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Dover International Speedway
September 18, 1977 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1-Mile Superspeedway 500 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 13,900 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 500 | 170 | 8,200 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Chevrolet | 499 | 170 | 9,900 | Running | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | 3,500 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 497 | 155 | 6,200 | Running | |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries Ford | 495 | 150 | 5,500 | Running | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Chevrolet | 493 | 146 | 4,250 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 492 | 142 | 3,900 | Running | |
| 9 | 11 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks American Motors | 489 | 138 | 3,130 | Running | |
| 10 | 20 | 27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | 483 | 134 | 2,200 | Running | |
| 11 | 15 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl Chevrolet | 483 | 130 | 1,600 | Running | |
| 13 | 37 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Mistec Transmission Dodge | 482 | 124 | 2,885 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing Chevrolet | 477 | 121 | 2,190 | Did Not Start | |
| 15 | 21 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 474 | 118 | 2,505 | Running | |
| 16 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Chevrolet | 471 | 115 | 2,320 | Running | |
| 17 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 469 | 0 | 1,625 | Water Pump | |
| 18 | 30 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | 451 | 109 | 1,050 | Running | |
| 19 | 26 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 422 | 106 | 2,010 | Running | |
| 20 | 24 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 414 | 103 | 1,750 | Running | |
| 21 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 402 | 100 | 1,440 | Engine | |
| 22 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 372 | 97 | 1,405 | Running | |
| 23 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 301 | 94 | 3,925 | Engine | |
| 24 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions Chevrolet | 288 | 91 | 1,320 | Engine | |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 271 | 88 | 1,275 | Running | |
| 26 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 270 | 85 | 1,150 | Engine | |
| 27 | 34 | 6 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | 253 | 0 | 625 | Overheating | |
| 28 | 35 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 1st National City Travelers Checks American Motors | 203 | 79 | 600 | Water Pump | |
| 29 | 32 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dodge | 200 | 76 | 575 | Steering | |
| 30 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | 1,050 | Sway Bar | |
| 32 | 12 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto Parts Chevrolet | 178 | 67 | 530 | Piston | |
| 33 | 19 | 03 | Bill Seifert | Public Enterprises Chevrolet | 152 | 64 | 520 | Engine | |
| 34 | 36 | 4 | Gary Myers | Hicks Pharmacy Chevrolet | 102 | 61 | 510 | Steering | |
| 35 | 39 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Chevrolet | 33 | 58 | 500 | Steering | |
| 36 | 40 | 07 | Steve Stolarek | Norris Price Chevrolet | 21 | 55 | 490 | Wheel | |
| 37 | 38 | 45 | Baxter Price | Tire King Chevrolet | 17 | 52 | 480 | Radiator | |
| 38 | 25 | 98 | Marv Acton | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | 470 | Accident | |
| 39 | 29 | 0 | Jim Hurtubise | Avanti CB Ford | 12 | 46 | 460 | Accident | |
| 40 | 17 | 84 | Kenny Brightbill | Makar Enterprises Mercury | 12 | 43 | 450 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 21 Minutes 32 Seconds
Average Speed .:114.708
Margin of Victory .: 23.300 Seconds