1977 Nashville 420

Race 17 of 30

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 3:10:09
Average speed of winner: 78.999 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 7 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 54 laps
Lap leaders: Parsons 1-32, Bonnett 33-70, Yarborough 71-79, Waltrip 80-128, Allison 129-130, Petty 131-140, Allison 141-169, Waltrip 170-420

Race notes: Debut for Mike Kempton. Finale for Henley Gray.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		420	2	300	running	7165	185
2	5	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		419	2	31	running	4090	175
3	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		418	1	10	running	4165	170
4	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		417	1	9	running	4965	165
5	9	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			416	0	0	running	2515	155
6	8	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		413	0	0	running	3365	150
7	13	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			410	0	0	running	2145	146
8	14	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			408	0	0	running	1985	142
9	18	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			406	0	0	running	1815	138
10	17	Ricky Rudd	22	Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		404	0	0	running	1565	134
11	22	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			401	0	0	running	665	0
12	21	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			401	0	0	running	1505	127
13	23	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			397	0	0	running	1420	124
14	20	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			396	0	0	running	1260	121
15	15	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			394	0	0	running	765	118
16	24	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			391	0	0	running	745	115
17	27	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			384	0	0	running	1005	112
18	1	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder	104.210	381	1	32	engine	2850	114
19	12	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		374	0	0	running	810	106
20	28	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			360	0	0	running	600	103
21	2	Neil Bonnett	5	Stacy	Dodge	Stacy	Hyde		187	1	38	engine	770	105
22	26	David Sisco	16	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			146	0	0	engine	585	97
23	29	Ralph Jones	98	Jones	Ford	Ralph Jones			137	0	0	brakes	575	94
24	11	Sam Sommers	27	Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		128	0	0	rear end	565	91
25	19	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			122	0	0	engine	555	0
26	25	Gary Myers	4	Hick's Pharmacy	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			37	0	0	rear end	545	85
27	4	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		30	0	0	accident	635	82
28	16	Elmo Langley	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			18	0	0	engine	525	79
29	10	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			15	0	0	ignition	515	76
30	30	Mike Kempton	76	Jayhawk Sports	Chevrolet	Jayhawk Sports			12	0	0	overheating	505	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	2795	17	2	7	13	14
2	Richard Petty	2783	17	3	5	14	15
3	Benny Parsons	2538	17	1	1	11	12
4	Darrell Waltrip	2500	17	1	3	8	13
5	Buddy Baker	2346	17	0	0	6	13
6	Dick Brooks	2147	16	0	0	4	11
7	Cecil Gordon	2036	17	0	0	0	2
8	Richard Childress	1933	17	0	0	0	6
9	Bobby Allison	1870	17	0	0	3	7
10	James Hylton	1832	17	0	0	0	5
11	David Pearson	1809	12	3	1	9	9
12	J.D. McDuffie	1740	17	0	0	0	2
13	Skip Manning	1690	16	0	0	0	4
14	Dave Marcis	1685	13	0	0	5	7
15	Buddy Arrington	1677	15	0	0	0	2
16	D.K. Ulrich	1616	17	0	0	0	0
17	Jimmy Means	1546	15	0	0	0	4
18	Frank Warren	1545	16	0	0	0	0
19	Neil Bonnett	1537	13	4	0	2	5
20	Tighe Scott	1400	14	0	0	0	0
21	Sam Sommers	1300	11	0	0	0	5
22	Henley Gray	1214	14	0	0	0	0
23	Ricky Rudd	1204	12	0	0	0	3
24	Donnie Allison	1158	9	1	0	4	5
25	Ed Negre	1008	12	0	0	0	0