| 1977 American 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $124,775 | Race Date: | Oct 23, 1977 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 24Min 18Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 24 | Average Speed: | 113.584 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 75 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ellington Racing | Team: | Ellington Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Garth Pitcairn | Crew Chief: | Garth Pitcairn | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 374 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 138.685 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 American 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running |  | 185 | 492 | 374 |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 492 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 170 | 492 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 165 | 490 | 81 |
| 5 | 6 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 155 | 489 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | AMC Matador | 150 | 488 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 146 | 482 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 142 | 478 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 68 | Janet Guthrie (R) | Kelly Girl | Running | | 138 | 476 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 134 | 473 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Running | | 130 | 471 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Mistec Transmission | Running | | 127 | 471 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 124 | 464 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 121 | 456 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 118 | 441 | 0 |
| 16 | 35 | 45 | Baxter Price | Company Line Food Store | Running | | 115 | 437 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 27 | Sam Sommers (R) | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 112 | 425 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 109 | 423 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 10 | Dean Dalton | R.T.'s Lounge | Engine | | 106 | 391 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 4 | Randy Myers | Gary Myers (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Burned Piston | | 100 | 340 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Engine | | 97 | 326 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Engine | | 94 | 319 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 91 | 276 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Al Rudd Auto Parts | | 88 | 234 | 0 | |
| 26 | 13 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Engine | | 85 | 230 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Valves |  | 82 | 220 | 0 |
| 28 | 8 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | J.D. Stacy | Cylinder | | 84 | 216 | 24 |
| 29 | 9 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Accident | | 76 | 197 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Rear Gear | | 73 | 131 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 98 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Engine | | 70 | 128 | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B Coal | Rocker Arm | | 67 | 103 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Engine | | 64 | 95 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Accident | | 61 | 77 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Engine | | 58 | 68 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Elder Racing | Engine | | 55 | 66 | 0 |
