Official NASCAR Race Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Volunteer 400 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
08-28-1977 | Volunteer 400 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 185 | 400 | 299 | Running | 12,100 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175 | 400 | 19 | Running | 7,200 |
| 3 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 170 | 399 | 62 | Running | 5,670 |
| 4 | 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 160 | 396 | 0 | Running | 3,400 |
| 5 | 15 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 155 | 389 | 0 | Running | 2,900 |
| 6 | 9 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 150 | 387 | 0 | Running | 2,200 |
| 7 | 14 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 146 | 389 | 0 | Running | 3,180 |
| 8 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 142 | 384 | 0 | Running | 2,020 |
| 9 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Eddie's Auto Parts | 138 | 383 | 0 | Running | 1,900 |
| 10 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Mistec Transmission | 134 | 382 | 0 | Running | 1,740 |
| 11 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | J.R. DeLotto | 130 | 381 | 0 | Running | 1,680 |
| 12 | 23 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Ed Negre | 127 | 378 | 0 | Running | 1,470 |
| 13 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 124 | 361 | 0 | Running | 1,260 |
| 14 | 26 | 25 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | Don Robertson | 121 | 324 | 0 | Running | 1,125 |
| 15 | 8 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris Industries | 123 | 252 | 2 | Engine | 2,850 |
| 16 | 11 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 115 | 220 | 0 | Running | 590 |
| 17 | 10 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Jim Stacy | 117 | 219 | 17 | Ignition | 570 |
| 18 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 109 | 215 | 0 | Engine | 990 |
| 19 | 21 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Ralph Jones | 106 | 186 | 0 | Rear end | 520 |
| 20 | 6 | 27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 103 | 144 | 0 | Engine | 500 |
| 21 | 24 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Little B Coal | 100 | 139 | 0 | Overheating | 465 |
| 22 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 102 | 118 | 1 | Crash | 2,855 |
| 23 | 20 | 64 | Dean Dalton | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 94 | 113 | 0 | Crash | 695 |
| 24 | 29 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Clear-Lam | 91 | 58 | 0 | Engine | 685 |
| 25 | 28 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | Handy's Transmission | 88 | 55 | 0 | Engine | 425 |
| 26 | 27 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | 85 | 32 | 0 | Oil leak | 400 |
| 27 | 13 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Bill Gray | 82 | 25 | 0 | Crash | 480 |
| 28 | 7 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 79 | 15 | 0 | Clutch | 370 |
| 29 | 22 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 76 | 2 | 0 | Engine | 610 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-28-1977
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Volunteer 400
- Race #: 21
- Cars: 29
- Winner: Cale Yarborough
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 79.726 mph
- Distance: 213 miles
- Purse: $60,850
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 92
- Lead Changes: 14
- Pole: 109.746 mph
