1977 Winston Western 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 30
Date: January 16, 1977
Track: Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	17
Started First	Cale Yarborough	Most Laps Led	Cale Yarborough (102)
Race Distance	311.78 miles (119 laps)	Track Length	2.62 miles
Track Type	Road course	Starters	35
Total Purse	$125,495	Winner Earnings	$15,400
Different Leaders	2	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	Cale Yarborough	Season Race	1 of 30

Winston Western 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	119	17	running	180	$15,400
2	1	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	119	102	running	180	$16,220
3	9	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	118	0	running	165	$11,095
4	5	2	Dave Marcis	CAM 2	Roger Penske	Chevrolet	116	0	running	160	$8,645
5	7	67	Sonny Easley	Haddick's Towing / San Fernando Valley Lumber	Jerry Lankford	Ford	115	0	running	155	$6,290
6	10	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack / McDonald's	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	114	0	running	150	$4,890
7	28	69	Hershel McGriff	Bridal Veil Lumber	Hershel McGriff	Chevrolet	114	0	running	146	$2,690
8	23	76	Hugh Pearson	Buzby	Hugh Pearson	Chevrolet	114	0	running	142	$2,490
9	3	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	114	0	running	138	$5,540
10	12	9	Eddie Bradshaw	C & M Racing	Chester Papienski	Chevrolet	114	0	running	134	$2,190
11	24	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	114	0	running	130	$3,720
12	6	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	113	0	running	127	$5,040
13	27	1	Chuck Bown	Lake's Drywall	Gerald Craker	Chevrolet	112	0	running	124	$3,760
14	14	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Chevrolet	112	0	running	121	$3,100
15	17	40	D.K. Ulrich	Red Fox Lounge	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	110	0	running	118	$2,880
16	15	5	Jim Thirkettle	Allied Box & Crate	Jim Thirkettle	Chevrolet	107	0	running	115	$1,440
17	22	71	Neil Bonnett	1st National City Travelers Checks	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	107	0	running	112	$4,590
18	18	36	Bobby Wawak	Gwinn-Wawak	John Gwinn	Chevrolet	105	0	running	109	$2,570
19	20	73	Bill Schmitt	Old Milwaukee	Bill Schmitt	Chevrolet	102	0	running	106	$1,910
20	11	44	Gary Johnson	Noble Auto Parts	Al Clark	Chevrolet	96	0	running	103	$1,745
21	26	72	Benny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	95	0	transmission	100	$4,370
22	16	29	Roy Smith	Mercury Marine	Dick Midgley	Chevrolet	95	0	clutch	97	$1,495
23	13	93	Norm Palmer	Peaches Records	Norm Palmer	Dodge	92	0	running	94	$1,260
24	30	32	Gary Matthews	Midland Motor Homes	Dave Hill	Plymouth	91	0	running	91	$1,225
25	21	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan / KPRO Radio	Frank Warren	Dodge	69	0	rear end	88	$1,665
26	29	37	Chuck Wahl	Excel Trailer	DuWayne Wahl	Chevrolet	68	0	running	85	$1,095
27	25	8	Ed Negre	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	Ed Negre	Dodge	59	0	engine	82	$1,445
28	33	55	Bill Baker	R.W. Scott Construction	Bill Baker	Chevrolet	54	0	clutch	79	$895
29	34	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	25	0	engine	76	$1,345
30	31	13	Don Puskarich	Cravens Performance Automotive	Matt Puskarich	Chevrolet	16	0	engine	73	$795
31	19	26	Carl Joiner	Marquardt Racing	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet	10	0	transmission	70	$740
32	32	19	Henley Gray	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	9	0	oil pump	67	$1,190
33	35	33	Glenn Francis	Auto Alarms	Trent Francis	Chevrolet	9	0	oil leak	64	$640
34	4	50	Jimmy Insolo	Stock Car Products	Michael Brockman	Chevrolet	4	0	engine	61	$590
35	8	12	Bobby Allison	1st National City Travelers Checks	Bobby Allison	Matador	3	0	engine	58	$540

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