1977 Firecracker 400

Race 16 of 30

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:48:10
Average speed of winner: 142.716 mph
Margin of victory: 17.7 sec.
Lead changes: 34 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 26 laps
Lap leaders: Bonnett pole, Foyt 1, Yarborough 2-3, Petty 4-6, Waltrip 7-8, Yarborough 9, Waltrip 10-11, Yarborough 12, Waltrip 13-14, Yarborough 15-16, Waltrip 17-23, Yarborough 24-25, B. Allison 26-30, Waltrip 31, B. Allison 32, Waltrip 33, Bonnett 34, B. Allison 35, D. Allison 36-37, Foyt 38, B. Allison 39, Yarborough 40-41, B. Allison 42-43, Yarborough 44, B. Allison 45-46, Yarborough 47, B. Allison 48, Yarborough 49, Petty 50-99, Parsons 100, Foyt 101-102, D. Allison 103-112, Petty 113-135, Waltrip 136-141, Petty 142-160

Race notes: Finale for Ramo Stott. Only start for Christine Beckers and Lella Lombardi.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		160	4	95	running	23075	185
2	12	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		160	7	21	running	16350	175
3	3	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		160	1	1	running	12300	170
4	14	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		160	0	0	running	6900	160
5	6	A.J. Foyt	51	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Foyt			160	3	4	running	4700	0
6	8	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		160	2	12	running	4570	155
7	32	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		160	0	0	running	6670	146
8	1	Neil Bonnett	5	Jim Stacy	Dodge	Stacy	Hyde	187.191	158	1	1	running	4020	147
9	30	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			157	0	0	running	5220	138
10	7	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		156	0	0	running	3070	134
11	26	Cecil Gordon	24	Burger King	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			154	0	0	running	4820	130
12	10	Terry Ryan	81	Valvoline	Chevrolet	Monaghan			154	0	0	running	2370	127
13	25	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			154	0	0	running	2270	124
14	34	G.C. Spencer	49	Lady & Son	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			154	0	0	running	2195	121
15	38	Jim Hurtubise	6	Moran Electric	Chevrolet	Ernestine Emerson			154	0	0	running	2065	118
16	21	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			153	0	0	running	4195	115
17	9	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		152	7	13	running	3935	117
18	15	Butch Hartman	75	Hartman	Chevrolet	Hartman			152	0	0	running	1765	109
19	27	Richard Childress	3	Black Gold	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		151	0	0	running	3475	106
20	23	Jimmy Means	52	Marianne II	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			151	0	0	running	2805	103
21	35	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			149	0	0	running	2845	100
22	28	Buddy Arrington	67	Pagoda	Dodge	Arrington			148	0	0	running	2535	97
23	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		146	9	13	running	6965	99
24	22	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			143	0	0	engine	2350	91
25	40	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			142	0	0	running	1165	88
26	18	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			134	0	0	running	1140	85
27	13	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			123	0	0	valve	2015	82
28	33	Harold Miller	91	Bartow Paving	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			118	0	0	running	1140	79
29	4	Ron Hutcherson	36	Encyclopedia Britannica	Chevrolet	Gwinn			117	0	0	cylinder head	1805	0
30	11	Bruce Hill	47	T. Edwards	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			111	0	0	engine	1040	73
31	29	Lella Lombardi	05	Bearfinder	Chevrolet	Charles Dean			103	0	0	rear end	785	0
32	19	Ramo Stott	60	Viglione	Chevrolet	Viglione			81	0	0	piston	990	67
33	16	Lennie Pond	54	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			57	0	0	steering	1595	64
34	39	David Sisco	16	Bath World	Chevrolet	Sisco			56	0	0	engine	1560	61
35	31	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Equipment	Ford	George Elliott	Elliott		46	0	0	overheating	915	58
36	17	Ricky Rudd	22	Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		45	0	0	transmission	910	55
37	37	Christine Beckers	93	T. Edwards-Genre	Ford	Donlavey			33	0	0	brakes	695	0
38	36	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			33	0	0	engine	1500	49
39	24	James Hylton	48	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		24	0	0	rear end	1470	46
40	20	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			11	0	0	engine	890	43
41	41	D.K. Ulrich	40	Hair Shack	Chevrolet	DeLotto			4	0	0	piston	1390	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	2630	16	2	7	12	13
2	Richard Petty	2613	16	3	5	13	14
3	Benny Parsons	2424	16	0	1	11	12
4	Darrell Waltrip	2315	16	1	2	7	12
5	Buddy Baker	2196	16	0	0	6	12
6	Dick Brooks	1992	15	0	0	3	10
7	Cecil Gordon	1933	16	0	0	0	2
8	Richard Childress	1851	16	0	0	0	6
9	David Pearson	1809	12	3	1	9	9
10	James Hylton	1726	16	0	0	0	5
11	Bobby Allison	1695	16	0	0	2	6
12	Dave Marcis	1685	13	0	0	5	7
13	J.D. McDuffie	1598	16	0	0	0	1
14	Skip Manning	1544	15	0	0	0	3
15	Buddy Arrington	1539	14	0	0	0	1
16	D.K. Ulrich	1495	16	0	0	0	0
17	Jimmy Means	1470	14	0	0	0	4
18	Neil Bonnett	1432	12	4	0	2	5
19	Frank Warren	1418	15	0	0	0	0
20	Tighe Scott	1276	13	0	0	0	0
21	Sam Sommers	1209	10	0	0	0	5
22	Donnie Allison	1158	9	1	0	4	5
23	Henley Gray	1102	13	0	0	0	0
24	Ricky Rudd	1070	11	0	0	0	2
25	Ed Negre	1008	12	0	0	0	0