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1977 NAPA Riverside 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 7 of 20 Combination race with Winston Cup drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Sunday, June 12, 1977 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 95 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (248.900 miles) Time of race: 2:22:12 Average speed: 105.021 mph Pole speed: 112.432 mph Cautions: 1 for 5 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1977 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1977 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 43   Richard Petty   (Cup) STP   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 95 18255 running 71 0 2 3 21   David Pearson   (Cup) Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 95 10400 running 2 0 3 6 11   Cale Yarborough   (Cup) Holly Farms   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 95 10475 running 1 0 4 18 51   Jimmy Insolo Jimmy Insolo Ford 93 3900 running 0 0 5 7 15   Buddy Baker   (Cup) Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 93 6400 running 0 0 6 17 93   Norm Palmer Herborn Alignment   (Norm Palmer) Dodge 92 2500 running 0 49 7 21 68   Sonny Easley Sonny Easley Ford 92 2000 running 0 48 8 8 3   Richard Childress   (Cup) Kansas Jack   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 92 4150 running 0 0 9 19 24   Cecil Gordon   (Cup) Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 91 3800 running 0 0 10 15 92   Skip Manning   (Cup) 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Billy Hagan) Chevrolet 91 4430 running 0 0 11 16 40   D.K. Ulrich   (Cup) Red Fox Lounge   (J.R. DeLotto) Chevrolet 91 3210 running 0 0 12 30 64   Dick Brooks   (Cup) Sunny King   (Elmo Langley) Ford 89 2960 running 0 0 13 29 18   John Dineen George Stark Ford 89 1400 running 0 47 14 23 48   James Hylton   (Cup) Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 88 2640 running 0 0 15 12 79   Frank Warren   (Cup) Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 88 2405 running 0 0 16 27 55   Bill Baker Golden West Lumber   (Bill Baker) Chevrolet 88 1645 running 0 0 17 5 12   Bobby Allison   (Cup) 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Bobby Allison) Matador 88 1510 running 0 0 18 28 37   Chuck Wahl Excel Trailer   (DuWayne Wahl) Chevrolet 87 1325 running 0 45 19 31 67   Buddy Arrington   (Cup) Buddy Arrington Dodge 84 1590 running 0 0 20 35 41   Ernie Stierly Allied Plating   (Ernie Stierly) Chevrolet 83 1055 running 0 44 21 33 17   Harry Goularte U.S. Army   (Donald Dean) Chevrolet 81 900 running 0 43 22 26 2   Richard White Lindsey Auto Parts   (Mike White) Chevrolet 76 995 running 0 42 23 13 29   Roy Smith Mercury Marine   (Dick Midgley) Chevrolet 65 1850 oil lesk 0 41 24 10 5   Jim Thirkettle Autocessories   (Jim Thirkettle) Chevrolet 47 825 oil pump 0 40 25 9 01   Chuck Bown Lake's Drywall   (Gerald Craker) Chevrolet 42 1800 engine 0 39 26 2 88   Darrell Waltrip   (Cup) Gatorade   (DiGard) Chevrolet 40 3975 transmission 21 0 27 4 72   Benny Parsons   (Cup) 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 35 3950 engine 0 0 28 34 13   Don Puskarich Craven's Performance Automotive   (Matt Puskarich) Chevrolet 35 725 engine 0 38 29 11 44   Gary Johnson Al Clark Chevrolet 30 700 engine 0 37 30 14 73   Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 27 675 suspension 0 36 31 24 82   Sumner McKnight Action Engineering   (Sumner McKnight) Chevrolet 15 650 engine 0 35 32 25 32   Ray Elder Midland Motor Homes   (Dave Hill) Plymouth 14 625 engine 0 34 33 20 70   J.D. McDuffie   (Cup) J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet 9 1100 oil pump 0 0 34 22 4   Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Chevrolet 6 550 engine 0 33 35 32 98   Don Noel Noel's Welding Shop   (John Kieper) Chevrolet 0 500 transmission 0 32

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Buddy Arrington 67 driver change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Eddie Bradshaw 09 C&M Racing Chester Papienski Chevrolet John Hamson 22 C.P. Auto Products Greg Hamson Chevrolet Jack Simpson 53 Browerville DX Service Jack Simpson Chevrolet DC Ivan Baldwin 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Darrell Waltrip 1 20 20   Richard Petty 21 27 7   Darrell Waltrip 28 28 1   Richard Petty 29 29 1   David Pearson 30 31 2   Cale Yarborough 32 32 1   Richard Petty 33 95 63 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Bill Schmitt 539.25     2   Gary Johnson 532.5   -6.75   3   Chuck Bown 507   -32.25   4   Don Puskarich 481   -58.25   5   Hershel McGriff 465   -74.25   6   Richard White 464.5   -74.75   7   Ernie Stierly 452   -87.25   8   Pat Mintey 380.75   -158.5   9   Gary Matthews 303.25   -236   10   Chuck Wahl 303   -236.25   11   Ron Gautsche 295.5   -243.75   12   Bill Baker 286   -253.25   13   Vic Irvan 282   -257.25   14   Marc Vogel 279   -260.25   15   Terry Wood 249.25   -290   16   Don Noel 201.25   -338   17   Jim Reich 198.25   -341   17   Harry Goularte 198.25   -341   19   Don Graham 197.25   -342   20   John Hamson 197   -342.25   21   Sumner McKnight 193.25   -346