1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400

Auto race held at Michigan International Speedway in 1977 January 2025 CUST Race 15 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 Weather information for the 1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1977 06 19 1977 15 30 1977_Cam_2_Motor_Oil_400_program_cover.png 200px 1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 program cover Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 2.000 3.218 200 400 643 Temperatures of 86 F C; wind speeds of 16.9 mph km/h 135.033 mph km/h 61,200 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates 106 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates untelevised none The 1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that was held on June 19, 1977, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Background Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 mi km long.http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/michigan/michigan-international-speedway Michigan International Speedway CBS Sports 2013-06-11 2012-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019184814/http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/michigan/michigan-international-speedway dead Opened in 1968, the track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the 3,600-foot-long front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees. The back stretch, has a five degree banking and is 2,242 feet long. Race report 36 drivers started this 200-lap event; all of them were born in the United States of America.1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 racing information at Racing Reference Bill Seifert would return after a five-year absence from NASCAR and recorded a12th-place finish. Ferrel Harris was credited with the last-place finish due to difficulties with his engine on the ninth lap. Donnie Allison would be the highest place finisher not to finish the race; he acquired a similar problem on lap 176. Cale Yarborough would defeat Richard Petty by ten seconds. More than 61,000 fans would see nearly three hours of racing. Benny Parsons, Cale Yarborough, Richard Petty, and future NASCAR on FOX personality Darrell Waltrip would duel among each other for the lead early on in the race. Winnings for each driver varied from $20,625 for the race winner ($ when adjusted for inflation) to $1,300 for the last-place finisher ($ when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse of this race was $123,005 ($ when adjusted for inflation).1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Notable crew chiefs in the race were Buddy Parrott, Jake Elder, Joey Arrington, Kirk Shelmerdine, Dale Inman and Tim Brewer.1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 crew chiefs at Racing Reference Janet Guthrie was the lone female competitor in this race. Richard Childress, then a driver/owner, competed in this race and finished in 35th place (after starting out in 8th place). County singer Marty Robbins made his first NASCAR Cup start in more than two years and turned in a solid top-15 performance. Roland Wlodyka made his NASCAR Cup debut but finished 29th after a transmission failure. It was the first start as an owner for eventual Cup Series Champion Rod Osterlund. Qualifying GridNo.DriverManufacturer121David PearsonMercury272Benny ParsonsChevrolet343Richard PettyDodge411Cale YarboroughChevrolet588Darrell WaltripChevrolet62Dave MarcisChevrolet715Buddy BakerFord81Donnie AllisonChevrolet927Sam SommersChevrolet1090Dick BrooksFord1192Skip ManningChevrolet1268Janet GuthrieChevrolet1322Ricky RuddChevrolet149Bill ElliottFord1547Bruce HillChevrolet1612Bobby AllisonMatador1775Butch HartmanChevrolet1879Frank WarrenDodge1981Terry RyanChevrolet2016David SiscoChevrolet2124Cecil GordonChevrolet2264Tommy GaleFord233Richard ChildressChevrolet2403Bill SeifertChevrolet2552Jimmy MeansChevrolet Results POSST#DRIVERSPONSOR / OWNERCARLAPSMONEYSTATUSLEDPTS1411  Cale YarboroughHolly Farms   (Junior Johnson)Chevrolet20020625running1061852343  Richard PettySTP   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge20014425running51753272  Benny Parsons1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt)Chevrolet20010700running8170462  Dave MarcisCAM 2   (Roger Penske)Chevrolet1994750running651655121  David PearsonPurolator   (Wood Brothers)Mercury1994550running41606715  Buddy BakerNorris Industries   (Bud Moore)Ford1995750running015071090  Dick BrooksTruxmore   (Junie Donlavey)Ford1974700running01468927  Sam SommersM.C. AndersonChevrolet1973150running014291775  Butch HartmanHartman Autocar   (Butch Hartman)Chevrolet1962050running0138101612  Bobby Allison1st National City Travelers Checks   (Bobby Allison)Matador1953800running0134112648  James HyltonHylton Engineering   (James Hylton)Chevrolet1953880running0130122403  Bill SeifertSpirit of Public Enter.   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet1941750running0127133342  Marty RobbinsRobbins Racing   (Marty Robbins)Dodge1931500running0124142552  Jimmy MeansMeans Racing   (Bill Gray)Chevrolet1932845running012115149  Bill ElliottDahlonega Ford Sales   (George Elliott)Ford1921330running0118162840  D.K. UlrichJ.R. DeLottoChevrolet1923060running0115171981  Terry RyanValvoline   (Bill Monaghan)Chevrolet1911225running0112183474  Bobby WawakClear-Lam   (Bobby Wawak)Chevrolet1911200running0193567  Buddy ArringtonBuddy ArringtonDodge1892865running0106202770  J.D. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieChevrolet1892680running0103212124  Cecil GordonTransmissions Unlimited   (Cecil Gordon)Chevrolet1892395running0100223219  Henley GrayBelden Asphalt   (Henley Gray)Chevrolet1862160running097232264  Tommy GaleSunny King   (Elmo Langley)Ford1821975running0942481  Donnie AllisonHawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington)Chevrolet1761050engine396252016  David SiscoDavid SiscoChevrolet1741665running088261268  Janet GuthrieKelly Girl   (Lynda Ferreri)Chevrolet1701000running085271192  Skip Manning1st National City Travelers Checks   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet1592605engine082281322  Ricky RuddAl Rudd Auto Parts   (Al Rudd)Chevrolet131950engine884293691  Roland WlodykaRod OsterlundChevrolet127935transmission0301879  Frank WarrenNative Tan   (Frank Warren)Dodge1121535engine073312930  Tighe ScottScotty's Fashions   (Walter Ballard)Chevrolet1001500engine070321547  Bruce Hillt. edwards   (Bruce Hill)Chevrolet92890driveshaft06733310  John KennedyAvanti CB   (John Kennedy)Ford66880engine06434233  Richard ChildressKansas Jack   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet591320engine06135588  Darrell WaltripGatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet494010engine163363025  Ferrel HarrisDon RobertsonChevrolet91300engine055 Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 10px Cale Yarborough 2531 0 2 10px Richard Petty 2428 -103 3 10px Benny Parsons 2254 -277 4 10px Darrell Waltrip 2140 -391 5 10px Buddy Baker 2050 -481 6 10px Dick Brooks 1854 -677 7 10px Cecil Gordon 1803 -728 8 10px Richard Childress 1745 -786 9 Dave Marcis 1685 -846 10 James Hylton 1680 -851 References 1976 1978 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400/Gabriel 400 races 1977 1977 NAPA 400 1977 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 Cam 2 Motor Oil Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway