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1977 Los Angeles Times 500
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@ Riverside on November 20, 1977
Note: Winston West Drivers Denoted in Gold Rows
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status
1 2 5 Neil Bonnett J.D. Stacy Dodge 200 96 running
2 1 43 Richard Petty STP Dodge 200 59 running
3 5 11 Cale Yarborough Holly Farms Chevy 200 4 running
4 13 15 Buddy Baker Norris Industries Ford 200 0 running
5 4 21 David Pearson Purolator Mercury 199 11 running
6 10 90 Dick Brooks Truxmore Ford 199 1 running
7 14 12 Bobby Allison 1st National City Matador 198 6 running
8 16 22 Ricky Rudd Al Rudd Auto Parts Chevy 197 3 running
9 17 48 James Hylton Hylton Engineering Chevy 197 3 running
10 28 3 Richard Childress Kansas Jack Chevy 197 0 running
11 3 51 A.J. Foyt Gilmore Chevy 197 0 running
12 8 72 Benny Parsons 1st National City Chevy 197 4 running
13 33 25 Joe Ruttman Pearson Realtors Ford 196 0 running
14 11 2 Dave Marcis Rod Osterlund Chevy 196 0 running
15 36 98 Roland Wlodyka Rod Osterlund Chevy 196 0 running
16 27 79 Frank Warren Native Tan Dodge 195 0 running
17 21 30 Tighe Scott Scotty's Fashions Chevy 195 0 running
18 34 95 Harry Jefferson Jefferson Racing Ford 195 0 running
19 23 67 Buddy Arrington Mistec Transmission Ford 191 0 running
20 26 70 J.D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Chevy 190 0 running
21 20 40 D.K. Ulrich Pacific Coast Chevy 190 0 running
22 30 64 Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford 189 0 running
23 31 97 Bill Osborne (RES) Bill Osborne (CA) Sponsor:: Osborne Chevy 188 0 running
24 15 68 Janet Guthrie Kelly Girl Chevy 175 5 running
25 29 20 Richard White Lindsay Auto Parts Chevy 175 0 running
26 22 6 Sonny Easley San Fernando Lumber Ford 153 0 engine
27 24 8 Ed Negre Ed Negre Racing Dodge 151 0 fire
28 41 81 John Borneman Borneman Plastering Chevy 150 0 engine
29 6 88 Darrell Waltrip Gatorade Chevy 137 8 engine
30 42 52 Don Graham Herbert Performance Chevy 118 0 engine
31 40 03 Ron McGee M.C. Productions Chevy 103 0 running
32 39 24 Cecil Gordon Transmissions Unlimited Chevy 101 0 engine
33 32 39 Vince Giamformaggio Cal-French Bread Chevy 93 0 fire
34 25 93 Norm Palmer Herborn Alignment Dodge 55 0 running
35 35 41 Ernie Stierly Allied Plating Chevy 54 0 driveline
36 19 9 John Kieper Wholesale Truck Parts Chevy 50 0 engine
37 37 09 Eddie Bradshaw C & M Racing Chevy 38 0 engine
38 12 27 Sam Sommers M.C. Anderson Chevy 28 0 engine
39 18 01 Chuck Bown Lake's Drywall Chevy 26 0 crash
40 38 74 Roger McCluskey Black Gold Oil Chevy 20 0 engine
41 9 73 Bill Schmitt Old Milwaukee Chevy 15 0 engine
42 7 1 Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic Chevy 9 0 electrical

The Race::1977 Los Angeles Times 500 was a Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup) - Winston West Series (now known as the ) event held at Track::Ontario Motor Speedway on November 20, 1977. It was the Winston Cup season finale. Neil Bonnett topped Richard Petty in a thrilling duel in the final laps. It was the first win for Bonnett's owner J.D. Stacy and the last win for the Dodge nameplate until 2001. This race also marked the first time a woman - Janet Guthrie- led a Winston Cup race. Cale Yarborough (3rd), who already clinched the championship the week previous, held a 386-point margin on Petty at year's end.

Race Data[]

Lap leaders: D. Pearson 1, N. Bonnett 2-6, D. Waltrip 7, N. Bonnett 8-9, D. Waltrip 10-12, N. Bonnett 13-19, R. Petty 20-27, D. Brooks 28, R. Rudd 29, J. Hylton 30, D. Waltrip 31-34, B. Parsons 35, R. Petty 36-41, R. Rudd 42, J. Guthrie 43-47, J. Hylton 48, C. Yarborough 49-51, R. Petty 52-57, B. Allison 58, R. Rudd 59, J. Hylton 60, B. Allison 61, R. Petty 62-71, N. Bonnett 72-91, D. Pearson 92-94, C. Yarborough 95, B. Allison 96-99, N. Bonnett 100-127, D. Pearson 128-129, B. Parsons 130-131, N. Bonnett 132-137, R. Petty 138-165, B. Parsons 166, D. Pearson 167-171, N. Bonnett 172-194, R. Petty 195, N. Bonnett 196-200

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