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 |  A.J. Foyt |
194.563 | 5 | 200 | 46 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | Tom Sneva |
198.886 | 1 | 200 | 3 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 21 | Al Unser |
195.950 | 4 | 199 | 17 | Flagged |
| 4 | 10 | 40 | Wally Dallenbach, Sr. |
189.563 | 13 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
| 5 | 11 | 60 | Johnny Parsons |
189.255 | 14 | 193 | 0 | Flagged |
| 6 | 22 | 24 | Tom Bigelow |
186.470 | 25 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 24 | 65 | Lee Kunzman |
186.384 | 27 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | Roger McCluskey |
190.992 | 10 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 25 | 92 | Steve Krisiloff |
184.691 | 33 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 16 | 36 | Jerry Sneva |
186.616 | 23 | 187 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 5 | 20 | Gordon Johncock |
193.516 | 6 | 184 | 129 | Crankshaft |
| 12 | 28 | 16 | Bill Puterbaugh |
186.799 | 22 | 170 | 0 | Valve |
| 13 | 32 | 58 |  Eldon Rasmussen |
185.119 | 31 | 168 | 0 | Flagged |
| 14 | 31 | 42 | John Mahler |
185.242 | 30 | 157 | 0 | Flagged |
| 15 | 8 | 48 | Pancho Carter |
192.452 | 9 | 156 | 0 | Engine |
| 16 | 21 | 98 | Gary Bettenhausen |
186.596 | 24 | 138 | 0 | Clutch |
| 17 | 23 | 84 | Bill Vukovich II |
186.393 | 26 | 110 | 1 | Wing Strut |
| 18 | 2 | 6 | Bobby Unser |
197.618 | 2 | 94 | 2 | Oil Leak |
| 19 | 9 | 5 | Mike Mosley |
190.064 | 12 | 91 | 0 | Timing Gear |
| 20 | 7 | 25 | Danny Ongais |
193.040 | 8 | 90 | 0 | Header |
| 21 | 33 | 72 | Bubby Jones |
184.938 | 32 | 78 | 0 | Valve |
| 22 | 27 | 29 | Cliff Hucul |
187.198 | 21 | 72 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 23 | 20 | 73 | Jim McElreath |
187.715 | 19 | 71 | 0 | Turbocharger |
| 24 | 13 | 18 | George Snider |
188.977 | 16 | 65 | 2 | Valve |
| 25 | 14 | 78 | Bobby Olivero |
188.452 | 17 | 57 | 0 | Piston |
| 26 | 6 | 9 | Mario Andretti |
193.351 | 7 | 47 | 0 | Header |
| 27 | 19 | 10 | Lloyd Ruby |
190.840 | 11 | 34 | 0 | Crash T2 |
| 28 | 15 | 86 | Al Loquasto |
187.647 | 20 | 28 | 0 | Magneto |
| 29 | 26 | 27 | Janet Guthrie |
188.403 | 18 | 27 | 0 | Timing Gear |
| 30 | 29 | 38 |  Clay Regazzoni |
186.047 | 28 | 25 | 0 | Fuel Cell |
| 31 | 30 | 17 | Dick Simon |
185.615 | 29 | 24 | 0 | Overheating |
| 32 | 12 | 97 | Sheldon Kinser |
189.076 | 15 | 14 | 0 | Piston |
| 33 | 17 | 2 | 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 |
