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1977 Talladega 500
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 19 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Talladega Superspeedway
Layout of Talladega Superspeedway
Date August 7, 1977 (1977-August-07)
Official name Talladega 500
Location Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.660 mi (4.280 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km)
Weather Temperatures of 100.9 °F (38.3 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)
Average speed 162.524 miles per hour (261.557 km/h)
Attendance 65,000[4]
Pole position
Driver
  • Benny Parsons
DeWitt Racing
Time 49.698 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Donnie Allison Ellington Racing
Laps 92
Winner
No. 1 Donnie Allison Ellington Racing
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier
Lee Petty

The 1977 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 7, 1977, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.

  1. ^ "1977 Talladega 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  2. ^ "1977 Talladega 500 information (second reference)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  3. ^ "1977 Talladega 500 information (third reference)". Everything Stock Car. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  4. ^ "1977 Talladega 500 information (fourth reference)". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-02-27.

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