Pearson Wins 1977 Southern 500 In Dramatic Darlington Finish
David Pearson earned the 1977 Southern 500 at Darlington in a tense finish sparked by a pivotal 4.2 second pit stop by the Wood Brothers. Donnie Allison, leading early, posted an 8.7 second stop as Pearson closed to 2.5 seconds with 19 laps left. Ralph Jones narrowly escaped disaster when Lennie Pond crashed into the wall and Jones’s car burst into flames.
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Ralph Jones
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Hoss Ellington
Glen Wood
Kenny Martin
Leonard Wood
Donnie
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Motorsports Chaos Halts Grand National Race at High Point
Jones survived a crash and walked away from a field hospital as rain halted the race for over two hours. Seven cautions over 92 laps marred the event while Pearson led in a tense finish, edging ahead of Allison after a bumper to bumper restart. Parsons and Brooks collided, ending their bid.
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Dick Brooks
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Skip Manning
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Roland Wlodyka
Wlodyka
Tighe Scott
Cale Yarborough
Darrell Waltrip
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Duel of Yarborough and Waltrip Ends in Darlington Crash
At Darlington's Southern 500 lap 237 saw a dramatic duel between Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip. Waltrip clashed with Ulrich, sending cars into spins as Pearson and Donnie Allison battled for the win. Pearson finally prevailed by 2.5 seconds after explosive restarts and rapid pit work by the Wood Brothers.
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Darlington Raceway
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Darrell Waltrip
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Donnie Allison
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Two Don't Mix At Darlington Of Legends And Logic
Darlington hosts the Southern 500 with a raucous mix of fans and chaos. The piece recalls legends, $200,000 racing gear, beer cans, fireworks, and a youth tracing David Pearson’s steps around the aging track.
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Darlington
South Carolina
McDonald’s
Wadkins Wins World Series Golf in Stunning Finish
Lanny Wadkins, 31, from Virginia, captures the World Series of Golf and PGA titles with a 267 total on Firestone South, earning 100000 for the World Series. Tom Weiskopf and Hale Irwin tie for second at 272 after a record-tying 29 on the front nine, while Phil Nicklaus and Gary Player also place high as rewards total 11166 each.
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Akron, Ohio
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Tom Weiskopf
Lanny
Weiskopf
Hale Irwin
Irwin
Wake Forest College
Tom
Nicklaus
Gary Player
Floyd
Player
Akron
Ohio
South
Irestone Country Club
Mark Hayes
Jack Nicklaus
Ray Floyd
Graham Marsh
Severian
Tom Watson
Will Real Top Twenty Stand Up In The Poll
The early season action shows only two top twenty teams playing with several key matchups looming. Pitt hosts No 3 Notre Dame while No 11 UCLA visits No 14 Houston Monday night as national TV coverage highlights the weekend. Oklahoma welcomes Vanderbilt and Michigan travels to Illinois amid other top 10 showdowns. Southern California at Missouri and Alabama versus Mississippi also headline the slate along with Texas Tech at Baylor and Kansas at Texas.
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Phillips Re elected President Of NMPA
Enterprise racing writer Benny Phillips has been re elected president of the National Motorsports Press Association for the coming year. He won numerous state and national writing awards. Other officers elected were Mike Embry as vice president Pat Howell secretary treasurer and directors Jack Flowers Ted Griffin Barney Hall Dozier Mobley.
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Benny Phillips
National Motorsports Press Association
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Spartanburg
Pat Howell
Goldsboro
Jack Flowers
Pensacola
Fla
Ted Griffin
Knoxville
Tenn
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