1977 Winston 500

Race 10 of 30

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:01:59
Average speed of winner: 164.877 mph
Margin of victory: 0.29 sec.
Lead changes: 63 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 27 laps
Lap leaders: Foyt pole, D. Allison 1-2, Foyt 3-4, Waltrip 5, Petty 6-7, Foyt 8, Petty 9-11, Yarborough 12, Hill 13, McDuffie 14, Marcis 15, Baker 16-18, D. Allison 19-25, Marcis 26, Yarborough 27-29, Waltrip 30, D. Allison 31-32, Baker 33, Waltrip 34, D. Allison 35-37, Yarborough 38-39, Marcis 40, Baker 41-42, Yarborough 43-44, D. Allison 45-46, Baker 47-48, D. Allison 49-51, Pearson 52-55, D. Allison 56-60, Hill 61-63, D. Allison 64-66, Baker 67, Yarborough 68, Baker 69, Parsons 70-77, Yarborough 78, Baker 79-83, Yarborough 84-86, Waltrip 87-88, D. Allison 89-96, Yarborough 97-99, Parsons 100, Pearson 101-105, Petty 106-107, D. Allison 108-110, Petty 111-112, Yarborough 113, Petty 114-116, Yarborough 117-123, Petty 124, D. Allison 125-126, Waltrip 127, Parsons 128-130, D. Allison 131-135, Parsons 136, Petty 137-142, Parsons 143-145, Yarborough 146-147, Waltrip 148, Yarborough 149-150, D. Allison 151-160, Yarborough 161, D. Allison 162-177, Waltrip 178-188

Race notes: Last pole for A.J. Foyt. Debut for Peter Knab.

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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Ifft		188	7	18	running	20000	180
2	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		188	13	29	running	19160	175
3	2	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		188	5	16	running	13900	170
4	4	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		188	14	71	running	11300	170
5	6	Dave Marcis	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske			188	3	3	running	9800	160
6	8	Ron Hutcherson	36	Encyclopedia Britannica	Chevrolet	Gwinn			187	0	0	running	8450	150
7	19	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			187	0	0	running	7875	146
8	17	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			186	0	0	running	5100	142
9	32	Terry Bivins	80	Valvoline	Chevrolet	Monaghan			183	0	0	running	4550	138
10	3	Sam Sommers	27	Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson			183	0	0	running	4700	134
11	33	Ramo Stott	60	Viglione	Chevrolet	Viglione			182	0	0	running	3725	130
12	35	Peter Knab	05	Bearfinder	Chevrolet	Charles Dean			180	0	0	running	2875	0
13	21	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			178	0	0	running	5330	124
14	37	Ferrel Harris	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			176	0	0	running	5020	121
15	29	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			174	0	0	running	4710	118
16	14	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			173	0	0	running	4390	115
17	24	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			173	0	0	running	4130	112
18	34	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		171	0	0	running	3770	109
19	23	Buddy Arrington	67	Sub-Tropic	Dodge	Arrington			165	0	0	running	3460	106
20	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		153	7	19	engine	6350	108
21	15	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		149	0	0	running	3100	100
22	10	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		143	2	9	head gasket	3150	102
23	18	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			131	0	0	engine	2790	94
24	26	Joe Frasson	18	Excuse Lounge	Chevrolet	Frasson			126	0	0	accident	2050	91
25	22	Butch Hartman	75	Hartman	Chevrolet	Hartman			122	0	0	engine	2000	88
26	16	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			117	1	1	engine	2515	90
27	12	Bruce Hill	47	T. Edwards	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			116	2	4	clutch	1935	87
28	36	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		110	0	0	engine	1585	79
29	9	Neil Bonnett	71	Auto Race Tracks	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		105	0	0	valve	4735	76
30	25	David Sisco	16	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			99	0	0	engine	2105	73
31	41	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			98	0	0	rocker arm	2035	70
32	13	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			97	0	0	engine	985	0
33	20	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		90	7	15	clutch	5485	69
34	27	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			90	0	0	oil pump	1355	61
35	30	Terry Ryan	81	Valvoline	Chevrolet	Monaghan			84	0	0	engine	1330	58
36	38	Dick Skillen	78	Goffco	Chevrolet	Goff			38	0	0	valve	1305	55
37	31	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			35	0	0	engine	1380	52
38	1	A.J. Foyt	51	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Foyt		192.424	18	2	3	engine	2355	0
39	40	Henley Gray	49	Lady & Son	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			15	0	0	engine	1230	46
40	28	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		11	0	0	engine	1205	43
41	39	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			0	0	0	cylinder head	1705	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	1725	10	2	5	8	9
2	Richard Petty	1558	10	1	2	7	8
3	Darrell Waltrip	1502	10	0	2	4	8
4	Benny Parsons	1497	10	0	0	7	7
5	Buddy Baker	1302	10	0	0	4	6
6	Dave Marcis	1300	10	0	0	3	5
7	Richard Childress	1236	10	0	0	0	5
8	Cecil Gordon	1217	10	0	0	0	1
9	Dick Brooks	1187	9	0	0	2	6
10	James Hylton	1156	10	0	0	0	5
11	Neil Bonnett	1139	10	3	0	2	3
12	J.D. McDuffie	1037	10	0	0	0	1
13	Bobby Allison	998	10	0	0	2	3
14	David Pearson	959	7	1	1	4	4
15	Jimmy Means	926	9	0	0	0	3
16	D.K. Ulrich	925	10	0	0	0	0
17	Tighe Scott	888	9	0	0	0	0
18	Frank Warren	881	9	0	0	0	0
19	Buddy Arrington	873	8	0	0	0	1
20	Skip Manning	867	9	0	0	0	1
21	Donnie Allison	838	6	1	0	4	4
22	Ed Negre	832	10	0	0	0	0
23	Henley Gray	801	9	0	0	0	0
24	Sam Sommers	795	7	0	0	0	2
25	Terry Bivins	750	7	0	0	0	1