| 1976 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $69,290 | Race Date: | Mar 14, 1976 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2h 25m 24s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 87.377 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 79 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #15 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 285 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 110.720 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 285 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 175 | 399 | 29 |
| 3 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running | Unknown | 165 | 398 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running |  | 165 | 398 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running |  | 160 | 395 | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 155 | 394 | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Running | | 146 | 380 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Running | | 142 | 374 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Stanley Trucking Company | Running |  | 138 | 373 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Running | | 134 | 372 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 95 | Jerry Sisco | Miller Roofing | Running | | 130 | 371 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 127 | 371 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 124 | 366 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 121 | 360 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | Running | | 118 | 358 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 115 | 353 | 0 |
| 17 | 29 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Running | | 112 | 348 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B Coal | Engine | | 109 | 295 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | Oil Pressure | | 106 | 249 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 103 | 229 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Clutch | | 105 | 225 | 62 |
| 22 | 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Engine | | 102 | 213 | 15 |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Engine | | 94 | 147 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 63 | Terry Bivins (R) | Bill Moyer (Car Owner) | Engine | | 91 | 141 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Engine | | 88 | 116 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Engine | | 85 | 108 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 82 | 64 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | Accident | | 79 | 62 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 10 | Bill Champion | Sunny King Ford | Accident | | 76 | 60 | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Brakes | | 73 | 40 | 0 |
