1977 NAPA National 500

Race 27 of 30

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:30:32
Average speed of winner: 142.780 mph
Margin of victory: 19.2 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 18 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-2, D. Allison 3-27, Waltrip 28-30, Yarborough 31-39, Petty 40-59, Yarborough 60-64, Parsons 65-66, Petty 67, Baker 68, Petty 69-72, Yarborough 73, Parsons 74-88, Yarborough 89-90, Baker 91, Parsons 92-149, Baker 150, Parsons 151-287, Yarborough 288-296, Parsons 297-334

Race notes: Debut for Tom Sneva. Finale for Peter Knab.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		334	5	250	running	22425	185
2	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		333	5	26	running	19990	175
3	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	160.892	333	1	2	running	19375	170
4	4	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		333	3	3	running	10850	165
5	6	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		333	1	3	running	9800	160
6	13	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			332	0	0	running	8075	150
7	9	A.J. Foyt	51	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Foyt			329	0	0	running	5025	0
8	7	Neil Bonnett	5	Jim Stacy	Dodge	Stacy	Hyde		329	0	0	running	7200	142
9	27	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			326	0	0	running	4525	138
10	20	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Equipment	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		326	0	0	running	3825	134
11	16	Ron Hutcherson	36	Encyclopedia Britannica	Chevrolet	Gwinn			326	0	0	running	6025	0
12	25	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			325	0	0	running	3575	127
13	35	Dick May	57	McClure Motors	Chevrolet	McClure Motors			324	0	0	running	3475	124
14	33	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		324	0	0	running	5405	121
15	29	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			323	0	0	running	5145	118
16	22	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		321	0	0	running	4960	115
17	30	Buddy Arrington	67	Mr. Transmission	Dodge	Arrington			318	0	0	running	4765	112
18	17	G.C. Spencer	49	Lady & Son	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			301	0	0	running	2975	109
19	18	D.K. Ulrich	40	Transit Damaged Freight	Chevrolet	DeLotto			292	0	0	running	4405	106
20	34	Peter Knab	05	Bearfinder	Chevrolet	Charles Dean			286	0	0	running	2775	103
21	28	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			286	0	0	running	2895	100
22	24	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			242	0	0	running	2535	97
23	14	Dave Marcis	2	Cam 2	Chevrolet	Penske			237	0	0	valve	1875	0
24	21	Ricky Rudd	22	NAPA	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		232	0	0	running	1750	91
25	41	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			222	0	0	ignition	1840	88
26	15	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		195	0	0	engine	1305	85
27	12	Tom Sneva	6	Jim Stacy	Dodge	Stacy			194	0	0	clutch	1150	0
28	39	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			173	0	0	head gasket	1245	79
29	31	Dick Trickle	99	Frasson Racing	Chevrolet	Frasson			141	0	0	accident	1100	76
30	19	Lennie Pond	54	Elder Racing	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			131	0	0	engine	1675	73
31	37	Butch Hartman	75	Hartman	Chevrolet	Hartman			120	0	0	valve	965	70
32	5	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		107	3	25	shock brackets	4315	72
33	23	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			101	0	0	engine	1425	64
34	11	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		97	0	0	piston	910	61
35	10	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			66	0	0	valve spring	1395	58
36	3	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		27	1	25	overheating	4255	60
37	40	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			26	0	0	head gasket	1365	52
38	36	Dale Earnhardt	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			25	0	0	rear end	1375	49
39	38	Roland Wlodyka	98	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund			24	0	0	engine	835	46
40	32	Jim Raptis	23	Raptis	Chevrolet	Voight			17	0	0	valve	820	43
41	26	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			15	0	0	cylinder head	820	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	4505	27	3	9	22	24
2	Benny Parsons	4127	27	3	4	19	20
3	Richard Petty	4109	27	4	5	18	20
4	Darrell Waltrip	4067	27	2	5	14	22
5	Buddy Baker	3579	27	0	0	8	18
6	Dick Brooks	3380	26	0	0	6	18
7	James Hylton	3124	27	0	0	0	10
8	Richard Childress	3120	27	0	0	0	10
9	Cecil Gordon	3030	27	0	0	0	2
10	Bobby Allison	3028	27	0	0	5	12
11	J.D. McDuffie	2917	27	0	0	0	3
12	Buddy Arrington	2902	25	0	0	0	5
13	Skip Manning	2854	26	0	0	1	7
14	David Pearson	2810	19	5	2	14	14
15	D.K. Ulrich	2628	27	0	0	0	0
16	Frank Warren	2609	26	0	0	0	1
17	Jimmy Means	2500	24	0	0	0	6
18	Ricky Rudd	2433	22	0	0	1	8
19	Tighe Scott	2349	23	0	0	1	1
20	Neil Bonnett	2331	20	6	1	4	8
21	Sam Sommers	2272	20	0	0	2	8
22	Ed Negre	1983	21	0	0	0	0
23	Donnie Allison	1743	14	1	1	7	8
24	Janet Guthrie	1688	16	0	0	0	3
25	Dave Marcis	1685	15	0	0	5	7