1977 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1977 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 30 races across 16 tracks, with 7 different drivers reaching victory lane. Cale Yarborough captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Cale Yarborough

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 21, Dodge: 7, Mercury: 2

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	David Pearson	Mercury	35
2	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	42
3	Richmond 400	Richmond Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
4	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	36
5	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	42
6	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	29
7	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	36
8	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
9	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
10	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	41
11	Music City USA 420	Nashville Speedway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	30
12	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	36
13	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	40
14	NAPA Riverside 400	Riverside International Raceway	Richard Petty	Dodge	35
15	Cam2 Motor Oil 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	36
16	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	41
17	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	30
18	Coca-Cola 500	Pocono Raceway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	35
19	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Donnie Allison	Chevrolet	40
20	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	36
21	Volunteer 400	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	29
22	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
23	Capital City 400	Richmond Raceway	Neil Bonnett	Dodge	28
24	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	40
25	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
26	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	26
27	NAPA National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	41
28	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Donnie Allison	Chevrolet	36
29	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	40
30	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	Neil Bonnett	Dodge	42

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Cale Yarborough ★	9	25	27	30	4.5
2	Darrell Waltrip	6	16	24	30	8.3
3	Richard Petty	5	20	23	30	7.5
4	Benny Parsons	4	20	22	30	7.8
5	David Pearson	2	16	16	22	9.6
6	Donnie Allison	2	9	10	17	14.7
7	Neil Bonnett	2	5	9	23	16.2
8	Buddy Baker	0	9	20	30	12.1
9	Dick Brooks	0	7	20	29	12.7
10	Dave Marcis	0	5	7	18	16.7
11	Bobby Allison	0	5	15	30	17.2
12	Lennie Pond	0	4	6	14	20.1
13	Sam Sommers	0	2	8	23	18.5
14	Sonny Easley	0	1	2	3	12.7
15	Coo Coo Marlin	0	1	5	11	13.8
16	A.J. Foyt	0	1	3	6	16.8
17	Ricky Rudd	0	1	10	25	17.5
18	Skip Manning	0	1	8	28	17.6
19	Jimmy Insolo	0	1	1	2	19.0
20	Tighe Scott	0	1	1	26	20.7
21	Hugh Pearson	0	0	1	1	8.0
22	John Dineen	0	0	0	1	13.0
23	Joe Ruttman	0	0	0	1	13.0
24	Jody Ridley	0	0	0	1	14.0
25	Jimmy Hensley	0	0	1	2	14.0
26	Billy McGinnis	0	0	0	1	14.0
27	Buddy Arrington	0	0	5	28	15.8
28	James Hylton	0	0	11	30	16.0
29	Richard Childress	0	0	11	30	16.4
30	Janet Guthrie	0	0	4	19	17.7