| 1976 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $169,250 | Race Date: | Aug 8, 1976 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 29.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 10m 27s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 58 | Average Speed: | 157.547 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 25 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Driver: | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | K&K Racing | Team: | K&K Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 35 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 190.651 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 35 |
| 2 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 65 |
| 3 | 18 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 165 | 187 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Kockum's | Running |  | 165 | 186 | 2 |
| 5 | 25 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 155 | 182 | 0 |
| 6 | 34 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Running | | 150 | 182 | 0 |
| 7 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 146 | 182 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 142 | 180 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 138 | 178 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Sellers Automotive | Running | | 134 | 177 | 0 |
| 11 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means (R) | WIXC Radio | Running | | 130 | 176 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 127 | 176 | 0 |
| 13 | 40 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Running | | 124 | 176 | 0 |
| 14 | 35 | 91 | Harold Miller | Bobby Allison | Running | | 121 | 174 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Red Dog Racing | Running | | 118 | 174 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 33 | Buck Baker | Handy Transmission | Running | | 115 | 173 | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 112 | 171 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Running | | 109 | 171 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 25 | Dick May | Borglund | Running | | 106 | 170 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 108 | 168 | 12 |
| 21 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Running | | 100 | 168 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 28 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore | Engine | | 0 | 163 | 7 |
| 23 | 5 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Engine |  | 99 | 152 | 39 |
| 24 | 19 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | J&B Corvette | Engine | | 91 | 150 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Rear Gear | | 88 | 147 | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 90 | 137 | 16 |
| 27 | 37 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Valves | | 82 | 130 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Ignition | | 84 | 125 | 12 |
| 29 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 76 | 105 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Tom Goff Racing | Head Gasket | | 73 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 5 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Engine | | 70 | 86 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Howson Algraphy | Head Gasket | | 67 | 81 | 0 |
| 33 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sub-Tropic | Valves | | 64 | 79 | 0 |
| 34 | 2 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 61 | 56 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 77 | Bob Burcham | Hy Gain | Engine | | 58 | 52 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 27 | Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Valves | | 55 | 47 | 0 |
| 37 | 9 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Transmission | | 52 | 46 | 0 |
| 38 | 6 | 12 | Neil Bonnett (R) | Hawaiian Tropic | Engine | | 49 | 37 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Oil Pressure | | 46 | 37 | 0 |
| 40 | 38 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing | Engine | | 43 | 1 | 0 |
