| Teams for 1976 Winston Western 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress |  |
| 03 | Gerald Craker | Chuck Bown |  |
| 4 | Papienski Racing | Eddie Bradshaw | |
| 7 | McDuffie Racing | Larry Esau | |
| 8 | Negre Racing | Gary Matthews | |
| 10 | Champion Racing | Johnny Ray |  |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Cale Yarborough | |
| 12 | McGriff Motorsports | Bill Polich | |
| 13 | Matt Puskarich | Don Puskarich | |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Buddy Baker | |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | David Pearson |  |
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | |
| 26 | Carl Joiner | Carl Joiner | |
| 37 | DuWayne Wahl | Chuck Wahl | |
| 38 | Roger Paquette | Jimmy Insolo | |
| 40 | J.R. DeLotto | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Al Clark | Gary Johnson | |
| 48 | James Hylton | James Hylton | |
| 50 | McGriff Motorsports | Hershel McGriff | |
| 54 | Elder-Ranier Racing | Lennie Pond | |
| 55 | Frank Coletto | Sam Beler | |
| 68 | Jerry Lankford | Sonny Easley | |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 71 | K&K Racing | Dave Marcis | |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Benny Parsons | |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | |
| 76 | Hugh Pearson | Hugh Pearson | |
| 79 | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 90 | Esau Racing | Ron Esau | |
| 90 | George Jefferson | Harry Jefferson | |
| 95 | Miller Racing | Dick Brooks | |
| 96 | Fred Elder | Ray Elder | |
