1977 Winston Western 500

Race 1 of 30

Riverside
119 laps
Time of race: 2:54:46
Average speed of winner: 107.038 mph
Margin of victory: 9 sec.
Lead changes: 3 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough pole, D. Pearson 1, Yarborough 2-103, D. Pearson 104-119

Race notes: Debut for Bill Baker and Norm Palmer. Finale for Carl Joiner, Gary Matthews, and Hugh Pearson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		119	2	17	running	11545	180
2	1	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab	112.686	119	1	102	running	13845	180
3	9	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		118	0	0	running	9745	165
4	5	Dave Marcis	2	Cam 2	Chevrolet	Penske			116	0	0	running	8245	160
5	7	Sonny Easley	67	Haddick's Towing	Ford				115	0	0	running	6090	155
6	10	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		114	0	0	running	4890	150
7	28	Hershel McGriff	69	McGriff	Chevrolet	McGriff			114	0	0	running	2690	146
8	23	Hugh Pearson	76	Buzby	Chevrolet	Hugh Pearson			114	0	0	running	2490	142
9	3	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Ifft		114	0	0	running	5540	138
10	12	Eddie Bradshaw	09	C&M Racing	Chevrolet	C and M			114	0	0	running	2190	134
11	24	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			114	0	0	running	3720	130
12	6	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		113	0	0	running	5040	127
13	27	Chuck Bown	01	Lake's Drywall	Chevrolet	Craker			112	0	0	running	3760	124
14	14	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		112	0	0	running	3100	121
15	17	D.K. Ulrich	40	Red Fox	Chevrolet	DeLotto			110	0	0	running	2880	118
16	15	Jim Thirkettle	5	Allied Box & Crate	Chevrolet				107	0	0	running	1440	115
17	22	Neil Bonnett	71	1st National City Travelers Checks	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		107	0	0	running	4590	112
18	18	Bobby Wawak	32	Gwinn-Wawak	Chevrolet	Gwinn			105	0	0	running	2570	109
19	20	Bill Schmitt	73	Old Milwaukee	Chevrolet	Schmitt			102	0	0	running	1910	106
20	11	Gary Johnson	44	Noble Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Albert Clark			96	0	0	running	1745	103
21	26	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		95	0	0	transmission	4370	100
22	16	Roy Smith	29	Mercury Marine	Chevrolet	Midgley			95	0	0	clutch	1495	97
23	13	Norm Palmer	93	Peaches Records	Dodge				92	0	0	running	1260	94
24	30	Gary Matthews	32	Midland Recreational Vehicles	Plymouth	Dave Hill			91	0	0	running	1225	91
25	21	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			69	0	0	rear end	1665	88
26	29	Chuck Wahl	37	Excel Trailer Co.	Chevrolet	Wahl			68	0	0	running	1095	85
27	25	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	Dodge	Negre			59	0	0	head gasket	1445	82
28	33	Bill Baker	55	R.W. Scott Construction	Chevrolet	Bill Baker			54	0	0	clutch	895	79
29	34	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			25	0	0	valve	1345	76
30	31	Don Puskarich	13	Craven's Performance Automotive	Chevrolet	Puskarich			16	0	0	valve	795	73
31	19	Carl Joiner	26	Marquardt Racing	Chevrolet	Joiner			10	0	0	transmission	740	70
32	32	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			9	0	0	oil pump	1190	67
33	35	Glenn Francis	33	Auto Alarms	Chevrolet	Glenn Francis			9	0	0	oil leak	640	64
34	4	Jimmy Insolo	50	Stock Car Products	Chevrolet				4	0	0	engine	590	61
35	8	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		3	0	0	engine	540	58

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	David Pearson	180	1	0	1	1	1
2	Cale Yarborough	180	1	1	0	1	1
3	Richard Petty	165	1	0	0	1	1
4	Dave Marcis	160	1	0	0	1	1
5	Sonny Easley	155	1	0	0	1	1
6	Richard Childress	150	1	0	0	0	1
7	Hershel McGriff	146	1	0	0	0	1
8	Hugh Pearson	142	1	0	0	0	1
9	Darrell Waltrip	138	1	0	0	0	1
10	Eddie Bradshaw	134	1	0	0	0	1
11	Cecil Gordon	130	1	0	0	0	0
12	Buddy Baker	127	1	0	0	0	0
13	Chuck Bown	124	1	0	0	0	0
14	James Hylton	121	1	0	0	0	0
15	D.K. Ulrich	118	1	0	0	0	0
16	Jim Thirkettle	115	1	0	0	0	0
17	Neil Bonnett	112	1	0	0	0	0
18	Bobby Wawak	109	1	0	0	0	0
19	Bill Schmitt	106	1	0	0	0	0
20	Gary Johnson	103	1	0	0	0	0
21	Benny Parsons	100	1	0	0	0	0
22	Roy Smith	97	1	0	0	0	0
23	Norm Palmer	94	1	0	0	0	0
24	Gary Matthews	91	1	0	0	0	0
25	Frank Warren	88	1	0	0	0	0