Official NASCAR Race Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover International Speedway.
05-15-1977 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover International 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 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 180 | 500 | 141 | Running | 17,175 |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 180 | 500 | 297 | Running | 9,600 |
| 3 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 170 | 499 | 51 | Running | 9,830 |
| 4 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 165 | 496 | 1 | Running | 7,870 |
| 5 | 8 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 155 | 496 | 0 | Running | 5,250 |
| 6 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 155 | 495 | 10 | Running | 6,590 |
| 7 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Ronnie Elder | 146 | 494 | 0 | Running | 4,000 |
| 8 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 142 | 493 | 0 | Running | 3,280 |
| 9 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris Industries | 138 | 490 | 0 | Running | 5,620 |
| 10 | 10 | 84 | Morgan Shepherd | Mercury | Ridge Plumbing | 134 | 486 | 0 | Running | 1,700 |
| 11 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hickory Garage | 130 | 482 | 0 | Running | 3,120 |
| 12 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 127 | 480 | 0 | Running | 2,960 |
| 13 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | J.D. McDuffie | 124 | 480 | 0 | Running | 2,865 |
| 14 | 15 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 121 | 479 | 0 | Running | 2,805 |
| 15 | 26 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Ed Negre | 118 | 475 | 0 | Running | 2,395 |
| 16 | 21 | 57 | Dick May | Ford | McClure Motors | 115 | 473 | 0 | Running | 1,200 |
| 17 | 9 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 112 | 469 | 0 | Running | 3,135 |
| 18 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King | 109 | 454 | 0 | Running | 1,900 |
| 19 | 33 | 25 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | Don Robertson | 106 | 449 | 0 | Running | 1,640 |
| 20 | 18 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Lafayette Radio | 103 | 407 | 0 | Running | 1,530 |
| 21 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 100 | 389 | 0 | Water pump | 1,420 |
| 22 | 30 | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Hicks Pharmacy | 97 | 371 | 0 | Steering | 775 |
| 23 | 28 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Earle Canavan | 94 | 313 | 0 | Transmission | 725 |
| 24 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | 91 | 303 | 0 | Overheating | 1,200 |
| 25 | 34 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | Smith Auto Parts | 88 | 274 | 0 | Engine | 675 |
| 26 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 85 | 247 | 0 | Engine | 1,250 |
| 27 | 20 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 82 | 190 | 0 | Oil pump | 1,125 |
| 28 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Ford | Gillespie Painting | 79 | 176 | 0 | Engine | 600 |
| 29 | 14 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 76 | 139 | 0 | Engine | 650 |
| 30 | 16 | 16 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | Bel Air Datsun | 73 | 126 | 0 | Oil pump | 1,050 |
| 31 | 36 | 95 | Elmo Langley | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | 70 | 119 | 0 | Engine | 540 |
| 32 | 31 | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 67 | 97 | 0 | Suspension | 1,030 |
| 33 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton Engineering | 64 | 82 | 0 | Engine | 1,020 |
| 34 | 27 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | Dean Dalton | 61 | 40 | 0 | Clutch | 510 |
| 35 | 17 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | t. edwards | 58 | 34 | 0 | Engine | 500 |
| 36 | 35 | 10 | Raymond Williams | Ford | Bill Champion | 55 | 0 | 0 | Engine | 490 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-15-1977
- Track: Dover International Speedway
- Race: Mason-Dixon 500
- Race #: 12
- Cars: 36
- Winner: Cale Yarborough
- Start Position: 6th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 123.327 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $108,025
- Cautions: 2
- Caution Laps: 10
- Lead Changes: 11
- Pole: 136.033 mph
