Results

The 1977 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan International Speedway race.

Champion Spark Plug 400

Monday, August 22nd, 1977

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 2 Mercury
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 2 AMC
  • 6 Dodge
  • 3 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 137.944
  • Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 31
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 180 175 200 51 0 running
2 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 175 170 200 4 0 running
3 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 170 165 200 22 0 running
4 7 27 Sam Sommers Chevrolet 165 160 200 1 0 running
5 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 165 155 200 120 0 running
6 13 90 Dick Brooks Ford 150 150 200 0 0 running
7 10 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 146 146 199 0 0 running
8 6 43 Richard Petty Dodge 147 142 198 2 0 running
9 12 81 Terry Ryan Chevrolet 138 138 197 0 0 running
10 15 68 Janet Guthrie Chevrolet 134 134 196 0 0 running
11 27 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 130 130 196 0 0 running
12 9 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 127 127 196 0 0 running
13 11 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 124 124 196 0 0 running
14 14 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 195 0 0 running
15 32 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 118 118 195 0 0 running
16 24 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 115 115 192 0 0 running
17 31 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 112 112 192 0 0 running
18 26 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 109 109 189 0 0 running
19 23 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 106 106 189 0 0 running
20 20 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 103 103 186 0 0 running
21 29 25 Dean Dalton Chevrolet 100 100 179 0 0 running
22 8 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 97 97 154 0 0 running
23 25 79 Frank Warren Dodge 94 94 141 0 0 engine
24 28 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 91 91 134 0 0 wheel
25 16 75 Butch Hartman Chevrolet 88 88 125 0 0 engine
26 17 12 Bobby Allison AMC 85 85 117 0 0 engine
27 35 63 Jocko Maggiacomo AMC 82 82 114 0 0 engine
28 33 91 Harold Miller Chevrolet 79 79 85 0 0 driveshaft
29 18 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 76 76 76 0 0 engine
30 5 15 Buddy Baker Ford 73 73 68 0 0 engine
31 19 8 Ed Negre Dodge 70 70 61 0 0 engine
32 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford 67 67 53 0 0 running
33 21 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 64 64 41 0 0 engine
34 36 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 61 61 5 0 0 engine
35 22 42 Elmo Langley Dodge 58 58 1 0 0 engine
36 34 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 55 55 1 0 0 engine

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