De 24 uur van Daytona 1977 was de 15e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 5 en 6 februari 1977 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de Ecurie Escargot #43 gereden door Hurley Haywood, John Graves en Dave Helmick. Voor Haywood was het zijn derde Daytona-zege, terwijl Graves en Helmick allebei hun eerste overwinning behaalden. De Gr.5-klasse werd gewonnen door de Jolly Club #3 van Carlo Facetti, Martino Finotto en Romeo Camathias. De GTU-klasse werd gewonnen door de Bob Hindson #42 van Bob Hindson, Frank Carney en Dick Davenport. De Sports-klasse werd gewonnen door de Inaltéra Motors #20 van Jean Rondeau en Jean-Pierre Beltoise.
Race Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
Pos. Klasse No. Team Coureurs Chassis Ronden 1 GTO 43 Ecurie Escargot Hurley Haywood John Graves Dave Helmick Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 681 2 Gr.5 3 Jolly Club Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto Romeo Camathias Porsche 935 679 3 Gr.5 8 Porsche Kremer Racing Reinhold Joest Bob Wollek Albrecht Krebs Porsche 935 670 4 GTO 30 George Dyer Racing George Dyer Brad Frisselle Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 663 5 GTO 64 Ramsey Ferrari/Modena Sports Cars Elliott Forbes-Robinson Paul Newman Milt Minter Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione 631 6 GTO 48 Autodyne Luis Sereix John Carusso Emory Donaldson Chevrolet Corvette 628 7 GTU 42 Bob Hindson Bob Hindson Frank Carney Dick Davenport Porsche 911 S 624 8 GTU 28 Richard Weiss Richard Weiss Bill Alsup Raymond Gage Porsche 911 S 596 9 GTU 07 Charles Mendez Charles Mendez Dave Cowart Dave Panaccione Porsche 911 T 591 10 GTO 61 Brumos Racing Peter Gregg Jim Busby Porsche 934 590 11 GTU 11 R & R Racing Rusty Bond Ren Tilton John Thomas Porsche 911 S 586 12 GTU 27 SVD Automotive Ray Mummery Jack Refenning Ralph Noseda Porsche 911 S 581 13 GTO 58 Diego Febles Racing Diego Febles Mandy Gonzalez Hiram Cruz Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 537 14 GTO 73 Howey Farms Clark Howey David Crabtree Dale Koch Chevrolet Corvette 515 15 GTU 71 The Foreign Exchange John Higgins Chip Mead Dave White Porsche 911 S 508 16 GTO 6 Levi's Team Highball Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Steve Anderson AMC Gremlin 506 17 GTO 18 Terry Wolters Jack Swanson Terry Wolters Chevrolet Camaro 484 18 GTO 02 Al Levenson Al Levenson Dan Rice Guido Levetto Chevrolet Corvette 475 19 GTO 77 Mancuso Chevrolet Burt Greenwood Rick Mancuso John Cargill Dave Heinz Chevrolet Corvette 470 20 GTU 10 Race Car Marion Speer Windle Turley Hal Sahlman Porsche 911 S 464 21 GTU 33 Ara Dube Ara Dube Harro Zitza Joe Castellano Porsche 911 441 22 GTO 50 Tom Waugh Tom Waugh John Rulon-Miller Bob Punch AMC Hornet 394 23 GTO 72 Bill Arnold Racing Bill Arnold Carl Thompson Billy Hagan Chevrolet Corvette 378 DNF GTU 34 Drolsom Racing George Drolsom Bill Scott Tom Bagley Porsche 911 S 377 DNF GTO 47 BMW North America John Fitzpatrick Kenper Miller Paul Miller BMW 3.5 CSL 368 26 GTO 13 University of Pittsburgh Bob Fryer Richard Bostyan Ed Lowther AMC Javelin 366 DNF GTO 9 Bytzek Automotive Design Klaus Bytzek Harry Bytzek Rudy Bartling Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 