| 1976 Delaware 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $113,515 | Race Date: | Sep 19, 1976 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.200 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 19m 12s | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 115.740 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 27 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 218 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 133.377 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Delaware 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 218 |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 179 |
| 3 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 170 | 498 | 59 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running | | 160 | 496 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 155 | 493 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 150 | 491 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 146 | 482 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Layfayette Electronics | Running | | 142 | 475 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 138 | 474 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 134 | 474 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 5 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Running | | 130 | 473 | 0 |
| 12 | 32 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 127 | 471 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 124 | 463 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Engine | | 126 | 460 | 42 |
| 15 | 23 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 118 | 458 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 45 | Walter Ballard | Price Racing | Running | | 115 | 454 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | 25 | Dick May | Robertson Racing | Running | | 112 | 448 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Running | | 109 | 447 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 7 | Jack Donohue | Dalton Racing | Running | | 106 | 444 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 103 | 442 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 10 | Tommy Ellis | Champion Racing | Running | | 100 | 429 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Running | | 97 | 419 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 94 | 397 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Benihana | Running | | 91 | 396 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing | Running | | 88 | 391 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 85 | 384 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means (R) | WIXC Radio | Engine | | 82 | 362 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 63 | Bruce Jacobi | Ressler | Overheating | | 79 | 271 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 95 | Gary Myers | Junior Miller Roofing | Engine | | 76 | 242 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Gillespie Painting | Ignition | | 73 | 205 | 0 |
| 31 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Crankshaft | | 75 | 202 | 1 |
| 32 | 16 | 30 | Terry Bivins (R) | Ballard Racing | Piston | | 67 | 202 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl | Engine | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Engine | | 66 | 144 | 1 |
| 35 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 58 | 77 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Head Gasket | | 55 | 18 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 2 | Budd Hagelin | Red Lion Auto | Oil Pressure | | 52 | 3 | 0 |
