| Teams for 1977 American 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoss Ellington | Donnie Allison |  |
| 3 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress | |
| 4 | Gary Myers | Randy Myers | |
| 5 | Jim Stacy | Neil Bonnett |  |
| 8 | Negre Racing | Ed Negre | |
| 10 | Champion Racing | Dean Dalton |  |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Cale Yarborough | |
| 12 | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Bobby Allison | AMC Matador |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Buddy Baker | |
| 19 | Henley Gray Racing | Dick May | |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | David Pearson |  |
| 22 | Rudd Racing Enterprises | Ricky Rudd | |
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | |
| 25 | Don Robertson | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 27 | M.C. Anderson | Sam Sommers | |
| 30 | Ballard Racing | Tighe Scott | |
| 40 | J.R. DeLotto | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty | |
| 45 | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | |
| 46 | Travis Tiller | Travis Tiller | |
| 47 | Bruce Hill | Bruce Hill | |
| 48 | James Hylton | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means | |
| 54 | Elder-Ranier Racing | Lennie Pond | |
| 61 | Mihalic Racing | Joe Mihalic | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Tommy Gale | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 68 | Lynda Ferreri | Janet Guthrie | |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Benny Parsons | |
| 74 | Bobby Wawak | Bobby Wawak | |
| 79 | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Dick Brooks | |
| 92 | Hagan Racing | Skip Manning | |
| 98 | Osterlund Racing | Dave Marcis | |
