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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

January 16th, 1977

Race #1 of the 1977 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 119
  • Miles: 313.1
  • Average Speed: 107.038 mph
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 3
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 180 175 5 119 17 Running
2 1 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 180 170 10 119 102 Running
3 9 43 Richard Petty Dodge 165 165 0 118 0 Running
4 5 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 160 160 0 116 0 Running
5 7 67 Sonny Easley Ford 155 155 0 115 0 Running
6 10 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 150 150 0 114 0 Running
7 28 69 Hershel McGriff Chevrolet 146 146 0 114 0 Running
8 23 76 Hugh Pearson Chevrolet 142 142 0 114 0 Running
9 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 138 138 0 114 0 Running
10 12 09 Eddie Bradshaw Chevrolet 134 134 0 114 0 Running
11 24 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 130 130 0 114 0 Running
12 6 15 Buddy Baker Ford 127 127 0 113 0 Running
13 27 01 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 124 124 0 112 0 Running
14 14 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 121 121 0 112 0 Running
15 17 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 118 118 0 110 0 Running
16 15 5 Jim Thirkettle Chevrolet 115 115 0 107 0 Running
17 22 71 Neil Bonnett Dodge 112 112 0 107 0 Running
18 18 36 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 109 109 0 105 0 Running
19 20 73 Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 106 106 0 102 0 Running
20 11 44 Gary Johnson Chevrolet 103 103 0 96 0 Running
21 26 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 100 100 0 95 0 Transmission
22 16 29 Roy Smith Chevrolet 97 97 0 95 0 Clutch
23 13 93 Norm Palmer Dodge 94 94 0 92 0 Running
24 30 32 Gary Matthews Plymouth 91 91 0 91 0 Running
25 21 79 Frank Warren Dodge 88 88 0 69 0 Rear end
26 29 37 Chuck Wahl Chevrolet 85 85 0 68 0 Running
27 25 8 Ed Negre Dodge 82 82 0 59 0 Engine
28 33 55 Bill Baker Chevrolet 79 79 0 54 0 Clutch
29 34 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 76 76 0 25 0 Engine
30 31 13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet 73 73 0 16 0 Engine
31 19 26 Carl Joiner Chevrolet 70 70 0 10 0 Transmission
32 32 19 Henley Gray Chevrolet 67 67 0 9 0 Oil pump
33 35 33 Glenn Francis Chevrolet 64 64 0 9 0 Oil leak
34 4 50 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet 61 61 0 4 0 Engine
35 8 12 Bobby Allison AMC 58 58 0 3 0 Engine