| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 01, 1977 | Race 10 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 164.877 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.29 seconds | Time of Race: 03:01:59 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 63 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 27 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 11 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $20,000 |
| 2 | 5 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $19,160 |
| 3 | 2 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $13,900 |
| 4 | 4 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 170/10 | 188 | Running | $11,300 |
| 5 | 6 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Mercury | Cam2 | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $9,800 |
| 6 | 8 | #36 | Ron Hutcherson | Chevrolet | Encyclopedia Britannica | 150/0 | 187 | Running | $8,450 |
| 7 | 19 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 146/0 | 187 | Running | $7,875 |
| 8 | 17 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 142/0 | 186 | Running | $5,100 |
| 9 | 32 | #80 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 138/0 | 183 | Running | $4,550 |
| 10 | 3 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | Anderson | 134/0 | 183 | Running | $4,700 |
| 11 | 33 | #60 | Ramo Stott | Chevrolet | Viglione | 130/0 | 182 | Running | $3,725 |
| 12 | 35 | #05 | Peter Knab | Chevrolet | Bearfinder | PE | 180 | Running | $2,875 |
| 13 | 21 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 124/0 | 178 | Running | $5,330 |
| 14 | 37 | #25 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | Thomas | 121/0 | 176 | Running | $5,020 |
| 15 | 29 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 118/0 | 174 | Running | $4,710 |
| 16 | 14 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 115/0 | 173 | Running | $4,390 |
| 17 | 24 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 112/0 | 173 | Running | $4,130 |
| 18 | 34 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 109/0 | 171 | Running | $3,770 |
| 19 | 23 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Sub-Tropic | 106/0 | 165 | Running | $3,460 |
| 20 | 7 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 108/5 | 153 | Engine Failure | $6,350 |
| 21 | 15 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 100/0 | 149 | Running | $3,100 |
| 22 | 10 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 102/5 | 143 | Blown Head Gasket | $3,150 |
| 23 | 18 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 94/0 | 131 | Engine Failure | $2,790 |
| 24 | 26 | #18 | Joe Frasson | Chevrolet | Excuse Lounge | 91/0 | 126 | Accident | $2,050 |
| 25 | 22 | #75 | Butch Hartman | Chevrolet | Hartman | 88/0 | 122 | Engine Failure | $2,000 |
| 26 | 16 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 90/5 | 117 | Engine Failure | $2,515 |
| 27 | 12 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | T. Edwards | 87/5 | 116 | Clutch | $1,935 |
| 28 | 36 | #22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 79/0 | 110 | Engine Failure | $1,585 |
| 29 | 9 | #71 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Auto Race Tracks | 76/0 | 105 | Broken Valve | $4,735 |
| 30 | 25 | #16 | Dave Sisco | Chevrolet | Sisco | 73/0 | 99 | Engine Failure | $2,105 |
| 31 | 41 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 70/0 | 98 | Broken Rocker Arm | $2,035 |
| 32 | 13 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | PE | 97 | Engine Failure | $985 |
| 33 | 20 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 69/5 | 90 | Clutch | $5,485 |
| 34 | 27 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 61/0 | 90 | Broken Oil Pump | $1,355 |
| 35 | 30 | #81 | Terry Ryan | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 58/0 | 84 | Engine Failure | $1,330 |
| 36 | 38 | #78 | Dick Skillen | Chevrolet | Goffco | 55/0 | 38 | Broken Valve | $1,305 |
| 37 | 31 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Adcox-Kirby | 52/0 | 35 | Engine Failure | $1,380 |
| 38 | 1 | #51 | AJ Foyt | Chevrolet | Gilmore | PE | 18 | Engine Failure | $2,355 |
| 39 | 40 | #49 | Henley Gray | Dodge | Lady & Son | 46/0 | 15 | Engine Failure | $1,230 |
| 40 | 28 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 43/0 | 11 | Engine Failure | $1,205 |
| 41 | 39 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 40/0 | 0 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $1,705 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||