1977 NAPA National 500

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1977 February 2025 CUST Race 27 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season NAPA National 500 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/28027/1977-10-09 Weather information for the 1977 NAPA National 500 The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-09-13 http://racing-reference.info/race/1977_NAPA_National_500/W 1977 NAPA National 500 racing information Racing Reference 2012-09-13 1977 10 9 1977 27 30 Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway NAPA National 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.500 2.414 334 500 865 Mild with temperatures of 78.1 F C; wind speeds of 14 mph km/h 142.780 mi/h 79,400 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing 250 72 Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing ABC Al Michaels Chris Economaki The 1977 NAPA National 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on October 9, 1977, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Race report 41 drivers competed at this event. Benny Parsons defeated Cale Yarborough by 19.2 seconds in front of 79,400 spectators. Parsons scored a dominant Winston Cup victory, in terms of percentage of laps led. There were 18 lead changes and four cautions; the race lasted three hours and thirty minutes. Bruce Hill received the last-place finish due to engine problems on lap 15 of this 334-lap race. David Pearson would win the pole position with a qualifying speed of 160.982 mph km/h while the average race speed was 142.780 mph km/h. By all evidence, this would be the last win for a Chevrolet Laguna in NASCAR Cup Series history. His next pole position would come at the 1978 World 600 where he would get his 10th consecutive pole position start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Top_25_Lowes_Motor_Speedway_moments_David_Pearsons_many_achievements.html David Pearson's pole position accomplishment Scene Daily 2011-08-06 Pearson's final pole position at Charlotte Motor Speedway would come at the 1978 NAPA National 500 - setting a record. Other notable drivers at this event included: Bill Elliott, Janet Guthrie, Neil Bonnett, A. J. Foyt, Dick Brooks, Darrell Waltrip, and Buddy Baker. Tom Sneva would make his NASCAR debut at this racing event. Dale Earnhardt would start his only race in 1977 driving for Henley Gray. Individual earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $41,075 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $820 ($ when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse for this event was $223,530 ($ when adjusted for inflation). http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1977/charlotte-motor-speedway/napa-national-500/1435 1977 NAPA National 500 racing information Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 2012-12-06 Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Speed Speed in miles per hour http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1977-27/W 1977 NAPA National 500 qualifying information Racing Reference 2017-04-03 April 4, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170404131016/http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1977-27/W dead Qualifying time Qualifying time in seconds Owner 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 160.982 33.544 Wood Brothers 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 159.848 33.782 Junior Johnson 3 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 159.848 33.782 Hoss Ellington 4 15 Buddy Baker Ford 159.773 33.798 Bud Moore 5 43 Richard Petty Dodge 159.363 33.885 Petty Enterprises 6 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 158.810 34.003 DiGard Racing 7 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 158.753 34.015 Jim Stacy 8 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 158.735 34.019 L.G. DeWitt 9 51 A.J. Foyt Chevrolet 158.158 34.143 A.J. Foyt 10 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 158.094 34.157 Billy Hagan Finishing order Section reference: 30em Benny Parsons† Cale Yarborough† David Pearson† Buddy Baker† Darrell Waltrip Dick Brooks† A.J. Foyt Neil Bonnett† Janet Guthrie Bill Elliott Ron Hutcherson Coo Coo Marlin† Dick May† James Hylton† J.D. McDuffie† Richard Childress Buddy Arrington† G.C. Spencer† D.K. Ulrich Peter Knab Tommy Gale† Ed Negre† Dave Marcis* Ricky Rudd Tighe Scott* Bobby Allison* Tom Sneva* Jimmy Means* Dick Trickle* Lennie Pond* Butch Hartman*† Richard Petty* Frank Warren* Sam Sommers* Skip Manning* Donnie Allison* Cecil Gordon*† Dale Earnhardt*† Roland Wlodyka* Jim Raptis* Bruce Hill*† * Driver failed to finish race † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 10px Cale Yarborough 4505 0 2 Benny Parsons 4127 -378 3 Richard Petty 4109 -396 4 10px Darrell Waltrip 4067 -438 5 10px Buddy Baker 3579 -926 6 10px Dick Brooks 3380 -1125 7 James Hylton 3124 -1381 8 Richard Childress 3120 -1385 9 10px Cecil Gordon 3030 -1475 10 10px Bobby Allison 3028 -1477 References 1977 Wilkes 400 1977 American 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Season 1977 1976 1978 National 500/NAPA National 500 races 1977 NAPA National 500 NAPA National 500 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway