| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 20, 1977 | Race 2 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 153.218 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.39 seconds | Time of Race: 03:15:48 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 30 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 37 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 185/10 | 200 | Running | $47,200 |
| 2 | 6 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $30,400 |
| 3 | 8 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 170/5 | 199 | Running | $23,850 |
| 4 | 13 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 160/0 | 198 | Running | $16,875 |
| 5 | 15 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 155/0 | 198 | Running | $17,625 |
| 6 | 2 | #51 | AJ Foyt | Chevrolet | Gilmore-Foyt Enterprises | PE | 197 | Running | $13,600 |
| 7 | 10 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 151/5 | 193 | Running | $15,745 |
| 8 | 23 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Posey's Auto Parts | 142/0 | 192 | Running | $10,985 |
| 9 | 30 | #19 | Bob Burcham | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 138/0 | 191 | Running | $12,475 |
| 10 | 37 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Southern Bankers | 134/0 | 189 | Running | $11,090 |
| 11 | 33 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $8,920 |
| 12 | 39 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 127/0 | 188 | Running | $6,890 |
| 13 | 24 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Sanford Auto Parts | 124/0 | 184 | Engine Failure | $8,115 |
| 14 | 42 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Delotto | 121/0 | 168 | Running | $7,210 |
| 15 | 7 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 118/0 | 167 | Engine Failure | $6,560 |
| 16 | 35 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Fram | 115/0 | 166 | Engine Failure | $6,235 |
| 17 | 41 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Burger King | 112/0 | 164 | Running | $5,615 |
| 18 | 34 | #81 | Terry Ryan | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 109/0 | 159 | Engine Failure | $3,885 |
| 19 | 29 | #03 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 106/0 | 153 | Engine Failure | $2,975 |
| 20 | 19 | #31 | Jim Vandiver | Dodge | Triple Elkhorn Mining | 103/0 | 137 | Running | $3,520 |
| 21 | 5 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 105/5 | 135 | Valve | $5,440 |
| 22 | 21 | #22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 97/0 | 135 | Rear End | $2,935 |
| 23 | 32 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack L.C. Newton | 94/0 | 127 | Running | $3,290 |
| 24 | 25 | #4 | Salt Walther | Chevrolet | Gater Trailer | PE | 114 | Accident | $2,725 |
| 25 | 18 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | Hill | 88/0 | 113 | Timing Chain | $2,750 |
| 26 | 3 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 90/5 | 111 | Engine Failure | $9,450 |
| 27 | 12 | #60 | Ramo Stott | Chevrolet | Large Coal Co. | 82/0 | 107 | Accident | $2,450 |
| 28 | 9 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Mercury | Cam2 | 84/5 | 103 | Running | $6,150 |
| 29 | 22 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 10,000 RPM | 76/0 | 101 | Engine Failure | $3,175 |
| 30 | 1 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 78/5 | 88 | Accident | $7,375 |
| 31 | 36 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 70/0 | 87 | Water Pump | $1,350 |
| 32 | 31 | #83 | Ron Hutcherson | Chevrolet | Smithville Farms | 67/0 | 85 | Transmission | $1,325 |
| 33 | 20 | #26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Chevrolet | Hearn Produce | 64/0 | 77 | Rear End | $2,175 |
| 34 | 14 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Adcox-Kirby | 61/0 | 73 | Engine Failure | $2,325 |
| 35 | 26 | #95 | Jim Hurtubise | Chevrolet | Moran Electric | 58/0 | 69 | Oil Cooler | $2,050 |
| 36 | 27 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 55/0 | 65 | Engine Failure | $2,615 |
| 37 | 11 | #71 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 52/0 | 65 | Engine Failure | $5,525 |
| 38 | 38 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Sub-Tropic | 49/0 | 51 | Engine Failure | $1,780 |
| 39 | 28 | #29 | Roy Smith | Chevrolet | Mercury Marine | 46/0 | 45 | Engine Failure | $2,020 |
| 40 | 16 | #87 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Dodge | Rossmeyer | 43/0 | 44 | Engine Failure | $2,025 |
| 41 | 40 | #77 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet | T.E. Happy Legs | PE | 29 | Vibration | $1,725 |
| 42 | 17 | #32 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Encyclopedia Britannica | 37/0 | 3 | Accident | $2,400 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||