| 1976 Purolator 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $118,590 | Race Date: | Aug 1, 1976 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 24.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 18m 54s | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 48 | Average Speed: | 115.875 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 38 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 35 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 147.865 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Purolator 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 35 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 21 |
| 3 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 121 |
| 5 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 160 | 198 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Lowe's | Running | | 155 | 196 | 4 |
| 7 | 11 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running |  | 146 | 195 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Red Dog Racing | Running | | 142 | 194 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 138 | 194 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 5 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Running | | 134 | 193 | 0 |
| 11 | 37 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 130 | 193 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 127 | 192 | 0 |
| 13 | 36 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Running | | 124 | 191 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Running | | 121 | 191 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 118 | 191 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 115 | 190 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 112 | 189 | 0 |
| 18 | 39 | 25 | Dick May | Robertson Racing | Running | | 109 | 185 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 63 | Terry Bivins (R) | Ressler | Running | | 106 | 185 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 103 | 181 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 100 | 180 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Engine | | 102 | 179 | 1 |
| 23 | 35 | 52 | Jimmy Means (R) | WIXC Radio | Running | | 94 | 179 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running | | 91 | 176 | 0 |
| 25 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 93 | 171 | 14 |
| 26 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Cylinder | | 85 | 163 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 95 | Gary Myers | Miller Roofing | Running | | 82 | 154 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Engine | | 79 | 149 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Howson Algraphy | Accident | | 76 | 118 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Engine | | 73 | 91 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Valves | | 70 | 78 | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 10 | Bill Elliott (R) | Champion Racing | Cylinder | | 67 | 55 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B / C&K Coal | Engine | | 64 | 41 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing | Engine | | 61 | 41 | 0 |
| 35 | 16 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | Hot Rod Barnes | Engine | | 58 | 32 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Benihana | Oil Leak | | 55 | 29 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 82 | Walter Ballard | Negre Racing | Quit | | 52 | 28 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Shumacher & Lynch | Engine | | 49 | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | 29 | 29 | Bill Hollar | Velvet Touch Furniture | Accident | | 46 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Excuse Lounge | Accident | | 43 | 2 | 0 |
