1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
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The 1977 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series season began on Sunday, January 16 and ended on Sunday, November 20. Cale Yarborough driving the Junior Johnson #11 Holly Farms Chevrolet won his second consecutive NASCAR Grand National Series Winston Cup Championship. Ricky Rudd was crowned NASCAR Rookie of the Year.

Season recap

Date Event Circuit Winner
January 16 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway David Pearson
February 20 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Cale Yarborough
February 27 Richmond 400 Richmond International Raceway Cale Yarborough
March 13 Carolina 500 North Carolina Speedway Richard Petty
March 20 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Richard Petty
March 27 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Cale Yarborough
April 3 Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway Darrell Waltrip
April 17 Southeastern 400 Bristol Motor Speedway Cale Yarborough
April 24 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Cale Yarborough
May 1 Winston 500 Talladega Superspeedway Darrell Waltrip
May 7 Music City USA 420 Nashville Speedway Benny Parsons
May 15 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Cale Yarborough
May 29 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Richard Petty
June 12 Riverside 400 Riverside International Raceway Richard Petty
June 19 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 Michigan International Speedway Cale Yarborough
July 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Richard Petty
July 16 Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway Darrell Waltrip
July 31 Coca-Cola 500 Pocono Raceway Benny Parsons
August 7 Talladega 500 Talladega Superspeedway Donnie Allison
August 22 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway Darrell Waltrip
August 28 Volunteer 400 Bristol Motor Speedway Cale Yarborough
September 5 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway David Pearson
September 11 Capital City 400 Richmond International Raceway Neil Bonnett
September 18 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Benny Parsons
September 25 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Cale Yarborough
October 2 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Darrell Waltrip
October 9 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Benny Parsons
October 23 American 500 North Carolina Speedway Donnie Allison
November 6 Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway Darrell Waltrip
November 20 Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Neil Bonnett

Final Points Standings

  1. Cale Yarborough – 5000
  2. Richard Petty – 4614
  3. Benny Parsons – 4570
  4. Darrell Waltrip – 4498
  5. Buddy Baker – 3961
  6. Dick Brooks – 3742
  7. James Hylton – 3476
  8. Bobby Allison – 3467
  9. Richard Childress – 3463
  10. Cecil Gordon – 3294

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