| 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $120,025 | Race Date: | Aug 22, 1976 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.200 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 51m 20s | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 34 | Average Speed: | 140.078 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 20 Laps | mispeedway.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 | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 27 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 160.875 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 27 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 125 |
| 3 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 22 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running | | 165 | 200 | 6 |
| 5 | 7 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running | | 160 | 199 | 11 |
| 6 | 15 | 12 | Neil Bonnett (R) | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 155 | 195 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Running | | 146 | 194 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 142 | 194 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running | | 143 | 194 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | J&B Corvette | Running | | 134 | 193 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 130 | 193 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 127 | 192 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 124 | 192 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 121 | 192 | 0 |
| 15 | 33 | 10 | Terry Bivins (R) | Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 118 | 192 | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 25 | Dick May | Robertson Racing | Running | | 115 | 187 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 9 | David Hobbs | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 109 | 184 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Engine | | 111 | 183 | 1 |
| 20 | 31 | 91 | Harold Miller | Bartow Paving | Running | | 103 | 183 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Kockum's | Running | | 100 | 183 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Running | | 97 | 175 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 94 | 174 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 52 | Jimmy Means (R) | WIXC Radio | Running | | 91 | 168 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 88 | 166 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Engine | | 85 | 154 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Accident | | 82 | 134 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Excuse Lounge | Running | | 84 | 118 | 1 |
| 29 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 76 | 114 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 73 | 108 | 0 |
| 31 | 2 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Engine | | 75 | 86 | 2 |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Ball Joint | | 67 | 70 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 51 | John Haver | Jim's Furniture | Engine | | 64 | 49 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 61 | 37 | 0 |
| 35 | 23 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Red Dog Racing | Steering | | 58 | 15 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Overheating | | 55 | 6 | 0 |
