| Official Race Results |
| Mason-Dixon 500 |
Dover Downs International Speedway |
| May 15, 1977 | Race
12 of 30 |
| Average
Speed: 123.327 mph |
| Margin of
Victory: 6.2 seconds |
Time of Race: 04:03:15 |
| Lead
Changes: 11 |
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| Cautions: 2 for
10 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
6 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
Holly
Farms |
180/5 |
500 |
Running |
$15,400 |
| 2 |
4 |
#21 |
David Pearson |
Mercury |
Purolator |
180/10 |
500 |
Running |
$8,000 |
| 3 |
1 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Dodge |
STP |
170/5 |
499 |
Running |
$8,600 |
| 4 |
3 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Gatorade |
165/5 |
496 |
Running |
$6,700 |
| 5 |
8 |
#90 |
Dick Brooks |
Ford |
Truxmore |
155/0 |
496 |
Running |
$5,250 |
| 6 |
2 |
#72 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
1st
Nat'l City Trav. Cks. |
155/5 |
495 |
Running |
$5,750 |
| 7 |
11 |
#54 |
Lennie Pond |
Chevrolet |
Elder
Racing |
146/0 |
494 |
Running |
$4,000 |
| 8 |
5 |
#12 |
Bobby Allison |
Matador |
1st
Nat'l City Trav. Cks. |
142/0 |
493 |
Running |
$3,280 |
| 9 |
7 |
#15 |
Buddy Baker |
Ford |
Norris |
138/0 |
490 |
Running |
$5,000 |
| 10 |
10 |
#84 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Mercury |
Ridge
Plumbing |
134/0 |
486 |
Running |
$1,700 |
| 11 |
24 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Hickory
Garage |
130/0 |
482 |
Running |
$3,120 |
| 12 |
25 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Chevrolet |
Transmissions
Unlimited |
127/0 |
480 |
Running |
$2,960 |
| 13 |
12 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Chevrolet |
McDuffie
Racing |
124/0 |
480 |
Running |
$2,865 |
| 14 |
15 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Chevrolet |
Scotty's
Fashions |
121/0 |
479 |
Running |
$2,605 |
| 15 |
26 |
#8 |
Ed Negre |
Dodge |
Jones |
118/0 |
475 |
Running |
$2,395 |
| 16 |
21 |
#57 |
Dick May |
Ford |
McClure
Motors |
115/0 |
473 |
Running |
$1,200 |
| 17 |
9 |
#92 |
Skip Manning |
Chevrolet |
1st
Nat'l City Trav. Cks. |
112/0 |
469 |
Running |
$2,135 |
| 18 |
23 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny
King Ford |
109/0 |
454 |
Running |
$1,900 |
| 19 |
33 |
#25 |
Ferrel Harris |
Chevrolet |
Thomas |
106/0 |
449 |
Running |
$1,640 |
| 20 |
18 |
#40 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Chevrolet |
Lafayette
Radio |
103/0 |
407 |
Running |
$1,530 |
| 21 |
19 |
#3 |
Richard
Childress |
Chevrolet |
Kansas
Jack |
100/0 |
389 |
Water Pump |
$1,420 |
| 22 |
30 |
#4 |
Gary Myers |
Chevrolet |
Hick's
Pharmacy |
97/0 |
371 |
Steering |
$775 |
| 23 |
28 |
#01 |
Earle Canavan |
Dodge |
Canavan
Racing |
94/0 |
313 |
Transmission |
$1,200 |
| 24 |
32 |
#45 |
Baxter Price |
Chevrolet |
Price
Racing |
91/0 |
303 |
Overheating |
$1,200 |
| 25 |
34 |
#33 |
Earl Brooks |
Chevrolet |
Smith
Auto Parts |
88/0 |
274 |
Blown Head Gasket |
$675 |
| 26 |
22 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
Native
Tan |
85/0 |
247 |
Engine Failure |
$1,250 |
| 27 |
20 |
#22 |
Ricky Rudd * |
Chevrolet |
Al
Rudd Auto Parts |
82/0 |
190 |
Broken Oil Pump |
$625 |
| 28 |
29 |
#20 |
Rick Newsom |
Ford |
Gillespie
Painting |
79/0 |
176 |
Broken Valve |
$600 |
| 29 |
14 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
Means
Racing |
76/0 |
139 |
Broken Piston |
$650 |
| 30 |
16 |
#16 |
Dave Sisco |
Chevrolet |
Bel
Air Datsun |
73/0 |
126 |
Broken Oil Pump |
$1,050 |
| 31 |
36 |
#95 |
Elmo Langley |
Chevrolet |
Miller
Roofing |
70/0 |
119 |
Cracked Oil Pan |
$540 |
| 32 |
31 |
#19 |
Henley Gray |
Chevrolet |
Belden
Asphalt |
67/0 |
97 |
Broken Control Arm |
$1,030 |
| 33 |
13 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Chevrolet |
Hylton |
64/0 |
82 |
Broken Piston |
$1,020 |
| 34 |
27 |
#7 |
Dean Dalton |
Chevrolet |
Dalton |
61/0 |
40 |
Clutch |
$510 |
| 35 |
17 |
#47 |
Bruce Hill |
Chevrolet |
T.
Edwards |
58/0 |
34 |
Cracked Cylinder Head |
$500 |
| 36 |
35 |
#10 |
Ray Williams |
Ford |
Champion |
55/0 |
0 |
Engine Failure |
$490 |
| * Denotes
Rookie |
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