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AccuPredict: NASCAR Driver Finish Predictions. It ain't rocket science, but it's damn close!

Official NASCAR Race Results

David Pearson won the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

09-05-1977 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway

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 5 21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator 180 367 60 Running 24,550
2 7 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic 175 367 109 Running 14,285
3 3 15 Buddy Baker Ford Norris Industries 165 367 0 Running 12,710
4 6 43 Richard Petty Dodge STP 165 365 1 Running 10,360
5 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Holly Farms 160 362 70 Running 12,435
6 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 160 360 123 Running 12,575
7 18 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet Al Rudd Auto Parts 146 360 0 Running 7,400
8 12 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Kansas Jack 142 360 0 Running 6,400
9 28 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet t. edwards 0 357 0 Running 3,550
10 16 52 Bill Elliott Ford George Elliott 134 355 0 Running 4,930
11 25 8 Ed Negre Dodge G & M Used Cars 130 352 0 Running 5,020
12 19 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 127 350 0 Running 4,810
13 22 48 James Hylton Chevrolet Jerry's Truck Stop 124 348 0 Running 4,590
14 31 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Mistec Transmission 121 344 0 Running 4,330
15 30 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet Myers Roofing 118 343 0 Running 2,700
16 26 68 Janet Guthrie Chevrolet Kelly Girl 115 339 0 Running 2,700
17 38 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 112 338 0 Running 3,770
18 11 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 109 335 0 Running 3,410
19 34 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited 106 333 0 Running 3,100
20 40 69 Mike Kempton Chevrolet Jayhawk Sports 103 324 0 Running 2,050
21 36 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price 100 321 0 Running 1,900
22 35 19 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet Clear-Lam 97 319 0 Running 2,465
23 21 01 Earle Canavan Dodge Earle Canavan 94 311 0 Running 1,750
24 29 91 Terry Bivins Chevrolet T & E Clothes 91 290 0 Engine 1,700
25 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks 93 289 2 Engine 5,425
26 10 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley 0 287 0 Engine 1,500
27 23 40 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet J.R. DeLotto 82 257 0 Running 2,105
28 9 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Carolina Construction 84 250 2 Crash 2,120
29 17 27 Sam Sommers Chevrolet U.S. Army 76 219 0 Crash 1,425
30 39 08 Ralph Jones Ford Ralph Jones 73 179 0 Crash 1,900
31 32 10 Dick May Ford R.T.'s Lounge 70 169 0 Engine 1,400
32 33 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet Scotty's Fashions 67 148 0 Suspension 1,950
33 37 25 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet Red Robinson Used Cars 64 100 0 Engine 1,825
34 15 90 Dick Brooks Ford Truxmore 61 68 0 Crash 1,900
35 20 75 Butch Hartman Chevrolet Hartman Autocar 58 61 0 Crash 1,275
36 27 98 Roland Wlodyka Chevrolet Rod Osterlund 55 57 0 Suspension 1,310
37 13 49 G.C. Spencer Dodge Lady & Son Auction 52 26 0 Crash 1,425
38 14 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks 49 23 0 Crash 2,850
39 8 12 Bobby Allison Matador 1st National City Travelers Checks 46 21 0 Engine 1,160
40 24 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet Joe Mihalic 43 12 0 Engine 1,140

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-05-1977
  • Track: Darlington Raceway
  • Race: Southern 500
  • Race #: 22
  • Cars: 40
  • Winner: David Pearson
  • Start Position: 5th
  • Car Make: Mercury
  • Avg Speed: 106.797 mph
  • Distance: 501 miles
  • Purse: $184,200
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 93
  • Lead Changes: 32
  • Pole: 153.493 mph

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