	running	5700	160
5	7	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		380	0	0	running	2900	155
6	13	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			379	0	0	running	3850	150
7	12	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			370	0	0	running	1650	146
8	23	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			369	0	0	running	1550	142
9	20	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			369	0	0	running	2930	138
10	19	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		369	0	0	running	2620	134
11	15	Terry Bivins	81	Valvoline	Chevrolet	Monaghan			366	0	0	running	1150	130
12	1	Neil Bonnett	71	Auto Race Tracks	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	88.923	366	2	6	running	4150	132
13	26	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			366	0	0	running	2050	124
14	27	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			365	0	0	running	1890	121
15	21	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			363	0	0	running	1730	118
16	29	Ferrel Harris	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			356	0	0	running	1570	115
17	16	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		346	0	0	running	1435	112
18	22	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			344	0	0	running	1250	109
19	6	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		344	0	0	running	675	106
20	9	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's Big Boy	Chevrolet	Marcis			343	0	0	running	2850	103
21	2	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Ifft		322	1	51	brakes	4340	105
22	17	Jimmy Hensley	63	Lonesome Pine International Raceway	Chevrolet	Moyer			321	0	0	running	630	97
23	28	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			299	0	0	running	870	94
24	11	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		258	0	0	clutch	2810	91
25	18	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			240	0	0	valve	850	88
26	3	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		226	0	0	brakes	590	85
27	14	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			182	0	0	rear end	830	82
28	25	Sam Sommers	27	Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson			177	0	0	push rod	1070	79
29	24	Gary Myers	4	Spencer's Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			112	0	0	transmission	560	76
30	30	Bobby Wawak	36	Gwinn-Wawak	Chevrolet	Gwinn			94	0	0	pinion seal	800	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	1550	9	2	5	7	8
2	Richard Petty	1450	9	1	2	7	8
3	Benny Parsons	1327	9	0	0	6	6
4	Darrell Waltrip	1322	9	0	1	3	7
5	Buddy Baker	1233	9	0	0	4	6
6	Dave Marcis	1140	9	0	0	2	4
7	Richard Childress	1136	9	0	0	0	5
8	Cecil Gordon	1102	9	0	0	0	1
9	Neil Bonnett	1063	9	3	0	2	3
10	James Hylton	1047	9	0	0	0	5
11	Dick Brooks	1041	8	0	0	2	5
12	Bobby Allison	955	9	0	0	2	3
13	J.D. McDuffie	947	9	0	0	0	1
14	Jimmy Means	865	8	0	0	0	3
15	David Pearson	857	6	1	1	4	4
16	D.K. Ulrich	855	9	0	0	0	0
17	Ed Negre	792	9	0	0	0	0
18	Tighe Scott	776	8	0	0	0	0
19	Skip Manning	773	8	0	0	0	1
20	Buddy Arrington	767	7	0	0	0	1
21	Frank Warren	757	8	0	0	0	0
22	Henley Gray	755	8	0	0	0	0
23	Donnie Allison	668	5	1	0	3	3
24	Sam Sommers	661	6	0	0	0	1
25	Terry Bivins	612	6	0	0	0	0