1977 Gwyn Staley Memorial

Race 6 of 30

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:48:38
Average speed of winner: 88.950 mph
Margin of victory: 6.4 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 42 laps
Lap leaders: Bonnett 1-26, Yarborough 27-32, Childress 33-44, Yarborough 45-53, Parsons 54-57, Petty 58-82, Yarborough 83-109, Allison 110-112, Yarborough 113-230, Allison 231, Yarborough 232-311, Parsons 312-320, Yarborough 321-400

Race notes: Finale for Robin Schildnecht.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		400	6	320	running	12350	185
2	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		400	1	25	running	6575	175
3	4	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		400	2	13	running	5375	170
4	5	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		399	0	0	running	4400	160
5	6	Bobby Allison	12	1st National City Travelers Checks	Matador	Allison	Carter		398	2	4	running	2125	160
6	10	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			397	0	0	running	2450	150
7	3	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Ifft		394	0	0	running	3175	146
8	8	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		394	1	12	running	2075	147
9	9	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		388	0	0	running	1880	138
10	18	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			387	0	0	running	1720	134
11	23	Gary Myers	4	Spencer's Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			382	0	0	running	675	130
12	16	Dave Marcis	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			382	0	0	running	1600	127
13	13	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			380	0	0	running	1515	124
14	20	Henley Gray	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			376	0	0	running	1480	121
15	24	Robin Schildnecht	44	Manning Enterprises	Chevrolet	Schildnecht			354	0	0	running	1075	118
16	19	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			353	0	0	running	1220	115
17	28	Terry Bivins	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			345	0	0	running	1085	112
18	29	Junior Miller	95	Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			343	0	0	running	500	109
19	21	David Sisco	16	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			328	0	0	engine	975	106
20	11	D.K. Ulrich	40	Transit Damaged Freight	Chevrolet	DeLotto			325	0	0	running	700	103
21	1	Neil Bonnett	71	Rebel 500	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	107.537	305	1	26	accident	3725	105
22	14	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			275	0	0	engine	700	97
23	22	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			267	0	0	accident	680	94
24	17	Larry LeMay	23	LeMay	Chevrolet	LeMay			252	0	0	running	360	91
25	25	Earl Brooks	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			131	0	0	drive shaft	400	88
26	12	Skip Manning	92	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Hagan			122	0	0	crank shaft	640	85
27	27	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			118	0	0	engine	380	82
28	15	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			87	0	0	engine	570	79
29	26	Rick Newsom	20	Gillespie Painting	Ford	Newsom			2	0	0	oil leak	360	76

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	1065	6	1	3	5	6
2	Richard Petty	945	6	1	2	4	5
3	Darrell Waltrip	926	6	0	0	2	6
4	Buddy Baker	920	6	0	0	4	5
5	Benny Parsons	832	6	0	0	3	3
6	Dave Marcis	782	6	0	0	2	3
7	Richard Childress	748	6	0	0	0	3
8	Cecil Gordon	739	6	0	0	0	1
9	James Hylton	722	6	0	0	0	4
10	Neil Bonnett	707	6	2	0	1	2
11	Bobby Allison	618	6	0	0	2	2
12	J.D. McDuffie	600	6	0	0	0	0
13	D.K. Ulrich	591	6	0	0	0	0
14	Dick Brooks	583	5	0	0	1	2
15	Frank Warren	551	6	0	0	0	0
16	David Pearson	532	4	0	1	2	2
17	Buddy Arrington	525	5	0	0	0	1
18	Ed Negre	525	6	0	0	0	0
19	Tighe Scott	491	5	0	0	0	0
20	Jimmy Means	482	5	0	0	0	1
21	Henley Gray	473	5	0	0	0	0
22	Skip Manning	470	5	0	0	0	1
23	Terry Bivins	409	4	0	0	0	0
24	Donnie Allison	408	3	1	0	2	2
25	Sam Sommers	340	3	0	0	0	1