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1977 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes
Race 1 of 1
Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:05:57.16
Average speed of winner: 161.331 mph
Margin of victory: 28.63 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 22 laps
Fastest lap: Danny Ongais 192.678
Lap leaders: Sneva pole, A. Unser 1-17, Johncock 18-21, Foyt 22-23, Snider 24-25, Vukovich 26, Foyt 27-51, Johncock 52-68, B. Unser 69-70, Johncock 71-93, Sneva 94-96, Johncock 97-179, Foyt 180-182, Johncock 183-184, Foyt 185-200
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Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 4 | A.J. Foyt | 14 | Gilmore Racing Team | Coyote | Foyt | Goodyear | Foyt | 194.563 | 200 | 4 | 46 | running | 259791 | 1000 |
2 | 1 | Tom Sneva | 1 | Norton Spirit | McLaren | Cosworth | Goodyear | Penske | 198.886 | 200 | 1 | 3 | running | 109947 | 800 |
3 | 3 | Al Unser | 21 | American Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth | Goodyear | Parnelli | 195.950 | 199 | 1 | 17 | running | 67232 | 700 |
4 | 10 | Wally Dallenbach | 40 | STP Oil Treatment | Wildcat | DGS | Goodyear | Patrick | 189.563 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 41192 | 600 |
5 | 11 | Johnny Parsons | 60 | STP Wildcat | Wildcat | DGS | Goodyear | Patrick | 189.255 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running | 33170 | 500 |
6 | 22 | Tom Bigelow | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Leader Card | 186.470 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running | 30466 | 400 |
7 | 24 | Lee Kunzman | 65 | City of Syracuse | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Santello | 186.384 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running | 29129 | 300 |
8 | 18 | Roger McCluskey | 11 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Lightning | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Hopkins | 190.992 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running | 27256 | 250 |
9 | 25 | Steve Krisiloff | 92 | Dave McIntire Chevrolet | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Vatis | 184.691 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running | 26653 | 200 |
10 | 16 | Jerry Sneva | 36 | 21st Amendment | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Bidwell | 186.616 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running | 26617 | 150 |
11 | 5 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | STP Double Oil Filter | Wildcat | DGS | Goodyear | Patrick | 193.516 | 184 | 5 | 129 | crankshaft | 45014 | 100 |
12 | 28 | Bill Puterbaugh | 16 | Dayton-Walther | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Elkins | 186.799 | 170 | 0 | 0 | valve | 22890 | 50 |
13 | 32 | Eldon Rasmussen | 58 | Rent-a-Racer, Inc. | Ras-Car | Foyt | Goodyear | Rasmussen | 185.119 | 168 | 0 | 0 | running | 21093 | 0 |
14 | 31 | John Mahler | 42 | Mergard 20th Century | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Mergard | 185.242 | 157 | 0 | 0 | running | 20668 | 0 |
15 | 8 | Pancho Carter | 48 | Jorgensen | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | AAR | 192.452 | 156 | 0 | 0 | engine | 21679 | 0 |
16 | 21 | Gary Bettenhausen | 98 | Agajanian/Evil Knievel | Kingfish | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Agajanian-King | 186.596 | 138 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 19718 | 0 |
17 | 23 | Bill Vukovich, Jr. | 84 | Gilmore Racing Team | Coyote | Foyt | Goodyear | Foyt | 186.393 | 110 | 1 | 1 | wing strut | 19885 | 0 |
18 | 2 | Bobby Unser | 6 | Cobre Tire/Clayton Dyno-Tune | Lightning | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Fletcher | 197.618 | 94 | 1 | 2 | oil leak | 22130 | 0 |
19 | 9 | Mike Mosley | 5 | Sugaripe Prune | Lightning | Offenhauser | Goodyear | O Connell | 190.064 | 91 | 0 | 0 | timing gear | 19154 | 0 |
20 | 7 | Danny Ongais | 25 | Interscope Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth | Goodyear | Interscope | 193.040 | 90 | 0 | 0 | header | 21257 | 0 |
21 | 33 | Bubby Jones | 72 | Bruce Cogle Ford | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Hillin | 184.938 | 78 | 0 | 0 | valve | 17388 | 0 |
22 | 27 | Cliff Hucul | 29 | Team Canada | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Hunter-Arndt | 187.198 | 72 | 0 | 0 | gearbox | 17747 | 0 |
23 | 20 | Jim McElreath | 73 | Carrillo Rods | Eagle | AMC | Goodyear | Carrillo | 187.715 | 71 | 0 | 0 | turbocharger | 22434 | 0 |
24 | 13 | George Snider | 18 | Melvin Simon Greenwood Center | Wildcat | DGS | Goodyear | Hillin | 188.977 | 65 | 1 | 2 | valve | 16650 | 0 |
25 | 14 | Bobby Olivero | 78 | Alex XLNT Foods | Lightning | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Morales | 188.452 | 57 | 0 | 0 | piston | 17245 | 0 |
26 | 6 | Mario Andretti | 7 | CAM2 Motor Oil | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Penske | 193.351 | 47 | 0 | 0 | header | 17468 | 0 |
27 | 19 | Lloyd Ruby | 10 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Lightning | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Hopkins | 190.840 | 34 | 0 | 0 | accident | 16619 | 0 |
28 | 15 | Al Loquasto | 86 | Frostie Root Beer | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Loquasto | 187.647 | 28 | 0 | 0 | magneto | 17448 | 0 |
29 | 26 | Janet Guthrie | 27 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Lightning | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Vollstedt | 188.403 | 27 | 0 | 0 | timing gear | 16556 | 0 |
30 | 29 | Clay Regazzoni | 38 | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Bill Simpson | 186.047 | 25 | 0 | 0 | fuel cell | 15643 | 0 |
31 | 30 | Dick Simon | 17 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Vollstedt | 185.615 | 24 | 0 | 0 | overheating | 16458 | 0 |
32 | 12 | Sheldon Kinser | 97 | Genesee Beer | Kingfish | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Agajanian-King | 189.076 | 14 | 0 | 0 | piston | 15101 | 0 |
33 | 17 | Johnny Rutherford | 2 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | McLaren | Cosworth | Goodyear | McLaren | 197.325 | 12 | 0 | 0 | gearbox | 19472 | 0 |
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