Results

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

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 13th, 1977

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

  • 4 Ford
  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 1 AMC
  • 6 Dodge
  • 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: 97.860
  • Cautions: 11 for 118 laps
  • Lead Changes: 30
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Carolina 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
30 18 9 Bill Elliott Ford 73 73 137 0 0 clutch
19 19 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 106 106 396 0 0 engine
12 3 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 132 127 460 49 0 running
27 9 12 Bobby Allison AMC 82 82 160 0 0 oil leak
36 13 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 55 55 21 0 0 engine
14 27 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 458 0 0 running
4 7 15 Buddy Baker Ford 165 160 491 2 0 running
6 6 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 155 150 488 34 0 running
10 15 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 134 134 471 0 0 running
23 23 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 94 94 312 0 0 engine
2 5 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 492 3 0 running
24 8 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 96 91 260 5 0 crash
32 4 21 David Pearson Mercury 72 67 133 12 0 crash
22 12 90 Dick Brooks Ford 102 97 346 7 0 engine
3 1 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 170 165 491 92 0 running
25 35 33 Earl Brooks Chevrolet 88 88 232 0 0 crash
13 28 8 Ed Negre Dodge 124 124 460 0 0 running
20 25 29 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Dodge 103 103 388 0 0 engine
35 31 79 Frank Warren Dodge 58 58 32 0 0 engine
11 34 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 130 130 464 0 0 running
16 26 19 Henley Gray Chevrolet 115 115 436 0 0 running
15 21 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 118 118 446 0 0 running
9 17 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 138 138 478 0 0 running
18 33 26 Jimmy Lee Capps Chevrolet 109 109 434 0 0 running
28 20 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 79 79 151 0 0 engine
29 29 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 76 76 147 0 0 engine
31 36 45 Junior Miller Chevrolet 70 70 137 0 0 clutch
34 10 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 61 61 52 0 0 engine
5 14 71 Neil Bonnett Dodge 160 155 488 7 0 running
17 22 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 112 112 436 0 0 running
1 2 43 Richard Petty Dodge 185 175 492 281 0 running
7 11 27 Sam Sommers Chevrolet 146 146 483 0 0 running
8 16 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 142 142 483 0 0 running
26 24 25 Terry Bivins Chevrolet 85 85 168 0 0 engine
33 30 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 64 64 107 0 0 oil pump
21 32 64 Tommy Gale Ford 100 100 388 0 0 running

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