1977 Winston 500
Race 10 of 30
Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:01:59
Average speed of winner: 164.877 mph
Margin of victory: 0.29 sec.
Lead changes: 63 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 27 laps
Lap leaders: Foyt pole, D. Allison 1-2, Foyt 3-4, Waltrip 5, Petty 6-7, Foyt 8, Petty 9-11, Yarborough 12, Hill 13, McDuffie 14, Marcis 15, Baker 16-18, D. Allison 19-25, Marcis 26, Yarborough 27-29, Waltrip 30, D. Allison 31-32, Baker 33, Waltrip 34, D. Allison 35-37, Yarborough 38-39, Marcis 40, Baker 41-42, Yarborough 43-44, D. Allison 45-46, Baker 47-48, D. Allison 49-51, Pearson 52-55, D. Allison 56-60, Hill 61-63, D. Allison 64-66, Baker 67, Yarborough 68, Baker 69, Parsons 70-77, Yarborough 78, Baker 79-83, Yarborough 84-86, Waltrip 87-88, D. Allison 89-96, Yarborough 97-99, Parsons 100, Pearson 101-105, Petty 106-107, D. Allison 108-110, Petty 111-112, Yarborough 113, Petty 114-116, Yarborough 117-123, Petty 124, D. Allison 125-126, Waltrip 127, Parsons 128-130, D. Allison 131-135, Parsons 136, Petty 137-142, Parsons 143-145, Yarborough 146-147, Waltrip 148, Yarborough 149-150, D. Allison 151-160, Yarborough 161, D. Allison 162-177, Waltrip 178-188
Race notes: Last pole for A.J. Foyt. Debut for Peter Knab.
Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2)
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Gatorade | Chevrolet | DiGard | Ifft | 188 | 7 | 18 | running | 20000 | 180 | |
2 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Holly Farms | Chevrolet | Johnson | Nab | 188 | 13 | 29 | running | 19160 | 175 | |
3 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 72 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Chevrolet | L.G. DeWitt | Elder | 188 | 5 | 16 | running | 13900 | 170 | |
4 | 4 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hawaiian Tropic | Chevrolet | Ellington | Pittman | 188 | 14 | 71 | running | 11300 | 170 | |
5 | 6 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Cam 2 | Mercury | Penske | 188 | 3 | 3 | running | 9800 | 160 | ||
6 | 8 | Ron Hutcherson | 36 | Encyclopedia Britannica | Chevrolet | Gwinn | 187 | 0 | 0 | running | 8450 | 150 | ||
7 | 19 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Truxmore | Ford | Donlavey | 187 | 0 | 0 | running | 7875 | 146 | ||
8 | 17 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 186 | 0 | 0 | running | 5100 | 142 | ||
9 | 32 | Terry Bivins | 80 | Valvoline | Chevrolet | Monaghan | 183 | 0 | 0 | running | 4550 | 138 | ||
10 | 3 | Sam Sommers | 27 | Anderson | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 183 | 0 | 0 | running | 4700 | 134 | ||
11 | 33 | Ramo Stott | 60 | Viglione | Chevrolet | Viglione | 182 | 0 | 0 | running | 3725 | 130 | ||
12 | 35 | Peter Knab | 05 | Bearfinder | Chevrolet | Charles Dean | 180 | 0 | 0 | running | 2875 | 0 | ||
13 | 21 | Frank Warren | 79 | Native Tan | Dodge | Frank Warren | 178 | 0 | 0 | running | 5330 | 124 | ||
14 | 37 | Ferrel Harris | 25 | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | Don Robertson | 176 | 0 | 0 | running | 5020 | 121 | ||
15 | 29 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Sunny King Ford | Ford | Langley | 174 | 0 | 0 | running | 4710 | 118 | ||
16 | 14 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Transmissions Unlimited | Chevrolet | Cecil Gordon | 173 | 0 | 0 | running | 4390 | 115 | ||
17 | 24 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Scotty's Fashions | Chevrolet | Ballard | 173 | 0 | 0 | running | 4130 | 112 | ||
18 | 34 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | Shelmerdine | 171 | 0 | 0 | running | 3770 | 109 | |
19 | 23 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Sub-Tropic | Dodge | Arrington | 165 | 0 | 0 | running | 3460 | 106 | ||
20 | 7 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP | Dodge | Petty | Inman | 153 | 7 | 19 | engine | 6350 | 108 | |
21 | 15 | Richard Childress | 3 | Kansas Jack | Chevrolet | Childress | Brewer | 149 | 0 | 0 | running | 3100 | 100 | |
22 | 10 | David Pearson | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 143 | 2 | 9 | head gasket | 3150 | 102 | |
23 | 18 | Skip Manning | 92 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Chevrolet | Hagan | 131 | 0 | 0 | engine | 2790 | 94 | ||
