| 1977 Capital City 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $64,510 | Race Date: | Sep 11, 1977 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 41Min 18Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 80.644 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 30 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Dodge | Car No.: | #72 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Jim Stacy Racing | Team: | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Crew Chief: | Matador: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 250 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 92.281 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Capital City 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | J.D. Stacy | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 250 |
| 2 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 175 | 400 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 170 | 400 | 127 |
| 4 | 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 165 | 400 | 17 |
| 5 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Elder Racing | Running | | 155 | 400 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | AMC Matador | 155 | 397 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Accident | | 146 | 396 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 142 | 393 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 48 | James Hylton | Excecutive Motor Hotel | Running | | 138 | 387 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 134 | 386 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Running | | 130 | 384 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 68 | Janet Guthrie (R) | Kelly Girl | Running | | 127 | 383 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 124 | 379 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | J.R. Delotto (Car Owner) | Running | | 121 | 378 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Accident | | 118 | 377 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Accident | | 115 | 376 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 112 | 374 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Engine | | 109 | 373 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 106 | 373 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Accident | | 103 | 369 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Accident | | 100 | 362 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 25 | Ferrel Harris | Robertson Racing | Running | | 97 | 348 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 98 | Marv Acton | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 94 | 343 | 0 |
| 24 | 16 | 64 | Tommy Gale (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Rear Gear | | 91 | 315 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Engine | | 88 | 280 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Overheating | | 90 | 212 | 4 |
| 27 | 8 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Overheating | | 82 | 187 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 6 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | | 0 | 112 | 0 |
