| 1977 Music City 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $56,350 | Race Date: | May 7, 1977 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 51Min 40Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 87.490 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 27 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #72 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DeWitt Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 143 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 103.643 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Music City 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 180 | 420 | 143 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 180 | 420 | 275 |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 170 | 418 | 2 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Cam2 | Running | | 160 | 417 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 155 | 416 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 150 | 416 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | AMC Matador | 146 | 414 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 142 | 405 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 138 | 402 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Rudd Auto Parts | Running | | 134 | 401 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 130 | 398 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 4 | Gary Myers (R) | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 127 | 396 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 124 | 394 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | J.R. Delotto (Car Owner) | Running | | 121 | 392 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 118 | 385 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Gillespie Painting | Running | | 115 | 376 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Handy's Auto Transmission | Running | | 112 | 370 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Running | | 109 | 369 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 16 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Running | | 106 | 368 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 25 | Ferrel Harris | Robertson Racing | Running | | 103 | 359 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Rear Gear | | 100 | 313 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 64 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King Ford | Ignition | | 97 | 269 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 45 | Elmo Langley | Price Racing | Oil Pressure | | 94 | 182 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 91 | 176 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Overheating | | 88 | 154 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Engine | | 85 | 133 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 81 | Terry Ryan | Valvoline | Valves | | 82 | 86 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 39 | Paul Dean Holt | Lloyd McBee (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 79 | 47 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Valves | | 76 | 30 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Valves | | 73 | 19 | 0 |
