| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 22 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 1977 Southern 500 program cover | |||
| Date | September 5, 1977 | ||
| Official name | Southern 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.375 mi (2.212 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 500.5 mi (805.4 km) | ||
| Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 86.9 °F (30.5 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 106.797 miles per hour (171.873 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | DiGard Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | |
| Laps | 123 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 821 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers |
Keith Jackson Chris Economaki | ||
The 1977 Southern 500, the 28th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on September 5, 1977, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
- ^ "1977 Southern 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "1977 Southern 500". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "1977 Official Race Results: Southern 500". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved November 10, 2011.