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1977 Los Angeles Times 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 30 of 30 Sunday, November 20, 1977 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:53:50 Average speed: 128.296 mph Pole speed: 154.905 mph Cautions: 5 for 22 laps Margin of victory: 2 cl Attendance: 51206 Lead changes: 37 Glossary    1977 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1977 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 2 5   Neil Bonnett Jim Stacy   (Jim Stacy) Dodge 200 22510 running 96 185 2 1 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 200 17535 running 59 175 3 5 11   Cale Yarborough Holly Farms   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 200 14285 running 4 170 4 13 15   Buddy Baker Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 200 9385 running 0 160 5 4 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 199 5285 running 11 160 6 10 90   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 199 6135 running 1 155 7 14 12   Bobby Allison 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Bobby Allison) Matador 198 5085 running 6 151 8 16 22   Ricky Rudd Al Rudd Auto Parts   (Al Rudd) Chevrolet 197 5515 running 3 147 9 17 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 197 4505 running 3 143 10 28 3   Richard Childress Kansas Jack   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 197 4145 running 0 134 11 3 51   A.J. Foyt Gilmore   (A.J. Foyt) Chevrolet 197 2385 running 0   12 8 72   Benny Parsons 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 197 5410 running 4 132 13 33 25   Joe Ruttman Pearson Realtors   (Robert Switzer) Ford 196 2035 running 0 124 14 11 2   Dave Marcis Rod Osterlund Chevrolet 196 1885 running 0 121 15 36 98   Roland Wlodyka Rod Osterlund Chevrolet 196 1810 running 0 118 16 27 79   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 195 3065 running 0 115 17 21 30   Tighe Scott Scotty's Fashions   (Walter Ballard) Chevrolet 195 2880 running 0 112 18 34 95   Harry Jefferson George Jefferson Ford 195 1600 running 0 109 19 23 67   Buddy Arrington Mistec Transmission   (Buddy Arrington) Ford 191 2670 running 0 106 20 26 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet 190 2510 running 0 103 21 20 40   D.K. Ulrich Pacific Coast   (J.R. DeLotto) Chevrolet 190 2300 running 0 100 22 30 64   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley) Ford 189 2040 running 0 97 23 31 97   Bill Osborne Bill Osborne Chevrolet 188 1350 running 0   24 15 68   Janet Guthrie Kelly Girl   (Lynda Ferreri) Chevrolet 175 1300 running 5 96 25 29 20   Richard White Lindsay Auto Parts   (Mike White) Chevrolet 175 1380 running 0 88 26 22 6   Sonny Easley San Fernando Valley Lumber   (Sonny Easley) Ford 153 1200 engine 0 85 27 24 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre Dodge 151 1770 fire 0 82 28 41 81   John Borneman Borneman Plastering   (Arthur Godfrey) Chevrolet 150 1200 engine 0 79 29 6 88   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 137 4250 engine 8 81 30 42 52   Don Graham Herbert Performance   (Bob Lehman) Chevrolet 118 1000 engine 0 73 31 40 03   Ron McGee M.C. Productions   (Steve Temme) Chevrolet 103 950 running 0 70 32 39 24   Cecil Gordon Transmissions Unlimited   (Cecil Gordon) Chevrolet 101 1400 engine 0 67 33 32 39   Vince Giamformaggio Cal-French Bread   (Sam Arakalian) Chevrolet 93 850 fire 0 64 34 25 93   Norm Palmer Herborn Alignment   (Norm Palmer) Dodge 55 800 running 0 61 35 35 41   Ernie Stierly Allied Plating   (Ernie Stierly) Chevrolet 54 750 drive line 0 58 36 19 9   Johnny Kieper