RESULTS
1977 Official Race Results : Coca-Cola 500
Coca-Cola 500 | July 31, 1977 | Race 18 of 30
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 185/10 | 200 | Running | 13,700 |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 175/5 | 200 | Running | 10,400 |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 170/5 | 200 | Running | 8,600 |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 165/5 | 200 | Running | 5,750 |
| 5 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 155/0 | 198 | Out Of Gas | 5,000 |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 155/5 | 198 | Running | 7,400 |
| 7 | 12 | 22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Rudd Auto Parts | 146/0 | 198 | Running | 2,800 |
| 8 | 11 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 142/0 | 197 | Running | 3,730 |
| 9 | 21 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Chevrolet | Hartman | 138/0 | 197 | Running | 1,900 |
| 10 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 134/0 | 194 | Running | 3,320 |
| 11 | 10 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 130/0 | 194 | Running | 1,600 |
| 12 | 18 | 84 | Kenny Brightbill | Mercury | Makar | 127/0 | 194 | Running | 1,500 |
| 13 | 25 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 124/0 | 192 | Running | 2,860 |
| 14 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 121/0 | 192 | Running | 2,640 |
| 15 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 118/0 | 191 | Running | 2,430 |
| 16 | 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 115/0 | 191 | Running | 2,220 |
| 17 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 112/0 | 189 | Running | 1,990 |
| 18 | 34 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Mihalic Racing | 109/0 | 189 | Running | 955 |
| 19 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 106/0 | 187 | Running | 1,780 |
| 20 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 103/0 | 187 | Running | 1,045 |
| 21 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon | 100/0 | 184 | Running | 1,510 |
| 22 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 97/0 | 184 | Running | 855 |
| 23 | 32 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Chevrolet | Peles Racing | PE | 176 | Running | 830 |
| 24 | 19 | 57 | Dick May | Ford | McClure | 91/0 | 160 | Ignition | 805 |
| 25 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 88/0 | 160 | Running | 1,400 |
| 26 | 31 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Matador | Jocko's Racing | 85/0 | 150 | Steering | 755 |
| 27 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 82/0 | 123 | Accident | 3,930 |
| 28 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 84/5 | 111 | Left Front Ball Joint | 1,205 |
| 29 | 33 | 85 | Greg Heller | Ford | Heller Triangle Spring | 76/0 | 110 | Clutch | 680 |
| 30 | 35 | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Hick's Pharmacy | 73/0 | 105 | Engine Failure | 655 |
| 31 | 29 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Chevrolet | Wlodyka | PE | 97 | Accident | 630 |
| 32 | 8 | 27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | Anderson | 67/0 | 50 | Burned Piston | 605 |
| 33 | 30 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 64/0 | 46 | Accident | 1,180 |
| 34 | 16 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 61/0 | 32 | Engine Failure | 1,050 |
| 35 | 27 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Canavan Racing | 58/0 | 13 | Burned Piston | 540 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 128.379 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.45 seconds
Time of Race: 03:53:41
Lead Changes: 47
Cautions: 4 for 22 laps.
Margin of Victory: 0.45 seconds
Time of Race: 03:53:41
Lead Changes: 47
Cautions: 4 for 22 laps.
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