Английская Википедия:1977 NAPA National 500

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The 1977 NAPA National 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on October 9, 1977, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

Race report

41 drivers competed at this event. Benny Parsons defeated Cale Yarborough by 19.2 seconds in front of 79,400 spectators. Parsons scored a dominant Winston Cup victory, in terms of percentage of laps led. There were 18 lead changes and four cautions; the race lasted three hours and thirty minutes. Bruce Hill received the last-place finish due to engine problems on lap 15 of this 334-lap race. David Pearson would win the pole position with a qualifying speed of Шаблон:Convert while the average race speed was Шаблон:Convert. By all evidence, this would be the last win for a Chevrolet Laguna in NASCAR Cup Series history.

His next pole position would come at the 1978 World 600 where he would get his 10th consecutive pole position start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Pearson's final pole position at Charlotte Motor Speedway would come at the 1978 NAPA National 500 - setting a record. Other notable drivers at this event included: Bill Elliott, Janet Guthrie, Neil Bonnett, A. J. Foyt, Dick Brooks, Darrell Waltrip, and Buddy Baker. Tom Sneva would make his NASCAR debut at this racing event. Dale Earnhardt would start his only race in 1977 driving for Henley Gray.

Individual earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $41,075 ($Шаблон:Inflation when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $820 ($Шаблон:Inflation when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse for this event was $223,530 ($Шаблон:Inflation when adjusted for inflation).

Qualifying

Grid	Шаблон:Tooltip	Driver	Manufacturer	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Owner
1	21	David Pearson	Mercury	160.982	33.544	Wood Brothers
2	11	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	159.848	33.782	Junior Johnson
3	1	Donnie Allison	Chevrolet	159.848	33.782	Hoss Ellington
4	15	Buddy Baker	Ford	159.773	33.798	Bud Moore
5	43	Richard Petty	Dodge	159.363	33.885	Petty Enterprises
6	88	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	158.810	34.003	DiGard Racing
7	5	Neil Bonnett	Dodge	158.753	34.015	Jim Stacy
8	72	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	158.735	34.019	L.G. DeWitt
9	51	A.J. Foyt	Chevrolet	158.158	34.143	A.J. Foyt
10	92	Skip Manning	Chevrolet	158.094	34.157	Billy Hagan

Finishing order

Section reference: Шаблон:Div col

1. Benny Parsons†
2. Cale Yarborough
3. David Pearson†
4. Buddy Baker†
5. Darrell Waltrip
6. Dick Brooks†
7. A.J. Foyt
8. Neil Bonnett†
9. Janet Guthrie
10. Bill Elliott
11. Ron Hutcherson
12. Coo Coo Marlin†
13. Dick May†
14. James Hylton†
15. J.D. McDuffie†
16. Richard Childress
17. Buddy Arrington†
18. G.C. Spencer†
19. D.K. Ulrich
20. Peter Knab
21. Tommy Gale†
22. Ed Negre†
23. Dave Marcis*
24. Ricky Rudd
25. Tighe Scott*
26. Bobby Allison*
27. Tom Sneva*
28. Jimmy Means*
29. Dick Trickle*
30. Lennie Pond*
31. Butch Hartman*†
32. Richard Petty*
33. Frank Warren*
34. Sam Sommers*
35. Skip Manning*
36. Donnie Allison*
37. Cecil Gordon*†
38. Dale Earnhardt*†
39. Roland Wlodyka*
40. Jim Raptis*
41. Bruce Hill*†

Шаблон:Div col end * Driver failed to finish race
† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased

Standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points	Differential
1 Файл:1rightarrow.png	Cale Yarborough	4505	0
2 Шаблон:Increase	Benny Parsons	4127	-378
3 Шаблон:Decrease	Richard Petty	4109	-396
4 Файл:1rightarrow.png	Darrell Waltrip	4067	-438
5 Файл:1rightarrow.png	Buddy Baker	3579	-926
6 Файл:1rightarrow.png	Dick Brooks	3380	-1125
7 Шаблон:Increase	James Hylton	3124	-1381
8 Шаблон:Decrease	Richard Childress	3120	-1385
9 Файл:1rightarrow.png	Cecil Gordon	3030	-1475
10 Файл:1rightarrow.png	Bobby Allison	3028	-1477