1977 Capital City 400

Race 23 of 30

Richmond
400 laps
Time of race: 2:41:18
Average speed of winner: 80.644 mph
Margin of victory: 7 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps
Lap leaders: Parsons 1-38, Petty 39, Allison 40, Childress 41-44, Parsons 45-50, Yarborough 51-66, Bonnett 67-169, Parsons 170-246, Bonnett 247-292, Parsons 293-294, Yarborough 295, Parsons 296-299, Bonnett 300-400

Race notes: First win for Neil Bonnett.

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		400	3	250	running	7050	185
2	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		400	1	1	running	6725	175
3	1	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder	92.281	400	5	127	running	6200	170
4	9	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		400	2	17	running	5950	165
5	12	Lennie Pond	54	Elder Racing	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			400	0	0	running	3340	155
6	5	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		397	1	1	running	2525	155
7	6	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		396	0	0	accident	3500	146
8	4	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			393	0	0	running	2305	142
9	7	James Hylton	48	Executive Motor Hotel	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		387	0	0	running	2120	138
10	28	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			386	0	0	running	1700	134
11	15	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		384	0	0	running	2040	130
12	14	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			383	0	0	running	850	127
13	10	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			379	0	0	running	1630	124
14	20	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			378	0	0	running	1420	121
15	19	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			377	0	0	accident	1285	118
16	17	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			376	0	0	accident	1100	115
17	25	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			374	0	0	running	850	112
18	18	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			373	0	0	engine	850	109
19	26	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			373	0	0	running	800	106
20	24	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			369	0	0	accident	775	103
21	22	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			362	0	0	accident	500	100
22	27	Ferrel Harris	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			348	0	0	running	725	97
23	13	Marv Acton	98	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund			343	0	0	running	475	94
24	16	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			315	0	0	rear end	685	91
25	21	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			280	0	0	engine	675	88
26	11	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		212	1	4	overheating	710	90
27	8	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		187	0	0	overheating	2575	82
28	23	Rick Newsom	6	Newsom	Chevrolet	Newsom			112	0	0	oil leak	350	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	3800	23	3	8	18	20
2	Richard Petty	3682	23	3	5	17	19
3	Darrell Waltrip	3433	23	2	4	11	18
4	Benny Parsons	3422	23	3	2	15	16
5	Buddy Baker	3026	23	0	0	7	15
6	Dick Brooks	2861	22	0	0	6	15
7	Cecil Gordon	2651	23	0	0	0	2
8	James Hylton	2619	23	0	0	0	9
9	Richard Childress	2591	23	0	0	0	8
10	Bobby Allison	2546	23	0	0	4	10
11	J.D. McDuffie	2466	23	0	0	0	3
12	Skip Manning	2442	22	0	0	1	7
13	Buddy Arrington	2386	21	0	0	0	3
14	David Pearson	2300	16	4	2	11	11
15	D.K. Ulrich	2228	23	0	0	0	0
16	Frank Warren	2218	22	0	0	0	1
17	Tighe Scott	2067	20	0	0	1	1
18	Ricky Rudd	2047	18	0	0	1	7
19	Jimmy Means	2032	20	0	0	0	5
20	Neil Bonnett	1927	16	4	1	3	6
21	Sam Sommers	1801	16	0	0	1	6
22	Dave Marcis	1685	14	0	0	5	7
23	Ed Negre	1565	17	0	0	0	0
24	Donnie Allison	1518	11	1	1	6	7
25	Janet Guthrie	1420	14	0	0	0	2