| 1976 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $115,995 | Race Date: | Feb 29, 1976 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 4h 24m 8s | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 113.665 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 45 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | K&K Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 362 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 138.287 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 185 | 492 | 362 |
| 2 | 9 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 170 | 490 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 170 | 490 | 25 |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 160 | 487 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running | | 155 | 477 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | Bobby Isaac | Howard Furniture | Running | | 150 | 473 | 0 |
| 7 | 25 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Running | | 146 | 471 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 142 | 470 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Running | | 138 | 464 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Running | | 134 | 461 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | Hot Rod Barnes | Running | | 130 | 461 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Red Dog Racing | Running | | 127 | 460 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 63 | Terry Bivins (R) | Bill Moyer (Car Owner) | Running | | 124 | 451 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 49 | John Utsman (R) | Spencer Racing | Running | | 121 | 451 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | Running | | 118 | 447 | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 33 | Dick May | Handy Transmission | Running | | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Running | | 112 | 438 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B Coal | Running | | 109 | 433 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Running | | 106 | 428 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 5 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Engine | | 103 | 418 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Accident |  | 105 | 372 | 91 |
| 22 | 10 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Accident | | 97 | 363 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Accident | | 94 | 359 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Valves | | 91 | 356 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | Engine | | 88 | 338 | 0 |
| 26 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Engine | | 90 | 263 | 5 |
| 27 | 21 | 0 | Glenn McDuffie | Butler's | Engine | | 82 | 205 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Crankshaft | | 79 | 205 | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Oil Pump | | 81 | 186 | 9 |
| 30 | 16 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Cylinder Head | | 73 | 183 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Stanley Trucking Company | Engine | | 70 | 174 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 28 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore | Rear Gear | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 9 | Bill Elliott (R) | Dahlonega Equipment | Oil Pump | | 64 | 32 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | Oil Pump | | 61 | 32 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Timing Chain | | 58 | 9 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Valves | | 55 | 1 | 0 |