343 DNF Sports 20 Inaltéra Motors Jean Rondeau Jean-Pierre Beltoise Inaltéra LM 366 DNF GTO 05 Red Roof Inns, Inc. Jim Trueman Jerry Thompson Don Yenko Chevrolet Monza 300 DNF GTO 66 Ramsey Ferrari/Modena Sports Cars Tony Adamowicz John Cannon Dick Barbour Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione 286 DNF GTO 66 Clay Young Gene Felton Buzz Cason James Reeve Chevrolet Camaro 251 DNF GTO 70 Michael Callas Adrian Gang W. K. Gonzalez Tim Duke Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 247 DNF GTO 14 Holbert Racing Al Holbert Michael Keyser Claude Ballot-Léna Chevrolet Monza 246 DNF GTO 38 John Paul John Paul sr. John O'Steen Bob Hagestad Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 217 DNF GTO 46 Mauricio de Narváez Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon John Freyre Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 199 DNF GTO 99 Phil Currin Phil Currin Rob Hoskins Peter Knab Chevrolet Corvette 196 DNF GTO 39 Wiley Doran Wiley Doran Jim Barnett Charles Pelz Chevrolet Corvette 191 DNF GTO 40 Robert V. LaMay Andre Sepelon Bob Lee Larry Parker Ford Mustang 180 DNF GTO 24 Executive Industries Tom Frank Carl Shafer Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 178 DNF GTO 2 BMW North America David Hobbs Ronnie Peterson Sam Posey BMW 320i Turbo 177 DNF GTO 41 Jones Ind. Racing Herb Jones jr. Steve Faul Chevrolet Camaro 154 DNF GTO 55 Rick Thompkins Rick Thompkins Dave Heinz Lamar Mann Chevrolet Corvette 151 DNF GTO 49 Fillingham Racing Sam Fillingham Mike Williamson K. P. Jones Chevrolet Corvette 117 DNF GTO 84 Lenton B. McGill Russ Boykin Sam Henderson C. C. Canada Chevrolet Camaro 106 DNF GTU 7 Hallet Motor Racing Circuit Anatoly Arutunoff José Marina Brian Goellnicht Lancia Stratos HF 99 DNF GTO 78 Babe's Garage Babe Headley Sam Feinstein Skip Panzarella Chevrolet Corvette 85 DNF Sports 21 Inaltéra Motors Christine Beckers Lella Lombardi Inaltéra LM 78 DNF GTO 63 Interscope Racing Ted Field Jon Woodner Howdy Holmes Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 72 DNF GTO 36 Bill Boye Bill Boye Jere Gillan AMC Gremlin 60 DNF GTU 98 Ralph Tolman Ralph Tolman Mike Brockman Sam Sommers Lotus Europa 50 DNF GTO 80 Carmon Solomone Carm Solomone Fred Lang Buzz Fyhrie Chevrolet Camaro 48 DNF GTU 51 Kirby-Hitchcock Racing Robert Kirby John Hotchkis Dennis Aase Porsche 914/6 47 DNF Sports 00 Interscope Racing Danny Ongais George Follmer Ted Field Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo 35 DNF GTU 01 Sports Ltd. Racing Bob Bergstrom Jim Cook Porsche 911 S 29 DNF GTO 17 Tim Chitwood Vince Gimondo Tim Chitwood Chevrolet Nova 20 DNF GTU 03 Bavarian Motors International Bruno Beilcke Alf Gebhardt BMW 2002 8 DNF Gr.5 1 Martini Racing Porsche System Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass Porsche 935 452 DNS GTO 04 Bill Nelson Dale Kreider Bob DeMarco Pontiac Astre 0 DNS GTO 65 Ramsey Ferrari/Modena Sports Cars Bobby Carradine John Morton Roy Woods Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione 0 DNS GTO 79 Michael Callas Michael Callas Jerry Jolly Pierre Laffeach Peter Papke Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 0
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