Cale Yarborough managed to defeat Benny Parsons by 8/10ths of a second in front of 33000 live spectators; nine cautions slowed the race for 57 laps.

[2] Neil Bonnett would qualify for the pole position with a speed of 87.637 miles per hour (141.038 km/h)[2] - which would be the equivalent of 87.637 seconds.

[2] This happens to be the race that Darrell Waltrip got the engine change from his team in 10 minutes, he claimed during the 2001 Winston that Digard his team led by Buddy Parrot was able to change an engine in 10 minutes and he still finished 10th.

[2] Yarborough would retain his championship hopes after this race; being 219 points ahead of Richard Petty in the 1977 NASCAR Cup Series standings.

[2] Baxter Price would become the event's last-place finisher with an oil leak on the fourth lap of the race.