| 1976 Rebel 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $129,370 | Race Date: | Apr 11, 1976 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .700 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 4m 36s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 32 | Average Speed: | 122.973 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 54 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 51 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 154.171 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Rebel 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 51 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 205 |
| 3 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running |  | 170 | 365 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 165 | 363 | 14 |
| 5 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running |  | 160 | 362 | 2 |
| 6 | 13 | 93 | Buck Baker | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 150 | 360 | 0 |
| 7 | 27 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Running | | 146 | 358 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Excuse Lounge | Running | | 142 | 348 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 138 | 348 | 0 |
| 10 | 36 | 30 | Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Running | | 134 | 346 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | Running | | 130 | 345 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 49 | John Utsman (R) | Spencer Racing | Running | | 127 | 345 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 5 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Running | | 124 | 342 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 121 | 342 | 0 |
| 15 | 35 | 33 | Dick May | Handy's Transmission | Running | | 118 | 338 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Running | | 115 | 336 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 112 | 332 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running | | 114 | 328 | 2 |
| 19 | 34 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Running | | 106 | 321 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 25 | Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Running | | 103 | 313 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Tom Goff Racing | Running | | 100 | 309 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | Steering | | 97 | 230 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Vibration | | 99 | 203 | 52 |
| 24 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Stanley Trucking Company | Valves | | 91 | 178 | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Engine | | 93 | 171 | 16 |
| 26 | 26 | 95 | Jerry Sisco | Miller Roofing | Accident | | 85 | 156 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Engine | | 82 | 151 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Engine | | 79 | 125 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Accident | | 76 | 123 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 12 | Neil Bonnett (R) | Armor All | Valves | | 73 | 122 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Accident | | 75 | 80 | 18 |
| 32 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Accident | | 67 | 72 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 91 | Bob Burcham | Miller Racing | Overheating | | 64 | 54 | 0 |
| 34 | 7 | 28 | Donnie Allison | Gilmore | Accident | | 66 | 32 | 1 |
| 35 | 3 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Accident | | 58 | 30 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | Hot Rod Barnes | Accident | | 55 | 23 | 0 |
