1977 Indianapolis 500

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Results of the 1977 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1977.

Finish Start No Name Qual Rank Laps Led Status
1 4 14 Flag of the United States A.J. Foyt 194.563 5 200 46 Running
2 1 8 Flag of the United States Tom Sneva 198.886 1 200 3 Running
3 3 21 Flag of the United States Al Unser 195.950 4 199 17 Flagged
4 10 40 Flag of the United States Wally Dallenbach, Sr. 189.563 13 199 0 Flagged
5 11 60 Flag of the United States Johnny Parsons 189.255 14 193 0 Flagged
6 22 24 Flag of the United States Tom Bigelow 186.470 25 192 0 Flagged
7 24 65 Flag of the United States Lee Kunzman 186.384 27 191 0 Flagged
8 18 11 Flag of the United States Roger McCluskey 190.992 10 191 0 Flagged
9 25 92 Flag of the United States Steve Krisiloff 184.691 33 191 0 Flagged
10 16 36 Flag of the United States Jerry Sneva 186.616 23 187 0 Flagged
11 5 20 Flag of the United States Gordon Johncock 193.516 6 184 129 Crankshaft
12 28 16 Flag of the United States Bill Puterbaugh 186.799 22 170 0 Valve
13 32 58 Flag of Canada Eldon Rasmussen 185.119 31 168 0 Flagged
14 31 42 Flag of the United States John Mahler 185.242 30 157 0 Flagged
15 8 48 Flag of the United States Pancho Carter 192.452 9 156 0 Engine
16 21 98 Flag of the United States Gary Bettenhausen 186.596 24 138 0 Clutch
17 23 84 Flag of the United States Bill Vukovich II 186.393 26 110 1 Wing Strut
18 2 6 Flag of the United States Bobby Unser 197.618 2 94 2 Oil Leak
19 9 5 Flag of the United States Mike Mosley 190.064 12 91 0 Timing Gear
20 7 25 Flag of the United States Danny Ongais 193.040 8 90 0 Header
21 33 72 Flag of the United States Bubby Jones 184.938 32 78 0 Valve
22 27 29 Flag of Canada Cliff Hucul 187.198 21 72 0 Gearbox
23 20 73 Flag of the United States Jim McElreath 187.715 19 71 0 Turbocharger
24 13 18 Flag of the United States George Snider 188.977 16 65 2 Valve
25 14 78 Flag of the United States Bobby Olivero 188.452 17 57 0 Piston
26 6 9 Flag of the United States Mario Andretti 193.351 7 47 0 Header
27 19 10 Flag of the United States Lloyd Ruby 190.840 11 34 0 Crash T2
28 15 86 Flag of the United States Al Loquasto 187.647 20 28 0 Magneto
29 26 27 Flag of the United States Janet Guthrie 188.403 18 27 0 Timing Gear
30 29 38 Flag of Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 186.047 28 25 0 Fuel Cell
31 30 17 Flag of the United States Dick Simon 185.615 29 24 0 Overheating
32 12 97 Flag of the United States Sheldon Kinser 189.076 15 14 0 Piston
33 17 2 Flag of the United States Johnny Rutherford 197.325 3 12 0 Gearbox

Failed to qualify: Larry Cannon (#67), Larry Dickson (#80), Tom Frantz (#88), Spike Gehlhausen (#19), Todd Gibson (#22, #96), Jerry Grant (#69, #75), Bob Harkey (#88), Jim Hurtubise (#56), Gary Irvin (#23), Jerry Karl (#37, #57, #88), Mel Kenyon (#88), John Martin (#28), Larry McCoy (#63), Graham McRae (#33), Rick Mears (#90), Teddy Pilette (#91), Joe Saldana (#64), Vern Schuppan (#15, #85), Bill Simpson (#38), Salt Walther (#33, #77)

[edit] Trivia

  • A.J. Foyt became the first driver to win 4 Indianapolis 500s
  • This was the first Indy 500 that Paul Page became the Voice of the Indianapolis 500.
  • Janet Guthrie became the first female driver to participate in the Indy 500
  • It was the last Indy 500 race for Texan Lloyd Ruby.
  • Tom Sneva became the first driver to officially complete one lap over 200 miles an hour in the four-lap qualifying format. His first lap was 200.401 mph, and his second was faster, at 200.535 mph.
1976 Indianapolis 500
Johnny Rutherford		 1977 Indianapolis 500
A.J. Foyt		 1978 Indianapolis 500
Al Unser