| 1977 Atlanta 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $145,865 | Race Date: | Mar 20, 1977 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 12.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 27m 51s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 144.093 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 11 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 112 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 162.501 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Atlanta 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 112 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 175 | 328 | 80 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 175 | 327 | 136 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 160 | 327 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 155 | 326 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Cam2 | Running | | 150 | 326 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 146 | 325 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 142 | 322 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Historic Virginia | Running | | 138 | 321 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Running | | 134 | 320 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sub-Tropic | Running | | 130 | 319 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Rebel 500 | Running | | 127 | 318 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 27 | Sam Sommers (R) | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 124 | 317 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Makar Enterprises | Running | | 121 | 316 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 60 | Ramo Stott | Lou Viglione Racing | Running | | 118 | 315 | 0 |
| 16 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 115 | 308 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 91 | Harold Miller | Bartow Paving | Running | | 112 | 305 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Hearn Produce | Running | | 109 | 304 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Engine | | 106 | 303 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 103 | 295 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Lady & Son Auction | Rear Gear | | 100 | 293 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale (R) | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 97 | 288 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Clutch | | 94 | 277 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 25 | Terry Bivins | Thomas Racing | Engine | | 91 | 259 | 0 |
| 25 | 42 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Burned Piston | | 88 | 248 | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Engine | | 85 | 239 | 0 |
| 27 | 37 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Engine | | 82 | 237 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Transmission | | 79 | 233 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Howard Johnson's | Overheating | | 76 | 230 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 68 | Janet Guthrie (R) | Kelly Girl | Burned Piston | | 73 | 215 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 70 | 208 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Equipment | Valves | | 67 | 198 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 64 | 180 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore | Steering | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 80 | Phil Finney | Finney Racing | Head Gasket | | 58 | 148 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 29 | Elliott Forbes-Robin | Cal-Tex | Engine | | 55 | 139 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Engine | | 52 | 133 | 0 |
| 38 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Engine | | 49 | 121 | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 16 | Ed Negre | Reliable Plumbing | Engine | | 46 | 77 | 0 |
| 40 | 23 | 77 | Johnny Rutherford | T. Edwards | Valves | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 41 | 16 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Valves | AMC Matador | 40 | 41 | 0 |
| 42 | 38 | 35 | Jim Hurtubise | Avanti Cb | Ignition | | 37 | 0 | 0 |
