1977 Rebel 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1977 Rebel 500 |
| Name of Track: | Darlington Raceway |
| Date: | April 3rd |
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.
Looks Like An EggIt was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.
Largest Field of RacersDarlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.
Flip-FlopIn recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.
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1977 Rebel 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1977 Rebel 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | 4 | $19,270 | 367 | 0 | running | Gatorade |
| 2 | Donnie Allison | 1 | 3 | $11,875 | 367 | 0 | running | Hawaiian Tropic |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | 7 | $11,600 | 367 | 0 | running | STP |
| 4 | David Pearson | 21 | 1 | $6,600 | 367 | 0 | running | Purolator |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 72 | 6 | $7,720 | 365 | 0 | running | 1st National City Travelers Checks |
| 6 | Dave Marcis | 2 | 10 | $6,920 | 365 | 0 | running | CAM 2 |
| 7 | Buddy Baker | 15 | 5 | $6,520 | 363 | 0 | running | Norris Industries |
| 9 | Dick Brooks | 90 | 8 | $5,170 | 351 | 0 | crash | Truxmore |
| 10 | Bruce Hill | 47 | 15 | $2,745 | 350 | 0 | running | Bruce Hill |
| 11 | Butch Hartman | 75 | 18 | $2,520 | 347 | 0 | running | Butch Hartman |
| 12 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | 17 | $4,320 | 346 | 0 | running | Cecil Gordon |
| 14 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 24 | $3,800 | 341 | 0 | running | Buddy Arrington |
| 16 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 2 | $6,650 | 330 | 0 | running | Holly Farms |
| 17 | Richard Childress | 3 | 26 | $3,290 | 313 | 0 | engine | Kansas Jack |
| 18 | Ferrel Harris | 25 | 30 | $3,080 | 310 | 0 | running | Don Robertson |
| 21 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 20 | $2,605 | 277 | 0 | running | Sunny King |
| 22 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | 27 | $1,300 | 259 | 0 | engine | Al Rudd Auto Parts |
| 23 | Skip Manning | 92 | 23 | $2,295 | 250 | 0 | engine | 1st National City Travelers Checks |
| 28 | Henley Gray | 19 | 33 | $1,455 | 184 | 0 | rear end | Belden Asphalt |
| 29 | Bobby Allison | 12 | 9 | $810 | 161 | 0 | battery | 1st National City Travelers Checks |
| 30 | Terry Bivins | 69 | 25 | $880 | 154 | 0 | engine | Jayhawk Sports |
| 31 | Lennie Pond | 54 | 14 | $1,480 | 134 | 0 | oil leak | Elder-Ranier |
| 32 | James Hylton | 48 | 28 | $1,415 | 123 | 0 | engine | Hylton Engineering |
| 33 | Neil Bonnett | 71 | 12 | $3,990 | 83 | 0 | engine | U.S. Army |
| 35 | Dean Dalton | 7 | 29 | $780 | 25 | 0 | engine | Dean Dalton |
| 36 | Earle Canavan | 1 | 31 | $775 | 8 | 0 | engine | Earle Canavan |


