1977 Dixie 500

Race 29 of 30

Atlanta
268 laps
Time of race: 3:42:23
Average speed of winner: 110.052 mph
Margin of victory: 2 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 99 laps
Lap leaders: Sommers 1-23, D. Allison 24-50, Waltrip 51-57, Yarborough 58-76, D. Allison 77-185, Waltrip 186-189, Petty 190-193, Yarborough 194-207, Pearson 208-252, Petty 253-258, Waltrip 259-261, D. Allison 262-267, Waltrip 268

Race notes: Only pole for Sam Sommers. Finale for Harold Miller, Jim Raptis, G.C. Spencer.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		268	4	15	running	15400	180
2	5	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		268	1	45	running	8400	175
3	4	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		268	0	0	running	9400	165
4	6	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		268	3	142	running	17800	170
5	9	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		268	2	33	running	9450	160
6	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		268	2	10	running	7600	155
7	7	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		267	0	0	running	7125	146
8	11	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		266	0	0	running	5650	142
9	15	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		266	0	0	running	4575	138
10	23	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			264	0	0	running	2800	134
11	14	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Equipment	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		264	0	0	running	1950	130
12	20	Butch Hartman	75	Hartman	Chevrolet	Hartman			264	0	0	running	1740	127
13	17	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			264	0	0	running	3360	124
14	33	Billy McGinnis	31	McGinnis	Chevrolet				264	0	0	accident	1570	0
15	25	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			263	0	0	running	1510	118
16	19	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			263	0	0	running	1375	115
17	12	Buddy Arrington	67	Mr. Transmission	Dodge	Arrington			263	0	0	running	2845	112
18	26	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			263	0	0	running	2735	109
19	36	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			263	0	0	running	2565	106
20	38	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			262	0	0	running	2405	103
21	32	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		262	0	0	running	2080	100
22	24	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			261	0	0	running	935	97
23	22	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			260	0	0	running	1920	94
24	39	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin	Mercury	Wangerin			260	0	0	running	885	0
25	34	G.C. Spencer	49	Spencer	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			260	0	0	running	860	88
26	29	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		258	0	0	running	1695	85
27	18	J.D. McDuffie	70	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	McDuffie			258	0	0	running	1475	82
28	1	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft	160.229	257	1	23	running	1825	84
29	40	Bobby Wawak	74	Wawak	Chevrolet	Wawak			255	0	0	running	815	76
30	30	Harold Miller	91	Miller	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			251	0	0	running	805	73
31	31	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			247	0	0	running	1750	0
32	28	Dick May	98	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund			247	0	0	running	740	67
33	13	Morgan Shepherd	84	Makar	Mercury	Makar			241	0	0	running	1730	64
34	35	Bob Burcham	19	Gray	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			217	0	0	engine	1350	61
35	27	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			185	0	0	withdrew	1330	58
36	16	Dave Marcis	81	Monaghan	Chevrolet	Monaghan			148	0	0	steering	700	55
37	10	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			124	0	0	engine	1280	52
38	3	Neil Bonnett	5	Jim Stacy	Dodge	Stacy	Hyde		57	0	0	accident	3360	49
39	21	Jim Raptis	23	Raptis	Chevrolet	Voight			32	0	0	engine	640	46
40	37	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			7	0	0	ignition	620	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	4830	29	3	9	24	26
2	Richard Petty	4439	29	4	5	19	22
3	Benny Parsons	4438	29	3	4	20	22
4	Darrell Waltrip	4417	29	2	6	16	24
5	Buddy Baker	3801	29	0	0	8	19
6	Dick Brooks	3587	28	0	0	7	19
7	James Hylton	3333	29	0	0	0	10
8	Richard Childress	3329	29	0	0	0	10
9	Bobby Allison	3316	29	0	0	5	14
10	Cecil Gordon	3227	29	0	0	0	2
11	Buddy Arrington	3141	27	0	0	0	5
12	J.D. McDuffie	3133	29	0	0	0	4
13	Skip Manning	3120	28	0	0	1	8
14	David Pearson	3067	21	5	2	15	15
15	D.K. Ulrich	2801	29	0	0	0	0
16	Frank Warren	2761	28	0	0	0	1
17	Ricky Rudd	2663	24	0	0	1	9
18	Jimmy Means	2640	26	0	0	0	6
19	Tighe Scott	2516	25	0	0	1	1
20	Sam Sommers	2468	22	1	0	2	8
21	Neil Bonnett	2464	22	6	1	4	8
22	Ed Negre	2132	23	0	0	0	0
23	Donnie Allison	2098	16	2	2	9	10
24	Janet Guthrie	1941	18	0	0	0	4
25	Dave Marcis	1810	17	0	0	5	7