| 1976 Southeastern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $61,105 | Race Date: | Aug 29, 1976 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 2h 8m 59s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 87.377 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 13 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | DiGard Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 373 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 110.300 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Southeastern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 373 |
| 2 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 170 | 398 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 170 | 398 | 27 |
| 4 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running | | 160 | 395 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 155 | 394 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running |  | 150 | 393 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 146 | 390 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 142 | 390 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | J&B Corvette | Running | | 138 | 380 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 134 | 379 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Transit Damaged Freight | Running | | 130 | 373 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 30 | Terry Bivins (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 127 | 372 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 124 | 371 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 5 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Running | | 121 | 370 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 118 | 360 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 25 | Dick May | Robertson Racing | Running | | 115 | 355 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running |  | 112 | 354 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 109 | 345 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 52 | Jimmy Means (R) | WIXC Radio | Running | | 106 | 345 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 103 | 318 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 100 | 270 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Engine | | 97 | 248 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 94 | 154 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 10 | Clyde Lynn | Champion Racing | Transmission | | 91 | 123 | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Oil Pressure | | 88 | 106 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 45 | Walter Ballard | Price Racing | Valves | | 85 | 55 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 4 | Gary Myers | Hick's Pharmacy | Engine | | 82 | 35 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Transmission | | 79 | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Rear Gear | | 76 | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Excuse Lounge | Tire | | 73 | 5 | 0 |
