1976 Atlanta 500

Race 6 of 30

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:52:16
Average speed of winner: 128.904 mph
Margin of victory: 1.8 sec.
Lead changes: 33 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 47 laps
Lap leaders: Marcis pole, Pearson 1-5, Yarborough 6-9, Baker 10-16, Yarborough 17-18, Marcis 19-22, Allison 23, Hylton 24-25, Pond 26-28, Yarborough 29-67, Pond 68, Sisco 69-70, Baker 71-75, Yarborough 76-108, Allison 109, Yarborough 110-115, Baker 116-121, Yarborough 122-132, Baker 133-169, Yarborough 170-177, Parsons 178-179, Petty 180-182, Baker 183-189, Petty 190-193, Baker 194-210, Pearson 211, Baker 212-217, Pearson 218, Baker 219-233, Pearson 234-265, Parsons 266-292, Pearson 293-294, Parsons 295-297, Pearson 298-328

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		328	6	72	running	11700	180
2	5	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		328	3	32	running	10600	175
3	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		327	7	103	running	8730	175
4	10	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			326	2	4	running	5370	165
5	9	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		325	0	0	running	7160	155
6	7	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			324	0	0	running	4140	150
7	11	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			324	0	0	running	3780	146
8	23	Neil Bonnett	12	Armor All	Chevrolet	Bonnett			321	0	0	running	2825	142
9	31	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			321	1	2	running	3470	143
10	15	Jackie Rogers	60	Red Dog Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			321	0	0	running	2600	134
11	26	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		319	0	0	running	2960	130
12	17	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			319	0	0	running	2350	127
13	28	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM	Dodge	Negre			319	0	0	running	2800	124
14	21	Bob Burcham	91	Miller	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			316	0	0	running	2125	121
15	13	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			316	0	0	running	2640	118
16	32	Cecil Gordon	24	Pruette Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			315	0	0	running	2505	115
17	19	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			313	0	0	running	1725	112
18	20	Bruce Hill	30	Ballard	Chevrolet	Ballard			313	0	0	running	2320	109
19	36	John Utsman	49	Spencer	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			306	0	0	out of gas	1600	106
20	25	Darrell Bryant	50	Hot Rod Barnes	Chevrolet	Cliff Stewart			297	0	0	running	1575	103
21	34	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	Chevrolet	DeLotto			296	0	0	running	1325	100
22	29	Jerry Sisco	95	Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			254	0	0	ball joint	1275	97
23	16	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			246	0	0	running	1450	94
24	35	Walter Ballard	29	Velvet Touch	Chevrolet	Ballard			241	0	0	running	1225	91
25	6	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		238	8	100	engine	4350	93
26	18	Terry Bivins	63	Moyer	Chevrolet	Moyer			200	0	0	engine	1275	85
27	14	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			198	0	0	piston	1650	82
28	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		194	2	7	engine	5775	84
29	8	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		188	2	2	valve	4150	81
30	12	Buddy Arrington	67	Stanley Trucking	Dodge	Arrington			175	0	0	engine	1575	73
31	24	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	Chevrolet	Hylton			155	1	2	engine	1575	75
32	1	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	160.709	107	1	4	engine	4940	72
33	30	Jimmy Lee Capps	26	Gray's Guard	Chevrolet	David Sellers			63	0	0	engine	930	64
34	22	Jimmy Means	52	Gray	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			62	0	0	clutch	945	61
35	27	Tommy Gale	64	Stamey's Bar-B-Q	Ford	Langley			53	0	0	clutch	1410	58
36	33	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Equipment	Ford	George Elliott	Elliott		21	0	0	drive shaft	950	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	963	6	0	0	5	6
2	Cale Yarborough	907	6	0	1	5	5
3	Richard Petty	794	6	0	1	3	3
4	Richard Childress	761	6	0	0	0	3
5	Darrell Waltrip	758	6	0	0	3	3
6	Lennie Pond	749	6	0	0	2	3
7	Dave Marcis	741	6	2	1	2	3
8	Bobby Allison	732	6	2	0	2	2
9	J.D. McDuffie	702	6	0	0	0	3
10	Frank Warren	688	6	0	0	0	1
11	James Hylton	677	6	0	0	0	2
12	Ed Negre	652	5	0	0	0	2
13	D.K. Ulrich	636	6	0	0	0	0
14	David Pearson	626	4	0	3	3	3
15	Cecil Gordon	609	6	0	0	0	1
16	Terry Bivins	602	5	0	0	1	2
17	Buddy Baker	582	6	1	0	1	1
18	Dick Brooks	581	6	0	0	0	2
19	David Sisco	558	5	0	0	0	2
20	Buddy Arrington	541	5	0	0	0	1
21	Skip Manning	443	5	0	0	0	0
22	Walter Ballard	406	4	0	0	0	0
23	Coo Coo Marlin	392	3	0	0	0	2
24	Jackie Rogers	384	3	0	0	0	1
25	Travis Tiller	330	3	0	0	0	0