Results

The 1977 Atlanta 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Atlanta 500

Sunday, March 20th, 1977

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 5 Ford
  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 1 AMC
  • 6 Dodge
  • 2 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 144.093
  • Cautions: 2 for 11 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
32 18 9 Bill Elliott Ford 67 67 198 0 0 engine
34 4 51 AJ Foyt Chevrolet 61 61 157 0 0 quit
26 8 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 85 85 239 0 0 engine
41 16 12 Bobby Allison AMC 40 40 41 0 0 engine
10 19 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 134 134 320 0 0 running
11 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 130 130 319 0 0 running
5 7 15 Buddy Baker Ford 155 155 326 0 0 running
3 5 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 175 165 327 136 0 running
16 41 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 115 115 308 0 0 running
8 15 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 142 142 322 0 0 running
29 29 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 76 76 230 0 0 overheating
7 6 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 146 146 325 0 0 running
6 11 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 150 150 326 0 0 running
2 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 175 170 328 80 0 running
37 28 7 Dean Dalton Chevrolet 52 52 133 0 0 engine
23 22 90 Dick Brooks Ford 94 94 277 0 0 clutch
4 2 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 160 160 327 0 0 running
39 40 16 Ed Negre Chevrolet 46 46 77 0 0 engine
36 20 29 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Dodge 55 55 139 0 0 engine
27 37 79 Frank Warren Dodge 82 82 237 0 0 engine
21 31 49 GC Spencer Dodge 100 100 293 0 0 rear end
17 30 91 Harold Miller Chevrolet 112 112 305 0 0 running
33 36 19 Henley Gray Chevrolet 64 64 180 0 0 engine
31 21 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 70 70 208 0 0 engine
38 25 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 49 49 121 0 0 engine
30 34 68 Janet Guthrie Chevrolet 73 73 215 0 0 engine
42 38 35 Jim Hurtubise Ford 37 37 0 0 0 ignition
18 27 26 Jimmy Lee Capps Chevrolet 109 109 304 0 0 running
20 39 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 103 103 295 0 0 running
14 32 84 Jody Ridley Mercury 121 121 316 0 0 running
40 23 77 Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet 43 43 50 0 0 engine
9 14 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 138 138 321 0 0 running
12 9 71 Neil Bonnett Dodge 127 127 318 0 0 running
35 35 80 Phil Finney Chevrolet 58 58 148 0 0 engine
15 12 60 Ramo Stott Chevrolet 118 118 315 0 0 running
19 13 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 106 106 303 0 0 engine
1 1 43 Richard Petty Dodge 180 175 328 112 0 running
13 10 27 Sam Sommers Chevrolet 124 124 317 0 0 running
28 17 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 79 79 233 0 0 transmission
24 33 25 Terry Bivins Chevrolet 91 91 259 0 0 engine
25 42 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 88 88 248 0 0 piston
22 24 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 288 0 0 running

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