| 1976 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $309,930 | Race Date: | Feb 15, 1976 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 YD | Race Duration: | 3h 17m 8s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 36 | Average Speed: | 152.181 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 35 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Ramo Stott R. Stott | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #83 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 37 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 183.456 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 37 |
| 2 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident |  | 175 | 199 | 40 |
| 3 | 32 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running |  | 170 | 199 | 16 |
| 4 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 160 | 198 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 12 | Neil Bonnett (R) | Armor All | Running | | 155 | 197 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 81 | Terry Ryan | WAM Racing | Running | | 155 | 196 | 1 |
| 7 | 41 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Running | | 146 | 193 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 63 | Terry Bivins (R) | Bill Moyer (Car Owner) | Running | | 147 | 193 | 6 |
| 9 | 36 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 138 | 191 | 0 |
| 10 | 34 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 134 | 190 | 0 |
| 11 | 37 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Stanley Trucking Company | Running | | 130 | 190 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 4 | Salt Walther | R&N Air Craft | Running | | 127 | 187 | 0 |
| 13 | 42 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Running | | 124 | 185 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Excuse Lounge | Running | | 121 | 183 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Lou Viglione Racing | Running | | 123 | 183 | 1 |
| 16 | 15 | 95 | Jim Hurtubise | Moran Electric | Engine | | 115 | 180 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Running | | 112 | 159 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | Running | | 109 | 158 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Axle | | 106 | 151 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 29 | Roy Smith | Mercury Marine | Clutch | | 103 | 148 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 100 | 147 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 28 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore | Valve Spring | | 0 | 143 | 66 |
| 23 | 29 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Running | | 94 | 138 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Gray's Guard | Crankshaft | | 91 | 133 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Valves | | 93 | 123 | 2 |
| 26 | 1 | 83 | Ramo Stott | Smithville Farms | Accident | | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running | | 82 | 112 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 10 | Johnny Ray (R) | Blackwell Kenworth | Accident | | 79 | 111 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 5 | David Sisco | Roger's | Running | | 76 | 110 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 82 | Skip Manning (R) | Rossmeyer | Accident | | 73 | 107 | 0 |
| 31 | 28 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Singer Climate Control | Overheating | | 70 | 99 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Rocker Arm | | 67 | 87 | 0 |
| 33 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Engine |  | 69 | 83 | 28 |
| 34 | 16 | 73 | David Hobbs | Coca-Cola | Accident | | 66 | 68 | 2 |
| 35 | 18 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Accident | | 58 | 58 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Howson Algraphy | Engine | | 55 | 43 | 0 |
| 37 | 25 | 38 | Tom Williams | Varner Reality | Valves | | 52 | 41 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 33 | Dick May | Handy's Transmission | Engine | | 49 | 36 | 0 |
| 39 | 12 | 52 | Earl Ross | Coca-Cola | Engine | | 46 | 28 | 0 |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Jimmy Means (R) | Means Racing | Engine | | 48 | 20 | 1 |
| 41 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 40 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | 14 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Burned Piston | | 37 | 1 | 0 |
