| 1977 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $105,150 | Race Date: | Jul 31, 1977 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .450 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 53Min 41Sec. | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 47 | Average Speed: | 128.379 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 22 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| 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 | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 118 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 147.591 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Coca-Cola 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 118 |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 170 | 200 | 38 |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | AMC Matador | 165 | 200 | 11 |
| 5 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Out of Fuel |  | 155 | 198 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 155 | 198 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Rudd Auto Parts | Running | | 146 | 198 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 142 | 197 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Hartman Autocar | Running | | 138 | 197 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 134 | 194 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 68 | Janet Guthrie (R) | Kelly Girl | Running | | 130 | 194 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 84 | Kenny Brightbill | Jim Makar (Car Owner) | Running |  | 127 | 194 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Running | | 124 | 192 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 121 | 192 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 118 | 191 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 115 | 191 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 112 | 189 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Running | | 109 | 189 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 106 | 187 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 103 | 187 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 100 | 184 | 0 |
| 22 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 97 | 184 | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Peles Racing | Running | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 57 | Dick May | McClure Motors | Ignition | | 91 | 160 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 88 | 160 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Jocko's Racing | Steering | AMC Matador | 85 | 150 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Accident | | 82 | 123 | 0 |
| 28 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Ball Joint | | 84 | 111 | 23 |
| 29 | 33 | 85 | Greg Heller | Triangle Spring | Clutch | | 76 | 110 | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | 4 | Gary Myers (R) | Hick's Pharmacy | Engine | | 73 | 105 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Racing | Accident | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | 27 | Sam Sommers (R) | M.C. Anderson Racing | Burned Piston | | 67 | 50 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Accident | | 64 | 46 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | J.R. Delotto (Car Owner) | Engine | | 61 | 32 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Burned Piston | | 58 | 13 | 0 |
