| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 7th round of the 1977 USAC Championship Car season | |
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| Date | June 26, 1977 |
| Official name | 1977 Schaefer 500 |
| Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi / 4.023 km |
| Distance | 200 laps 500 mi / 804.672 km |
| Weather | Temperatures up to 75 °F (24 °C); wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | A. J. Foyt (A. J. Foyt Racing) |
| Time | 189.474 mph |
| Podium | |
| First | Tom Sneva (Team Penske) |
| Second | Mario Andretti (Team Penske) |
| Third | Wally Dallenbach Sr. (Patrick Racing) |
The 1977 Pocono 500, the 7th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 26, 1977. Branded as the 1977 Schaefer 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was Tom Sneva's first victory in a 500-mile race and the first 1-2 finish for Team Penske in Indy car racing.
- ^ "1977 Pocono 500 weather information". Wunderground. Retrieved April 25, 2023.