| 1976 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $169,700 | Race Date: | Sep 6, 1976 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 9m 33s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 31 | Average Speed: | 120.534 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 65 Laps | darlingtonraceway.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 | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 93 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 154.699 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 93 |
| 2 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 32 |
| 3 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 50 |
| 4 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running | | 165 | 367 | 58 |
| 5 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 160 | 365 | 1 |
| 6 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 150 | 364 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running | | 151 | 364 | 3 |
| 8 | 11 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 142 | 356 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running | | 143 | 355 | 28 |
| 10 | 22 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | J&B Corvette | Running | | 134 | 355 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 130 | 351 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 127 | 347 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Running | | 124 | 346 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 30 | Terry Bivins (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 121 | 345 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Red Dog Racing | Running | | 118 | 343 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Transit Damaged Freight | Running | | 115 | 342 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 33 | Buck Baker | Hadacol | Running | | 112 | 341 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means (R) | WIXC Radio | Running | | 109 | 336 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 106 | 336 | 0 |
| 20 | 32 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 103 | 334 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 100 | 327 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Engine | | 97 | 321 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 99 | 307 | 49 |
| 24 | 16 | 12 | Neil Bonnett (R) | Hawaiian Tropic | Sway Bar | | 91 | 290 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 88 | 272 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 85 | 238 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 95 | Gary Myers | Hick's Pharmacy | Timing Chain | | 82 | 216 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 49 | Dick May | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 79 | 213 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Byrd | Engine | | 76 | 210 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 27 | Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Wheel Bearing | | 73 | 208 | 0 |
| 31 | 3 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Oil Cooler | | 75 | 181 | 10 |
| 32 | 26 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Accident | | 67 | 172 | 0 |
| 33 | 10 | 28 | Donnie Allison | U.S. Army | Water Pump | | 69 | 167 | 43 |
| 34 | 37 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Excuse Lounge | Accident | | 61 | 166 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Valves | | 58 | 124 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | Power Tool | Crankshaft | | 55 | 117 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 10 | Bruce Jacobi | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 52 | 59 | 0 |
| 38 | 40 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Gillespie Painting | Ignition | | 49 | 44 | 0 |
| 39 | 13 | 5 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Accident | | 46 | 13 | 0 |
| 40 | 36 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | Hot Rod Barnes | Oil Pressure | | 43 | 3 | 0 |
