| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Talladega 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| August 07, 1977 | Race 19 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 162.524 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Under Caution | Time of Race: 03:04:37 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 49 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 27 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 185/10 | 188 | Running | $21,550 |
| 2 | 4 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $16,836 |
| 3 | 6 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $11,886 |
| 4 | 13 | #22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Kockum's | 160/0 | 186 | Running | $7,036 |
| 5 | 25 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 155/0 | 186 | Running | $7,786 |
| 6 | 23 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 155/5 | 186 | Running | $8,681 |
| 7 | 18 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 146/0 | 185 | Running | $5,350 |
| 8 | 22 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 142/0 | 183 | Running | $5,390 |
| 9 | 17 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Wsm-Tv | 138/0 | 182 | Running | $4,930 |
| 10 | 14 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 134/0 | 181 | Running | $4,710 |
| 11 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 135/5 | 180 | Running | $6,120 |
| 12 | 19 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Mistec Transmission | 127/0 | 177 | Running | $4,250 |
| 13 | 35 | #91 | Harold Miller | Chevrolet | T&E Clothes | 124/0 | 175 | Running | $2,620 |
| 14 | 34 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 121/0 | 171 | Running | $3,790 |
| 15 | 31 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Krystal | 118/0 | 151 | Electrical Short | $2,415 |
| 16 | 29 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon | 115/0 | 150 | Running | $3,375 |
| 17 | 26 | #25 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Ashville Savings Bank | 112/0 | 148 | Engine Failure | $3,165 |
| 18 | 24 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 109/0 | 144 | Running | $2,880 |
| 19 | 40 | #07 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Norris Price | PE | 139 | Broken Crank Pulley | $2,165 |
| 20 | 5 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 108/5 | 118 | Engine Failure | $2,795 |
| 21 | 12 | #51 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet | Gilmore | PE | 114 | Driver Fatigue | $1,865 |
| 22 | 7 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 102/5 | 106 | Engine Failure | $5,515 |
| 23 | 20 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Equipment | 94/0 | 103 | Wheel Cylinder | $1,765 |
| 24 | 1 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 96/5 | 92 | Engine Failure | $8,515 |
| 25 | 16 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Jim Stacy | 88/0 | 91 | Engine Failure | $1,665 |
| 26 | 3 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 90/5 | 90 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $3,015 |
| 27 | 15 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 82/0 | 89 | Broken Valve | $2,185 |
| 28 | 38 | #16 | Dave Sisco | Chevrolet | Sisco | 79/0 | 82 | Burned Piston | $2,115 |
| 29 | 27 | #75 | Butch Hartman | Chevrolet | Hartman | 76/0 | 69 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $1,465 |
| 30 | 39 | #23 | Jim Raptis | Chevrolet | Opal's Truck Stop | PE | 67 | Broken Rocker Stud | $1,070 |
| 31 | 30 | #49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | Lady & Son | 70/0 | 58 | Transmission | $1,265 |
| 32 | 37 | #61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Perfect Alignment | 67/0 | 43 | Engine Failure | $1,240 |
| 33 | 33 | #05 | Peter Knab | Chevrolet | Bearfinder | 64/0 | 41 | Burned Piston | $1,215 |
| 34 | 9 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 61/0 | 39 | Engine Failure | $1,190 |
| 35 | 8 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | T. Edwards | 58/0 | 38 | Water Pump | $1,165 |
| 36 | 36 | #98 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 55/0 | 38 | Engine Failure | $875 |
| 37 | 21 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 52/0 | 37 | Overheating | $1,915 |
| 38 | 28 | #42 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | Robbins Racing | 49/0 | 36 | Transmission | $1,090 |
| 39 | 32 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 46/0 | 34 | Blown Head Gasket | $1,565 |
| 40 | 10 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 43/0 | 1 | Drive Shaft | $965 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||