| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Delaware 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 18, 1977 | Race 24 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 114.708 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 23.3 seconds | Time of Race: 04:21:32 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 9 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 25 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $13,900 |
| 2 | 6 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $8,200 |
| 3 | 2 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $9,900 |
| 4 | 4 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | PE | 498 | Running | $3,500 |
| 5 | 9 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 155/0 | 497 | Running | $6,200 |
| 6 | 3 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 150/0 | 495 | Running | $5,500 |
| 7 | 5 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 146/0 | 493 | Running | $4,250 |
| 8 | 10 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 142/0 | 492 | Running | $3,900 |
| 9 | 11 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 138/0 | 489 | Running | $3,130 |
| 10 | 20 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 134/0 | 483 | Running | $2,200 |
| 11 | 15 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 130/0 | 483 | Running | $1,600 |
| 12 | 13 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 127/0 | 482 | Running | $3,020 |
| 13 | 37 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Mistec Transmission | 124/0 | 482 | Running | $2,885 |
| 14 | 16 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 121/0 | 477 | No Value | $2,190 |
| 15 | 21 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 118/0 | 474 | Running | $2,505 |
| 16 | 18 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 115/0 | 471 | Running | $2,320 |
| 17 | 1 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Jim Stacy | PE | 469 | Water Pump | $1,625 |
| 18 | 30 | #61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Mihalic Racing | 109/0 | 451 | Running | $1,050 |
| 19 | 26 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 106/0 | 422 | Running | $2,010 |
| 20 | 24 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 103/0 | 414 | Running | $1,750 |
| 21 | 33 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 100/0 | 402 | Engine Failure | $1,440 |
| 22 | 27 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 97/0 | 372 | Running | $1,405 |
| 23 | 8 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 94/0 | 301 | Engine Failure | $3,925 |
| 24 | 22 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 91/0 | 288 | Engine Failure | $1,320 |
| 25 | 28 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 88/0 | 271 | Running | $1,275 |
| 26 | 31 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 85/0 | 270 | Engine Failure | $1,150 |
| 27 | 34 | #6 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Newsom | PE | 253 | Overheating | $625 |
| 28 | 35 | #63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 79/0 | 203 | Water Pump | $600 |
| 29 | 32 | #7 | Dean Dalton | Dodge | Dalton | 76/0 | 200 | Steering | $575 |
| 30 | 14 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Elder Racing | PE | 190 | Broken Sway Bar | $1,050 |
| 31 | 23 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Lafayette Radio | 70/0 | 179 | Clutch | $1,040 |
| 32 | 12 | #22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 67/0 | 178 | Burned Piston | $530 |
| 33 | 19 | #03 | Bill Seifert | Chevrolet | Rogers | 64/0 | 152 | Engine Vibration | $520 |
| 34 | 36 | #4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Hick's Pharmacy | 61/0 | 102 | Steering | $510 |
| 35 | 39 | #34 | Nestor Peles | Chevrolet | Peles Racing | 58/0 | 33 | Steering | $500 |
| 36 | 40 | #07 | Steve Stolarek | Chevrolet | Norris Price | 55/0 | 21 | Broken Wheel Cylinder | $490 |
| 37 | 38 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Tire King | 52/0 | 17 | Cracked Radiator | $480 |
| 38 | 25 | #98 | Marv Acton | Chevrolet | Osterlund | PE | 16 | Accident | $470 |
| 39 | 29 | #0 | Jim Hurtubise | Ford | Avanti Cb | 46/0 | 12 | Accident | $460 |
| 40 | 17 | #84 | Kenny Brightbill | Mercury | Makar | 43/0 | 12 | Accident | $450 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||