1977 World 600

Auto race run in North Carolina in 1977 February 2025 CUST Race 13 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season World 600 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/28027/1977-05-29 1977 World 600 weather information The Old Farmers Almanac 2012-06-26 1977 05 29 1977 13 30 Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.500 2.414 400 600 965 Temperatures reaching of 84.9 F C; wind speeds of 6 mph km/h 137.676 mi/h 115,000 http://racing-reference.info/race/1977_World_600/W 1977 World 600 racing information Racing Reference 2011-08-07 David Pearson Wood Brothers Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 311 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises CBS Ken Squier The 1977 World 600, the 18th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 29, 1977, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Jim Stacy would become the owner of Krauskopf's NASCAR team after this event; with the famed red #71 Dodge getting repainted into the white #5. Neil Bonnett would stay on the team as driver. The mega-hit movie Star Wars was released four days before this race. Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 2 43 Richard Petty Dodge 3 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 5 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 6 15 Buddy Baker Ford 7 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 8 27 Sam Sommers Chevrolet 9 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 10 36 Ron Hutcherson Chevrolet 11 12 Bobby Allison AMC Matador 12 49 G.C. Spencer Dodge 13 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 14 71 Neil Bonnett Dodge 15 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Summary Forty drivers competed including Benny Parsons, Lennie Pond, Buddy Baker, Darrell Waltrip, and Neil Bonnett. After four hours and twenty-one minutes of racing, Richard Petty defeated polesitter David Pearson by 30.8 seconds in front of 115,000 people. There were 25 lead changes in this race and six cautions for 31 laps. The qualifying top speed was 161.435 mph km/h, the race average speed was 136.676 mph km/h. Last-place finisher Ramo Stott had engine trouble on lap 3 of the 400-lap race. Drivers who failed to qualify for this race were Rick Newsom and Bruce Jacobi. Dean Dalton was driving Henley Gray's car when it crashed on lap 64. It looked a lot like Dean Dalton's car with a #19 painted on. Bobby Allison relieved Benny Parsons for the latter part of the race. Ricky Rudd would lead the first laps of his NASCAR Cup Series career during this race. Nord Krauskopf would retire as a NASCAR owner after this race; http://www.freewebs.com/danno340/kkd/epilogue.html The End of Nord Krauskopf's Career and his Death Freewebs 2011-08-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024213751/http://www.freewebs.com/danno340/kkd/epilogue.html 2012-10-24 dead he would sell his team to Jim Stacy and focus running on his insurance business (K&K Insurance) with his wife Theodora. Pearson's next pole position start would be at the 1977 running of the National 500 (now Bank of America 500); which took place that October. 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 Notable crew chiefs in the race were Tex Powell, Buddy Parrott, Jake Elder, Harry Hyde, Joey Arrington, Kirk Shelmerdine, Dale Inman, Tim Brewer, and Travis Carter. https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1977-13/W/C 1977 World 600 crew chiefs information Racing Reference 2018-08-27 Timeline Section reference: Start of race: David Pearson had an advantage over the rest of the starting grid as the green flag was waved. Lap 3: Oil pressure issues forced Ramo Stott to become the last-place finisher. Lap 63: Bobby Allison had to leave the race due to engine problems. Lap 64: Henley Grey had a terminal crash. Lap 87: Engine troubles eliminated Bobby Gale from the event. Lap 168: Dave Marcis would be sidelined due to a faulty engine. Lap 185: Ed Negre's vehicle developed engine problems. Lap 186: A faulty oil pump eliminated D.K. Ulrich from the race. Lap 219: Engine problems managed to knock Donnie Allison out of contention. Lap 240: David Sisco would see his race day end prematurely due to engine failure. Lap 266: Harry Gant's engine failed on this lap. Lap 271: The axle on Terry Ryan's vehicle became unsafe, causing him to DNF with a 29th-place finish. Lap 300: James Hylton's engine failed, causing him not to finish in the top-10. Lap 333: Harold Miller's vehicle developed clutch issues, making him the final DNF of the event. Finish: Richard Petty was officially declared the winner of the event. Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 10px Cale Yarborough 2176 0 2 10px Richard Petty 2068 -108 3 Benny Parsons 2002 -174 4 Darrell Waltrip 1987 -189 5 10px Buddy Baker 1745 -431 6 Dick Brooks 1581 -595 7 Cecil Gordon 1565 -611 8 Richard Childress 1542 -634 9 Dave Marcis 1520 -656 10 10px James Hylton 1429 -747 References 1977 Mason-Dixon 500 1977 NAPA 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Season 1977 1977 Atlanta 500 1977 NAPA 400 Richard Petty's Career Wins 1960–1984 1976 1978 World 600 races 1977 World 600 World 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway