1977 World 600

Race 13 of 30

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:21:29
Average speed of winner: 137.676 mph
Margin of victory: 30.8 sec.
Lead changes: 25 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-17, Marcis 18, Marlin 19, Rudd 20-21, Petty 22, D. Allison 23, Petty 24-47, Pearson 48-73, Marcis 74, Pearson 75-83, D. Allison 84-86, Petty 87-92, Parsons 93-98, Petty 99-101, D. Allison 102, Petty 103-128, Pond 129, D. Allison 130-132, Petty 133-179, Parsons 180-181, Petty 182-244, Parsons 245-247, Pearson 248-256, Petty 257-266, Pearson 267-269, Petty 270-400

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		400	9	311	running	62300	185
2	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	161.435	400	5	64	running	32210	175
3	7	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		398	3	11	running	14210	170
4	15	Lennie Pond	54	Elder Racing	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			397	1	1	running	12150	0
5	6	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		397	0	0	running	11890	155
6	4	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Dieringer		396	0	0	running	10600	150
7	14	Neil Bonnett	71	Auto Race Tracks	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		394	0	0	running	6060	146
8	20	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			392	0	0	running	7260	142
9	8	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		392	0	0	running	6310	138
10	9	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			391	0	0	running	6915	134
11	10	Ron Hutcherson	36	Encyclopedia Britannica	Chevrolet	Gwinn			389	0	0	running	5405	0
12	13	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			387	1	1	running	3885	132
13	19	Morgan Shepherd	84	Makar	Mercury	Makar			387	0	0	running	3485	124
14	22	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		386	0	0	running	4945	121
15	21	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Equipment	Ford	George Elliott	Elliott		385	0	0	running	3185	118
16	39	Tighe Scott	30	Northwest Auto Auction	Chevrolet	Ballard			384	0	0	running	4625	115
17	18	Ricky Rudd	22	Hi-Tach	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		384	1	2	running	2960	117
18	31	Buddy Arrington	67	Sub-Tropic	Dodge	Arrington			382	0	0	running	4240	109
19	33	Jimmy Means	52	Posey's Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			382	0	0	running	3480	106
20	12	G.C. Spencer	49	Lady & Son	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			373	0	0	running	2560	103
21	34	Dick May	57	McClure Motors	Ford	McClure Motors			372	0	0	running	2310	100
22	38	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			360	0	0	running	3295	97
23	27	Butch Hartman	75	Hartman's Autocar	Chevrolet	Hartman			352	0	0	running	2160	94
24	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		350	0	0	running	7360	91
25	29	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			347	0	0	running	2910	88
26	28	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			336	0	0	running	2300	85
27	35	Harold Miller	91	Bartow Paving	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			333	0	0	clutch	1585	82
28	17	James Hylton	48	WKIT	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		300	0	0	timing chain	2240	79
29	26	Terry Ryan	81	Valvoline	Chevrolet	Monaghan			271	0	0	axle housing	1510	76
30	23	Harry Gant	6	Sherrill Enterprises	Chevrolet				266	0	0	head gasket	1460	73
31	24	Bruce Hill	47	T. Edwards	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			257	0	0	rocker arm	1360	70
32	40	David Sisco	16	Reliable Plumbing	Chevrolet	Sisco			240	0	0	engine	1955	67
33	5	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		219	4	8	engine	4085	69
34	30	D.K. Ulrich	40	Transit Damaged Freight	Chevrolet	DeLotto			186	0	0	oil pump	1885	61
35	32	Ed Negre	8	Marshal's Used Cars	Dodge	Negre			185	0	0	engine	1735	58
36	16	Dave Marcis	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske			168	2	2	engine	1850	60
37	37	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			87	0	0	engine	1700	52
38	36	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			64	0	0	spindle	1675	49
39	11	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		63	0	0	valve	1175	46
40	25	Ramo Stott	60	Viglione	Chevrolet	Viglione			3	0	0	oil pressure	1125	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	2176	13	2	6	10	11
2	Richard Petty	2068	13	2	3	10	11
3	Benny Parsons	2002	13	0	1	9	10
4	Darrell Waltrip	1987	13	1	2	6	11
5	Buddy Baker	1745	13	0	0	5	9
6	Dick Brooks	1581	12	0	0	3	8
7	Cecil Gordon	1565	13	0	0	0	1
8	Richard Childress	1542	13	0	0	0	5
9	Dave Marcis	1520	12	0	0	4	6
10	James Hylton	1429	13	0	0	0	5
11	J.D. McDuffie	1340	13	0	0	0	1
12	Bobby Allison	1332	13	0	0	2	5
13	David Pearson	1314	9	2	1	6	6
14	Neil Bonnett	1285	11	3	0	2	4
15	Jimmy Means	1246	12	0	0	0	4
16	Buddy Arrington	1230	11	0	0	0	1
17	Skip Manning	1213	12	0	0	0	2
18	D.K. Ulrich	1210	13	0	0	0	0
19	Frank Warren	1127	12	0	0	0	0
20	Tighe Scott	1124	11	0	0	0	0
21	Ed Negre	1008	12	0	0	0	0
22	Henley Gray	1005	12	0	0	0	0
23	Sam Sommers	933	8	0	0	0	3
24	Ricky Rudd	931	9	0	0	0	2
25	Donnie Allison	907	7	1	0	4	4