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Looking more closely,Ralph Jones stayed in his lane as the leaders were going around him while Pond didn't stay high and came down on Jones causing that wreck..Pond likely thought he had cleared Jones when coming down but miscalculated....
I really miss these cars. Today's stuff is cramped & they beat the crap out of you on any trip plus are extremely expensive allround. Except for Waltrip's crazy crash, these drivers are courteous.
I like how in the crash that brokenthe pit wall, the guy with the fire extinguisher threw it down instead of working on the fire before working to get the guy out. That shortsighted move could have gotten the driver killed.
POINTS STANDINGS before the 1977 SOUTHERN 500: · Cale Yarborough (3475 and 9 wins, Chevrolet) · Richard Petty (-133 with 5 wins, Dodge) · Benny Parsons (-316 with 2 win, Chevrolet) · Darrell Waltrip (-348 with 4 wins, Chevrolet) · Buddy Baker (-696, Ford) · Dick Brooks (-817, Ford) · Cecil Gordon (-1042, Chevrolet) · Richard Childress (-1116, Chevrolet) · Bobby Allison is 10th with the AMC · David Pearson 14th despite only doing 15/21 races so far · Donnie Allison won 1 of the 10 races he started
