1977 United States Grand Prix West.: 1977 United States Grand Prix West. Long Beach, California, USA. 1-3 April 1977. Jody Scheckter (Wolf WR1 Ford) leads into Cooks Corner on the first lap, whilst Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari 312T2) locks up under braking and goes straight-on. This caused a fracas behind as Niki Lauda (Ferrari 312T2) and Mario Andretti (Lotus 78 Ford) lift off completely to tuck inside, resulting in a chain reaction of collisions behind. Ref-77 LB 15. World Copyright - LAT Photographic