| 1977 Delaware 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $106,750 | Race Date: | Sep 18, 1977 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 23.300 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 21Min 32Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 114.708 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 25 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #72 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Dodge | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DeWitt Racing | Team: | Jim Stacy Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 267 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 134.233 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Delaware 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 267 |
| 2 | 6 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 170 | 499 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 170 | 498 | 203 |
| 5 | 9 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 155 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 150 | 495 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 146 | 493 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 142 | 492 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | AMC Matador | 138 | 489 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 27 | Sam Sommers (R) | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 134 | 483 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 68 | Janet Guthrie (R) | Kelly Girl | Running | | 130 | 483 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 127 | 482 | 0 |
| 13 | 37 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Mistec Transmission | Running |  | 124 | 482 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | | 121 | 477 | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 118 | 474 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 115 | 471 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | J.D. Stacy | Water Pump | | 0 | 469 | 20 |
| 18 | 30 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Running | | 109 | 451 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 106 | 422 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 103 | 414 | 0 |
| 21 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Engine | | 100 | 402 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 97 | 372 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 94 | 301 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Engine | | 91 | 288 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 88 | 271 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 85 | 270 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 6 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 253 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Water Pump | AMC Matador | 79 | 203 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Steering | | 76 | 200 | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Elder Racing | Sway Bar | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Lafayette Radio | Clutch | | 70 | 179 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Burned Piston | | 67 | 178 | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 3 | Bill Seifert | Public Enterprises | Vibration | | 64 | 152 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 4 | Gary Myers (R) | Hick's Pharmacy | Steering | | 61 | 102 | 0 |
| 35 | 39 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Peles Racing | Steering | | 58 | 33 | 0 |
| 36 | 40 | 7 | Steve Stolarek | Norris Price (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 55 | 21 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 45 | Baxter Price | Tire Kingdom | Radiator | | 52 | 17 | 0 |
| 38 | 25 | 98 | Marv Acton | Osterlund Racing | Accident | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 39 | 29 | 0 | Jim Hurtubise | Avanti Cb | Accident | | 46 | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | 17 | 84 | Kenny Brightbill | Jim Makar (Car Owner) | Accident | | 43 | 12 | 0 |
