| 1976 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $83,150 | Race Date: | Apr 25, 1976 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 39m 43s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 71.759 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 47 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | K&K Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Mario Rossi | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 241 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 86.286 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 241 |
| 2 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 175 | 499 | 113 |
| 3 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 165 | 498 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 165 | 498 | 18 |
| 5 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 155 | 493 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running | | 150 | 491 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Running | | 146 | 489 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 142 | 483 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | Running | | 138 | 482 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | Running | | 134 | 474 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 95 | Gary Myers | Miller Roofing | Running | | 130 | 473 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Running | | 127 | 473 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | Running | | 124 | 471 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 121 | 455 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 5 | Bruce Blodgett | Howard Furniture | Running | | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Running | | 115 | 390 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Timing Chain | | 112 | 337 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Engine | | 109 | 302 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 12 | Neil Bonnett (R) | Armor All | Accident | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Valves | | 103 | 255 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Engine | | 105 | 249 | 128 |
| 22 | 6 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Accident | | 97 | 240 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Valves | | 94 | 182 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 5 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 91 | 151 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | Lonesome Pine Int'l Raceway | Engine | | 88 | 141 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B / C&K Coal | Oil Leak | | 85 | 133 | 0 |
| 27 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Engine | | 82 | 101 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Stanley Trucking Company | Valves | | 79 | 50 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Broken Block | | 76 | 42 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 19 | Ed Negre | Henley Gray Racing | Rear Gear | | 73 | 2 | 0 |
