1977 Southeastern 500

Race 8 of 30

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 2:38:20
Average speed of winner: 100.989 mph
Margin of victory: 7 laps
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 9 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough 1-93, Parsons 94, Waltrip 95, Yarborough 96-239, Marcis 240-241, Yarborough 242-500

Race notes: Finale for Larry LeMay.

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	110.168	500	3	496	running	21050	185
2	7	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			493	0	0	running	6300	170
3	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		491	0	0	running	5300	165
4	6	Neil Bonnett	71	Auto Race Tracks	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		490	0	0	running	4200	160
5	4	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		488	1	1	running	3950	160
6	2	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		487	0	0	running	1700	150
7	15	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		479	0	0	running	2400	146
8	10	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		479	0	0	running	2080	142
9	27	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			470	0	0	running	900	138
10	14	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd	Rudd		465	0	0	running	1400	134
11	21	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			457	0	0	running	750	130
12	13	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			448	0	0	running	1770	127
13	20	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			445	0	0	running	1620	124
14	30	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			439	0	0	running	1540	121
15	24	Sam Sommers	27	Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson			437	0	0	running	640	118
16	28	Elmo Langley	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			435	0	0	running	1420	115
17	16	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			434	0	0	running	1240	112
18	11	Ferrel Harris	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			434	0	0	running	1410	109
19	8	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Ifft		421	1	1	running	2730	111
20	12	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			420	0	0	fatigue	1160	103
21	5	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's Big Boy	Chevrolet	Marcis			412	1	2	running	2790	105
22	26	David Sisco	16	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			411	0	0	running	720	97
23	17	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			390	0	0	running	700	94
24	22	Junior Miller	95	Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			309	0	0	engine	440	91
25	23	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			198	0	0	engine	670	88
26	25	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	DeLotto			168	0	0	brakes	650	85
27	19	Rick Newsom	20	Gillespie Painting	Ford	Newsom			119	0	0	water pump	380	82
28	18	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			95	0	0	accident	620	79
29	9	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		37	0	0	overheating	2560	76
30	29	Larry LeMay	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			36	0	0	drive shaft	350	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	1365	8	2	4	6	7
2	Richard Petty	1280	8	1	2	6	7
3	Darrell Waltrip	1217	8	0	1	3	7
4	Benny Parsons	1152	8	0	0	5	5
5	Buddy Baker	1142	8	0	0	4	6
6	Dave Marcis	1037	8	0	0	2	4
7	Richard Childress	1002	8	0	0	0	4
8	Cecil Gordon	978	8	0	0	0	1
9	James Hylton	935	8	0	0	0	5
10	Neil Bonnett	931	8	2	0	2	3
11	Dick Brooks	891	7	0	0	2	4
12	Bobby Allison	849	8	0	0	2	3
13	J.D. McDuffie	809	8	0	0	0	0
14	Buddy Arrington	767	7	0	0	0	1
15	Frank Warren	757	8	0	0	0	0
16	D.K. Ulrich	737	8	0	0	0	0
17	Jimmy Means	723	7	0	0	0	2
18	Ed Negre	704	8	0	0	0	0
19	David Pearson	702	5	1	1	3	3
20	Skip Manning	691	7	0	0	0	1
21	Tighe Scott	655	7	0	0	0	0
22	Henley Gray	646	7	0	0	0	0
23	Donnie Allison	583	4	1	0	3	3
24	Sam Sommers	582	5	0	0	0	1
25	Ricky Rudd	519	5	0	0	0	1