| 1977 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $93,000 | Race Date: | Sep 25, 1977 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 34m 40s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 73.447 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 57 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| 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 | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 352 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 87.637 MPH | |||||
| Official 1977 Old Dominion 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 352 |
| 2 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 175 | 500 | 73 |
| 3 | 10 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 35 |
| 4 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 160 | 499 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | 27 | Sam Sommers (R) | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 155 | 491 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | Hensley Racing | Running | | 150 | 491 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Mistec Transmission | Running | | 146 | 487 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 142 | 483 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 138 | 482 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Rear Gear | | 139 | 472 | 36 |
| 11 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 130 | 466 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | J.R. Delotto (Car Owner) | Running | | 127 | 457 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 124 | 423 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 121 | 420 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 118 | 420 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running |  | 115 | 413 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 112 | 400 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 109 | 392 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 106 | 373 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 30 | Tighe Scott (R) | Scotty's Fashions | Engine | | 103 | 360 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Rear Gear | | 100 | 336 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | J.D. Stacy | Rear Gear | | 97 | 304 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Rear Gear | AMC Matador | 99 | 216 | 4 |
| 24 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Oil Pump | | 91 | 103 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Elder Racing | Brakes | | 88 | 95 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Rear Gear | | 85 | 95 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 22 | Ricky Rudd (R) | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Rear Gear | | 82 | 84 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Brakes | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B Coal | Radiator | | 76 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Oil Leak | | 73 | 4 | 0 |
