1977 NAPA 400

Race 14 of 30

Riverside
95 laps
Time of race: 2:22:12
Average speed of winner: 105.021 mph
Margin of victory: 9.6 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 5 laps
Lap leaders: Petty pole, Waltrip 1-20, Petty 21-27, Waltrip 28, Petty 29, Pearson 30-31, Yarborough 32, Petty 33-95

Race notes: Debut for Harry Goularte and Sumner McKnight. Finale for John Dineen.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman	112.432	95	3	71	running	14400	185
2	3	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		95	1	2	running	8000	175
3	6	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		95	1	1	running	9100	170
4	18	Jimmy Insolo	51	Insolo	Ford	Insolo			93	0	0	running	3500	0
5	7	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		93	0	0	running	6200	155
6	17	Norm Palmer	93	Herborn's Alignment Service	Dodge				92	0	0	running	2500	150
7	21	Sonny Easley	68	Easley	Ford	Easley			92	0	0	running	2000	146
8	8	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		92	0	0	running	4150	142
9	19	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			91	0	0	running	3800	138
10	15	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			91	0	0	running	3430	134
11	16	D.K. Ulrich	40	Red Fox Lounge	Chevrolet	DeLotto			91	0	0	running	3120	130
12	30	Dick Brooks	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			89	0	0	running	2960	127
13	29	John Dineen	18	George Stark	Ford	George Stark			89	0	0	running	1400	124
14	23	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		88	0	0	running	2640	121
15	12	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			88	0	0	running	2405	118
16	27	Bill Baker	55	Golden West Lumber	Chevrolet	Bill Baker			88	0	0	running	1645	0
17	5	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		88	0	0	running	1510	112
18	28	Chuck Wahl	37	Excel Trailer	Chevrolet	Wahl			87	0	0	running	1325	109
19	31	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			84	0	0	running	1590	106
20	35	Ernie Stierly	41	Allied Plating	Chevrolet	Stierly			83	0	0	running	1055	103
21	33	Harry Goularte	17	Army	Chevrolet	Donald Dean			81	0	0	running	900	100
22	26	Richard White	2	Lindsey Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Mike White			76	0	0	running	995	97
23	13	Roy Smith	29	Mercury Marine	Chevrolet	Midgley			65	0	0	oil leak	1350	94
24	10	Jim Thirkettle	5	Autocessories	Chevrolet				47	0	0	oil pump	825	91
25	9	Chuck Bown	01	Lake's Drywall	Chevrolet	Craker			42	0	0	engine	1800	88
26	2	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Dieringer		40	2	21	transmission	3975	90
27	4	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		35	0	0	engine	3950	82
28	34	Don Puskarich	13	Craven's Performance Automotive	Chevrolet	Puskarich			35	0	0	engine	725	79
29	11	Gary Johnson	44	Al Clark	Chevrolet	Albert Clark			30	0	0	valve	700	76
30	14	Bill Schmitt	73	Schmitt Racing	Chevrolet	Schmitt			27	0	0	sway bar	675	73
31	24	Sumner McKnight	82	Action Engineering	Chevrolet				15	0	0	oil pressure	650	70
32	25	Ray Elder	32	Midland Motor Homes	Plymouth	Dave Hill			14	0	0	engine	625	67
33	20	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			9	0	0	oil pump	1100	64
34	22	Hershel McGriff	4	McGriff	Chevrolet	McGriff			6	0	0	oil pressure	550	61
35	32	Don Noel	98	Noel's Welding	Chevrolet	Kieper			0	0	0	transmission	500	58

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	2346	14	2	6	11	12
2	Richard Petty	2253	14	3	4	11	12
3	Benny Parsons	2084	14	0	1	9	10
4	Darrell Waltrip	2077	14	1	2	6	11
5	Buddy Baker	1900	14	0	0	6	10
6	Dick Brooks	1708	13	0	0	3	8
7	Cecil Gordon	1703	14	0	0	0	2
8	Richard Childress	1684	14	0	0	0	6
9	James Hylton	1550	14	0	0	0	5
10	Dave Marcis	1520	12	0	0	4	6
11	David Pearson	1489	10	2	1	7	7
12	Bobby Allison	1444	14	0	0	2	5
13	J.D. McDuffie	1404	14	0	0	0	1
14	Skip Manning	1347	13	0	0	0	3
15	D.K. Ulrich	1340	14	0	0	0	0
16	Buddy Arrington	1336	12	0	0	0	1
17	Neil Bonnett	1285	11	3	0	2	4
18	Jimmy Means	1246	12	0	0	0	4
19	Frank Warren	1245	13	0	0	0	0
20	Tighe Scott	1124	11	0	0	0	0
21	Ed Negre	1008	12	0	0	0	0
22	Henley Gray	1005	12	0	0	0	0
23	Sam Sommers	933	8	0	0	0	3
24	Ricky Rudd	931	9	0	0	0	2
25	Donnie Allison	907	7	1	0	4	4