| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Capital City 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| September 11, 1977 | Race 23 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 80.644 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 7 seconds | Time of Race: 02:41:18 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 30 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Jim Stacy | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $7,050 |
| 2 | 3 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $6,725 |
| 3 | 1 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $6,200 |
| 4 | 9 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 165/5 | 400 | Running | $5,950 |
| 5 | 12 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Elder Racing | 155/0 | 400 | Running | $3,340 |
| 6 | 5 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 155/5 | 397 | Running | $2,525 |
| 7 | 6 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 146/0 | 396 | Accident | $3,500 |
| 8 | 4 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 142/0 | 393 | Running | $2,305 |
| 9 | 7 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Excecutive Motor Hotel | 138/0 | 387 | Running | $2,120 |
| 10 | 28 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 134/0 | 386 | Running | $1,700 |
| 11 | 15 | #22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 130/0 | 384 | Running | $2,040 |
| 12 | 14 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 127/0 | 383 | Running | $850 |
| 13 | 10 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 124/0 | 379 | Running | $1,630 |
| 14 | 20 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 121/0 | 378 | Running | $1,420 |
| 15 | 19 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 118/0 | 377 | Accident | $1,285 |
| 16 | 17 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 115/0 | 376 | Accident | $1,100 |
| 17 | 25 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon | 112/0 | 374 | Running | $850 |
| 18 | 18 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 109/0 | 373 | Engine Failure | $850 |
| 19 | 26 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 106/0 | 373 | Running | $800 |
| 20 | 24 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 103/0 | 369 | Accident | $775 |
| 21 | 22 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 100/0 | 362 | Accident | $500 |
| 22 | 27 | #25 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 97/0 | 348 | Running | $725 |
| 23 | 13 | #98 | Marv Acton | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 94/0 | 343 | Running | $475 |
| 24 | 16 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 91/0 | 315 | Rear End | $685 |
| 25 | 21 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 88/0 | 280 | Engine Failure | $675 |
| 26 | 11 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 90/5 | 212 | Overheating | $710 |
| 27 | 8 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 82/0 | 187 | Overheating | $2,575 |
| 28 | 23 | #6 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Newsom | PE | 112 | Oil Leak | $350 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||