| 1977 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $122,399 | Race Date: | Mar 13, 1977 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 8.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 5Hr 6Min 46Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 30 | Average Speed: | 121.622 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 118 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Ellington Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Matador: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 281 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 135.387 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 185 | 492 | 281 |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 175 | 492 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 170 | 491 | 92 |
| 4 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 165 | 491 | 2 |
| 5 | 14 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Direct Connection | Running | | 160 | 488 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 155 | 488 | 34 |
| 7 | 11 | 27 | Sam Sommers (R) | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 146 | 483 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 142 | 483 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 138 | 478 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 134 | 471 | 0 |
| 11 | 34 | 4 | Gary Myers (R) | Myers | Running | | 130 | 464 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 132 | 460 | 49 |
| 13 | 28 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 124 | 460 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 121 | 458 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 118 | 446 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 115 | 436 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 112 | 436 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Sellers Automotive | Running | | 109 | 434 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Engine | | 106 | 396 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 29 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Cal-Tex | Piston Rings | | 103 | 388 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale (R) | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 100 | 388 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 102 | 346 | 7 |
| 23 | 23 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | J.R. Delotto (Car Owner) | Engine | | 94 | 312 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Cam2 | Accident | | 96 | 260 | 5 |
| 25 | 35 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Handy's Transmission | Accident | | 88 | 232 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 25 | Terry Bivins | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 85 | 168 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | AMC Matador | 82 | 160 | 0 | |
| 28 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | | 79 | 151 | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Engine | | 76 | 147 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Equipment | Clutch | | 73 | 137 | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | 45 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing | Clutch | | 70 | 137 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Accident |  | 72 | 133 | 12 |
| 33 | 30 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Oil Pump | | 64 | 107 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Elder Racing | Engine | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Valves | | 58 | 32 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Valves | | 55 | 21 | 0 |
