RESULTS

1977 Official Race Results : American 500

American 500 | October 23, 1977 | Race 28 of 30

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 1 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic 185/10 492 Running 12,110
2 5 43 Richard Petty Dodge STP 175/5 492 Running 11,150
3 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 170/5 492 Running 8,950
4 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Holly Farms 165/5 490 Running 9,150
5 6 90 Dick Brooks Ford Truxmore 155/0 489 Running 6,050
6 17 12 Bobby Allison Matador 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. 150/0 488 Running 4,850
7 3 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. 146/0 482 Running 6,200
8 10 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. 142/0 478 Running 4,430
9 14 68 Janet Guthrie Chevrolet Kelly Girl 138/0 476 Running 3,000
10 20 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet McDuffie Racing 134/0 473 Running 3,820
11 24 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet Wawak 130/0 471 Running 2,100
12 22 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Mistec Transmission 127/0 471 Running 3,360
13 19 48 James Hylton Chevrolet Hylton 124/0 464 Running 3,070
14 27 19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 121/0 456 Running 2,830
15 29 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 118/0 441 Running 2,620
16 35 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Co. Line Food Store 115/0 437 Running 1,900
17 11 27 Sam Sommers Chevrolet M.C. Anderson 112/0 425 Running 1,300
18 32 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Kansas Jack 109/0 423 Running 2,210
19 36 10 Dean Dalton Ford R.T.'s Lounge 106/0 391 Engine Failure 1,100
20 25 4 Randy Myers Chevrolet Myers PE 377 Accident 1,000
21 23 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet Mihalic Racing 100/0 340 Burned Piston 825
22 30 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Means Racing 97/0 326 Engine Failure 1,150
23 21 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited 94/0 319 Engine Failure 1,415
24 31 8 Ed Negre Dodge Negre 91/0 276 Engine Failure 1,380
25 16 22 Ricky Rudd * Chevrolet Al Rudd Auto Parts 88/0 234 Broken Push Rod 920
26 13 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet Hill 85/0 230 Engine Failure 700
27 7 21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator 82/0 220 Broken Valve 1,175
28 8 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge Jim Stacy 84/5 216 Cracked Cylinder Wall 3,330
29 9 15 Buddy Baker Ford Norris 76/0 197 Accident 3,820
30 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Robertson Racing 73/0 131 Rear End 1,210
31 18 98 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Osterlund 70/0 128 Engine Failure 625
32 33 46 Travis Tiller Chevrolet Little B Coal 67/0 103 Broken Rocker Arm 590
33 15 40 D.k. Ulrich Chevrolet Ulrich 64/0 95 Engine Failure 1,080
34 34 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet Scotty's Fashions 61/0 77 Accident 1,070
35 26 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 58/0 68 Engine Failure 1,060
36 12 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Elder Racing 55/0 66 Engine Failure 1,050
* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 113.584 mph
Margin of Victory: 7.8 seconds
Time of Race: 04:24:19
Lead Changes: 24
Cautions: 9 for 75 laps.
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