| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Richmond 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| February 27, 1977 | Race 3 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 73.084 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Red Flag | Time of Race: 01:49:01 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 9 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 35 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 185/10 | 245 | Running | $10,450 |
| 2 | 4 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 170/0 | 245 | Running | $6,725 |
| 3 | 3 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 170/5 | 245 | Running | $5,725 |
| 4 | 8 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Cam2 | 165/5 | 244 | Running | $4,700 |
| 5 | 6 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 160/5 | 244 | Running | $2,000 |
| 6 | 2 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 150/0 | 243 | Running | $3,750 |
| 7 | 1 | #71 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Direct Connection | 151/5 | 243 | Running | $4,000 |
| 8 | 12 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Sadler Motorsports | 142/0 | 242 | Running | $2,540 |
| 9 | 5 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 143/5 | 242 | Running | $3,325 |
| 10 | 9 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 139/5 | 241 | Running | $2,250 |
| 11 | 22 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 130/0 | 240 | Running | $1,980 |
| 12 | 13 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 127/0 | 238 | Running | $1,375 |
| 13 | 21 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Burger King | 124/0 | 238 | Running | $1,820 |
| 14 | 17 | #25 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | T.T. Colley | 121/0 | 237 | Running | $1,700 |
| 15 | 24 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 10,000 RPM | 118/0 | 236 | Running | $1,590 |
| 16 | 10 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 115/0 | 234 | Running | $1,480 |
| 17 | 20 | #95 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | 112/0 | 234 | Running | $600 |
| 18 | 15 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 109/0 | 233 | Running | $1,270 |
| 19 | 23 | #19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 106/0 | 230 | Running | $1,110 |
| 20 | 25 | #64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 103/0 | 227 | Running | $975 |
| 21 | 29 | #44 | Robin Schildnecht | Chevrolet | Manning Enterprises | PE | 227 | Running | $500 |
| 22 | 27 | #45 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | Booher Farms | 97/0 | 225 | Running | $475 |
| 23 | 28 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Ford | Newsom Racing | 94/0 | 202 | Running | $450 |
| 24 | 19 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hickory Garage | 91/0 | 200 | Running | $685 |
| 25 | 30 | #33 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | Smith Auto Parts | 88/0 | 198 | Running | $425 |
| 26 | 18 | #22 | Ricky Rudd * | Ford | Rudd Auto Parts | 85/0 | 187 | Rear End | $400 |
| 27 | 11 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 82/0 | 140 | Accident | $685 |
| 28 | 14 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Pizza Inn | 79/0 | 84 | Overheating | $600 |
| 29 | 16 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 76/0 | 64 | Engine Failure | $350 |
| 30 | 26 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 73/0 | 46 | Accident | $550 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||