| 1977 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $108,025 | Race Date: | May 15, 1977 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6.200 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 3Min 26Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 123.327 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 10 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 141 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 136.033 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Mason-Dixon 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 141 |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 297 |
| 3 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 170 | 499 | 51 |
| 4 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 165 | 496 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 155 | 496 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 155 | 495 | 10 |
| 7 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Elder Racing | Running | | 146 | 494 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | AMC Matador | 142 | 493 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running | | 138 | 490 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 84 | Morgan Shepherd | Ridge Plumbing | Running | | 134 | 486 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hickory Garage | Running | | 130 | 482 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 127 | 480 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 124 | 480 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Running | | 121 | 479 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 115 | 475 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 57 | Dick May | McClure Motors | Running | | 115 | 473 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 112 | 469 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale (R) | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 109 | 454 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 25 | Ferrel Harris | Robertson Racing | Running | | 106 | 449 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Lafayette Radio | Running | | 103 | 407 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Water Pump | | 100 | 389 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 4 | Gary Myers (R) | Hick's Pharmacy | Steering | | 97 | 371 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Transmission | | 94 | 313 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Overheating | | 91 | 303 | 0 |
| 25 | 34 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Smith Auto Parts | Head Gasket | | 88 | 274 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Engine | | 85 | 247 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Oil Pump | | 82 | 190 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Gillespie Painting | Valves | | 79 | 176 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Piston | | 76 | 139 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 16 | David Sisco | Bel Air Datsun | Oil Pump | | 73 | 126 | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | 95 | Elmo Langley | Miller Roofing | Oil Pan | | 70 | 119 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Suspension | | 67 | 97 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Piston | | 64 | 82 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Clutch | | 61 | 40 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 47 | Bruce Hill | T. Edwards | Cylinder Head | | 58 | 34 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 10 | Raymond Williams | Champion Racing | Engine | | 55 | 0 | 0 |
