1976 Champion Spark Plug 400

Race 20 of 30

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:51:20
Average speed of winner: 140.078 mph
Margin of victory: 1.2 sec.
Lead changes: 34 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 20 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-9, Hill 10-12, Marcis 13-19, Yarborough 20-26, Petty 27, Bonnett 28, Frasson 29, Marcis 30, Allison 31, Petty 32, Yarborough 33-50, Marcis 51-53, Petty 54-59, Yarborough 60-61, Allison 62, Baker 63, Allison 64, Baker 65, Yarborough 66, Allison 67, Yarborough 68-69, Allison 70, Yarborough 71-87, Petty 88-92, Yarborough 93, Petty 94-96, Yarborough 97-106, Parsons 107-108, Petty 109-113, Yarborough 114-154, Allison 155, Yarborough 156-164, Petty 165, Yarborough 166-182, Pearson 183-200

Race notes: Debut for John Haver. Finale for David Hobbs.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	160.875	200	2	27	running	11950	180
2	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		200	11	125	running	11080	180
3	5	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		200	7	22	running	9785	170
4	6	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		200	6	6	running	6875	165
5	7	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		199	3	11	running	6365	160
6	15	Neil Bonnett	12	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Bonnett			195	1	1	running	2455	155
7	12	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State AUto Parts	Chevrolet	DeLotto			194	0	0	running	4545	146
8	27	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			194	0	0	running	4335	142
9	8	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		194	1	2	running	5125	143
10	17	Bobby Wawak	36	J&B Corvette	Chevrolet	Gwinn			193	0	0	running	1855	134
11	24	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			193	0	0	running	1755	130
12	29	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			192	0	0	running	3615	127
13	28	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		192	0	0	running	3255	124
14	14	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			192	0	0	running	2430	121
15	33	Terry Bivins	10	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Bill Champion			192	0	0	running	2875	118
16	36	Dick May	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			187	0	0	running	2635	115
17	22	David Hobbs	9	Coca-Cola	Ford	George Elliott	Elliott		187	0	0	running	1130	0
18	19	Dean Dalton	7	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Dean Dalton			184	0	0	running	1105	109
19	11	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			183	1	3	engine	2300	111
20	31	Harold Miller	91	Bartow Paving	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			183	0	0	running	1055	103
21	20	James Hylton	48	Kockum's	Chevrolet	Hylton			183	0	0	running	2030	100
22	32	Joe Mihalic	61	Mihalic Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			175	0	0	running	1005	97
23	30	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			174	0	0	running	1730	94
24	13	Jimmy Means	52	WIXC	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			168	0	0	running	955	91
25	4	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			166	0	0	running	1555	88
26	18	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			154	0	0	engine	1400	85
27	10	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		134	0	0	accident	3875	82
28	21	Joe Frasson	18	Excuse Lounge	Chevrolet	Frasson			118	1	1	running	850	84
29	9	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			114	0	0	engine	1335	76
30	26	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			108	0	0	engine	1315	73
31	2	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		86	2	2	engine	4100	75
32	16	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			70	0	0	ball joint	1290	67
33	25	John Haver	51	Jim's Furniture	Chevrolet	Harrivel			49	0	0	engine	780	64
34	34	G.C. Spencer	49	Spencer	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			37	0	0	engine	770	61
35	23	Jackie Rogers	60	Red Dog Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			15	0	0	steering	760	58
36	35	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			6	0	0	overheating	1250	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	3026	20	1	4	14	15
2	Benny Parsons	2952	20	1	2	13	16
3	Richard Petty	2936	20	1	2	12	14
4	Bobby Allison	2832	20	2	0	11	13
5	Dave Marcis	2652	20	7	2	7	13
6	Lennie Pond	2599	20	0	0	6	12
7	Richard Childress	2477	20	0	0	0	9
8	Buddy Baker	2420	20	1	1	9	9
9	David Pearson	2352	15	4	8	12	12
10	J.D. McDuffie	2263	20	0	0	1	6
11	Frank Warren	2261	20	0	0	0	3
12	James Hylton	2194	20	0	0	1	3
13	Cecil Gordon	2190	20	0	0	0	5
14	D.K. Ulrich	2181	20	0	0	0	1
15	Darrell Waltrip	2170	20	0	1	5	6
16	Dick Brooks	2038	18	0	0	2	9
17	David Sisco	2021	18	0	0	0	7
18	Skip Manning	1909	18	0	0	0	2
19	Ed Negre	1860	19	0	0	0	2
20	Buddy Arrington	1661	17	0	0	0	2
21	Bruce Hill	1387	15	0	0	0	3
22	Walter Ballard	1257	12	0	0	0	3
23	Coo Coo Marlin	996	8	0	0	0	4
24	Jimmy Means	973	11	0	0	0	0
25	Jackie Rogers	949	9	0	0	0	3