Race 2 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1977 Daytona 500 program cover
Date
February 20, 1977 (1977-02-20)
Location
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather
Temperatures of 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds up to 24.1 miles per hour (38.8 km/h)[1]
Average speed
153.218 miles per hour (246.580 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Donnie Allison
Ellington Racing
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Duel 2 Winner
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Most laps led
Driver
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Laps
137
Winner
No. 11
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Television in the United States
Network
ABC's WWOS
Announcers
Jim McKay Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki
Nielsen Ratings
12.9/35 (16.0 million viewers)
The 1977 Daytona 500, the 19th running of the event, was held on February 20, 1977, as the second race of the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season.[2]
First Daytona 500 starts for Janet Guthrie, Ricky Rudd, Ron Hutcherson, Elliott Forbes-Robinson and Bobby Wawak.[2] Only Daytona 500 start for Sam Sommers.[2] Last Daytona 500 starts for Bob Burcham, Terry Ryan, Walter Ballard, Salt Walther, Ramo Stott, Ed Negre, and Jim Hurtubise.[2]
^Weather information for the 1977 Daytona 500 at Old Farmers Almanac
^ abcd1977 Daytona 500 race overview at Racing Reference
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