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Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
March 20, 1977
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge
| 328
| 22,550
| running
| 112 |
2
| 3
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 328
| 12,850
| running
| 80 |
3
| 5
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 13,025
| running
| 136 |
4
| 2
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 6,000
| running
| 0 |
5
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 326
| 7,650
| running
| 0 |
6
| 11
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Roger Penske
| Chevrolet
| 326
| 6,800
| running
| 0 |
7
| 6
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 325
| 6,500
| running
| 0 |
8
| 15
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 322
| 2,900
| running
| 0 |
9
| 14
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| Chevrolet
| 321
| 5,150
| running
| 0 |
10
| 19
| Bruce Hill
| 47
| Bruce Hill
| Chevrolet
| 320
| 2,650
| running
| 0 |
11
| 26
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 319
| 4,630
| running
| 0 |
12
| 9
| Neil Bonnett
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| Dodge
| 318
| 5,405
| running
| 0 |
13
| 10
| Sam Sommers
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 317
| 3,130
| running
| 0 |
14
| 32
| Jody Ridley
| 84
| Jim Makar
| Mercury
| 316
| 2,080
| running
| 0 |
15
| 12
| Ramo Stott
| 60
| Lou Viglione
| Chevrolet
| 315
| 1,880
| running
| 0 |
16
| 41
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 308
| 2,785
| running
| 0 |
17
| 30
| Harold Miller
| 91
| Harold Miller
| Chevrolet
| 305
| 1,630
| running
| 0 |
18
| 27
| Jimmy Lee Capps
| 26
| David Lee Sellers
| Chevrolet
| 304
| 1,555
| running
| 0 |
19
| 13
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 303
| 3,400
| engine
| 0 |
20
| 39
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Bill Gray
| Chevrolet
| 295
| 1,405
| running
| 0 |
21
| 31
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| Dodge
| 293
| 1,230
| rear end
| 0 |
22
| 24
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 288
| 2,920
| running
| 0 |
23
| 22
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 277
| 2,755
| clutch
| 0 |
24
| 33
| Terry Bivins
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 259
| 2,575
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 42
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Chevrolet
| 248
| 2,220
| piston
| 0 |
26
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 239
| 4,155
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 37
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 237
| 1,920
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 17
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 233
| 1,840
| transmission
| 0 |
29
| 29
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| J.R. DeLotto
| Chevrolet
| 230
| 1,410
| overheating
| 0 |
30
| 34
| Janet Guthrie
| 68
| Lynda Ferreri
| Chevrolet
| 215
| 750
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 21
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 208
| 1,335
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 18
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 198
| 765
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 36
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 180
| 1,270
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 4
| A.J. Foyt
| 51
| A.J. Foyt
| Chevrolet
| 157
| 785
| quit
| 0 |
35
| 35
| Phil Finney
| 80
| Phil Finney
| Chevrolet
| 148
| 645
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 20
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson
| 29
| Dick Midgley
| Dodge
| 139
| 650
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 28
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| Chevrolet
| 133
| 565
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 25
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 121
| 1,180
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 40
| Ed Negre
| 16
| David Sisco
| Chevrolet
| 77
| 1,040
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 23
| Johnny Rutherford
| 77
| Johnny Ray
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 560
| engine
| 0 |
41
| 16
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| AMC Matador
| 41
| 785
| engine
| 0 |
42
| 38
| Jim Hurtubise
| 35
| Morris Davis
| Ford
| 0
| 535
| ignition
| 0 |
Notes: 15 drivers failed to qualify.
Time of race: 03:27:51
Average Speed: 144.093 MPH
Pole Speed: 33.718 seconds
2 cautions for 11 laps
Attendance: 50,000