Results

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

Dixie 500

Sunday, November 6th, 1977

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 4 Mercury
  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 1 AMC
  • 6 Dodge
  • 2 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Laps Actual: 268 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 110.052
  • Cautions: 5 for 99 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Dixie 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
11 14 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 130 130 264 0 0 running
33 13 84 Morgan Shepherd Mercury 64 64 241 0 0 running
8 11 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 142 142 266 0 0 running
3 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 165 165 268 0 0 running
14 33 31 Billy McGinnis Chevrolet 121 121 264 0 0 crash
24 39 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 91 91 260 0 0 running
34 35 19 Bob Burcham Chevrolet 61 61 217 0 0 engine
9 15 12 Bobby Allison AMC 138 138 266 0 0 running
29 40 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 76 76 255 0 0 running
15 25 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 118 118 263 0 0 running
17 12 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 112 112 263 0 0 running
7 7 15 Buddy Baker Ford 146 146 267 0 0 running
12 20 75 Butch Hartman Chevrolet 127 127 264 0 0 running
5 9 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 160 155 268 33 0 running
20 38 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 103 103 262 0 0 running
10 23 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 134 134 264 0 0 running
18 26 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 109 109 263 0 0 running
1 8 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 180 175 268 15 0 running
36 16 81 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 55 55 148 0 0 steering
2 5 21 David Pearson Mercury 175 170 268 45 0 running
37 10 90 Dick Brooks Ford 52 52 124 0 0 engine
32 28 98 Dick May Chevrolet 67 67 247 0 0 running
4 6 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 170 160 268 142 0 running
35 27 8 Ed Negre Dodge 58 58 185 0 0 quit
23 22 79 Frank Warren Dodge 94 94 260 0 0 running
25 34 49 GC Spencer Dodge 88 88 260 0 0 running
22 24 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 97 97 261 0 0 running
30 30 91 Harold Miller Chevrolet 73 73 251 0 0 running
27 18 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 82 82 258 0 0 running
26 29 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 85 85 258 0 0 running
16 19 68 Janet Guthrie Chevrolet 115 115 263 0 0 running
39 21 23 Jim Raptis Chevrolet 46 46 32 0 0 engine
40 37 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 43 43 7 0 0 ignition
38 3 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 49 49 57 0 0 crash
21 32 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 100 100 262 0 0 running
6 2 43 Richard Petty Dodge 155 150 268 10 0 running
31 31 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 70 70 247 0 0 running
28 1 27 Sam Sommers Chevrolet 84 79 257 23 0 running
13 17 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 124 124 264 0 0 running
19 36 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 106 106 263 0 0 running

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