The 1977 Southern 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Darlington Speedway on September 5, 1977. David Pearson won his second and final event of the year, holding off Donnie Allison by 2.5 seconds. Points leader Cale Yarborough had a solid 5th place effort to hold a 128-point championship lead on Richard Petty (4th). Stats
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