| 1977 NAPA 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $105,870 | Race Date: | Jun 12, 1977 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 9.600 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 22Min 12Sec. | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 105.021 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 5 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| 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: | 71 of 95 | Pole Speed: | 112.432 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 NAPA 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 185 | 95 | 71 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 175 | 95 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 170 | 95 | 1 |
| 4 | 18 | 51 | Jimmy Insolo | Jimmy Insolo (Car Owner) | Running |  | 160 | 93 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running | | 155 | 93 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 93 | Norm Palmer | Herborn's Alignment Service | Running | | 150 | 92 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 68 | Sonny Easley | Sonny Easley (Car Owner) | Running | | 146 | 92 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 142 | 92 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 138 | 91 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 134 | 91 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Red Fox Lounge | Running | | 130 | 91 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 64 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 127 | 89 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 18 | John Dineen | George Stark (Car Owner) | Running | | 124 | 89 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 121 | 88 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 118 | 88 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 55 | Bill Baker | Golden West Lumber | Running | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | AMC Matador | 112 | 88 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer Company | Running | | 109 | 87 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 106 | 84 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 41 | Ernie Stierly | Allied Plating | Running | | 103 | 83 | 0 |
| 21 | 33 | 17 | Harry Goularte | U S. Army | Running | | 100 | 81 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 2 | Richard White | Lindsey Auto Parts | Running | | 97 | 76 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 29 | Roy Smith | Mercury Marine | | 94 | 65 | 0 | |
| 24 | 10 | 5 | Jim Thirkettle | Autocessories | Oil Pump | | 91 | 47 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 01 | Chuck Bown | Lake's Drywall | Engine | | 88 | 42 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Transmission | | 90 | 40 | 21 |
| 27 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Engine | | 82 | 35 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Craven's Perf. Automotive | Engine | | 79 | 35 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 44 | Gary Johnson | Al Clark (Car Owner) | Valves | | 76 | 30 | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Sway Bar | | 73 | 27 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 82 | Sumner McKnight | Action Engineering | Oil Pressure | | 70 | 15 | 0 |
| 32 | 25 | 32 | Ray Elder | Midland Motor Homes | Engine |  | 67 | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Oil Pump | | 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 34 | 22 | 4 | Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Oil Pressure | | 61 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 98 | Don Noel | Noel's Welding | Transmission | | 58 | 0 | 0 |
