1977 American 500 Results
Donnie Allison won the 1977 American 500 at Rockingham on October 23, 1977, leading 374 of 492 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 36 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Donnie Allison | 1 | 492 | 374 | Running |
| 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | 5 | 492 | 5 | Running |
| 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 492 | 8 | Running |
| 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 490 | 81 | Running |
| 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | 6 | 489 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 17 | 488 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 3 | 482 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 92 | Skip Manning | 10 | 478 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | 14 | 476 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 20 | 473 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | 24 | 471 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 22 | 471 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 48 | James Hylton | 19 | 464 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 19 | Dick May | 27 | 456 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 29 | 441 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 45 | Baxter Price | 35 | 437 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 27 | Sam Sommers | 11 | 425 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | 32 | 423 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 10 | Dean Dalton | 36 | 391 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | 4 | Randy Myers | 25 | 377 | 0 | Crash |
| 21 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | 23 | 340 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 30 | 326 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 21 | 319 | 0 | Engine |
| 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | 31 | 276 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 16 | 234 | 0 | Engine |
| 26 | 47 | Bruce Hill | 13 | 230 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 21 | David Pearson | 7 | 220 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | 8 | 216 | 24 | Engine |
| 29 | 15 | Buddy Baker | 9 | 197 | 0 | Crash |
| 30 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 28 | 131 | 0 | Rear end |
| 31 | 98 | Dave Marcis | 18 | 128 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | 46 | Travis Tiller | 33 | 103 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | 15 | 95 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 30 | Tighe Scott | 34 | 77 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 79 | Frank Warren | 26 | 68 | 0 | Engine |
| 36 | 54 | Lennie Pond | 12 | 66 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | October 23, 1977 |
| Track | Rockingham |
| Laps | 492 |