| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Dixie 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 06, 1977 | Race 29 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 110.052 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds | Time of Race: 03:42:23 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 99 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 8 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 180/5 | 268 | Running | $15,400 |
| 2 | 5 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 175/5 | 268 | Running | $8,400 |
| 3 | 4 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 165/0 | 268 | Running | $9,400 |
| 4 | 6 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 170/10 | 268 | Running | $17,800 |
| 5 | 9 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 160/5 | 268 | Running | $9,450 |
| 6 | 2 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 155/5 | 268 | Running | $7,600 |
| 7 | 7 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 146/0 | 267 | Running | $7,125 |
| 8 | 11 | #22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 142/0 | 266 | Running | $5,650 |
| 9 | 15 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 138/0 | 266 | Running | $4,575 |
| 10 | 23 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 134/0 | 264 | Running | $2,800 |
| 11 | 14 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Equipment | 130/0 | 264 | Running | $1,950 |
| 12 | 20 | #75 | Butch Hartman | Chevrolet | Hartman | 127/0 | 264 | Running | $1,740 |
| 13 | 17 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 124/0 | 264 | Running | $3,360 |
| 14 | 33 | #31 | Billy Mcginnis | Unknown | Unknown | PE | 264 | Accident | $1,570 |
| 15 | 25 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | Hill | 118/0 | 263 | Running | $1,510 |
| 16 | 19 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 115/0 | 263 | Running | $1,375 |
| 17 | 12 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Mistec Transmission | 112/0 | 263 | Running | $2,845 |
| 18 | 26 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 109/0 | 263 | Running | $2,735 |
| 19 | 36 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 106/0 | 263 | Running | $2,565 |
| 20 | 38 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 103/0 | 262 | Running | $2,405 |
| 21 | 32 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 100/0 | 262 | Running | $2,080 |
| 22 | 24 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Adcox-Kirby | 97/0 | 261 | Running | $935 |
| 23 | 22 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 94/0 | 260 | Running | $1,920 |
| 24 | 39 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | PE | 260 | Running | $885 |
| 25 | 34 | #49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | Spencer | 88/0 | 260 | Running | $860 |
| 26 | 29 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 85/0 | 258 | Running | $1,695 |
| 27 | 18 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 82/0 | 258 | Running | $1,475 |
| 28 | 1 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 84/5 | 257 | Running | $1,825 |
| 29 | 40 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak | 76/0 | 255 | Running | $815 |
| 30 | 30 | #91 | Harold Miller | Chevrolet | Miller | 73/0 | 251 | Running | $805 |
| 31 | 31 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby/Ellis Automotive | PE | 247 | Running | $1,750 |
| 32 | 28 | #98 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 67/0 | 247 | Running | $740 |
| 33 | 13 | #84 | Morgan Shepherd | Mercury | Makar | 64/0 | 241 | Running | $1,730 |
| 34 | 35 | #19 | Bob Burcham | Chevrolet | Gray | 61/0 | 217 | Engine Failure | $1,350 |
| 35 | 27 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 58/0 | 185 | Quit | $1,330 |
| 36 | 16 | #81 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 55/0 | 148 | Steering | $700 |
| 37 | 10 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 52/0 | 124 | Engine Failure | $1,280 |
| 38 | 3 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Jim Stacy | 49/0 | 57 | Accident | $3,360 |
| 39 | 21 | #23 | Jim Raptis | Chevrolet | Raptis | 46/0 | 32 | Engine Failure | $640 |
| 40 | 37 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 43/0 | 7 | Ignition | $620 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||