| 1977 Richmond 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $69,285 | Race Date: | Feb 27, 1977 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Race Red Flagged | Race Duration: | 1h 49m 1s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 73.084 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 35 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Dodge | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 161 of 245 | Pole Speed: | 93.632 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Richmond 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 185 | 245 | 161 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 170 | 245 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 170 | 245 | 24 |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Cam2 | Running | | 165 | 244 | 14 |
| 5 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | AMC Matador | 160 | 244 | 29 |
| 6 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 150 | 243 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Direct Connection | Running | | 151 | 243 | 8 |
| 8 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | Sadler Motorsports | Running | | 142 | 242 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 143 | 242 | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 139 | 241 | 8 |
| 11 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Running | | 130 | 240 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 68 | Janet Guthrie (R) | Kelly Girl | Running | | 127 | 238 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Burger King | Running | | 124 | 238 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 25 | Terry Bivins | T.T. Colley | Running | | 121 | 237 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Running | | 118 | 236 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 115 | 234 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 95 | Junior Miller | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | Running | | 112 | 234 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 109 | 233 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 106 | 230 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 103 | 227 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 44 | Robin Schildnecht | Manning Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 227 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 45 | Walter Ballard | Booher Farms | Running | | 97 | 225 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Running | | 94 | 202 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hickory Garage | Running | | 91 | 200 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Smith Auto Parts | Running | | 88 | 198 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Rudd Auto Parts | Rear Gear | | 85 | 187 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Accident | | 82 | 140 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Pizza Inn | Overheating | | 79 | 84 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Engine | | 76 | 64 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Accident | | 73 | 46 | 0 |
