1977 Champion Spark Plug 400

Race 20 of 30

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:53:59
Average speed of winner: 137.944 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 31 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, Yarborough 1, Waltrip 2-3, Yarborough 4-18, Waltrip 19, Yarborough 20-38, Waltrip 39, Yarborough 40-47, Waltrip 48, Parsons 49, Yarborough 50-57, Waltrip 58, Petty 59, Yarborough 60-102, Petty 103, Sommers 104, Pearson 105-108, Yarborough 109-119, Waltrip 120-126, Parsons 127-134, Yarborough 135-143, Waltrip 144-145, Yarborough 146-148, Waltrip 149, Parsons 150-157, Waltrip 158-159, Yarborough 160-162, Waltrip 163-166, Parsons 167-170, Waltrip 171-172, Parsons 173, Waltrip 174-200

Race notes: Finale for Terry Ryan.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		200	12	51	running	13920	180
2	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	160.346	200	1	4	running	8500	175
3	4	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		200	5	22	running	8325	170
4	7	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		200	1	1	running	4000	165
5	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		200	10	120	running	7900	165
6	13	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			200	0	0	running	4750	150
7	10	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		199	0	0	running	2000	146
8	6	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		198	2	2	running	5100	147
9	12	Terry Ryan	81	Valvoline	Chevrolet	Monaghan			197	0	0	running	1800	138
10	15	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			196	0	0	running	1700	134
11	27	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			196	0	0	running	3950	130
12	9	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			196	0	0	running	3530	127
13	11	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			196	0	0	running	1250	0
14	14	Buddy Arrington	67	Mr. Transmission	Dodge	Arrington			195	0	0	running	3095	121
15	32	Bobby Wawak	74	Wawak	Chevrolet	Wawak			195	0	0	running	1080	0
16	24	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		192	0	0	running	2810	115
17	31	Jimmy Means	52	WIXC	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			192	0	0	running	2165	112
18	26	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			189	0	0	running	2480	109
19	23	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmisisons Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			189	0	0	running	2195	106
20	20	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			186	0	0	running	1960	103
21	29	Dean Dalton	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			179	0	0	running	1775	100
22	8	Dave Marcis	2	Cam 2	Chevrolet	Penske			154	0	0	running	1350	0
23	25	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			141	0	0	engine	1465	94
24	28	Joe Mihalic	61	Mihalic Racing	Chevrolet	Mihalic			134	0	0	wheel studs	800	91
25	16	Butch Hartman	75	Hartman	Chevrolet	Hartman			125	0	0	engine	775	88
26	17	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		117	0	0	engine	880	85
27	35	Jocko Maggiacomo	63	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Maggiacomo			114	0	0	engine	725	0
28	33	Harold Miller	91	Bartow Paving	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			85	0	0	drive shaft	700	0
29	18	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Equipment	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		76	0	0	valve	685	0
30	5	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		68	0	0	valve	3865	73
31	19	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			61	0	0	engine	1270	70
32	30	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			53	0	0	engine	1240	67
33	21	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		41	0	0	engine	1130	64
34	36	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			5	0	0	engine	620	61
35	22	Elmo Langley	42	Robbins Racing	Dodge	Robbins			1	0	0	mechanical	610	58
36	34	Earle Canavan	01	Benihana	Dodge	Canavan			1	0	0	engine	600	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	3290	20	2	7	15	17
2	Richard Petty	3240	20	3	5	15	17
3	Benny Parsons	2989	20	2	2	13	14
4	Darrell Waltrip	2952	20	1	4	10	15
5	Buddy Baker	2656	20	0	0	6	14
6	Dick Brooks	2498	19	0	0	5	13
7	Cecil Gordon	2357	20	0	0	0	2
8	Bobby Allison	2266	20	0	0	4	9
9	James Hylton	2219	20	0	0	0	7
10	Richard Childress	2217	20	0	0	0	6
11	Skip Manning	2129	19	0	0	1	6
12	David Pearson	2120	15	4	1	10	10
13	J.D. McDuffie	2106	20	0	0	0	3
14	Buddy Arrington	2043	18	0	0	0	2
15	D.K. Ulrich	1895	20	0	0	0	0
16	Frank Warren	1879	19	0	0	0	1
17	Jimmy Means	1816	18	0	0	0	4
18	Tighe Scott	1736	17	0	0	0	0
19	Dave Marcis	1685	14	0	0	5	7
20	Ricky Rudd	1656	15	0	0	1	6
21	Neil Bonnett	1625	14	4	0	2	5
22	Sam Sommers	1622	14	0	0	1	6
23	Donnie Allison	1343	10	1	1	5	6
24	Henley Gray	1214	14	0	0	0	0
25	Ed Negre	1193	14	0	0	0	0