| 1977 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $184,200 | Race Date: | Sep 5, 1977 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 41m 48s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 32 | Average Speed: | 106.797 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 93 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 60 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 153.493 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 60 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 109 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 165 | 367 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 165 | 365 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 160 | 362 | 70 |
| 6 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 160 | 360 | 123 |
| 7 | 18 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Running | | 146 | 360 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 142 | 360 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | 47 | Bruce Hill | T. Edwards | Running | | 139 | 357 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 52 | Bill Elliott | Elliott Racing | Running | | 134 | 355 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | G & M Used Cars | Running | | 130 | 352 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 127 | 350 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Jerry's Truck Stop | Running | | 124 | 348 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Mistec Transmission | Running | | 121 | 344 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 4 | Gary Myers (R) | Myers Roofing | Running | | 118 | 343 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 68 | Janet Guthrie (R) | Kelly Girl | Running | | 115 | 339 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 79 | Frank Warren | Natice Tan | Running | | 112 | 338 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 64 | Tommy Gale (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 109 | 335 | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 106 | 333 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 69 | Mike Kempton | Jayhawk Sports | Running | | 103 | 324 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 100 | 321 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 19 | Bobby Wawak | Clear-Lam | Running | | 97 | 319 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Running | | 94 | 311 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 91 | Terry Bivins | T&E Clothes | Engine | | 91 | 290 | 0 |
| 25 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Engine | | 93 | 289 | 2 |
| 26 | 10 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | J.R. Delotto (Car Owner) | Running | | 82 | 257 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Carolina Construction | Accident | | 84 | 250 | 2 |
| 29 | 17 | 27 | Sam Sommers (R) | U.S. Army | Accident | | 76 | 219 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 8 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Accident | | 73 | 179 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 10 | Dick May | R.T.'s Lounge | Engine | | 70 | 169 | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Sway Bar | | 67 | 148 | 0 |
| 33 | 37 | 25 | Ferrel Harris | Red Robinson Used Cars | Engine | | 64 | 100 | 0 |
| 34 | 15 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Accident | | 61 | 68 | 0 |
| 35 | 20 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Hartman Autocar | Accident | | 58 | 61 | 0 |
| 36 | 27 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Racing | Suspension | | 55 | 57 | 0 |
| 37 | 13 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Lady & Son Auction | Accident | | 52 | 26 | 0 |
| 38 | 14 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Accident | | 49 | 23 | 0 |
| 39 | 8 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Engine | AMC Matador | 46 | 21 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Head Gasket | | 43 | 12 | 0 |
