| 1977 Rebel 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $139,585 | Race Date: | Apr 3, 1977 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Ended Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3h 58m 18s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 | Average Speed: | 128.817 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 39 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 26 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 151.269 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Rebel 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 26 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 175 | 367 | 26 |
| 3 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 105 |
| 4 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 201 |
| 5 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 160 | 365 | 4 |
| 6 | 10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Cam2 | Running | | 150 | 365 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 146 | 363 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Lady & Son Auction | Running | | 142 | 352 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Accident | | 138 | 351 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Running | | 134 | 350 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Hartman Autocar | Running | | 130 | 347 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 127 | 346 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 27 | Sam Sommers (R) | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 124 | 346 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 121 | 341 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 4 | Gary Myers (R) | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 118 | 336 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 115 | 330 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Engine | | 112 | 313 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 25 | Ferrel Harris | Robertson Racing | Running | | 109 | 310 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Accident | | 106 | 305 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 103 | 303 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale (R) | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 100 | 277 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Rudd Auto Parts | Oil Pressure | | 97 | 259 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Piston | | 94 | 250 | 0 |
| 24 | 16 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Crankshaft | | 91 | 243 | 0 |
| 25 | 32 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Engine | | 88 | 234 | 0 |
| 26 | 35 | 45 | Tighe Scott (R) | Price Racing | Engine | | 85 | 198 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Engine | | 82 | 194 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Axle Housing | | 79 | 184 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Battery | AMC Matador | 81 | 161 | 3 |
| 30 | 25 | 69 | Terry Bivins | Jayhawk Sports | Engine | | 73 | 154 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Elder-Rainer | Oil Leak | | 75 | 134 | 2 |
| 32 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Engine | | 67 | 123 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Army | Engine | | 64 | 83 | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Transit Damaged Freight | Engine | | 61 | 62 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Engine | | 58 | 25 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Cylinder | | 55 | 8 | 0 |
