| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Champion 400 | Michigan International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 22, 1977 | Race 20 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 137.944 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths | Time of Race: 02:53:59 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 31 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 24 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 180/5 | 200 | Running | $13,920 |
| 2 | 1 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $8,500 |
| 3 | 4 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $8,325 |
| 4 | 7 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $4,000 |
| 5 | 2 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 165/10 | 200 | Running | $7,900 |
| 6 | 13 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 150/0 | 200 | Running | $4,750 |
| 7 | 10 | #22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 146/0 | 199 | Running | $2,000 |
| 8 | 6 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 147/5 | 198 | Running | $5,100 |
| 9 | 12 | #81 | Terry Ryan | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 138/0 | 197 | Running | $1,800 |
| 10 | 15 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 134/0 | 196 | Running | $1,700 |
| 11 | 27 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 130/0 | 196 | Running | $3,950 |
| 12 | 9 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 127/0 | 196 | Running | $3,530 |
| 13 | 11 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | Hill | PE | 196 | Running | $1,250 |
| 14 | 14 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Mystic Transmissions | 121/0 | 195 | Running | $3,095 |
| 15 | 32 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak | PE | 195 | Running | $1,080 |
| 16 | 24 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 115/0 | 192 | Running | $2,810 |
| 17 | 31 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Wixc | 112/0 | 192 | Running | $2,165 |
| 18 | 26 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 109/0 | 189 | Running | $2,480 |
| 19 | 23 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissons Unlimited | 106/0 | 189 | Running | $2,195 |
| 20 | 20 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 103/0 | 186 | Running | $1,960 |
| 21 | 29 | #25 | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 100/0 | 179 | Running | $1,775 |
| 22 | 8 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Cam2 | PE | 154 | Running | $1,350 |
| 23 | 25 | #89 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 94/0 | 141 | Engine Failure | $1,465 |
| 24 | 28 | #61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Mihalic Racing | 91/0 | 134 | Broken Wheel Studs | $800 |
| 25 | 16 | #75 | Butch Hartman | Chevrolet | Hartman | 88/0 | 125 | Engine Failure | $775 |
| 26 | 17 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 85/0 | 117 | Engine Failure | $880 |
| 27 | 35 | #63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | PE | 114 | Engine Failure | $725 |
| 28 | 33 | #91 | Harold Miller | Chevrolet | Bartow Paving | PE | 85 | Drive Shaft | $700 |
| 29 | 18 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Equipment | PE | 76 | Broken Valve | $685 |
| 30 | 5 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 73/0 | 68 | Broken Valve | $3,865 |
| 31 | 19 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 70/0 | 61 | Engine Failure | $1,270 |
| 32 | 30 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 67/0 | 53 | Engine Failure | $1,240 |
| 33 | 21 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 64/0 | 41 | Engine Failure | $1,130 |
| 34 | 36 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 61/0 | 5 | Engine Failure | $620 |
| 35 | 22 | #42 | Elmo Langley | Dodge | Robbins Racing | 58/0 | 1 | Mechanical | $610 |
| 36 | 34 | #01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Benihana | PE | 1 | Engine Failure | $600 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||