Results

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

American 500

Sunday, October 23rd, 1977

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 1 AMC
  • 5 Dodge
  • 4 Ford
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 113.584
  • Cautions: 9 for 75 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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American 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
25 16 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 88 88 234 0 0 engine
16 35 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 115 115 437 0 0 running
7 3 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 146 146 482 0 0 running
6 17 12 Bobby Allison AMC 150 150 488 0 0 running
11 24 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 130 130 471 0 0 running
26 13 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 85 85 230 0 0 engine
12 22 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 471 0 0 running
29 9 15 Buddy Baker Ford 76 76 197 0 0 crash
4 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 165 160 490 81 0 running
23 21 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 94 94 319 0 0 engine
33 15 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 64 64 95 0 0 engine
3 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 492 8 0 running
31 18 98 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 70 70 128 0 0 engine
27 7 21 David Pearson Mercury 82 82 220 0 0 engine
19 36 10 Dean Dalton Ford 106 106 391 0 0 engine
5 6 90 Dick Brooks Ford 155 155 489 0 0 running
14 27 19 Dick May Chevrolet 121 121 456 0 0 running
1 1 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 185 175 492 374 0 running
24 31 8 Ed Negre Dodge 91 91 276 0 0 engine
35 26 79 Frank Warren Dodge 58 58 68 0 0 engine
10 20 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 134 134 473 0 0 running
13 19 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 124 124 464 0 0 running
9 14 68 Janet Guthrie Chevrolet 138 138 476 0 0 running
22 30 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 97 97 326 0 0 engine
21 23 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 100 100 340 0 0 engine
36 12 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 55 55 66 0 0 engine
28 8 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 84 79 216 24 0 engine
20 25 4 Randy Myers Chevrolet 103 103 377 0 0 crash
18 32 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 109 109 423 0 0 running
2 5 43 Richard Petty Dodge 175 170 492 5 0 running
30 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 73 73 131 0 0 rear end
17 11 27 Sam Sommers Chevrolet 112 112 425 0 0 running
8 10 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 142 142 478 0 0 running
34 34 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 61 61 77 0 0 crash
15 29 64 Tommy Gale Ford 118 118 441 0 0 running
32 33 46 Travis Tiller Chevrolet 67 67 103 0 0 engine

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