| 1977 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $65,265 | Race Date: | Mar 27, 1977 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6.400 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 48m 38s | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 88.950 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 42 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| 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 | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Jim Stacy Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 320 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 107.537 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Gwyn Staley 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 320 |
| 2 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 25 |
| 3 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 170 | 400 | 13 |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 160 | 399 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | AMC Matador | 160 | 398 | 4 |
| 6 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 150 | 397 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 146 | 394 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 147 | 394 | 12 |
| 9 | 9 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 138 | 388 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 134 | 387 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 4 | Gary Myers (R) | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 130 | 382 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 19 | Dave Marcis | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 127 | 382 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 124 | 380 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 64 | Henley Gray | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 121 | 376 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 44 | Robin Schildnecht | Manning Enterprises | Running | | 118 | 354 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 115 | 353 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 25 | Terry Bivins | Robertson Racing | Running | | 112 | 345 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 95 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing | Running | | 109 | 343 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 16 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Oil Pump | | 106 | 328 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Transit Damaged Freight | Running | | 103 | 325 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Rebel 500 | Accident | | 105 | 305 | 26 |
| 22 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 97 | 275 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Accident | | 94 | 267 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 23 | Larry LaMay | Larry Lamay (Car Owner) | Running | | 91 | 252 | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 45 | Earl Brooks | Price Racing | Driveshaft | | 88 | 131 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Crankshaft | | 85 | 122 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Engine | | 82 | 118 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 79 | 87 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Gillespie Painting | Oil Leak | | 76 | 2 | 0 |
