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1977 Richmond 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 3 of 30 Sunday, February 27, 1977 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA 400 laps* on a 0.542 mile paved track (216.800 miles) Time of race: 1:49:01 Average speed: 73.084 mph Pole speed: 93.632 mph Cautions: 4 for 35 laps Margin of victory: red flag Attendance: 18000 Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1977 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1977 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 7 1 71   Neil Bonnett Direct Connection   (Nord Krauskopf) Dodge 243 4000 running 8 151 6 2 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 243 3750 running 0 150 3 3 72   Benny Parsons 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 245 6325 running 24 170 2 4 88   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 245 7775 running 0 170 9 5 15   Buddy Baker Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 242 3325 running 1 143 5 6 12   Bobby Allison 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Bobby Allison) Matador 244 2000 running 29 160 1 7 11   Cale Yarborough Holly Farms   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 245 12100 running 161 185 4 8 2   Dave Marcis CAM 2   (Roger Penske) Chevrolet 244 4700 running 14 165 10 9 3   Richard Childress Kansas Jack   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 241 2250 running 8 139 16 10 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet 234 1480 running 0 115 27 11 90   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 140 685 crash 0 82 8 12 48   James Hylton Sadler   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 242 2540 running 0 142 12 13 68   Janet Guthrie Kelly Girl   (Lynda Ferreri) Chevrolet 238 1875 running 0 127 28 14 40   D.K. Ulrich Pizza Inn   (J.R. DeLotto) Chevrolet 84 600 overheating 0 79 18 15 92   Skip Manning 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Billy Hagan) Chevrolet 233 2270 running 0 109 29 16 52   Jimmy Means Means Racing   (Bill Gray) Chevrolet 64 350 engine 0 76 14 17 25   Terry Bivins T.T. Colley   (Don Robertson) Chevrolet 237 1700 running 0 121 26 18 22   Ricky Rudd Al Rudd Auto Parts   (Al Rudd) Ford 187 400 rear end 0 85 24 19 67   Buddy Arrington Hickory Garage   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 200 685 running 0 91 17 20 95   Junior Miller Stamey's Bar-B-Q   (Junior Miller) Chevrolet 234 600 running 0 112 13 21 24   Cecil Gordon Burger King   (Cecil Gordon) Chevrolet 238 1820 running 0 124 11 22 30   Tighe Scott Scotty's Fashions   (Walter Ballard) Chevrolet 240 1980 running 0 130 19 23 19   Henley Gray Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray) Chevrolet 230 1110 running 0 106 15 24 8   Ed Negre 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment   (Ed Negre) Dodge 236 1590 running 0 118 20 25 64   Elmo Langley Sunny King   (Elmo Langley) Ford 227 975 running 0 103 30 26 79   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 46 550 crash 0 73 22 27 45   Walter Ballard Booher Farms   (Baxter Price) Chevrolet 225 475 running 0 97 23 28 20   Rick Newsom Rick Newsom Ford 202 450 running 0 94 21 29 44   Robin Schildknecht Manning Enterprises   (Robin Schildknecht) Chevrolet 227 500 running 0   25 30 33   Earl Brooks Smith Auto Parts   (Hiram Handy) Chevrolet 198 425 running 0 88 * Race shortened to 245 laps due to rain.

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Neil Bonnett 1 8 8   Benny Parsons 9 32 24   Cale Yarborough 33 52 20   Buddy Baker 53 53 1   Richard Childress 54 61 8   Cale Yarborough 62 68 7   Bobby Allison 69 97 29   Cale Yarborough 98 151 54   Dave Marcis 152 165 14   Cale Yarborough 166 245 80 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Cale Yarborough 550     2   Darrell Waltrip 459   -91   3   Benny Parsons 445   -105   4   Buddy Baker 440   -110   5   Dave Marcis 409   -141   6   Richard Petty 405   -145   7   James Hylton 397   -153   8   Richard Childress 383   -167   9   Cecil Gordon 366   -184   10   Bobby Allison 336   -214   11   D.K. Ulrich 318   -232   12   Neil Bonnett 315   -235   12   J.D. McDuffie 315   -235   14   Frank Warren 296   -254   15   David Pearson 285   -265   16   Ed Negre 276   -274   17   Janet Guthrie 254   -296   18   Tighe Scott 245   -305   19   Dick Brooks 237   -313   20   Jimmy Means 218   -332   21   Walter Ballard 203   -347