1976 Nashville 420

Race 17 of 30

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:52:49
Average speed of winner: 86.908 mph
Margin of victory: 15 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 21 laps
Lap leaders: Bonnett pole (subbing for Bobby Allison), Yarborough 1-5, Petty 6-83, Pond 84, Petty 85, Baker 86-224, Parsons 225-228, Pond 229-249, Baker 250-330, Parsons 331-420

Race notes: First pole for Neil Bonnett. Finale for Walter Wallace.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		420	2	94	running	7215	180
2	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		420	2	79	running	6640	175
3	7	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		420	0	0	running	4195	165
4	9	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			419	2	22	running	2685	165
5	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		418	1	5	running	3615	160
6	5	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		418	0	0	running	3430	150
7	1	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		415	0	0	running	3495	146
8	19	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			406	0	0	running	2185	142
9	20	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			402	0	0	running	1565	138
10	24	Bobby Wawak	36	J&B Corvette	Chevrolet	Gwinn			398	0	0	running	865	134
11	23	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton			395	0	0	running	1675	130
12	21	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			388	0	0	running	1565	127
13	15	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			388	0	0	running	1390	124
14	18	Bill Elliott	10	Champion	Ford	Bill Champion			386	0	0	running	1315	121
15	14	Cecil Gordon	7	Dalton	Chevrolet	Dean Dalton			385	0	0	running	565	118
16	13	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			385	0	0	running	1095	115
17	12	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	Chevrolet	DeLotto			382	0	0	running	945	112
18	29	Walter Wallace	87	Green's Automotive	Chevrolet				378	0	0	running	450	109
19	30	Gary Myers	95	Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			371	0	0	running	410	106
20	28	Walter Ballard	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			369	0	0	running	400	103
21	27	Dick May	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			368	0	0	running	745	100
22	8	Terry Bivins	30	Ballard	Chevrolet	Ballard			365	0	0	oil pressure	635	97
23	4	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		331	2	220	engine	2475	104
24	25	Jimmy Means	52	WIXC	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			323	0	0	running	365	91
25	17	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			290	0	0	clutch	605	88
26	16	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			226	0	0	engine	595	85
27	11	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			111	0	0	rear end	585	82
28	10	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		77	0	0	engine	575	79
29	22	Dick Brooks	64	Langley Racing	Ford	Langley			45	0	0	fuel pump	565	76
30	26	Joe Frasson	18	Excuse Lounge	Chevrolet	Frasson			1	0	0	engine	305	73
31	1	Neil Bonnett	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Signore	103.049	0	0	0	did not start	0	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	2663	17	0	4	13	14
2	Benny Parsons	2593	17	1	2	12	14
3	Richard Petty	2478	17	1	1	10	12
4	Bobby Allison	2477	17	2	0	10	12
5	Dave Marcis	2210	17	6	1	5	11
6	Lennie Pond	2196	17	0	0	4	10
7	Richard Childress	2073	17	0	0	0	7
8	Buddy Baker	1990	17	1	1	7	7
9	Darrell Waltrip	1951	17	0	1	5	6
10	Frank Warren	1925	17	0	0	0	3
11	David Pearson	1918	12	3	7	10	10
12	D.K. Ulrich	1886	17	0	0	0	0
13	J.D. McDuffie	1875	17	0	0	1	4
14	Cecil Gordon	1874	17	0	0	0	4
15	James Hylton	1817	17	0	0	0	2
16	David Sisco	1750	15	0	0	0	6
17	Dick Brooks	1727	15	0	0	1	8
18	Ed Negre	1575	16	0	0	0	2
19	Skip Manning	1523	15	0	0	0	1
20	Buddy Arrington	1451	15	0	0	0	1
21	Walter Ballard	1205	11	0	0	0	3
22	Bruce Hill	1133	12	0	0	0	3
23	Coo Coo Marlin	808	6	0	0	0	4
24	Terry Bivins	699	6	0	0	1	2
25	Jimmy Means	658	8	0	0	0	0