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1977 Southern 500


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 22 of 30
Monday, September 5, 1977 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles)

Time of race: 4:41:48
Average speed: 106.797 mph
Pole speed: 153.493 mph
Cautions: 7 for 92 laps
Margin of victory: 2.5 sec
Attendance: 65000
Lead changes: 32

Glossary    1977 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1977 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 521   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers)Mercury36724550running60180
2 71   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington)Chevrolet36714285running109175
3 315   Buddy Baker Norris Industries   (Bud Moore)Ford36712710running0165
4 643   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge36510360running1165
5 411   Cale Yarborough Holly Farms   (Junior Johnson)Chevrolet36212435running70160
6 188   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet36012575running123160
71822   Ricky Rudd Al Rudd Auto Parts   (Al Rudd)Chevrolet3607400running0146
8123   Richard Childress Kansas Jack   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet3606400running0142
92847   Bruce Hill t. edwards   (Bruce Hill)Chevrolet3573550running0 
101652   Bill Elliott George ElliottFord3554930running0134
11258   Ed Negre G & M Used Cars   (Ed Negre)Dodge3525020running0130
121970   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet3504810running0127
132248   James Hylton Jerry's Truck Stop   (James Hylton)Chevrolet3484590running0124
143167   Buddy Arrington Mistec Transmission   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge3444330running0121
15304   Gary Myers Myers Roofing   (Gary Myers)Chevrolet3432700running0118
162668   Janet Guthrie Kelly Girl   (Lynda Ferreri)Chevrolet3392700running0115
173879   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren)Dodge3383770running0112
181164   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford3353410running0109
193424   Cecil Gordon Transmissions Unlimited   (Cecil Gordon)Chevrolet3333100running0106
204069   Mike Kempton Jayhawk Sports   (Mike Kempton)Chevrolet3242050running0103
213645   Baxter Price Baxter PriceChevrolet3211900running0100
223519   Bobby Wawak Clear-Lam   (Henley Gray)Chevrolet3192465running097
232101   Earle Canavan Earle CanavanDodge3111750running094
242991   Terry Bivins T & E Clothes   (Harold Miller)Chevrolet2901700engine091
25 272   Benny Parsons 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt)Chevrolet2895425engine293
261014   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham)Chevrolet2871500engine0 
272340   D.K. Ulrich J.R. DeLottoChevrolet2572105running082
28 954   Lennie Pond Carolina Construction   (Ronnie Elder)Chevrolet2502120crash284
291727   Sam Sommers U.S. Army   (M.C. Anderson)Chevrolet2191425crash076
303908   Ralph Jones Ralph JonesFord1791900crash073
313210   Dick May R.T.'s Lounge   (Bill Champion)Ford1691400engine070
323330   Tighe Scott Scotty's Fashions   (Walter Ballard)Chevrolet1481950suspension067
333725   Ferrel Harris Red Robinson Used Cars   (Don Robertson)Chevrolet1001825engine064
341590   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey)Ford681900crash061
352075   Butch Hartman Hartman Autocar   (Butch Hartman)Chevrolet611275crash058
362798   Roland Wlodyka Rod OsterlundChevrolet571310suspension055
371349   G.C. Spencer Lady & Son Auction   (G.C. Spencer)Dodge261425crash052
381492   Skip Manning 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet232850crash049
39 812   Bobby Allison 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Bobby Allison)Matador211160engine046
402461   Joe Mihalic Joe MihalicChevrolet121140engine043

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
12323  
243310   #92 accident turn 2 
346431  
657713   #75,98 accident turn 1 
7815881  
15916810   #30 accident turn 4 
16918416  
18520420   rain 
2052095  
21022213   oil on track 
22323513  
23624914   #11,40,68,88,91 accident backstretch 
2502501  
25126212   #08,54 accident turn 4 
263367105  
  Percent of race run under caution: 25.1%             Average green flag run: 34.4 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Darrell Waltrip155
  Benny Parsons672
  Darrell Waltrip82619
  Cale Yarborough27326
  Darrell Waltrip33331
  Cale Yarborough34341
  Darrell Waltrip35406
  Cale Yarborough41444
  Darrell Waltrip456622
  Donnie Allison67671
  Richard Petty68681
  Cale Yarborough69746
  Darrell Waltrip759925
  Cale Yarborough1001067
  Darrell Waltrip1071159
  Cale Yarborough11612611
  Darrell Waltrip1271282
  Cale Yarborough1291379
  Lennie Pond1381392
  Cale Yarborough14015718
  Darrell Waltrip1581614
  Cale Yarborough1621676
  Darrell Waltrip1681681
  Cale Yarborough1691691
  David Pearson17018415
  Donnie Allison18520521
  Darrell Waltrip20622621
  Cale Yarborough2272271
  Darrell Waltrip2282358
  Donnie Allison2362383
  David Pearson23925921
  Donnie Allison26034384
  David Pearson34436724

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Cale Yarborough 3635    
2   Richard Petty 3507   -128  
3   Darrell Waltrip 3287   -348  
4   Benny Parsons 3252   -383  
5   Buddy Baker 2944   -691  
6   Dick Brooks 2719   -916  
7   Cecil Gordon 2539   -1096  
8   Richard Childress 2501   -1134  
9   James Hylton 2481   -1154  
10   Bobby Allison 2391   -1244  
11   J.D. McDuffie 2342   -1293  
12   Skip Manning 2324   -1311  
13   David Pearson 2300   -1335  
14   Buddy Arrington 2298   -1337  
15   Frank Warren 2115   -1520  
16   D.K. Ulrich 2107   -1528  
17   Tighe Scott 1958   -1677  
18   Ricky Rudd 1917   -1718  
19   Jimmy Means 1898   -1737  
20   Sam Sommers 1801   -1834  
21   Neil Bonnett 1742   -1893