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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

January 16th, 1977

Race #1 of the 1977 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 119
  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Makes
    • AMC (1)
    • Chevrolet (25)
    • Dodge (5)
    • Ford (2)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Plymouth (1)
  • Last Riverside International Raceway race (Riverside 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#7 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Corey LaJoie, driver of the #7 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
01 Chuck Bown Chevrolet Lake's Drywall Gerald Craker
09 Eddie Bradshaw Chevrolet C & M Racing Chester Papienski
11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Holly Farms Junior Johnson
12 Bobby Allison AMC 1st National City Travelers Checks Bobby Allison
13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet Cravens Performance Automotive Matt Puskarich
15 Buddy Baker Ford Norris Industries Bud Moore
19 Henley Gray Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet CAM 2 Roger Penske
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
26 Carl Joiner Chevrolet Marquardt Racing Carl Joiner
29 Roy Smith Chevrolet Mercury Marine Dick Midgley
3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Kansas Jack Richard Childress
32 Gary Matthews Plymouth Midland Motor Homes Dave Hill
33 Glenn Francis Chevrolet Auto Alarms Trent Francis
36 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet Gwinn-Wawak John Gwinn
37 Chuck Wahl Chevrolet Excel Trailer DuWayne Wahl
40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet Red Fox Lounge J.R. DeLotto
43 Richard Petty Dodge STP Petty Enterprises
44 Gary Johnson Chevrolet Noble Auto Parts Al Clark
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Hylton Engineering James Hylton
5 Jim Thirkettle Chevrolet Allied Box & Crate Allied Box & Crate
50 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet Stock Car Products Michael Brockman
55 Bill Baker Chevrolet R.W. Scott Construction Bill Baker
67 Sonny Easley Ford Haddick's Towing Jerry Lankford
69 Hershel McGriff Chevrolet Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie
71 Neil Bonnett Dodge 1st National City Travelers Checks Nord Krauskopf
72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks L.G. DeWitt
73 Bill Schmitt Chevrolet Old Milwaukee Bill Schmitt
76 Hugh Pearson Chevrolet Buzby Hugh Pearson
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Dodge 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment Ed Negre
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
93 Norm Palmer Dodge Peaches Records Norm Palmer