| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| May 16, 1976 | Race 12 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 115.436 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 25.5 seconds | Time of Race: 04:19:53 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 38 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Kings Row Fireplaces | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $14,015 |
| 2 | 2 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $8,440 |
| 3 | 1 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | K&K | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $8,570 |
| 4 | 3 | #2 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Cam2 | 165/5 | 497 | Running | $6,860 |
| 5 | 4 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 155/0 | 495 | Running | $6,325 |
| 6 | 6 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 150/0 | 492 | Running | $7,055 |
| 7 | 11 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 146/0 | 492 | Running | $2,720 |
| 8 | 10 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Pepsi-Cola | 142/0 | 491 | Running | $2,635 |
| 9 | 19 | #50 | Darrell Bryant | Chevrolet | Hot Rod Barnes | 138/0 | 478 | Running | $1,840 |
| 10 | 14 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 134/0 | 476 | Running | $2,400 |
| 11 | 23 | #92 | Skip Manning * | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 130/0 | 474 | Running | $1,640 |
| 12 | 20 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Lafayette Radio | 127/0 | 469 | Running | $2,190 |
| 13 | 25 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 124/0 | 462 | Running | $2,105 |
| 14 | 32 | #25 | Jabe Thomas | Chevrolet | Berglund | 121/0 | 458 | Running | $2,020 |
| 15 | 31 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Butler's | 118/0 | 456 | Running | $1,935 |
| 16 | 24 | #30 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | 115/0 | 443 | Running | $1,840 |
| 17 | 22 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Nitro 9 | 112/0 | 421 | Running | $1,665 |
| 18 | 27 | #61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Mihalic Racing | 109/0 | 416 | Accident | $1,090 |
| 19 | 38 | #02 | Budd Hagelin | Dodge | Cherry Hill | 106/0 | 409 | Running | $1,040 |
| 20 | 35 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Ford | Gillespie | 103/0 | 400 | Engine Failure | $940 |
| 21 | 36 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 100/0 | 400 | Running | $835 |
| 22 | 21 | #05 | Dave Sisco | Chevrolet | Bel Air Datsun | 97/0 | 397 | Running | $1,310 |
| 23 | 34 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Little B/C&K Coal | 94/0 | 389 | Running | $760 |
| 24 | 37 | #5 | Doc Faustina | Dodge | Faustina | 91/0 | 378 | Ignition | $735 |
| 25 | 30 | #95 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | 88/0 | 367 | Running | $710 |
| 26 | 12 | #36 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | J&B Corvette | PE | 352 | Running | $685 |
| 27 | 8 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 92/10 | 351 | Engine Failure | $3,685 |
| 28 | 33 | #33 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Smith Auto Parts | 79/0 | 320 | Broken Sway Bar | $635 |
| 29 | 39 | #7 | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | Dalton | 76/0 | 317 | Running | $610 |
| 30 | 5 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 73/0 | 316 | Engine Failure | $3,635 |
| 31 | 18 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hickory Exxon | 70/0 | 271 | Engine Failure | $1,075 |
| 32 | 29 | #10 | Earl Brooks | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 67/0 | 250 | Ignition | $1,065 |
| 33 | 17 | #22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 64/0 | 247 | Accident | $555 |
| 34 | 16 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | 61/0 | 218 | Oil Pressure | $1,045 |
| 35 | 9 | #28 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Gilmore | PE | 149 | Transmission | $560 |
| 36 | 13 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Pruette Chevrolet | 55/0 | 136 | Broken Valve | $1,025 |
| 37 | 28 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | 52/0 | 51 | Accident | $1,015 |
| 38 | 26 | #6 | Neil Castles | Chevrolet | Hill | 49/0 | 22 | Clutch | $505 |
| 39 | 15 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Unknown | Unknown | 46/0 | 2 | Broken Valve | $995 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||