1977 Los Angeles Times 500

Race 30 of 30

Ontario
200 laps
Time of race: 3:53:50
Average speed of winner: 128.296 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 37 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Petty pole, Pearson 1, Bonnett 2-6, Waltrip 7, Bonnett 8-9, Waltrip 10-12, Bonnett 13-19, Petty 20-27, Brooks 28, Rudd 29, Hylton 30, Waltrip 31-34, Parsons 35, Petty 36-41, Rudd 42, Guthrie 43-47, Hylton 48, Yarborough 49-51, Petty 52-57, B. Allison 58, Rudd 59, Hylton 60, B. Allison 61, Petty 62-71, Bonnett 72-91, Pearson 92-94, Yarborough 95, B. Allison 96-99, Bonnett 100-127, Pearson 128-129, Parsons 130-131, Bonnett 132-137, Petty 138-165, Parsons 166, Pearson 167-171, Bonnett 172-194, Petty 195, Bonnett 196-200

Race notes: Debut for John Borneman, Vince Giamformaggio, Don Graham, and Joe Ruttman. Finale for Sonny Easley, Harry Jefferson, John Kieper, and Roger McCluskey. Only start for Ron McGee.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Neil Bonnett	5	Jim Stacy	Dodge	Stacy	Hyde		200	8	96	running	15660	185
2	1	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman	154.905	200	6	59	running	13435	175
3	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		200	2	4	running	11885	170
4	13	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		200	0	0	running	8585	160
5	4	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		199	4	11	running	4885	160
6	10	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			199	1	1	running	6135	155
7	14	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		198	3	6	running	5085	151
8	16	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		197	3	3	running	5015	147
9	17	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		197	3	3	running	4505	143
10	28	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		197	0	0	running	4145	134
11	3	A.J. Foyt	51	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Foyt			197	0	0	running	2385	0
12	8	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		197	3	4	running	5410	132
13	33	Joe Ruttman	25	Ruttman	Ford				196	0	0	running	2035	124
14	11	Dave Marcis	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund			196	0	0	running	1885	121
15	36	Roland Wlodyka	98	Wlodyka	Chevrolet	Osterlund			196	0	0	running	1810	118
16	27	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			195	0	0	running	3065	115
17	21	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			195	0	0	running	2880	112
18	34	Harry Jefferson	95	Jefferson Racing	Ford	Harry Jefferson			195	0	0	running	1600	109
19	23	Buddy Arrington	67	Mr. Transmission	Ford	Arrington			191	0	0	running	2670	106
20	26	J.D. McDuffie	70	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	McDuffie			190	0	0	running	2510	103
21	20	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			190	0	0	running	2300	100
22	30	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			189	0	0	running	2040	97
23	31	Bill Osborne	97	Osborne	Chevrolet	Osborne			188	0	0	running	1350	0
24	15	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			175	1	5	running	1300	96
25	29	Richard White	20	Mike White	Chevrolet	Mike White			175	0	0	running	1380	88
26	22	Sonny Easley	6	Easley	Ford	Easley			153	0	0	engine	1200	85
27	24	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			151	0	0	fire	1770	82
28	41	John Borneman	81	Borneman	Chevrolet	Borneman			150	0	0	engine	1200	79
29	6	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		137	3	8	engine	4250	81
30	42	Don Graham	52	Herbert Performance	Chevrolet				118	0	0	engine	1000	73
31	40	Ron McGee	03	M.C. Productions	Chevrolet				103	0	0	running	950	70
32	39	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			101	0	0	engine	1400	67
33	32	Vince Giamformaggio	39	Giamformaggio	Chevrolet				93	0	0	fire	850	64
34	25	Norm Palmer	93	Palmer	Dodge	Norm Palmer			55	0	0	running	800	61
35	35	Ernie Stierly	41	Stierly	Chevrolet	Stierly			54	0	0	drive line	750	58
36	19	John Kieper	9	Kieper	Chevrolet	Kieper	Elliott		50	0	0	engine	740	55
37	37	Eddie Bradshaw	09	C&M Racing	Chevrolet	C and M			38	0	0	engine	730	52
38	12	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		28	0	0	engine	720	49
39	18	Chuck Bown	01	Craker	Chevrolet	Craker			26	0	0	accident	1710	46
40	38	Roger McCluskey	74	McCluskey	Chevrolet				20	0	0	engine	700	0
41	9	Bill Schmitt	73	Old Milwaukee	Chevrolet	Schmitt			15	0	0	engine	700	40
42	7	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		9	0	0	electrical	3400	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	5000	30	3	9	25	27
2	Richard Petty	4614	30	5	5	20	23
3	Benny Parsons	4570	30	3	4	20	22
4	Darrell Waltrip	4498	30	2	6	16	24
5	Buddy Baker	3961	30	0	0	9	20
6	Dick Brooks	3742	29	0	0	7	20
7	James Hylton	3476	30	0	0	0	11
8	Bobby Allison	3467	30	0	0	5	15
9	Richard Childress	3463	30	0	0	0	11
10	Cecil Gordon	3294	30	0	0	0	2
11	Buddy Arrington	3247	28	0	0	0	5
12	J.D. McDuffie	3236	30	0	0	0	4
13	David Pearson	3227	22	5	2	16	16
14	Skip Manning	3120	28	0	0	1	8
15	D.K. Ulrich	2901	30	0	0	0	0
16	Frank Warren	2876	29	0	0	0	1
17	Ricky Rudd	2810	25	0	0	1	10
18	Neil Bonnett	2649	23	6	2	5	9
19	Jimmy Means	2640	26	0	0	0	6
20	Tighe Scott	2628	26	0	0	1	1
21	Sam Sommers	2517	23	1	0	2	8
22	Ed Negre	2214	24	0	0	0	0
23	Donnie Allison	2135	17	2	2	9	10
24	Janet Guthrie	2037	19	0	0	0	4
25	Dave Marcis	1931	18	0	0	5	7