1977 Richmond 400

Race 3 of 30

Richmond
245 laps
Time of race: 1:49:01
Average speed of winner: 73.084 mph
Margin of victory: red flag
Lead changes: 9 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: Bonnett 1-8, Parsons 9-32, Yarborough 33-52, Baker 53, Childress 54-61, Yarborough 62-68, Allison 69-97, Yarborough 98-151, Marcis 152-165, Yarborough 166-245

Race notes: Debut for Robin Schildnecht.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Nab		245	4	161	running	10450	185
2	4	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Ifft		245	0	0	running	6725	170
3	3	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		245	1	24	running	5725	170
4	8	Dave Marcis	2	Cam 2	Chevrolet	Penske			244	1	14	running	4700	165
5	6	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		244	1	29	running	2000	160
6	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		243	0	0	running	3750	150
7	1	Neil Bonnett	71	Direct Connection	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	93.632	243	1	8	running	4000	151
8	12	James Hylton	48	Sadler Motorsports	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		242	0	0	running	2540	142
9	5	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		242	1	1	running	3325	143
10	9	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		241	1	8	running	2250	139
11	22	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			240	0	0	running	1980	130
12	13	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			238	0	0	running	1375	127
13	21	Cecil Gordon	24	Burger King	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			238	0	0	running	1820	124
14	17	Terry Bivins	25	T.T. Colley	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			237	0	0	running	1700	121
15	24	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM	Dodge	Negre			236	0	0	running	1590	118
16	10	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			234	0	0	running	1480	115
17	20	Junior Miller	95	Stamey's Bar-B-Q	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			234	0	0	running	600	112
18	15	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			233	0	0	running	1270	109
19	23	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			230	0	0	running	1110	106
20	25	Elmo Langley	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			227	0	0	running	975	103
21	29	Robin Schildnecht	44	Manning Enterprises	Chevrolet	Schildnecht			227	0	0	running	500	0
22	27	Walter Ballard	45	Booher Farms	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			225	0	0	running	475	97
23	28	Rick Newsom	20	Newsom Racing	Ford	Newsom			202	0	0	running	450	94
24	19	Buddy Arrington	67	Hickory Garage	Dodge	Arrington			200	0	0	running	685	91
25	30	Earl Brooks	33	Smith Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Handy and Sons			198	0	0	running	425	88
26	18	Ricky Rudd	22	Rudd Auto Parts	Ford	Rudd	Rudd		187	0	0	rear end	400	85
27	11	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			140	0	0	accident	685	82
28	14	D.K. Ulrich	40	Pizza Inn	Chevrolet	DeLotto			84	0	0	overheating	600	79
29	16	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			64	0	0	engine	350	76
30	26	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			46	0	0	accident	550	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	550	3	1	2	3	3
2	Darrell Waltrip	459	3	0	0	1	3
3	Benny Parsons	445	3	0	0	2	2
4	Buddy Baker	440	3	0	0	1	2
5	Dave Marcis	409	3	0	0	2	2
6	Richard Petty	405	3	0	0	1	2
7	James Hylton	397	3	0	0	0	2
8	Richard Childress	383	3	0	0	0	2
9	Cecil Gordon	366	3	0	0	0	0
10	Bobby Allison	336	3	0	0	1	1
11	D.K. Ulrich	318	3	0	0	0	0
12	Neil Bonnett	315	3	1	0	0	1
13	J.D. McDuffie	315	3	0	0	0	0
14	Frank Warren	296	3	0	0	0	0
15	David Pearson	285	2	0	1	1	1
16	Ed Negre	276	3	0	0	0	0
17	Janet Guthrie	254	2	0	0	0	0
18	Tighe Scott	245	2	0	0	0	0
19	Dick Brooks	237	2	0	0	1	1
20	Jimmy Means	218	2	0	0	0	1
21	Walter Ballard	203	2	0	0	0	0
22	Ricky Rudd	182	2	0	0	0	0
23	Henley Gray	173	2	0	0	0	0
24	Skip Manning	164	2	0	0	0	0
25	Coo Coo Marlin	160	1	0	0	1	1