1977 Winston 500
The 1977 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 1, 1977, at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway) in Talladega, Alabama. The tenth of 30 races of the 1977 Winston Cup Grand National season, the Winston 500 started 41 cars.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Layout of Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| Date | May 1, 1977 | ||
| Official name | Winston 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds of 11.8 miles per hour (19.0 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 164.887 miles per hour (265.360 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 90,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | A.J. Foyt | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Donnie Allison | Hoss Ellington | |
| Laps | 71 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier | ||
The race's pole was won by A. J. Foyt, driving a Chevrolet Laguna. His pole speed was 192 miles per hour or 309 kilometres per hour. Benny Parsons qualified second while the race's defending champion Buddy Baker timed in 20th. Darrell Waltrip qualified 11th a month after a breakthrough win in the Rebel 500 at Darlington; it was the only time all season a Cup driver started outside the top-8 and ended up in victory lane.
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