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1977 Los Angeles Times 500


Race 30 of 30


Ontario
200 laps
Time of race: 3:53:50
Average speed of winner: 128.296 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 37 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Petty pole, Pearson 1, Bonnett 2-6, Waltrip 7, Bonnett 8-9, Waltrip 10-12, Bonnett 13-19, Petty 20-27, Brooks 28, Rudd 29, Hylton 30, Waltrip 31-34, Parsons 35, Petty 36-41, Rudd 42, Guthrie 43-47, Hylton 48, Yarborough 49-51, Petty 52-57, B. Allison 58, Rudd 59, Hylton 60, B. Allison 61, Petty 62-71, Bonnett 72-91, Pearson 92-94, Yarborough 95, B. Allison 96-99, Bonnett 100-127, Pearson 128-129, Parsons 130-131, Bonnett 132-137, Petty 138-165, Parsons 166, Pearson 167-171, Bonnett 172-194, Petty 195, Bonnett 196-200

Race notes: Debut for John Borneman, Vince Giamformaggio, Don Graham, and Joe Ruttman. Finale for Sonny Easley, Harry Jefferson, John Kieper, and Roger McCluskey. Only start for Ron McGee.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3)



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
12Neil Bonnett5Jim StacyDodgeStacyHyde200896running15660185
21Richard Petty43STPDodgePettyInman154.905200659running13435175
35Cale Yarborough11Holly FarmsChevroletJohnsonNab20024running11885170
413Buddy Baker15NorrisFordMooreMoore20000running8585160
54David Pearson21PurolatorMercuryWood BrothersLeonard Wood199411running4885160
610Dick Brooks90TruxmoreFordDonlavey19911running6135155
714Bobby Allison121st National City Travelers ChecksMatadorAllisonCarter19836running5085151
816Ricky Rudd22Al Rudd Auto PartsChevroletAl RuddRudd19733running5015147
917James Hylton48HyltonChevroletHyltonShelmerdine19733running4505143
1028Richard Childress3Kansas JackChevroletChildressBrewer19700running4145134
113A.J. Foyt51GilmoreChevroletFoyt19700running23850
128Benny Parsons721st National City Travelers ChecksChevroletL.G. DeWittElder19734running5410132
1333Joe Ruttman25RuttmanFord19600running2035124
1411Dave Marcis2OsterlundChevroletOsterlund19600running1885121
1536Roland Wlodyka98WlodykaChevroletOsterlund19600running1810118
1627Frank Warren79Native TanDodgeFrank Warren19500running3065115
1721Tighe Scott30Scotty's FashionsChevroletBallard19500running2880112
1834Harry Jefferson95Jefferson RacingFordHarry Jefferson19500running1600109
1923Buddy Arrington67Mr. TransmissionFordArrington19100running2670106
2026J.D. McDuffie70Transmissions UnlimitedChevroletMcDuffie19000running2510103
2120D.K. Ulrich40UlrichChevroletDeLotto19000running2300100
2230Tommy Gale64Sunny King Ford & HondaFordLangley18900running204097
2331Bill Osborne97OsborneChevroletOsborne18800running13500
2415Janet Guthrie68Kelly GirlChevroletFerreri17515running130096
2529Richard White20Mike WhiteChevroletMike White17500running138088
2622Sonny Easley6EasleyFordEasley15300engine120085
2724Ed Negre8NegreDodgeNegre15100fire177082
2841John Borneman81BornemanChevroletBorneman15000engine120079
296Darrell Waltrip88GatoradeChevroletDiGardBuddy Parrott13738engine425081
3042Don Graham52Herbert PerformanceChevrolet11800engine100073
3140Ron McGee03M.C. ProductionsChevrolet10300running95070
3239Cecil Gordon24Transmissions UnlimitedChevroletCecil Gordon10100engine140067
3332Vince Giamformaggio39GiamformaggioChevrolet9300fire85064
3425Norm Palmer93PalmerDodgeNorm Palmer5500running80061
3535Ernie Stierly41StierlyChevroletStierly5400drive line75058
3619John Kieper9KieperChevroletKieperElliott5000engine74055
3737Eddie Bradshaw09C&M RacingChevroletC and M3800engine73052
3812Sam Sommers27M.C. AndersonChevroletM.C. AndersonIfft2800engine72049
3918Chuck Bown01CrakerChevroletCraker2600accident171046
4038Roger McCluskey74McCluskeyChevrolet2000engine7000
419Bill Schmitt73Old MilwaukeeChevroletSchmitt1500engine70040
427Donnie Allison1Hawaiian TropicChevroletEllingtonPittman900electrical340037

Points standings

RankDriverPointsStartsPolesWinsTop 5sTop 10s
1Cale Yarborough500030392527
2Richard Petty461430552023
3Benny Parsons457030342022
4Darrell Waltrip449830261624
5Buddy Baker39613000920
6Dick Brooks37422900720
7James Hylton34763000011
8Bobby Allison34673000515
9Richard Childress34633000011
10Cecil Gordon3294300002
11Buddy Arrington3247280005
12J.D. McDuffie3236300004
13David Pearson322722521616
14Skip Manning3120280018
15D.K. Ulrich2901300000
16Frank Warren2876290001
17Ricky Rudd28102500110
18Neil Bonnett2649236259
19Jimmy Means2640260006
20Tighe Scott2628260011
21Sam Sommers2517231028
22Ed Negre2214240000
23Donnie Allison21351722910
24Janet Guthrie2037190004
25Dave Marcis1931180057


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