Entry List
The official 1977 Los Angeles Times 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Ontario Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Los Angeles Times 500
Sunday, November 20th, 1977
Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 128.296
- Cautions: 5 for 22 laps
- Lead Changes: 37
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 21 | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Al Rudd |
| 2 | 51 | AJ Foyt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Gilmore | A.J. Foyt |
| 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | 1st National City Travelers Checks | L.G. DeWitt |
| 4 | 97 | Bill Osborne | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Bill Osborne | Bill Osborne |
| 5 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Old Milwaukee | Bill Schmitt |
| 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | AMC | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Bobby Allison |
| 7 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Ford | Mistec Transmission | Buddy Arrington |
| 8 | 15 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Ford | Norris Industries | Bud Moore |
| 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | Junior Johnson |
| 10 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | Cecil Gordon |
| 11 | 01 | Chuck Bown | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Lake's Drywall | Gerald Craker |
| 12 | 40 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Pacific Coast | J.R. DeLotto |
| 13 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 30 | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard |
| 14 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 36 | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund |
| 15 | 21 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 16 | 90 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Ford | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey |
| 17 | 52 | Don Graham | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Herbert Performance | Bob Lehman |
| 18 | 1 | Donnie Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington |
| 19 | 8 | Ed Negre | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Dodge | Ed Negre | Ed Negre |
| 20 | 09 | Eddie Bradshaw | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | C & M Racing | Chester Papienski |
| 21 | 41 | Ernie Stierly | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Allied Plating | Ernie Stierly |
| 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren |
| 23 | 95 | Harry Jefferson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Ford | George Jefferson | George Jefferson |
| 24 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie |
| 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Aug 26, 1934 | 43 | Chevrolet | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton |
| 26 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | Lynda Ferreri |
| 27 | 25 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 33 | Ford | Pearson Realtors | Robert Switzer |
| 28 | 81 | John Borneman | El Cajon, CA | Apr 19, 1949 | 28 | Chevrolet | Borneman Plastering | Arthur Godfrey |
| 29 | 9 | John Kieper | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Wholesale Truck Parts | John Kieper |
| 30 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Dodge | Jim Stacy | Jim Stacy |
| 31 | 93 | Norm Palmer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Dodge | Herborn Alignment | Norm Palmer |
| 32 | 3 | Richard Childress | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | Richard Childress Racing |
| 33 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 34 | 20 | Richard White | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Lindsay Auto Parts | Mike White |
| 35 | 74 | Roger McCluskey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Black Gold Oil | Black Gold Oil |
| 36 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund |
| 37 | 03 | Ron McGee | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | M.C. Productions | Steve Temme |
| 38 | 27 | Sam Sommers | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | M.C. Anderson |
| 39 | 6 | Sonny Easley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Ford | San Fernando Valley Lumber | Sonny Easley |
| 40 | 30 | Tighe Scott | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | Walter Ballard |
| 41 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |
| 42 | 39 | Vince Giamformaggio | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1977 | Chevrolet | Cal-French Bread | Sam Arakalian |