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1977 Daytona 500 Qualifying Race #1 Qualifying Race #2 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 30 Sunday, February 20, 1977 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:15:48 Average speed: 153.218 mph Pole speed: 188.048 mph Cautions: 6 for 37 laps Margin of victory: 1.39 sec Attendance: 135000 Lead changes: 30 Glossary    1977 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1977 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 4 11   Cale Yarborough Holly Farms   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 200 63700 running 137 185 2 6 72   Benny Parsons 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 200 38825 running 16 175 3 8 15   Buddy Baker Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 199 28075 running 16 170 4 13 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) Chevrolet 198 17825 running 0 160 5 15 90   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 198 18100 running 0 155 6 2 51   A.J. Foyt Gilmore-Foyt   (A.J. Foyt) Chevrolet 197 13800 running 13   7 10 88   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 193 15745 running 4 151 8 23 52   Jimmy Means Posey's Auto Parts   (Bill Gray) Chevrolet 192 10985 running 0 142 9 30 19   Bob Burcham Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray) Chevrolet 191 12475 running 0 138 10 37 48   James Hylton Southern Bankers   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 189 11090 running 0 134 11 33 79   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 188 8920 running 1 135 12 39 68   Janet Guthrie Kelly Girl   (Lynda Ferreri) Chevrolet 188 7390 running 0 127 13 24 70   J.D. McDuffie Sanford Auto Supply   (J.D. McDuffie) Chevrolet 184 8115 engine 0 124 14 42 40   D.K. Ulrich J.R. DeLotto Chevrolet 168 7210 running 0 121 15 7 12   Bobby Allison 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Bobby Allison) Matador 167 6560 engine 0 118 16 35 30   Tighe Scott Fram   (Walter Ballard) Chevrolet 166 6285 engine 0 115 17 41 24   Cecil Gordon Burger King   (Cecil Gordon) Chevrolet 164 5615 running 0 112 18 34 81   Terry Ryan Valvoline   (Bill Monaghan) Chevrolet 159 3885 engine 0 109 19 29 03   Walter Ballard Scotty's Fashions   (Walter Ballard) Chevrolet 153 3700 engine 0 106 20 19 31   Jim Vandiver Triple Elkhorn Mining   (Harry Ranier) Dodge 137 3520 running 0 103 21 5 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 135 5440 engine 2 105 22 21 22   Ricky Rudd Al Rudd Auto Parts   (Al Rudd) Chevrolet 135 2935 rear end 0 97 23 32 3   Richard Childress Kansas Jack / L.C. Newton Trucking   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 127 3290 running 0 94 24 25 4   Salt Walther Gater Trailer   (Salt Walther) Chevrolet 114 2725 crash 0   25 18 47   Bruce Hill Bruce Hill Chevrolet 113 2750 engine 0 88 26 3 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 111 9550 engine 4 90 27 12 60   Ramo Stott Large Coal Company   (Lou Viglione) Chevrolet 107 2450 crash 0 82 28 9 2   Dave Marcis CAM 2   (Roger Penske) Mercury 103 6150 running 1 84 29 22 8   Ed Negre 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment   (Ed Negre) Dodge 101 3175 engine 0 76 30 1 1   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington) Chevrolet 88 7575 crash 6 78 31 36 27   Sam Sommers M.C. Anderson Chevrolet 87 1350 water pump 0 70 32 31 83   Ron Hutcherson Smithville Farms   (Norris Reed) Chevrolet 85 4525 transmission 0 67 33 20 26   Jimmy Lee Capps Hearne Produce   (David Lee Sellers) Chevrolet 77 2175 rear end 0 64 34 14 41   Grant Adcox Adcox-Kirby   (Herb Adcox) Chevrolet 73 2325 engine 0 61 35 26 95   Jim Hurtubise Moran Electric   (Junior Miller) Chevrolet 69 2050 oil cooler 0 58 36 27 92   Skip Manning 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Billy Hagan) Chevrolet 65 2615 engine 0 55 37 11 71   Neil Bonnett 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Nord Krauskopf) Dodge 65 5525 engine 0 52 38 38 67   Buddy Arrington Sub-Tropic   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 51 1780 engine 0 49 39 28 29   Roy Smith Mercury Marine   (Dick Midgley) Chevrolet 45 2020 engine 0 46 40 16 87   Elliott Forbes-Robinson Rossmeyer   (Ferrel Harris) Dodge 44 2025 engine 0 43 41 40 77   Johnny Rutherford t. edwards Happy Legs   (Johnny Ray) Chevrolet 29 1725 vibration 0   42 17 32   Bobby Wawak Encyclopedia Britannica   (John Gwinn) Chevrolet 3 2400 fire 0 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bill Elliott 9 Dahlonega George Elliott Ford Johnny Barnes 10 BC Racing Bill Champion Ford David Sisco 16 Sisco Engineering David Sisco Chevrolet Joe Frasson 18 Frasson Racing Joe Frasson Chevrolet Jim Raptis 23 Opal Truck Stop Opal Voight Chevrolet Jabe Thomas 25 Robertson Racing Don Robertson Chevrolet Earl Brooks 33 Handy's Transportation Jeff Handy Chevrolet Bobby Wawak 36 Encyclopedia Britannica John Gwinn Chevrolet Blackie Wangerin 39 Wangerin Motors Blackie Wangerin Mercury Robin Schildknecht 44 Manning Enterprises Robin Schildknecht Chevrolet Joe Booher 45 Booher Farms Baxter Price Chevrolet G.C. Spencer 49 Lady & Son Auction G.C. Spencer Dodge Dick May 57 McClure Motors Alfred McClure Ford Charlie Blanton 59 Porter & Queen Danny Queen Chevrolet Joe Mihalic 61 Mihalic Racing Joe Mihalic Chevrolet Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Elmo Langley Ford Butch Hartman 75 Hartman Autocar Butch Hartman Chevrolet A.J. Reno 76 Acme Garage George Avery Ford Dick Skillen 78 Goffco Tom Goff Chevrolet Phil Finney 80 Finney Racing Phil Finney Chevrolet Morgan Shepherd 84 Makar Enterprises Jim Makar Mercury Hershel McGriff 90 Puro Delbert Puro Ford Billy McGinnis 91 Bartow Paving Harold Miller Chevrolet Ralph Jones 98 Jones Automotive Ralph Jones Ford DC Terry Bivins 03 Scotty's Fashions Walter Ballard Chevrolet DC Henley Gray 32 Encyclopedia Britannica John Gwinn Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Donnie Allison 1 1 1   A.J. Foyt 2 2 1   David Pearson 3 3 1   Cale Yarborough 4 12 9   A.J. Foyt 13 13 1   Cale Yarborough 14 16 3   A.J. Foyt 17 18 2   Dave Marcis 19 19 1   Buddy Baker 20 25 6   Cale Yarborough 26 32 7   Buddy Baker 33 33 1   Frank Warren 34 34 1   Donnie Allison 35 38 4   Darrell Waltrip 39 39 1   Donnie Allison 40 40 1   A.J. Foyt 41 41 1   Cale Yarborough 42 59 18   A.J. Foyt 60 60 1   Richard Petty 61 64 4   Buddy Baker 65 65 1   Cale Yarborough 66 87 22   A.J. Foyt 88 94 7   Cale Yarborough 95 110 16   Buddy Baker 111 114 4   Darrell Waltrip 115 117 3   Buddy Baker 118 121 4   David Pearson 122 122 1   Benny Parsons 123 131 9   Cale Yarborough 132 164 33   Benny Parsons 165 171 7   Cale Yarborough 172 200 29 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Cale Yarborough 365     2   Buddy Baker 297   -68   3   Darrell Waltrip 289   -76   4   David Pearson 285   -80   5   Benny Parsons 275   -90   6   Richard Petty 255   -110   6   James Hylton 255   -110   8   Dave Marcis 244   -121   8   Richard Childress 244   -121   10   Cecil Gordon 242   -123   11   D.K. Ulrich 239   -126   12   Frank Warren 223   -142   13   J.D. McDuffie 200   -165   14   Bobby Allison 176   -189   15   Neil Bonnett 164   -201   16   Coo Coo Marlin 160   -205   17   Ed Negre 158   -207   18   Sonny Easley 155   -210   18   Dick Brooks 155   -210   20   Hershel McGriff 146   -219   20   Bobby Wawak 146   -219