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1977 Talladega 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 19 of 30
August 7, 1977 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:04:37
Average Speed: 162.524 mph
Pole Speed: 192.684 mph

Cautions: 5 for 27 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 65,000
Lead changes: 49

Glossary 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1977 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	188	26,375	running	92	185
2	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	188	18,300	running	2	175
3	6	92	Skip Manning	1st National City Travelers Checks (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	188	14,700	running	13	170
4	13	22	Ricky Rudd	Kockums (Al Rudd)	Chevrolet	186	8,000	running	0	160
5	25	54	Lennie Pond	U.S. Army (Ronnie Elder)	Chevrolet	186	8,050	running	0	155
6	23	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries (Bud Moore)	Ford	186	8,681	running	13	155
7	18	12	Bobby Allison	1st National City Travelers Checks (Bobby Allison)	Matador	185	5,350	running	0	146
8	22	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	183	5,390	running	0	142
9	17	48	James Hylton	WSM-TV (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	182	4,930	running	0	138
10	14	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	181	4,710	running	0	134
11	11	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	180	6,120	running	1	135
12	19	67	Buddy Arrington	Mistec Transmission (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	177	4,250	running	0	127
13	35	91	Harold Miller	T & E Clothes (Harold Miller)	Chevrolet	175	2,620	running	0	124
14	34	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	171	3,790	running	0	121
15	31	41	Grant Adcox	Krystal (Herb Adcox)	Chevrolet	151	2,415	electrical	0	118
16	29	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	150	3,375	running	0	115
17	26	25	Dick May	Asheville Savings Bank (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	148	3,165	engine	0	112
18	24	40	D.K. Ulrich	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	144	2,880	running	0	109
19	40	07	Steve Moore	Norris Price	Chevrolet	139	2,165	engine	0
20	5	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	118	2,795	engine	3	108
21	12	51	Johnny Rutherford	Gilmore (A.J. Foyt)	Chevrolet	114	1,865	fatigue	0
22	7	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	106	5,515	engine	9	102
23	20	9	Bill Elliott	Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott)	Mercury	103	1,765	wheel	0	94
24	1	72	Benny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	92	8,515	engine	51	96
25	16	5	Neil Bonnett	Jim Stacy	Dodge	91	1,665	engine	0	88
26	3	27	Sam Sommers	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	90	3,015	engine	4	90
27	15	30	Tighe Scott	Scotty's Fashions (Walter Ballard)	Chevrolet	89	2,185	engine	0	82
28	38	16	David Sisco	David Sisco	Chevrolet	82	2,115	engine	0	79
29	27	75	Butch Hartman	Hartman Autocar (Butch Hartman)	Chevrolet	69	1,465	engine	0	76
30	39	23	Jim Raptis	Opal's Truck Stop (Opal Voight)	Chevrolet	67	1,070	engine	0
31	30	49	G.C. Spencer	Lady & Son Auction (G.C. Spencer)	Dodge	58	1,265	transmission	0	70
32	37	61	Joe Mihalic	Perfect Alignment (Joe Mihalic)	Chevrolet	43	1,240	engine	0	67
33	33	05	Peter Knab	Bearfinder (Charles Dean)	Chevrolet	41	1,215	engine	0	64
34	9	68	Janet Guthrie	Kelly Girl (Lynda Ferreri)	Chevrolet	39	1,190	engine	0	61
35	8	47	Bruce Hill	t. edwards (Bruce Hill)	Chevrolet	38	1,165	water pump	0	58
36	36	98	Jimmy Means	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	38	875	engine	0	55
37	21	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	37	1,915	overheating	0	52
38	28	42	Marty Robbins	Marty Robbins	Dodge	36	1,090	transmission	0	49
39	32	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	34	1,565	engine	0	46
40	10	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	Chevrolet	1	965	driveshaft	0	43

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Benny Parsons	1	1	1
Sam Sommers	2	5	4
Donnie Allison	6	6	1
Cale Yarborough	7	7	1
Benny Parsons	8	35	28
Richard Petty	36	36	1
Richard Childress	37	39	3
Benny Parsons	40	46	7
Donnie Allison	47	47	1
Darrell Waltrip	48	48	1
Donnie Allison	49	52	4
Darrell Waltrip	53	54	2
Benny Parsons	55	58	4
Darrell Waltrip	59	59	1
Benny Parsons	60	68	9
Donnie Allison	69	70	2
Benny Parsons	71	72	2
Cale Yarborough	73	73	1
Donnie Allison	74	83	10
Darrell Waltrip	84	85	2
Donnie Allison	86	89	4
Darrell Waltrip	90	92	3
Donnie Allison	93	107	15
Buddy Baker	108	108	1
Donnie Allison	109	111	3
Buddy Baker	112	112	1
Donnie Allison	113	117	5
Buddy Baker	118	118	1
Donnie Allison	119	124	6
Buddy Baker	125	125	1
Donnie Allison	126	128	3
Buddy Baker	129	129	1
Donnie Allison	130	132	3
Buddy Baker	133	134	2
Donnie Allison	135	138	4
Buddy Baker	139	139	1
Skip Manning	140	140	1
Donnie Allison	141	150	10
Buddy Baker	151	152	2
Donnie Allison	153	156	4
Buddy Baker	157	159	3
Donnie Allison	160	164	5
Skip Manning	165	172	8
Donnie Allison	173	175	3
Skip Manning	176	177	2
Donnie Allison	178	179	2
Skip Manning	180	180	1
Donnie Allison	181	181	1
Skip Manning	182	182	1
Donnie Allison	183	188	6

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Cale Yarborough	3125
2	Richard Petty	3093	-32
3	Benny Parsons	2819	-306
4	Darrell Waltrip	2772	-353
5	Buddy Baker	2583	-542
6	Dick Brooks	2348	-777
7	Cecil Gordon	2251	-874
8	Bobby Allison	2181	-944
9	Richard Childress	2153	-972
10	James Hylton	2104	-1021
11	J.D. McDuffie	2003	-1122
12	Skip Manning	2002	-1123
13	David Pearson	1945	-1180
14	Buddy Arrington	1922	-1203
15	D.K. Ulrich	1786	-1339
16	Frank Warren	1785	-1340
17	Jimmy Means	1704	-1421
18	Dave Marcis	1685	-1440
19	Neil Bonnett	1625	-1500
20	Tighe Scott	1606	-1519

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