| 1976 Riverside 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $93,580 | Race Date: | Jun 13, 1976 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.600 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 20m 31s | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 106.279 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 4 Laps | ||
| 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 | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 40 of 95 | Pole Speed: | 111.437 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Riverside 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 180 | 95 | 40 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running | | 175 | 95 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running |  | 165 | 94 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 96 | Ray Elder | Racing Farmers | Running |  | 160 | 94 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 155 | 94 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 150 | 93 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 156 | 93 | 48 |
| 8 | 5 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Martin's Union 76 | Running | | 142 | 92 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 138 | 92 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running | | 134 | 92 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 130 | 91 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | Running | | 127 | 90 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer Company | Running | | 124 | 90 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Running | | 121 | 89 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 9 | Eddie Bradshaw | C&M Racing | Running | | 118 | 89 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 115 | 87 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | 69 | Bill Polich | D. Nienberg Hay (Car Owner) | Running | | 112 | 86 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 89 | Don Reynolds | Riley Plastering | Running | | 109 | 83 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 1 | Chuck Bown | Lake's Drywall | Running | | 106 | 82 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Engine | | 103 | 81 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Oil Field Construction | Running | | 100 | 81 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 18 | John Dineen | George Stark (Car Owner) | Running | | 97 | 73 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 44 | Gary Matthews | Noble Auto Parts | Rear Gear | | 94 | 71 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 91 | 71 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Oil Pump | | 88 | 70 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Engine | | 85 | 57 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 29 | Roy Smith | Mercury Marine | Oil Pressure | | 82 | 54 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 9 | Jim Danielsen | Chicos Auto Parts | Engine | | 79 | 39 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 12 | Neil Bonnett (R) | Ill Eagle | Brakes | | 76 | 36 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 76 | Hugh Pearson | Buzby | Valves | | 73 | 32 | 0 |
| 31 | 8 | 50 | Rusty Sanders | Stock Car Products | Accident | | 70 | 29 | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 22 | John Hamson | Greg Hamson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 67 | 26 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 41 | Ernie Stierly | Allied Plating | Transmission | | 64 | 21 | 0 |
| 34 | 21 | 5 | Jim Thirkettle | Allied Box & Crate | Camshaft | | 61 | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | 20 | Ron Esau | Peralta | Clutch | | 58 | 6 | 0 |
