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1977 Dixie 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 29 of 30 Sunday, November 6, 1977 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 328 laps* on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles) Time of race: 3:42:23 Average speed: 110.052 mph Pole speed: 160.229 mph Cautions: 5 for 99 laps Margin of victory: 2 sec Attendance: 32000 Lead changes: 12 Glossary    1977 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1977 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 4 6 1   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington) Chevrolet 268 18250 running 142 170 21 32 3   Richard Childress Kansas Jack   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 262 2080 running 0 100 38 3 5   Neil Bonnett Jim Stacy   (Jim Stacy) Dodge 57 3360 crash 0 49 35 27 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre Dodge 185 1330 quit 0 58 11 14 9   Bill Elliott Dahlonega Ford Sales   (George Elliott) Mercury 264 1950 running 0 130 5 9 11   Cale Yarborough Holly Farms   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 268 9450 running 33 160 9 15 12   Bobby Allison 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Bobby Allison) Matador 266 4575 running 0 138 10 23 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) Chevrolet 264 2800 running 0 134 7 7 15   Buddy Baker Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 267 7125 running 0 146 31 31 17   Roger Hamby Hamby-Ellis   (Roger Hamby) Chevrolet 247 1750 running 0   34 35 19   Bob Burcham Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray) Chevrolet 217 1350 engine 0 61 2 5 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 268 11500 running 45 175 8 11 22   Ricky Rudd NAPA   (Al Rudd) Chevrolet 266 6150 running 0 142 39 21 23   Jim Raptis Opal's Truck Stop   (Opal Voight) Chevrolet 32 640 engine 0 46 20 38 24   Cecil Gordon Transmissions Unlimited   (Cecil Gordon) Chevrolet 262 2405 running 0 103 28 1 27   Sam Sommers M.C. Anderson Racing   (M.C. Anderson) Chevrolet 257 1825 running 23 84 19 36 30   Tighe Scott Scotty's Fashions   (Walter Ballard) Chevrolet 263 2565 running 0 106 14 33 31   Billy McGinnis National Pride   (Billie Harvey) Chevrolet 264 1570 crash 0   24 39 39   Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin Mercury 260 885 running 0   18 26 40   D.K. Ulrich Howard Johnson's   (J.R. DeLotto) Chevrolet 263 2735 running 0 109 22 24 41   Grant Adcox Krystal   (Herb Adcox) Chevrolet 261 935 running 0 97 6 2 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 268 7600 running 10 155 15 25 47   Bruce Hill Bruce Hill Chevrolet 263 1510 running 0 118 26 29 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 258 1695 running 0 85 25 34 49   G.C. Spencer Lady & Son Auction   (G.C. Spencer) Dodge 260 860 running 0 88 40 37 52   Jimmy Means Bell Brothers Auto Parts   (Bill Gray) Chevrolet 7 620 ignition 0 43 17 12 67   Buddy Arrington Mistec Transmission   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 263 2845 running 0 112 16 19 68   Janet Guthrie Kelly Girl   (Lynda Ferreri) Chevrolet 263 1375 running 0 115 27 18 70   J.D. McDuffie Communication   (J.D. McDuffie) Chevrolet 258 1475 running 0 82 3 4 72   Benny Parsons 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 268 11250 running 0 165 29 40 74   Bobby Wawak Clear-Lam   (Bobby Wawak) Chevrolet 255 815 running 0 76 12 20 75   Butch Hartman Hartman Autocar   (Butch Hartman) Chevrolet 264 1740 running 0 127 23 22 79   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 260 1920 running 0 94 36 16 81   Dave Marcis WAM Racing   (Bill Monaghan) Chevrolet 148 700 steering 0 55 33 13 84   Morgan Shepherd Makar Enterprises   (Jim Makar) Mercury 241 1730 running 0 64 1 8 88   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 268 20425 running 15 180 37 10 90   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 124 1280 engine 0 52 30 30 91   Harold Miller Sutherland Auto Parts   (Harold Miller) Chevrolet 251 805 running 0 73 13 17 92   Skip Manning 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Billy Hagan) Chevrolet 264 4360 running 0 124 32 28 98   Dick May Osterlund Enterprises   (Rod Osterlund) Chevrolet 247 740 running 0 67 * Race shortened to 268 laps due to rain/darkness.

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Sam Sommers 1 23 23   Donnie Allison 24 50 27   Darrell Waltrip 51 57 7   Cale Yarborough 58 76 19   Donnie Allison 77 185 109   Darrell Waltrip 186 189 4   Richard Petty 190 193 4   Cale Yarborough 194 207 14   David Pearson 208 252 45   Richard Petty 253 258 6   Darrell Waltrip 259 261 3   Donnie Allison 262 267 6   Darrell Waltrip 268 268 1 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Cale Yarborough 4830     2   Richard Petty 4439   -391   3   Benny Parsons 4438   -392   4   Darrell Waltrip 4417   -413   5   Buddy Baker 3801   -1029   6   Dick Brooks 3587   -1243   7   James Hylton 3333   -1497   8   Richard Childress 3329   -1501   9   Bobby Allison 3316   -1514   10   Cecil Gordon 3227   -1603   11   Buddy Arrington 3141   -1689   12   J.D. McDuffie 3133   -1697   13   Skip Manning 3120   -1710   14   David Pearson 3067   -1763   15   D.K. Ulrich 2801   -2029   16   Frank Warren 2761   -2069   17   Ricky Rudd 2663   -2167   18   Jimmy Means 2640   -2190   19   Tighe Scott 2516   -2314   20   Sam Sommers 2468   -2362   21   Neil Bonnett 2464   -2366