| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Southern 500 | Darlington International Raceway | |||||||||
| September 05, 1977 | Race 22 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 106.797 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.5 seconds | Time of Race: 04:41:39 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 32 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 93 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 180/5 | 367 | Running | $17,300 |
| 2 | 7 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 175/5 | 367 | Running | $12,260 |
| 3 | 3 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 165/0 | 367 | Running | $10,435 |
| 4 | 6 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 165/5 | 365 | Running | $9,735 |
| 5 | 4 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 160/5 | 362 | Running | $12,435 |
| 6 | 1 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 160/10 | 360 | Running | $12,575 |
| 7 | 18 | #22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 146/0 | 360 | Running | $6,900 |
| 8 | 12 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 142/0 | 360 | Running | $6,400 |
| 9 | 28 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | T. Edwards | PE | 357 | Running | $3,550 |
| 10 | 16 | #52 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Elliott | 134/0 | 355 | Running | $4,930 |
| 11 | 25 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | G & M Used Cars | 130/0 | 352 | Running | $5,020 |
| 12 | 19 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 127/0 | 350 | Running | $4,810 |
| 13 | 22 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Jerry's Truck Stop | 124/0 | 348 | Running | $4,590 |
| 14 | 31 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Mistec Transmission | 121/0 | 344 | Running | $4,330 |
| 15 | 30 | #4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Myers Roofing | 118/0 | 343 | Running | $2,700 |
| 16 | 26 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 115/0 | 339 | Running | $2,700 |
| 17 | 38 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Natice Tan | 112/0 | 338 | Running | $3,770 |
| 18 | 11 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109/0 | 335 | Running | $3,410 |
| 19 | 34 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 106/0 | 333 | Running | $3,100 |
| 20 | 40 | #69 | Mike Kempton | Chevrolet | Jayhawk Sports | 103/0 | 324 | Running | $2,050 |
| 21 | 36 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 100/0 | 321 | Running | $1,900 |
| 22 | 35 | #19 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Clear-Lam | 97/0 | 319 | Running | $2,465 |
| 23 | 21 | #01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Canavan Racing | 94/0 | 311 | Running | $1,750 |
| 24 | 29 | #91 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | T&E Clothes | 91/0 | 290 | Engine Failure | $1,700 |
| 25 | 2 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 93/5 | 289 | Engine Failure | $5,425 |
| 26 | 10 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | PE | 287 | Engine Failure | $1,500 |
| 27 | 23 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 82/0 | 257 | Running | $2,105 |
| 28 | 9 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Carolina Construction | 84/5 | 250 | Accident | $2,120 |
| 29 | 17 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | Army | 76/0 | 219 | Accident | $1,425 |
| 30 | 39 | #08 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Jones | 73/0 | 179 | Accident | $1,900 |
| 31 | 32 | #10 | Dick May | Ford | R.T.'s Lounge | 70/0 | 169 | Engine Failure | $1,400 |
| 32 | 33 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 67/0 | 148 | Broken Rear Sway Bar | $1,950 |
| 33 | 37 | #25 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | Red Robinson Used Cars | 64/0 | 100 | Engine Failure | $1,825 |
| 34 | 15 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 61/0 | 68 | Accident | $1,900 |
| 35 | 20 | #75 | Butch Hartman | Chevrolet | Hartman | 58/0 | 61 | Accident | $1,275 |
| 36 | 27 | #98 | Roland Wlodyka | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 55/0 | 57 | Broken Control Arm | $1,310 |
| 37 | 13 | #49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | Lady & Son | 52/0 | 26 | Accident | $1,425 |
| 38 | 14 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 49/0 | 23 | Accident | $1,850 |
| 39 | 8 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 46/0 | 21 | Engine Failure | $1,160 |
| 40 | 24 | #61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Mihalic Racing | 43/0 | 12 | Broken Head Gasket | $1,140 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||