Winston West. 500 | January 16, 1977 | Race 1 of 30
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 180/5 | 119 | Running | 11,545 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 180/10 | 119 | Running | 13,845 |
| 3 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 165/0 | 118 | Running | 9,745 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Cam2 | 160/0 | 116 | Running | 8,245 |
| 5 | 7 | 67 | Sonny Easley | Ford | Haddick's Towing | 155/0 | 115 | Running | 6,090 |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 150/0 | 114 | Running | 4,890 |
| 7 | 28 | 69 | Hershel McGriff | Chevrolet | McGriff | 146/0 | 114 | Running | 2,690 |
| 8 | 23 | 76 | Hugh Pearson | Chevrolet | Buzby | 142/0 | 114 | Running | 2,490 |
| 9 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 138/0 | 114 | Running | 5,540 |
| 10 | 12 | 09 | Eddie Bradshaw | Chevrolet | C&M Racing | 134/0 | 114 | Running | 2,190 |
| 11 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon | 130/0 | 114 | Running | 3,720 |
| 12 | 6 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 127/0 | 113 | Running | 5,040 |
| 13 | 27 | 01 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | Lake's Drywall | 124/0 | 112 | Running | 3,760 |
| 14 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 121/0 | 112 | Running | 3,100 |
| 15 | 17 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Red Fox | 118/0 | 110 | Running | 2,880 |
| 16 | 15 | 5 | Jim Thirkettle | Chevrolet | Allied Box & Crate | 115/0 | 107 | Running | 1,440 |
| 17 | 22 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 112/0 | 107 | Running | 4,590 |
| 18 | 18 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Gwinn-Wawak | 109/0 | 105 | Running | 2,570 |
| 19 | 20 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | Old Milwaukee | 106/0 | 102 | Running | 1,910 |
| 20 | 11 | 44 | Gary Johnson | Chevrolet | Noble Auto Parts | 103/0 | 96 | Running | 1,745 |
| 21 | 26 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 100/0 | 95 | Transmission | 4,370 |
| 22 | 16 | 29 | Roy Smith | Chevrolet | Mercury Marine | 97/0 | 95 | Clutch | 1,495 |
| 23 | 13 | 93 | Norm Palmer | Dodge | Peaches Records | 94/0 | 92 | Running | 1,260 |
| 24 | 30 | 32 | Gary Matthews | Plymouth | Midland Rec. Vehicles | 91/0 | 91 | Running | 1,225 |
| 25 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 88/0 | 69 | Rear End | 1,665 |
| 26 | 29 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Chevrolet | Excel Trailer Co. | 85/0 | 68 | Running | 1,095 |
| 27 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment | 82/0 | 59 | Head Gasket | 1,445 |
| 28 | 33 | 55 | Bill Baker | Chevrolet | R.W. Scott Construction | 79/0 | 54 | Clutch | 895 |
| 29 | 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 76/0 | 25 | Valve | 1,345 |
| 30 | 31 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Chevrolet | Craven's Perf. Automotive | 73/0 | 16 | Valve | 795 |
| 31 | 19 | 26 | Carl Joiner | Chevrolet | Marquardt Racing | 70/0 | 10 | Transmission | 740 |
| 32 | 32 | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 67/0 | 9 | Oil Pump | 1,190 |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | Glen Francis | Chevrolet | Auto Alarms | 64/0 | 9 | Oil Leak | 640 |
| 34 | 4 | 50 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet | Stock Car Products | 61/0 | 4 | Engine Failure | 590 |
| 35 | 8 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 58/0 | 3 | Engine Failure | 540 |