| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| SouthEastern 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 28, 1977 | Race 21 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 79.726 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Under Caution | Time of Race: 02:40:27 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 92 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $10,450 |
| 2 | 4 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $6,100 |
| 3 | 3 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 170/5 | 399 | Running | $5,070 |
| 4 | 5 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 160/0 | 396 | Running | $3,400 |
| 5 | 15 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 155/0 | 389 | Running | $2,900 |
| 6 | 9 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 150/0 | 387 | Running | $1,700 |
| 7 | 14 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 146/0 | 389 | Running | $2,180 |
| 8 | 17 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 142/0 | 384 | Running | $2,020 |
| 9 | 18 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Eddie's Auto Parts | 138/0 | 383 | Running | $1,900 |
| 10 | 19 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Mistec Transmission | 134/0 | 382 | Running | $1,740 |
| 11 | 16 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 130/0 | 381 | Running | $1,680 |
| 12 | 23 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 127/0 | 378 | Running | $1,470 |
| 13 | 25 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 124/0 | 361 | Running | $1,260 |
| 14 | 26 | #25 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 121/0 | 324 | Running | $1,125 |
| 15 | 8 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 123/5 | 252 | Engine Failure | $2,850 |
| 16 | 11 | #22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 115/0 | 220 | Running | $590 |
| 17 | 10 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Jim Stacy | 117/5 | 219 | Ignition | $570 |
| 18 | 12 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 109/0 | 215 | Engine Failure | $990 |
| 19 | 21 | #98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Jones | 106/0 | 186 | Rear End | $520 |
| 20 | 6 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 103/0 | 144 | Valve | $500 |
| 21 | 24 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Little B Coal | 100/0 | 139 | Overheating | $465 |
| 22 | 2 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 102/5 | 118 | Accident | $2,855 |
| 23 | 20 | #64 | Dean Dalton | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 94/0 | 113 | Accident | $695 |
| 24 | 29 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Clear-Lam | 91/0 | 58 | Engine Failure | $685 |
| 25 | 28 | #33 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | Handy Transmission | 88/0 | 55 | Valve | $425 |
| 26 | 27 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 85/0 | 32 | Oil Leak | $400 |
| 27 | 13 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Gray | 82/0 | 25 | Accident | $480 |
| 28 | 7 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 79/0 | 15 | Clutch | $370 |
| 29 | 22 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 76/0 | 2 | Engine Failure | $610 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||