1976 Carolina 500

Race 3 of 30

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:24:08
Average speed of winner: 113.665 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 13 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 45 laps
Lap leaders: Marcis 1, Pearson 2-10, Allison 11-27, Petty 28, Allison 29-83, Yarborough 84-99, Petty 100-128, Yarborough 129-135, Petty 136-233, Yarborough 234-235, Marcis 236-239, Petty 240-253, Allison 254-272, Petty 273-492

Race notes: Debut for Darrell Bryant and Bill Elliott. Finale for Glen McDuffie. Benny Parsons took the points lead from David Pearson.

Video links: B. Allison flip

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		492	5	362	running	19915	185
2	9	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		490	0	0	running	14055	170
3	8	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		490	3	25	running	10665	170
4	2	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		487	0	0	running	8250	160
5	7	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		477	0	0	running	7190	155
6	13	Bobby Isaac	6	Apple Jack	Chevrolet	Howard			473	0	0	running	3280	0
7	25	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			471	0	0	running	2880	0
8	17	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			470	0	0	running	3420	142
9	20	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM	Dodge	Negre			464	0	0	running	3160	138
10	33	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			461	0	0	running	2940	134
11	22	Darrell Bryant	50	Hot Rod Barnes	Chevrolet	Cliff Stewart			461	0	0	running	2080	0
12	18	Jackie Rogers	60	Red Dog Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			460	0	0	running	1905	127
13	12	Terry Bivins	63	Moyer	Chevrolet	Moyer			451	0	0	running	1710	124
14	23	John Utsman	49	Utsman	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			451	0	0	running	1580	121
15	32	Tommy Gale	64	Stamey's Bar-B-Q	Ford	Langley			447	0	0	running	2130	118
16	36	Dick May	33	Handy Transmission	Chevrolet	Handy			444	0	0	running	1380	0
17	11	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	Chevrolet	Ulrich			438	0	0	running	1280	112
18	30	Travis Tiller	46	Little B Coal	Dodge	Tiller			433	0	0	running	1180	109
19	24	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	Chevrolet	Hylton			428	0	0	running	1730	106
20	26	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			418	0	0	engine	1645	103
21	5	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		372	3	91	accident	4005	105
22	10	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			363	0	0	accident	1475	97
23	19	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		359	0	0	accident	1430	94
24	6	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			356	0	0	valve	1305	91
25	14	Walter Ballard	30	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Ballard			338	0	0	engine	1280	88
26	1	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	138.287	263	2	5	engine	4755	90
27	21	Glen McDuffie	0	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			205	0	0	engine	730	82
28	15	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			205	0	0	crank	1205	79
29	4	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		186	1	9	oil pump	1380	81
30	16	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			183	0	0	cylinder head	1230	73
31	27	Buddy Arrington	67	Stanley Trucking	Dodge	Arrington			174	0	0	engine	1150	70
32	31	A.J. Foyt	28	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		57	0	0	rear end	645	0
33	34	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Equipment	Ford	George Elliott	Elliott		32	0	0	sump pump	640	64
34	28	Cecil Gordon	24	Pruette Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			32	0	0	oil pump	1135	61
35	35	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			9	0	0	timing chain	630	58
36	29	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			1	0	0	valve	625	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	485	3	0	0	3	3
2	Richard Petty	453	3	0	1	2	2
3	David Pearson	446	3	0	2	2	2
4	J.D. McDuffie	386	3	0	0	0	2
5	Lennie Pond	383	3	0	0	1	2
6	Cale Yarborough	382	3	0	0	2	2
7	Richard Childress	378	3	0	0	0	2
8	D.K. Ulrich	345	3	0	0	0	0
9	Frank Warren	343	3	0	0	0	1
10	James Hylton	338	3	0	0	0	1
11	Darrell Waltrip	337	3	0	0	1	1
12	Bobby Allison	321	3	1	0	0	0
13	Dave Marcis	319	3	1	0	0	1
14	Buddy Baker	308	3	0	0	1	1
15	Terry Bivins	271	2	0	0	0	1
16	Cecil Gordon	269	3	0	0	0	0
17	Ed Negre	262	2	0	0	0	1
18	Jackie Rogers	250	2	0	0	0	0
19	Coo Coo Marlin	242	2	0	0	0	1
20	Buddy Arrington	200	2	0	0	0	0
21	Dick Brooks	195	3	0	0	0	0
22	David Sisco	179	2	0	0	0	0
23	Jimmy Insolo	165	1	0	0	1	1
24	Ray Elder	160	1	0	0	1	1
25	Neil Bonnett	155	1	0	0	1	1