Race 10 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Talladega Superspeedway
Date
May 1, 1977 (1977-May-01)
Official name
Winston 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
Very hot with temperatures of 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds of 11.8 miles per hour (19.0 km/h)
Average speed
164.887 miles per hour (265.360 km/h)
Attendance
90,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
A. J. Foyt
A.J. Foyt
Most laps led
Driver
Donnie Allison
Hoss Ellington
Laps
71
Winner
No. 88
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier
Motor car race
The 1977 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 1, 1977, at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway) in Talladega, Alabama. The tenth of 30 races of the 1977 Winston Cup Grand National season, the Winston 500 started 41 cars.
The race's pole was won by A. J. Foyt, driving a Chevrolet Laguna. His pole speed was 192 miles per hour or 309 kilometres per hour. Benny Parsons qualified second while the race's defending champion Buddy Baker timed in 20th. Darrell Waltrip qualified 11th a month after a breakthrough win in the Rebel 500 at Darlington; it was the only time all season a Cup driver started outside the top-8 and ended up in victory lane.
^Weather information for the 1977 Winston 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
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