| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| Date | August 7, 1977 | ||
| Official name | Talladega 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 100.9 °F (38.3 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 162.524 miles per hour (261.557 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 65,000[4] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | DeWitt Racing | ||
| Time | 49.698 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | |
| Laps | 92 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers |
Ken Squier Lee Petty | ||
The 1977 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 7, 1977, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.
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- ^ "1977 Talladega 500 information (fourth reference)". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-02-27.