1977 Coca-Cola 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Coca-Cola 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 18 of 30
Date: July 31, 1977
Track: Pocono International Raceway

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Coca-Cola 500 Race Information

Winner	Benny Parsons	Car	No. 72 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	L.G. DeWitt	Sponsor	1st National City Travelers Checks
Winner Start	4th	Winner Laps Led	118
Started First	Darrell Waltrip	Most Laps Led	Benny Parsons (118)
Race Distance	500 miles (200 laps)	Track Length	2.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	35
Total Purse	$105,150	Winner Earnings	$15,475
Different Leaders	6	Lead-Lap Finishers	4
Points Leader After Race	Richard Petty	Season Race	18 of 30

Coca-Cola 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	4	72	Benny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	200	118	running	185	$15,475
2	5	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	200	9	running	175	$12,200
3	1	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	200	38	running	170	$9,825
4	2	12	Bobby Allison	1st National City Travelers Checks	Bobby Allison	Matador	200	11	running	165	$6,150
5	9	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	198	0	out of gas	155	$5,200
6	6	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	198	1	running	155	$7,400
7	12	22	Ricky Rudd	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Al Rudd	Chevrolet	198	0	running	146	$3,300
8	11	92	Skip Manning	1st National City Travelers Checks	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	197	0	running	142	$4,730
9	21	75	Butch Hartman	Hartman Autocar	Butch Hartman	Chevrolet	197	0	running	138	$1,900
10	15	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Chevrolet	194	0	running	134	$3,320
11	10	68	Janet Guthrie	Kelly Girl	Lynda Ferreri	Chevrolet	194	0	running	130	$1,600
12	18	84	Kenny Brightbill	Makar Enterprises	Jim Makar	Mercury	194	0	running	127	$1,500
13	25	30	Tighe Scott	Scotty's Fashions	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	192	0	running	124	$2,860
14	23	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	192	0	running	121	$2,640
15	20	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Plymouth	191	0	running	118	$2,430
16	24	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	191	0	running	115	$2,220
17	14	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	189	0	running	112	$1,990
18	34	61	Joe Mihalic	—	Joe Mihalic	Chevrolet	189	0	running	109	$955
19	17	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	187	0	running	106	$1,780
20	22	52	Jimmy Means	Means Racing	Bill Gray	Chevrolet	187	0	running	103	$1,045
21	13	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	184	0	running	100	$1,510
22	28	45	Baxter Price	—	Baxter Price	Chevrolet	184	0	running	97	$855
23	32	34	Nestor Peles	—	Steve Peles	Chevrolet	176	0	running	—	$830
24	19	57	Dick May	McClure Motors	Alfred McClure	Ford	160	0	ignition	91	$805
25	26	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Elmo Langley	Ford	160	0	running	88	$1,400
26	31	63	Jocko Maggiacomo	Jocko's Racing	Jocko Maggiacomo	Matador	150	0	steering	85	$755
27	7	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	123	0	crash	82	$3,930
28	3	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	111	23	suspension	84	$1,205
29	33	85	Greg Heller	Heller Triangle Spring	Greg Heller	Ford	110	0	clutch	76	$680
30	35	4	Gary Myers	Hicks Pharmacy	Gary Myers	Chevrolet	105	0	engine	73	$655
31	29	98	Roland Wlodyka	—	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	97	0	crash	—	$630
32	8	27	Sam Sommers	—	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	50	0	engine	67	$605
33	30	25	Ronnie Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	46	0	crash	64	$1,180
34	16	40	D.K. Ulrich	—	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	32	0	engine	61	$1,050
35	27	1	Earle Canavan	—	Earle Canavan	Dodge	13	0	engine	58	$540

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