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Riverside International Raceway
January 16, 1977 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.62-Mile Road Course 119 Laps/312 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 119 | 180 | 11,545 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Chevrolet | 119 | 180 | 13,845 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 118 | 165 | 9,745 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Dave Marcis | CAM 2 Chevrolet | 116 | 160 | 8,245 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 67 | Sonny Easley | Haddick's Towing Ford | 115 | 155 | 6,090 | Running | |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Chevrolet | 114 | 150 | 4,890 | Running | |
| 7 | 28 | 69 | Hershel McGriff | Chevrolet | 114 | 146 | 2,690 | Running | |
| 8 | 23 | 76 | Hugh Pearson | Buzby Chevrolet | 114 | 142 | 2,490 | Running | |
| 9 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 114 | 138 | 5,540 | Running | |
| 10 | 12 | 09 | Eddie Bradshaw | C & M Racing Chevrolet | 114 | 134 | 2,190 | Running | |
| 11 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 114 | 130 | 3,720 | Running | |
| 12 | 6 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries Ford | 113 | 127 | 5,040 | Running | |
| 13 | 27 | 01 | Chuck Bown | Lakes Drywall Chevrolet | 112 | 124 | 3,760 | Running | |
| 14 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Chevrolet | 112 | 121 | 3,100 | Running | |
| 16 | 15 | 5 | Jim Thirkettle | Allied Box & Crate Chevrolet | 107 | 115 | 1,440 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | 1st National City Travelers Checks Dodge | 107 | 112 | 4,590 | Running | |
| 18 | 18 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak Chevrolet | 105 | 109 | 2,570 | Running | |
| 19 | 20 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Old Milwaukee Chevrolet | 102 | 106 | 1,910 | Running | |
| 20 | 11 | 44 | Gary Johnson | Noble Auto Parts Chevrolet | 96 | 103 | 1,745 | Running | |
| 21 | 26 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 95 | 100 | 4,370 | Transmission | |
| 22 | 16 | 29 | Roy Smith | Mercury Marine Chevrolet | 95 | 97 | 1,495 | Clutch | |
| 23 | 13 | 93 | Norm Palmer | Peaches Records Dodge | 92 | 94 | 1,260 | Running | |
| 24 | 30 | 32 | Gary Matthews | Midland Motor Homes Plymouth | 89 | 91 | 1,225 | Running | |
| 25 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 69 | 88 | 1,665 | Rear End | |
| 26 | 29 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer Chevrolet | 68 | 85 | 1,095 | Running | |
| 27 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10,000 RPM Dodge | 59 | 82 | 1,445 | Head Gasket | |
| 28 | 33 | 55 | Bill Baker | R.W. Scott Construction Chevrolet | 54 | 79 | 895 | Clutch | |
| 30 | 31 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Cravens Performance Automotive Chevrolet | 16 | 73 | 795 | Valve | |
| 31 | 19 | 26 | Carl Joiner | Marquardt Racing Chevrolet | 10 | 70 | 740 | Transmission | |
| 32 | 32 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 9 | 67 | 1,190 | Oil Pump | |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | Glenn Francis | Auto Alarms Chevrolet | 9 | 64 | 640 | Oil Leak | |
| 34 | 4 | 50 | Jimmy Insolo | Stock Car Products Chevrolet | 4 | 61 | 590 | Engine | |
| 35 | 8 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks American Motors | 3 | 58 | 540 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 54 Minutes 46 Seconds
Average Speed .:107.038
Margin of Victory .: 9.000 Seconds