Richmond 400 | February 27, 1977 | Race 3 of 30
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 185/10 | 245 | Running | 10,450 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 170/0 | 245 | Running | 6,725 |
| 3 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 170/5 | 245 | Running | 5,725 |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Cam2 | 165/5 | 244 | Running | 4,700 |
| 5 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 160/5 | 244 | Running | 2,000 |
| 6 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 150/0 | 243 | Running | 3,750 |
| 7 | 1 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Direct Connection | 151/5 | 243 | Running | 4,000 |
| 8 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Sadler Motorsports | 142/0 | 242 | Running | 2,540 |
| 9 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 143/5 | 242 | Running | 3,325 |
| 10 | 9 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 139/5 | 241 | Running | 2,250 |
| 11 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 130/0 | 240 | Running | 1,980 |
| 12 | 13 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 127/0 | 238 | Running | 1,375 |
| 13 | 21 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Burger King | 124/0 | 238 | Running | 1,820 |
| 14 | 17 | 25 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | T.T. Colley | 121/0 | 237 | Running | 1,700 |
| 15 | 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 10,000 RPM | 118/0 | 236 | Running | 1,590 |
| 16 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 115/0 | 234 | Running | 1,480 |
| 17 | 20 | 95 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | 112/0 | 234 | Running | 600 |
| 18 | 15 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 109/0 | 233 | Running | 1,270 |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 106/0 | 230 | Running | 1,110 |
| 20 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 103/0 | 227 | Running | 975 |
| 21 | 29 | 44 | Robin Schildnecht | Chevrolet | Manning Enterprises | PE | 227 | Running | 500 |
| 22 | 27 | 45 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | Booher Farms | 97/0 | 225 | Running | 475 |
| 23 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Ford | Newsom Racing | 94/0 | 202 | Running | 450 |
| 24 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hickory Garage | 91/0 | 200 | Running | 685 |
| 25 | 30 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | Smith Auto Parts | 88/0 | 198 | Running | 425 |
| 26 | 18 | 22 | Ricky Rudd * | Ford | Rudd Auto Parts | 85/0 | 187 | Rear End | 400 |
| 27 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 82/0 | 140 | Accident | 685 |
| 28 | 14 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Pizza Inn | 79/0 | 84 | Overheating | 600 |
| 29 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 76/0 | 64 | Engine Failure | 350 |
| 30 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 73/0 | 46 | Accident | 550 |