| 1977 Winston Western 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $125,495 | Race Date: | Jan 16, 1977 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 9.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 54Min 46Sec. | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 107.038 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 17 of 119 | Pole Speed: | 112.686 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Winston Western 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 180 | 119 | 17 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 180 | 119 | 102 |
| 3 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 165 | 118 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Cam2 | Running | | 160 | 116 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 67 | Sonny Easley | Haddick's Towing | Running |  | 155 | 115 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 150 | 114 | 0 |
| 7 | 28 | 69 | Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Running | | 146 | 114 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 76 | Hugh Pearson | Buzby | Running | | 142 | 114 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 138 | 114 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 9 | Eddie Bradshaw | C&M Racing | Running | | 134 | 114 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 130 | 114 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running | | 127 | 113 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 01 | Chuck Bown | Lake's Drywall | Running | | 124 | 112 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 121 | 112 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Red Fox Lounge | Running | | 118 | 110 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 5 | Jim Thirkettle | Allied Box & Crate | Running | | 115 | 107 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 112 | 107 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Running | | 109 | 105 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 106 | 102 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 44 | Gary Johnson | Noble Auto Parts | Running | | 103 | 96 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Transmission | | 100 | 95 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 29 | Roy Smith | Mercury Marine | Clutch | | 97 | 95 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 93 | Norm Palmer | Peaches Records | Running | | 94 | 92 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 32 | Gary Matthews | Midland Recreation Vehicles | Running |  | 91 | 91 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Rear Gear | | 88 | 69 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer Company | Running | | 85 | 68 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Head Gasket | | 82 | 59 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 55 | Bill Baker | R.W. Scott Construction | Clutch | | 79 | 54 | 0 |
| 29 | 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Valves | | 76 | 25 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Craven's Perf. Automotive | Valves | | 73 | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 26 | Carl Joiner | Marquardt Racing | Transmission | | 70 | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Oil Pump | | 67 | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | Glenn Francis | Auto Alarms | | 64 | 9 | 0 | |
| 34 | 4 | 50 | Jimmy Insolo | Stock Car Products | Engine | | 61 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Engine | AMC Matador | 58 | 3 | 0 |
