| 1977 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $108,825 | Race Date: | Aug 22, 1977 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2h 53m 59s | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 31 | Average Speed: | 137.944 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 24 Laps | mispeedway.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 | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 51 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 160.346 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 51 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 170 | 200 | 22 |
| 4 | 7 | 27 | Sam Sommers (R) | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 165 | 200 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 165 | 200 | 120 |
| 6 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Running | | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 147 | 198 | 2 |
| 9 | 12 | 81 | Terry Ryan | Valvoline | Running | | 138 | 197 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 68 | Janet Guthrie (R) | Kelly Girl | Running | | 134 | 196 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Running | | 130 | 196 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 127 | 196 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Running | | 124 | 196 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Mystic Transmissions | Running | | 121 | 195 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Running | | 118 | 195 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 115 | 192 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | WIXC Radio | Running | | 112 | 192 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | J.R. Delotto (Car Owner) | Running | | 109 | 189 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissons Unlimited | Running | | 106 | 189 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 103 | 186 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 25 | Dean Dalton | Robertson Racing | Running | | 100 | 179 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Cam2 | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 89 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Engine | | 94 | 141 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Wheel Stud | | 91 | 134 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Hartman Autocar | Engine | | 88 | 125 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Engine | AMC Matador | 85 | 117 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Engine | AMC Matador | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 91 | Harold Miller | Bartow Paving | Driveshaft | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Equipment | Valves | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 30 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Valves | | 73 | 68 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 70 | 61 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 67 | 53 | 0 |
| 33 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Engine | | 64 | 41 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Engine | | 61 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 42 | Elmo Langley | Marty Robbins Racing | Engine | | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Benihana | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
