1976 National 500

Race 27 of 30

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:32:51
Average speed of winner: 141.226 mph
Margin of victory: 12.2 sec.
Lead changes: 26 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-7, Bud. Baker 8-24, Marcis 25-36, Petty 37-41, Pearson 42-51, Marcis 52, D. Allison 53-67, Pearson 68-69, Bud. Baker 70-71, Yarborough 72-73, B. Allison 74-78, Pearson 79-83, Bud. Baker 84, Marcis 85-87, Pearson 88-121, Bud. Baker 122-149, Yarborough 150-223, D. Allison 224-234, Bud. Baker 235, B. Allison 236-238, Bud. Baker 239-276, D. Allison 277, Pearson 278, Bud. Baker 279-297, D. Allison 298-302, Yarborough 303-307, D. Allison 308-334

Race notes: Debut for Al Holbert. Finale for Buck Baker and Gordon Johncock.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	15	Donnie Allison	1	Ellington Insulation	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		334	5	59	running	17185	180
2	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		334	3	81	running	19921	175
3	5	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		334	2	8	running	12069	170
4	2	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		334	7	106	running	16999	170
5	14	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		333	0	0	running	8914	155
6	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	161.223	331	6	59	running	19629	155
7	10	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			329	0	0	running	6784	146
8	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		328	1	5	running	9049	147
9	12	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			328	0	0	running	5575	138
10	17	Bobby Wawak	36	Gwinn-Wawak	Chevrolet	Gwinn			326	0	0	running	3055	134
11	7	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		325	0	0	running	5755	130
12	31	Buddy Arrington	67	Sub-Tropic	Dodge	Arrington			323	0	0	running	4345	127
13	13	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			322	0	0	running	3520	124
14	28	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			319	0	0	running	2195	121
15	32	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		319	0	0	running	3835	118
16	33	Ricky Rudd	22	Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd			318	0	0	running	1995	115
17	16	G.C. Spencer	49	Rowe for N.C. Senate	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			316	0	0	running	1920	112
18	36	James Hylton	48	Nakato	Chevrolet	Hylton			315	0	0	running	3425	109
19	22	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			315	0	0	running	3165	106
20	34	Earl Brooks	33	Perfection Auto Body	Chevrolet	Handy and Sons			314	0	0	running	1595	103
21	21	Bill Dennis	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			313	0	0	running	1385	100
22	26	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			313	0	0	running	1335	0
23	37	J.D. McDuffie	70	Sanford Auto Parts	Chevrolet	McDuffie			306	0	0	running	2485	94
24	38	Buck Baker	59	Hadacol	Chevrolet	H.C. Porter			301	0	0	running	1235	91
25	25	Terry Bivins	30	Baby Tenda	Chevrolet	Ballard			299	0	0	running	2085	88
26	30	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			295	0	0	running	1855	85
27	39	Bruce Jacobi	63	Jacobi	Chevrolet	Moyer			291	0	0	running	1080	82
28	27	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			268	0	0	rear end	1555	79
29	8	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		262	3	16	valve	4080	81
30	24	D.K. Ulrich	40	Transit Damaged Freight	Chevrolet	DeLotto			250	0	0	engine	1505	73
31	18	Johnny Rutherford	77	Hy Gain	Chevrolet	Johnny Ray			208	0	0	engine	1005	0
32	23	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			189	0	0	valve	1465	67
33	35	Sonny Easley	55	Haddick's Towing	Ford				148	0	0	valve	950	64
34	29	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			144	0	0	engine	1435	61
35	20	Neil Bonnett	12	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Bonnett			126	0	0	engine	945	58
36	6	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson			80	0	0	clutch	1090	55
37	40	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			70	0	0	valve	1385	52
38	11	A.J. Foyt	28	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		59	0	0	steering	885	0
39	9	Gordon Johncock	17	Sharpstown	Dodge				41	0	0	valve	870	0
40	19	Al Holbert	9	Days Inn	Ford	George Elliott	Elliott		7	0	0	cylinder	855	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	4225	27	2	9	20	21
2	Richard Petty	4098	27	1	2	18	21
3	Benny Parsons	3914	27	2	2	17	21
4	Bobby Allison	3788	27	2	0	14	18
5	Dave Marcis	3506	27	7	2	8	15
6	Lennie Pond	3494	27	0	0	8	17
7	Buddy Baker	3460	27	1	1	15	15
8	Richard Childress	3203	27	0	0	0	11
9	Darrell Waltrip	3151	27	3	1	9	10
10	Dick Brooks	3069	25	0	0	2	16
11	J.D. McDuffie	3061	27	0	0	1	8
12	James Hylton	3022	27	0	0	1	4
13	David Pearson	2968	19	6	9	14	15
14	D.K. Ulrich	2962	27	0	0	0	2
15	Frank Warren	2952	27	0	0	0	3
16	Cecil Gordon	2920	27	0	0	0	5
17	David Sisco	2754	25	0	0	0	7
18	Skip Manning	2530	24	0	0	0	2
19	Buddy Arrington	2458	24	0	0	0	3
20	Ed Negre	2458	26	0	0	0	2
21	Terry Bivins	1744	15	0	0	1	5
22	Bobby Wawak	1714	16	0	0	0	7
23	Bruce Hill	1673	19	0	0	0	3
24	Walter Ballard	1554	15	0	0	0	3
25	Jimmy Means	1546	17	0	0	0	0