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Atlanta 500 1977 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 30
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$145,865	Race Date:	Mar 20, 1977	EchoPark Speedway
Margin of Victory:	12.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 27Min 51Sec.	Hampton, Georgia
Lead Changes:	15	Average Speed:	144.093 MPH	1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:	42	No. of Cautions:	2 For 11 Laps	echoparkspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Richard Petty R. Petty	Driver:	Richard Petty R. Petty	Dodge:	9
Car No.:	#43 Dodge	Car No.:	#43 Dodge	Mercury:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:	Dale Inman	Crew Chief:	Dale Inman	Ford:	0
Laps Led:	112 of 328	Pole Speed:	162.501 MPH

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Official 1977 Atlanta 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP		180	328	112	Running
2	3	21	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Purolator		175	328	80	Running
3	5	11	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Holly Farms		175	327	127	Running
4	2	1	Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic		160	327	0	Running
5	7	15	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Norris Industries		155	326	0	Running
6	11	2	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Cam2		150	326	0	Running
7	6	88	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Gatorade		146	325	0	Running
8	15	14	Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet		142	322	0	Running
9	14	54	Lennie Pond L. PondLennie Pond	Historic Virginia		138	321	0	Running
10	19	47	Bruce Hill B. HillBruce Hill	Hill Racing		134	320	0	Running
11	26	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Sub-Tropic		130	319	0	Running
12	9	71	Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil Bonnett	Rebel 500		127	318	0	Running
13	10	27	Sam Sommers S. Sommers (R)Sam Sommers	M.C. Anderson Racing		124	317	0	Running
14	32	84	Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody Ridley	Makar Enterprises		121	316	0	Running
15	12	60	Ramo Stott R. StottRamo Stott	Lou Viglione Racing		118	315	0	Running
16	41	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Transmissions Unlimited		115	308	0	Running
17	30	91	Harold Miller H. MillerHarold Miller	Bartow Paving		112	305	0	Running
18	27	26	Jimmy Lee Capps J. CappsJimmy Lee Capps	Hearn Produce		109	304	0	Running
19	13	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	Kansas Jack		106	303	0	Engine
20	39	52	Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy Means	Means Racing		103	295	0	Running
21	31	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Lady & Son Auction		100	293	0	Rear Gear
22	24	64	Tommy Gale T. Gale (R)Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford		97	288	0	Running
23	22	90	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Truxmore Industries		94	277	0	Clutch
24	33	25	Terry Bivins T. BivinsTerry Bivins	Thomas Racing		91	259	0	Engine
25	42	30	Tighe Scott T. Scott (R)Tighe Scott	Scotty's Fashions		88	248	0	Burned Piston
26	8	72	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks		85	239	0	Engine
27	37	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Native Tan		82	237	0	Engine
28	17	92	Skip Manning S. ManningSkip Manning	1st National City Travelers Checks		79	233	0	Transmission
29	29	40	D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. Ulrich	Howard Johnson's		76	230	0	Overheating
30	34	68	Janet Guthrie J. Guthrie (R)Janet Guthrie	Kelly Girl		73	215	0	Burned Piston
31	21	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		70	208	0	Engine
32	18	9	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	Dahlonega Equipment		67	198	0	Valves
33	36	19	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Belden Asphalt		64	180	0	Engine
34	4	51	A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. Foyt	Gilmore		0	157	0	Steering
35	35	80	Phil Finney P. FinneyPhil Finney	Finney Racing		58	148	0	Head Gasket
36	20	29	Elliott Forbes-Robinson E. Forbes-RobinsonElliott Forbes-Robinson	Cal-Tex		55	139	0	Engine
37	28	7	Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean Dalton	Dalton Racing		52	133	0	Engine
38	25	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Hylton Engineering		49	121	0	Engine
39	40	16	Ed Negre E. NegreEd Negre	Reliable Plumbing		46	77	0	Engine
40	23	77	Johnny Rutherford J. RutherfordJohnny Rutherford	T. Edwards		0	50	0	Valves
41	16	12	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	1st National City Travelers Checks	AMC Matador	40	41	0	Valves
42	38	35	Jim Hurtubise J. HurtubiseJim Hurtubise	Avanti Cb		37	0	0
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