Wholesale Truck Parts   (Johnny Kieper) Chevrolet 50 740 engine 0 55 37 37 09   Eddie Bradshaw C & M Racing   (Chester Papienski) Chevrolet 38 730 engine 0 52 38 12 27   Sam Sommers M.C. Anderson Chevrolet 28 720 engine 0 49 39 18 01   Chuck Bown Lake's Drywall   (Gerald Craker) Chevrolet 26 1710 crash 0 46 40 38 74   Roger McCluskey Black Gold Oil Chevrolet 20 700 engine 0   41 9 73   Bill Schmitt Old Milwaukee   (Bill Schmitt) Chevrolet 15 700 engine 0 40 42 7 1   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington) Chevrolet 9 3400 electrical 0 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Gary Matthews 4 JB Chemicals Gary Matthews Chevrolet Joseph Schultz 6 Crescendo Night Club John Schultz Chevrolet Dean Dalton 7 Dean Dalton Chevrolet Steve Stolarek 07 Jerry Hansen Chevrolet Earle Canavan 10 Earle Canavan Dodge Don Puskarich 13 Oil Field Construction Matt Puskarich Chevrolet Harry Goularte 17 U.S. Army Don Dean Chevrolet John Dineen 18 George Starks Ford ? 19 Belden Asphalt Henley Gray Chevrolet Bennie Vaught 20 Gil's Chevy Gil Brusuelas Chevrolet Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson Chevrolet Ray Elder 32 Midland Motor Homes Dave Hill Plymouth Glenn Francis 33 Excel Trailer Trent Francis Chevrolet Ron Hutcherson 36 Encyclopedia Britannica John Gwinn Chevrolet Gary Johnson 44 Armstrong Electric Al Clark Chevrolet Travis Tiller 46 Little B Coal Travis Tiller Dodge Mike Brockman 50 Michael Brockman Chevrolet Jimmy Means 52 Means Racing Bill Gray Chevrolet Jack Simpson 53 Automotive Frame / Stick Only Jack Simpson Chevrolet Bob Switzer 54 Pearson Realtors Robert Switzer Ford Bill Baker 55 Golden West Lumber Bill Baker Chevrolet Rocky Moran 58 Daisy Shoppe Rocky Moran Chevrolet Steve Pfeifer 60 Fuel Mate Michael McCluney Chevrolet Jocko Maggiacomo 63 1st National City Travelers Checks Jocko Maggiacomo Matador Don Noel 83 Noel's Fabrication Don Noel Chevrolet Skip Manning 92 Stratagraph Billy Hagan Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 1 1   Neil Bonnett 2 6 5   Darrell Waltrip 7 7 1   Neil Bonnett 8 9 2   Darrell Waltrip 10 12 3   Neil Bonnett 13 19 7   Richard Petty 20 27 8   Dick Brooks 28 28 1   Ricky Rudd 29 29 1   James Hylton 30 30 1   Darrell Waltrip 31 34 4   Benny Parsons 35 35 1   Richard Petty 36 41 6   Ricky Rudd 42 42 1   Janet Guthrie 43 47 5   James Hylton 48 48 1   Cale Yarborough 49 51 3   Richard Petty 52 57 6   Bobby Allison 58 58 1   Ricky Rudd 59 59 1   James Hylton 60 60 1   Bobby Allison 61 61 1   Richard Petty 62 71 10   Neil Bonnett 72 91 20   David Pearson 92 94 3   Cale Yarborough 95 95 1   Bobby Allison 96 99 4   Neil Bonnett 100 127 28   David Pearson 128 129 2   Benny Parsons 130 131 2   Neil Bonnett 132 137 6   Richard Petty 138 165 28   Benny Parsons 166 166 1   David Pearson 167 171 5   Neil Bonnett 172 194 23   Richard Petty 195 195 1   Neil Bonnett 196 200 5 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Cale Yarborough 5000     2   Richard Petty 4614   -386   3   Benny Parsons 4570   -430   4   Darrell Waltrip 4498   -502   5   Buddy Baker 3961   -1039   6   Dick Brooks 3742   -1258   7   James Hylton 3476   -1524   8   Bobby Allison 3467   -1533   9   Richard Childress 3463   -1537   10   Cecil Gordon 3294   -1706   11   Buddy Arrington 3247   -1753   12   J.D. McDuffie 3236   -1764   13   David Pearson 3227   -1773   14   Skip Manning 3120   -1880   15   D.K. Ulrich 2901   -2099   16   Frank Warren 2876   -2124   17   Ricky Rudd 2810   -2190   18   Neil Bonnett 2649   -2351   19   Jimmy Means 2640   -2360   20   Tighe Scott 2628   -2372   21   Sam Sommers 2517   -2483