24 | 26 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Excuse Lounge | Chevrolet | Frasson | 126 | 0 | 0 | accident | 2050 | 91 | ||
25 | 22 | Butch Hartman | 75 | Hartman | Chevrolet | Hartman | 122 | 0 | 0 | engine | 2000 | 88 | ||
26 | 16 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | McDuffie | 117 | 1 | 1 | engine | 2515 | 90 | ||
27 | 12 | Bruce Hill | 47 | T. Edwards | Chevrolet | Bruce Hill | 116 | 2 | 4 | clutch | 1935 | 87 | ||
28 | 36 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Chevrolet | Al Rudd | Rudd | 110 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1585 | 79 | |
29 | 9 | Neil Bonnett | 71 | Auto Race Tracks | Dodge | Krauskopf | Hyde | 105 | 0 | 0 | valve | 4735 | 76 | |
30 | 25 | David Sisco | 16 | Sisco | Chevrolet | Sisco | 99 | 0 | 0 | engine | 2105 | 73 | ||
31 | 41 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | Ulrich | Chevrolet | DeLotto | 98 | 0 | 0 | rocker arm | 2035 | 70 | ||
32 | 13 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | Kelly Girl | Chevrolet | Ferreri | 97 | 0 | 0 | engine | 985 | 0 | ||
33 | 20 | Buddy Baker | 15 | Norris | Ford | Moore | Moore | 90 | 7 | 15 | clutch | 5485 | 69 | |
34 | 27 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Means Racing | Chevrolet | Bill Gray | 90 | 0 | 0 | oil pump | 1355 | 61 | ||
35 | 30 | Terry Ryan | 81 | Valvoline | Chevrolet | Monaghan | 84 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1330 | 58 | ||
36 | 38 | Dick Skillen | 78 | Goffco | Chevrolet | Goff | 38 | 0 | 0 | valve | 1305 | 55 | ||
37 | 31 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | Adcox | 35 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1380 | 52 | ||
38 | 1 | A.J. Foyt | 51 | Gilmore | Chevrolet | Foyt | 192.424 | 18 | 2 | 3 | engine | 2355 | 0 | |
39 | 40 | Henley Gray | 49 | Lady & Son | Dodge | G.C. Spencer | 15 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1230 | 46 | ||
40 | 28 | Bobby Allison | 12 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Matador | Allison | Carter | 11 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1205 | 43 | |
41 | 39 | Ed Negre | 8 | Negre | Dodge | Negre | 0 | 0 | 0 | cylinder head | 1705 | 40 |
Points standings
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
1 | Cale Yarborough | 1725 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
2 | Richard Petty | 1558 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
3 | Darrell Waltrip | 1502 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
4 | Benny Parsons | 1497 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
5 | Buddy Baker | 1302 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
6 | Dave Marcis | 1300 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Richard Childress | 1236 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
8 | Cecil Gordon | 1217 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Dick Brooks | 1187 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
10 | James Hylton | 1156 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
11 | Neil Bonnett | 1139 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12 | J.D. McDuffie | 1037 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Bobby Allison | 998 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
14 | David Pearson | 959 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
15 | Jimmy Means | 926 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
16 | D.K. Ulrich | 925 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Tighe Scott | 888 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Frank Warren | 881 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Buddy Arrington | 873 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
20 | Skip Manning | 867 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
21 | Donnie Allison | 838 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
22 | Ed Negre | 832 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Henley Gray | 801 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Sam Sommers | 795 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
25 | Terry Bivins | 750 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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