CUP Series Riverside International Raceway

NASCAR CUP Series

Results

The 1977 Winston Western 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Riverside International Raceway race.

Winston Western 500

Sunday, January 16th, 1977

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA

  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 1 AMC
  • 2 Ford
  • 1 Mercury
  • 5 Dodge
  • 1 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 119
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 107.038
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 3
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 180 175 119 17 0 running
2 1 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 180 170 119 102 0 running
3 9 43 Richard Petty Dodge 165 165 118 0 0 running
4 5 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 160 160 116 0 0 running
5 7 67 Sonny Easley Ford 155 155 115 0 0 running
6 10 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 150 150 114 0 0 running
7 28 69 Hershel McGriff Chevrolet 146 146 114 0 0 running
8 23 76 Hugh Pearson Chevrolet 142 142 114 0 0 running
9 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 138 138 114 0 0 running
10 12 09 Eddie Bradshaw Chevrolet 134 134 114 0 0 running
11 24 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 130 130 114 0 0 running
12 6 15 Buddy Baker Ford 127 127 113 0 0 running
13 27 01 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 124 124 112 0 0 running
14 14 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 121 121 112 0 0 running
15 17 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 118 118 110 0 0 running
16 15 5 Jim Thirkettle Chevrolet 115 115 107 0 0 running
17 22 71 Neil Bonnett Dodge 112 112 107 0 0 running
18 18 36 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 109 109 105 0 0 running
19 20 73 Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 106 106 102 0 0 running
20 11 44 Gary Johnson Chevrolet 103 103 96 0 0 running
21 26 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 100 100 95 0 0 transmission
22 16 29 Roy Smith Chevrolet 97 97 95 0 0 clutch
23 13 93 Norm Palmer Dodge 94 94 92 0 0 running
24 30 32 Gary Matthews Plymouth 91 91 91 0 0 running
25 21 79 Frank Warren Dodge 88 88 69 0 0 rear end
26 29 37 Chuck Wahl Chevrolet 85 85 68 0 0 running
27 25 8 Ed Negre Dodge 82 82 59 0 0 engine
28 33 55 Bill Baker Chevrolet 79 79 54 0 0 clutch
29 34 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 76 76 25 0 0 engine
30 31 13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet 73 73 16 0 0 engine
31 19 26 Carl Joiner Chevrolet 70 70 10 0 0 transmission
32 32 19 Henley Gray Chevrolet 67 67 9 0 0 oil pump
33 35 33 Glenn Francis Chevrolet 64 64 9 0 0 oil leak
34 4 50 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet 61 61 4 0 0 engine
35 8 12 Bobby Allison AMC 58 58 3 0 0 engine

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