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Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 20, 1977 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.54-Mile Oval 328 Laps/505 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 328 | 180 | 17,200 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 328 | 175 | 9,300 | Running | |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Chevrolet | 327 | 175 | 11,000 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 327 | 160 | 5,400 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries Ford | 326 | 155 | 7,450 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 2 | Dave Marcis | CAM 2 Chevrolet | 326 | 150 | 6,800 | Running | |
| 7 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 325 | 146 | 6,500 | Running | |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 322 | 142 | 2,900 | Running | |
| 9 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Historic Virginia Chevrolet | 321 | 138 | 5,150 | Running | |
| 10 | 19 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 320 | 134 | 2,650 | Running | |
| 11 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sub-Tropic Dodge | 319 | 130 | 4,630 | Running | |
| 12 | 9 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Rebel 500 Dodge | 318 | 127 | 5,405 | Running | |
| 13 | 10 | 27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | 317 | 124 | 2,630 | Running | |
| 14 | 32 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Makar Enterprises Mercury | 316 | 121 | 2,080 | Running | |
| 15 | 12 | 60 | Ramo Stott | Chevrolet | 315 | 118 | 1,880 | Running | |
| 16 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 308 | 115 | 3,785 | Running | |
| 17 | 30 | 91 | Harold Miller | Bartow Paving Chevrolet | 305 | 112 | 1,630 | Running | |
| 18 | 27 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Hearne Produce Chevrolet | 304 | 109 | 1,555 | Running | |
| 19 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Chevrolet | 303 | 106 | 3,400 | Engine | |
| 20 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing Chevrolet | 295 | 103 | 1,405 | Running | |
| 22 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford | 288 | 97 | 2,920 | Running | |
| 23 | 22 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 277 | 94 | 2,755 | Clutch | |
| 24 | 33 | 25 | Terry Bivins | Thomas Racing Chevrolet | 259 | 91 | 2,575 | Engine | |
| 25 | 42 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions Chevrolet | 248 | 88 | 2,220 | Piston | |
| 26 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 239 | 85 | 4,155 | Engine | |
| 27 | 37 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 237 | 82 | 1,920 | Engine | |
| 28 | 17 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 233 | 79 | 1,840 | Transmission | |
| 30 | 34 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl Chevrolet | 215 | 73 | 750 | Piston | |
| 32 | 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales Ford | 198 | 67 | 765 | Valve | |
| 33 | 36 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 180 | 64 | 1,270 | Engine | |
| 35 | 35 | 80 | Phil Finney | Chevrolet | 148 | 58 | 645 | Head Gasket | |
| 36 | 20 | 29 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Cal-Tex Dodge | 139 | 55 | 650 | Engine | |
| 37 | 28 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | 133 | 52 | 565 | Engine | |
| 38 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Chevrolet | 121 | 49 | 1,180 | Engine | |
| 39 | 40 | 16 | Ed Negre | Reliable Plumbing Chevrolet | 77 | 46 | 1,040 | Engine | |
| 40 | 23 | 77 | Johnny Rutherford | t. edwards Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | 560 | Valve | |
| 41 | 16 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks American Motors | 41 | 40 | 785 | Valve | |
| 42 | 38 | 35 | Jim Hurtubise | Avanti CB Ford | 0 | 37 | 535 | Did Not Start |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 27 Minutes 51 Seconds
Average Speed .:144.093
Margin of Victory .: 12.000 Seconds