Race: Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 5 of 30
Date: March 20, 1977
Track: Atlanta International Raceway
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Atlanta 500 Race Information
| Winner | Richard Petty | Car | No. 43 Dodge |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Sponsor | STP |
| Winner Start | 1st | Winner Laps Led | 112 |
| Started First | Richard Petty | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (136) |
| Race Distance | 499.216 miles (328 laps) | Track Length | 1.522 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 42 |
| Total Purse | $145,865 | Winner Earnings | $22,550 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Cale Yarborough | Season Race | 5 of 30 |
Atlanta 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 328 | 112 | running | 180 | $22,550 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Wood Brothers | Mercury | 328 | 80 | running | 175 | $12,850 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 327 | 136 | running | 175 | $13,025 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 160 | $6,000 |
| 5 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Bud Moore | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 155 | $7,650 |
| 6 | 11 | 2 | Dave Marcis | CAM 2 | Roger Penske | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 150 | $6,800 |
| 7 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 146 | $6,500 |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | 142 | $2,900 |
| 9 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Historic Virginia | Ronnie Elder | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 138 | $5,150 |
| 10 | 19 | 47 | Bruce Hill | — | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | running | 134 | $2,650 |
| 11 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sub-Tropic | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 319 | 0 | running | 130 | $4,630 |
| 12 | 9 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Rebel 500 | Nord Krauskopf | Dodge | 318 | 0 | running | 127 | $5,405 |
| 13 | 10 | 27 | Sam Sommers | — | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 124 | $3,130 |
| 14 | 32 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Makar Enterprises | Jim Makar | Mercury | 316 | 0 | running | 121 | $2,080 |
| 15 | 12 | 60 | Ramo Stott | — | Lou Viglione | Chevrolet | 315 | 0 | running | 118 | $1,880 |
| 16 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | running | 115 | $2,785 |
| 17 | 30 | 91 | Harold Miller | Bartow Paving | Harold Miller | Chevrolet | 305 | 0 | running | 112 | $1,630 |
| 18 | 27 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Hearne Produce | David Lee Sellers | Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,555 |
| 19 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 303 | 0 | engine | 106 | $3,400 |
| 20 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Bill Gray | Chevrolet | 295 | 0 | running | 103 | $1,405 |
| 21 | 31 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Lady & Son Auction | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | 293 | 0 | rear end | 100 | $1,230 |
| 22 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King | Elmo Langley | Ford | 288 | 0 | running | 97 | $2,920 |
| 23 | 22 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 277 | 0 | clutch | 94 | $2,755 |
| 24 | 33 | 25 | Terry Bivins | Thomas Racing | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 | engine | 91 | $2,575 |
| 25 | 42 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | piston | 88 | $2,220 |
| 26 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | engine | 85 | $4,155 |
| 27 | 37 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Frank Warren | Dodge | 237 | 0 | engine | 82 | $1,920 |
| 28 | 17 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | transmission | 79 | $1,840 |
| 29 | 29 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Howard Johnson's | J.R. DeLotto | Chevrolet | 230 | 0 | overheating | 76 | $1,410 |
| 30 | 34 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl | Lynda Ferreri | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | engine | 73 | $750 |
| 31 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | — | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | engine | 70 | $1,335 |
| 32 | 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | George Elliott | Ford | 198 | 0 | engine | 67 | $765 |
| 33 | 36 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | engine | 64 | $1,270 |
| 34 | 4 | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | quit | — | $785 |
| 35 | 35 | 80 | Phil Finney | — | Phil Finney | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | engine | 58 | $645 |
| 36 | 20 | 29 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Cal-Tex | Dick Midgley | Dodge | 139 | 0 | engine | 55 | $650 |
| 37 | 28 | 7 | Dean Dalton | — | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | engine | 52 | $565 |
| 38 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | engine | 49 | $1,180 |
| 39 | 40 | 16 | Ed Negre | Reliable Plumbing | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | engine | 46 | $1,040 |
| 40 | 23 | 77 | Johnny Rutherford | t. edwards | Johnny Ray | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | engine | — | $560 |
| 41 | 16 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Bobby Allison | Matador | 41 | 0 | engine | 40 | $785 |
| 42 | 38 | 35 | Jim Hurtubise | Avanti CB | Morris Davis | Ford | 0 | 0 | ignition | 37 | $535 |
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