| 1976 National 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $195,097 | Race Date: | Oct 10, 1976 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 12.200 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 32m 51s | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 26 | Average Speed: | 141.226 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 18 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ellington Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Garth Pitcairn | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 59 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 161.223 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 National 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Ellington Insulation | Running |  | 180 | 334 | 59 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 175 | 334 | 81 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running |  | 170 | 334 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 170 | 334 | 106 |
| 5 | 14 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 155 | 333 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running | | 155 | 331 | 59 |
| 7 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 146 | 329 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 147 | 328 | 5 |
| 9 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 138 | 328 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Running | | 134 | 326 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 130 | 325 | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sub-Tropic | Running | | 127 | 323 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 124 | 322 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Running | | 121 | 319 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 118 | 319 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Auto Parts | Running | | 115 | 318 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Rowe For N.C. Senate | Running | | 112 | 316 | 0 |
| 18 | 36 | 48 | James Hylton | Nakato | Running | | 109 | 315 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 5 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Running | | 106 | 315 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Perfection Auto Body | Running | | 103 | 314 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 19 | Bill Dennis | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 100 | 313 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl | Running | | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Sanford Auto Parts | Running | | 94 | 306 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 59 | Buck Baker | Hadacol | Running | | 91 | 301 | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 30 | Terry Bivins (R) | Baby Tenda | Running | | 88 | 299 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 85 | 295 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 63 | Bruce Jacobi | Bill Moyer (Car Owner) | Running | | 82 | 291 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Rear Gear | | 79 | 268 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Valves | | 81 | 262 | 16 |
| 30 | 24 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Transit Damaged Freight | Engine | | 73 | 250 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 77 | Johnny Rutherford | Hy Gain | Engine | | 0 | 208 | 0 |
| 32 | 23 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Valves | | 67 | 189 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 55 | Sonny Easley | Haddick's Towing | Valves | | 64 | 148 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Engine | | 61 | 144 | 0 |
| 35 | 20 | 12 | Neil Bonnett (R) | Hawaiian Tropic | Engine | | 58 | 126 | 0 |
| 36 | 6 | 27 | Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Clutch | | 55 | 80 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Valves | | 52 | 70 | 0 |
| 38 | 11 | 28 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore | Steering | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 39 | 9 | 17 | Gordon Johncock | Sharpstown | Valves | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 40 | 19 | 9 | Al Holbert | Days Inn | Cylinder | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
