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 |
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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 | David Pearson |
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[]
- Cale Yarborough – 5000
- Richard Petty – 4614
- Benny Parsons – 4570
- Darrell Waltrip – 4498
- Buddy Baker – 3961
- Dick Brooks – 3742
- James Hylton – 3476
- Bobby Allison – 3467
- Richard Childress – 3463
- Cecil Gordon – 3294
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External links[]
- Racing-Reference.info (links to race results)
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