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1977 Winston Western 500 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 1 of 20 Combination race with Winston Cup drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Sunday, January 16, 1977 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 119 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (311.780 miles) Time of race: 2:54:46 Average speed: 107.038 mph Pole speed: 112.686 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: 9 sec Attendance: 60000 Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1977 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1977 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 2 21   David Pearson   (Cup) Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 119 15400 running 17 0 2 1 11   Cale Yarborough   (Cup) Holly Farms   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 119 16220 running 102 0 3 9 43   Richard Petty   (Cup) STP   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 118 11095 running 0 0 4 5 2   Dave Marcis   (Cup) CAM 2   (Roger Penske) Chevrolet 116 8645 running 0 0 5 7 67   Sonny Easley Haddick's Towing   (Jerry Lankford) Ford 115 6290 running 0 50 6 10 3   Richard Childress   (Cup) Kansas Jack   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 114 4890 running 0 0 7 28 69   Hershel McGriff Bridal Veil Lumber   (Hershel McGriff) Chevrolet 114 2690 running 0 49 8 23 76   Hugh Pearson Buzby   (Hugh Pearson) Chevrolet 114 2490 running 0 48 9 3 88   Darrell Waltrip   (Cup) Gatorade   (DiGard) Chevrolet 114 5540 running 0 0 10 12 09   Eddie Bradshaw C & M Racing   (Chester Papienski) Chevrolet 114 2190 running 0 47 11 24 24   Cecil Gordon   (Cup) Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 114 3720 running 0 0 12 6 15   Buddy Baker   (Cup) Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 113 5040 running 0 0 13 27 01   Chuck Bown Lake's Drywall   (Gerald Craker) Chevrolet 112 3760 running 0 46 14 14 48   James Hylton   (Cup) Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 112 3100 running 0 0 15 17 40   D.K. Ulrich   (Cup) Red Fox Lounge   (J.R. DeLotto) Chevrolet 110 2880 running 0 0 16 15 5   Jim Thirkettle Allied Box & Crate   (Jim Thirkettle) Chevrolet 107 1440 running 0 45 17 22 71   Neil Bonnett   (Cup) 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Nord Krauskopf) Dodge 107 4590 running 0 0 18 18 36   Bobby Wawak   (Cup) Gwinn-Wawak   (John Gwinn) Chevrolet 105 2570 running 0 0 19 20 73   Bill Schmitt Old Milwaukee   (Bill Schmitt) Chevrolet 102 1910 running 0 44 20 11 44   Gary Johnson Noble Auto Parts   (Al Clark) Chevrolet 96 1745 running 0 43 21 26 72   Benny Parsons   (Cup) 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 95 4370 transmission 0 0 22 16 29   Roy Smith Mercury Marine   (Dick Midgley) Chevrolet 95 1495 clutch 0 42 23 13 93   Norm Palmer Peaches Records   (Norm Palmer) Dodge 92 1260 running 0 41 24 30 32   Gary Matthews Midland Motor Homes   (Dave Hill) Plymouth 91 1225 running 0 40 25 21 79   Frank Warren   (Cup) Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 69 1665 rear end 0 0 26 29 37   Chuck Wahl Excel Trailer   (DuWayne Wahl) Chevrolet 68 1095 running 0 39 27 25 8   Ed Negre   (Cup) 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment   (Ed Negre) Dodge 59 1445 engine 0 0 28 33 55   Bill Baker R.W. Scott Construction   (Bill Baker) Chevrolet 54 895 clutch 0 38 29 34 70   J.D. McDuffie   (Cup) McDuffie Racing   (J.D. McDuffie) Chevrolet 25 1345 engine 0 0 30 31 13   Don Puskarich Craven's Performance Automotive   (Matt Puskarich) Chevrolet 16 795 engine 0 37 31 19 26   Carl Joiner Marquardt Racing   (Carl Joiner) Chevrolet 10 740 transmission 0 36 32 32 19   Henley Gray   (Cup) Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray) Chevrolet 9 1190 oil pump 0 0 33 35 33   Glenn Francis Auto Alarms   (Trent Francis) Chevrolet 9 640 oil leak 0 35 34 4 50   Jimmy Insolo Stock Car Products   (Michael Brockman) Chevrolet 4 590 engine 0 34 35 8 12   Bobby Allison   (Cup) 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Bobby Allison) Matador 3 540 engine 0 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 1 1   Cale Yarborough 2 103 102   David Pearson 104 119 16 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Sonny Easley 50     2   Hershel McGriff 49   -1   3   Hugh Pearson 48   -2   4   Eddie Bradshaw 47   -3   5   Chuck Bown 46   -4   6   Jim Thirkettle 45   -5   7   Bill Schmitt 44   -6   8   Gary Johnson 43   -7   9   Roy Smith 42   -8   10   Norm Palmer 41   -9   11   Gary Matthews 40   -10   12   Chuck Wahl 39   -11   13   Bill Baker 38   -12   14   Don Puskarich 37   -13   15   Carl Joiner 36   -14   16   Glenn Francis 35   -15   17   Jimmy Insolo 34   -16