Race: Music City USA 420
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 11 of 30
Date: May 7, 1977
Track: Nashville (Fairgrounds)
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Music City USA 420 Race Information
| Winner | Benny Parsons | Car | No. 72 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | L.G. DeWitt | Sponsor | 1st National City Travelers Checks |
| Winner Start | 2nd | Winner Laps Led | 143 |
| Started First | Darrell Waltrip | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (275) |
| Race Distance | 250.32 miles (420 laps) | Track Length | 0.596 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 30 |
| Total Purse | $56,350 | Winner Earnings | $9,565 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Cale Yarborough | Season Race | 11 of 30 |
Music City USA 420 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 420 | 143 | running | 180 | $9,565 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 420 | 275 | running | 180 | $7,965 |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 418 | 2 | running | 170 | $5,215 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | CAM 2 | Roger Penske | Chevrolet | 417 | 0 | running | 160 | $3,565 |
| 5 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 416 | 0 | running | 155 | $3,465 |
| 6 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Bud Moore | Ford | 416 | 0 | running | 150 | $3,365 |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Bobby Allison | Matador | 414 | 0 | running | 146 | $2,115 |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | Chevrolet | 405 | 0 | running | — | $965 |
| 9 | 8 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Bill Gray | Chevrolet | 402 | 0 | running | 138 | $1,865 |
| 10 | 12 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Al Rudd | Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | 134 | $1,815 |
| 11 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 130 | $1,745 |
| 12 | 23 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | — | $615 |
| 13 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | — | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 124 | $1,610 |
| 14 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | — | J.R. DeLotto | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 121 | $1,515 |
| 15 | 14 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | — | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 385 | 0 | running | 118 | $1,405 |
| 16 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Gillespie Painting | Rick Newsom | Ford | 376 | 0 | running | 115 | $495 |
| 17 | 27 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Handy's Transmission | Hiram Handy | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | running | 112 | $445 |
| 18 | 30 | 98 | Ralph Jones | — | Ralph Jones | Ford | 369 | 0 | running | 109 | $400 |
| 19 | 18 | 16 | David Sisco | — | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 368 | 0 | running | 106 | $1,190 |
| 20 | 20 | 25 | Ferrel Harris | — | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 359 | 0 | running | 103 | $1,020 |
| 21 | 9 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 313 | 0 | rear end | 100 | $1,905 |
| 22 | 22 | 64 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King | Elmo Langley | Ford | 269 | 0 | ignition | 97 | $785 |
| 23 | 25 | 45 | Elmo Langley | — | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | engine | 94 | $325 |
| 24 | 11 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | — | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | engine | 91 | $565 |
| 25 | 26 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | overheating | 88 | $555 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | engine | 85 | $545 |
| 27 | 13 | 81 | Terry Ryan | Valvoline | Bill Monaghan | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | engine | 82 | $285 |
| 28 | 29 | 39 | Paul Dean Holt | — | Lloyd McBee | Ford | 47 | 0 | overheating | 79 | $275 |
| 29 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Frank Warren | Dodge | 30 | 0 | engine | 76 | $515 |
| 30 | 21 | 7 | Dean Dalton | — | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | engine | 73 | $255 |
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