| Wilkes 400 1977 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $64,055 | Race Date: | Oct 2, 1977 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.200 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 52Min 59Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 | Average Speed: | 86.713 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 32 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 189 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 108.350 MPH | |||||
| Official Wilkes 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
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| 1 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Gatorade |  | 180 | 400 | 189 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Holly Farms | | 175 | 400 | 1 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | J.D. Stacy |  | 165 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison B. Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | AMC Matador | 160 | 397 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | | 160 | 396 | 11 | Running |
| 6 | 9 | 3 | Richard Childress R. Childress | Kansas Jack | | 150 | 388 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 14 | 22 | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd (R) | Al Rudd Auto Parts | | 146 | 388 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 7 | 90 | Dick Brooks D. Brooks | Truxmore Industries |  | 142 | 387 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 8 | 15 | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Norris Industries | | 138 | 387 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 10 | 67 | Buddy Arrington B. Arrington | Mistec Transmission | | 134 | 384 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means J. Means | Means Racing | | 130 | 383 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton J. Hylton | Hylton Engineering | | 127 | 382 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 20 | 64 | Skip Manning S. Manning | Sunny King Ford & Honda | | 124 | 377 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 21 | 98 | Sam Sommers S. Sommers (R) | Osterlund Racing | | 121 | 377 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon C. Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | | 118 | 377 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 12 | 30 | Walter Ballard W. Ballard | Scotty's Fashions | | 115 | 374 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 18 | 8 | Ed Negre E. Negre | Negre Racing | | 112 | 373 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 25 | 45 | Baxter Price B. Price | Company Line Food Store | | 109 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 22 | 17 | Roger Hamby R. Hamby | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | | 0 | 367 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 23 | 19 | Dick May D. May | Belden Asphalt | | 103 | 363 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren F. Warren | Native Tan | | 100 | 322 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 19 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich D. Ulrich | J.R. Delotto (Car Owner) | | 97 | 290 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | 11 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | | 94 | 286 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 24 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty R. Petty | STP | | 101 | 240 | 199 | Accident |
| 25 | 24 | 25 | Ferrel Harris F. Harris | Robertson Racing | | 88 | 114 | 0 | Overheating |
| 26 | 26 | 95 | Junior Miller J. Miller | Miller Roofing | | 85 | 5 | 0 | Quit |
