1977 Music City USA 420

Race 11 of 30

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:51:40
Average speed of winner: 87.490 mph
Margin of victory: 1 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 27 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-2, Parsons 3-107, Yarborough 108-382, Parsons 383-420

Race notes: Debut for Ralph Jones. Finale for Paul Dean Holt.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		420	2	143	running	7315	180
2	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		420	1	275	running	6515	180
3	1	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Dieringer	103.643	418	1	2	running	4415	170
4	6	Dave Marcis	2	Cam 2	Chevrolet	Penske			417	0	0	running	3565	160
5	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		416	0	0	running	3465	155
6	7	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		416	0	0	running	3365	150
7	5	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		414	0	0	running	2115	146
8	15	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			405	0	0	running	965	0
9	8	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			402	0	0	running	1865	138
10	12	Ricky Rudd	22	Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		401	0	0	running	1315	134
11	19	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		398	0	0	running	1745	130
12	23	Gary Myers	4	Spencer's Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			396	0	0	running	615	0
13	17	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			394	0	0	running	1610	124
14	16	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			392	0	0	running	1515	121
15	14	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			385	0	0	running	1405	118
16	28	Rick Newsom	20	Gillespie Painting	Ford	Newsom			376	0	0	running	495	115
17	27	Earl Brooks	33	Handy's Auto Transmission	Chevrolet	Handy and Sons			370	0	0	running	445	112
18	30	Ralph Jones	98	Jones	Ford	Ralph Jones			369	0	0	running	400	109
19	18	David Sisco	16	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			368	0	0	running	1190	106
20	20	Ferrel Harris	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			359	0	0	running	1020	103
21	9	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			313	0	0	rear end	905	100
22	22	Dick Brooks	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			269	0	0	ignition	785	97
23	25	Elmo Langley	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			182	0	0	oil pressure	325	94
24	11	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			176	0	0	engine	565	91
25	26	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			154	0	0	overheating	555	88
26	10	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		133	0	0	engine	545	85
27	13	Terry Ryan	81	Valvoline	Chevrolet	Monaghan			86	0	0	valve	285	82
28	29	Paul Dean Holt	39	McBee	Ford	McBee			47	0	0	overheating	275	79
29	24	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			30	0	0	valve	515	76
30	21	Dean Dalton	7	Dalton	Chevrolet	Dean Dalton			19	0	0	valve	255	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	1905	11	2	5	9	10
2	Richard Petty	1713	11	1	2	8	9
3	Benny Parsons	1677	11	0	1	8	8
4	Darrell Waltrip	1672	11	1	2	5	9
5	Dave Marcis	1460	11	0	0	4	6
6	Buddy Baker	1452	11	0	0	4	7
7	Cecil Gordon	1341	11	0	0	0	1
8	Richard Childress	1321	11	0	0	0	5
9	James Hylton	1286	11	0	0	0	5
10	Dick Brooks	1284	10	0	0	2	6
11	Bobby Allison	1144	11	0	0	2	4
12	Neil Bonnett	1139	10	3	0	2	3
13	J.D. McDuffie	1128	11	0	0	0	1
14	Jimmy Means	1064	10	0	0	0	4
15	D.K. Ulrich	1046	11	0	0	0	0
16	Buddy Arrington	991	9	0	0	0	1
17	Skip Manning	967	10	0	0	0	1
18	David Pearson	959	7	1	1	4	4
19	Frank Warren	957	10	0	0	0	0
20	Henley Gray	889	10	0	0	0	0
21	Tighe Scott	888	9	0	0	0	0
22	Donnie Allison	838	6	1	0	4	4
23	Ed Negre	832	10	0	0	0	0
24	Sam Sommers	795	7	0	0	0	2
25	Terry Bivins	750	7	0	0	0	1