1977 Volunteer 400

Race 21 of 30

Bristol
400 laps
Time of race: 2:40:27
Average speed of winner: 79.726 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 14 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 92 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough 1-28, Waltrip 29, Bonnett 30-46, Yarborough 47, Petty 48, Parsons 49-110, Yarborough 111-121, Baker 122, Yarborough 123, Baker 124, Yarborough 125-256, Waltrip 257, Yarborough 258-317, Waltrip 318-334, Yarborough 335-400

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab	109.746	400	7	299	running	10450	185
2	4	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		400	3	19	running	6100	175
3	3	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		399	1	62	running	5070	170
4	5	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			396	0	0	running	3400	160
5	15	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			389	0	0	running	2900	155
6	9	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			387	0	0	running	1700	150
7	14	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			386	0	0	running	2180	146
8	17	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		384	0	0	running	2020	142
9	18	James Hylton	48	Eddie's Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		383	0	0	running	1900	138
10	19	Buddy Arrington	67	Mr. Transmission	Dodge	Arrington			382	0	0	running	1740	134
11	16	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			381	0	0	running	1680	130
12	23	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			378	0	0	running	1470	127
13	25	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			361	0	0	running	1260	124
14	26	Ferrel Harris	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			324	0	0	running	1125	121
15	8	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		252	2	2	engine	2850	123
16	11	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		220	0	0	running	590	115
17	10	Neil Bonnett	5	Jim Stacy	Dodge	Stacy	Hyde		219	1	17	ignition	570	117
18	12	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			215	0	0	engine	990	109
19	21	Ralph Jones	98	Jones	Ford	Ralph Jones			186	0	0	rear end	520	106
20	6	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		144	0	0	valve	500	103
21	24	Travis Tiller	46	Little B Coal	Dodge	Tiller			139	0	0	overheating	465	100
22	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		118	1	1	accident	2855	102
23	20	Dean Dalton	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			113	0	0	accident	695	94
24	29	Dick May	19	Clear-Lam	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			58	0	0	engine	685	91
25	28	Earl Brooks	33	Handy Transmissions	Chevrolet	Handy and Sons			55	0	0	valve	425	88
26	27	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			32	0	0	oil leak	400	85
27	13	Jimmy Means	52	Gray	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			25	0	0	accident	480	82
28	7	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		15	0	0	clutch	370	79
29	22	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			2	0	0	engine	610	76

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	3475	21	3	8	16	18
2	Richard Petty	3342	21	3	5	15	17
3	Benny Parsons	3159	21	2	2	14	15
4	Darrell Waltrip	3127	21	1	4	11	16
5	Buddy Baker	2779	21	0	0	6	14
6	Dick Brooks	2658	20	0	0	6	14
7	Cecil Gordon	2433	21	0	0	0	2
8	Richard Childress	2359	21	0	0	0	7
9	James Hylton	2357	21	0	0	0	8
10	Bobby Allison	2345	21	0	0	4	9
11	Skip Manning	2275	20	0	0	1	7
12	J.D. McDuffie	2215	21	0	0	0	3
13	Buddy Arrington	2177	19	0	0	0	3
14	David Pearson	2120	15	4	1	10	10
15	D.K. Ulrich	2025	21	0	0	0	0
16	Frank Warren	2003	20	0	0	0	1
17	Jimmy Means	1898	19	0	0	0	4
18	Tighe Scott	1891	18	0	0	1	1
19	Ricky Rudd	1771	16	0	0	1	6
20	Neil Bonnett	1742	15	4	0	2	5
21	Sam Sommers	1725	15	0	0	1	6
22	Dave Marcis	1685	14	0	0	5	7
23	Donnie Allison	1343	10	1	1	5	6
24	Ed Negre	1320	15	0	0	0	0
25	Henley Gray	1214	14	0	0	0	0