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North Carolina Speedway
October 23, 1977 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 492 | 185 | 12,110 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 492 | 175 | 11,150 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 492 | 170 | 8,950 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Chevrolet | 490 | 165 | 9,150 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 489 | 155 | 6,050 | Running | |
| 6 | 17 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks American Motors | 488 | 150 | 4,850 | Running | |
| 7 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 482 | 146 | 6,200 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 478 | 142 | 4,430 | Running | |
| 9 | 14 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl Chevrolet | 476 | 138 | 3,000 | Running | |
| 11 | 24 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | 471 | 130 | 2,100 | Running | |
| 12 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Mistec Transmission Dodge | 471 | 127 | 3,360 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Chevrolet | 464 | 124 | 3,070 | Running | |
| 14 | 27 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 456 | 121 | 2,830 | Running | |
| 15 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 441 | 118 | 2,620 | Running | |
| 16 | 35 | 45 | Baxter Price | County Line Food Store Chevrolet | 437 | 115 | 1,900 | Running | |
| 17 | 11 | 27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | 425 | 112 | 1,300 | Running | |
| 18 | 32 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Chevrolet | 423 | 109 | 2,210 | Running | |
| 19 | 36 | 10 | Dean Dalton | R.T.'s Lounge Ford | 391 | 106 | 1,100 | Engine | |
| 20 | 25 | 4 | Randy Myers | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | 1,000 | Accident | |
| 21 | 23 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | 340 | 100 | 825 | Piston | |
| 22 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing Chevrolet | 326 | 97 | 1,150 | Engine | |
| 23 | 21 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 319 | 94 | 1,415 | Engine | |
| 24 | 31 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 276 | 91 | 1,380 | Engine | |
| 25 | 16 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto Parts Chevrolet | 234 | 88 | 920 | Push Rod | |
| 26 | 13 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 230 | 85 | 700 | Engine | |
| 27 | 7 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 220 | 82 | 1,175 | Valve | |
| 28 | 8 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 216 | 84 | 3,330 | Cylinder | |
| 29 | 9 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries Ford | 197 | 76 | 3,820 | Accident | |
| 30 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 131 | 73 | 1,210 | Rear End | |
| 31 | 18 | 98 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 128 | 70 | 625 | Engine | |
| 32 | 33 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B Coal Chevrolet | 103 | 67 | 590 | Rocker Arm | |
| 34 | 34 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions Chevrolet | 77 | 61 | 1,070 | Accident | |
| 35 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 68 | 58 | 1,060 | Engine | |
| 36 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | 66 | 55 | 1,050 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 24 Minutes 18 Seconds
Average Speed .:113.584
Margin of Victory .: 7.800 Seconds
