| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Atlanta 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 20, 1977 | Race 5 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 144.093 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 12 seconds | Time of Race: 03:27:52 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 11 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 180/5 | 328 | Running | $17,200 |
| 2 | 3 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $9,300 |
| 3 | 5 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 175/10 | 327 | Running | $11,000 |
| 4 | 2 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 160/0 | 327 | Running | $5,400 |
| 5 | 7 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 155/0 | 326 | Running | $7,450 |
| 6 | 11 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Cam2 | 150/0 | 326 | Running | $6,800 |
| 7 | 6 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 146/0 | 325 | Running | $6,500 |
| 8 | 15 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 142/0 | 322 | Running | $2,900 |
| 9 | 14 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Historic Virginia | 138/0 | 321 | Running | $5,150 |
| 10 | 19 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | Hill | 134/0 | 320 | Running | $2,650 |
| 11 | 26 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Sub-Tropic | 130/0 | 319 | Running | $4,630 |
| 12 | 9 | #71 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Rebel 500 | 127/0 | 318 | Running | $5,405 |
| 13 | 10 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | Anderson | 124/0 | 317 | Running | $2,630 |
| 14 | 32 | #84 | Jody Ridley | Mercury | Makar | 121/0 | 316 | Running | $2,080 |
| 15 | 12 | #60 | Ramo Stott | Chevrolet | Viglione | 118/0 | 315 | Running | $1,880 |
| 16 | 41 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 115/0 | 308 | Running | $3,785 |
| 17 | 30 | #91 | Harold Miller | Chevrolet | Bartow Paving | 112/0 | 305 | Running | $1,630 |
| 18 | 27 | #26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Chevrolet | Hearn Produce | 109/0 | 304 | Running | $1,555 |
| 19 | 13 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 106/0 | 303 | Engine Failure | $3,400 |
| 20 | 39 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 103/0 | 295 | Running | $1,405 |
| 21 | 31 | #49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | Lady & Son | 100/0 | 293 | Rear End | $1,230 |
| 22 | 24 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 97/0 | 288 | Running | $2,920 |
| 23 | 22 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 94/0 | 277 | Clutch | $2,755 |
| 24 | 33 | #25 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | Thomas | 91/0 | 259 | Engine Failure | $2,575 |
| 25 | 42 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 88/0 | 248 | Burned Piston | $2,220 |
| 26 | 8 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 85/0 | 239 | Engine Failure | $4,155 |
| 27 | 37 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 82/0 | 237 | Engine Failure | $1,920 |
| 28 | 17 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 79/0 | 233 | Transmission | $1,840 |
| 29 | 29 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Howard Johnson | 76/0 | 230 | Overheating | $1,410 |
| 30 | 34 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 73/0 | 215 | Burned Piston | $750 |
| 31 | 21 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 70/0 | 208 | Engine Failure | $1,335 |
| 32 | 18 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Dahlonega Equipment | 67/0 | 198 | Broken Valve | $765 |
| 33 | 36 | #19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 64/0 | 180 | Engine Failure | $1,270 |
| 34 | 4 | #51 | AJ Foyt | Chevrolet | Gilmore | PE | 157 | Steering | $785 |
| 35 | 35 | #80 | Phil Finney | Chevrolet | Finney Racing | 58/0 | 148 | Blown Head Gasket | $645 |
| 36 | 20 | #29 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Dodge | Cal-Tex | 55/0 | 139 | Engine Failure | $650 |
| 37 | 28 | #7 | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | Dalton | 52/0 | 133 | Engine Failure | $565 |
| 38 | 25 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 49/0 | 121 | Engine Failure | $1,180 |
| 39 | 40 | #16 | Ed Negre | Chevrolet | Reliable Plumbing | 46/0 | 77 | Engine Failure | $1,040 |
| 40 | 23 | #77 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet | T. Edwards | PE | 50 | Broken Valve | $560 |
| 41 | 16 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 40/0 | 41 | Broken Valve | $785 |
| 42 | 38 | #35 | Jim Hurtubise | Ford | Avanti Cb | 37/0 | 0 | Did Not Start | $535 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||