| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Delaware 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 19, 1976 | Race 24 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 115.74 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 7.2 seconds | Time of Race: 04:19:12 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 21 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 27 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $14,300 |
| 2 | 2 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $12,440 |
| 3 | 5 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 170/5 | 498 | Running | $5,820 |
| 4 | 7 | #2 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Cam2 | 160/0 | 496 | Running | $6,785 |
| 5 | 4 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 155/0 | 493 | Running | $6,325 |
| 6 | 8 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 150/0 | 491 | Running | $4,555 |
| 7 | 22 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 146/0 | 482 | Running | $3,965 |
| 8 | 15 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Layfayette Electronics | 142/0 | 475 | Running | $3,605 |
| 9 | 25 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 138/0 | 474 | Running | $3,295 |
| 10 | 26 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 134/0 | 474 | Running | $3,135 |
| 11 | 27 | #05 | Dave Sisco | Chevrolet | Sisco | 130/0 | 473 | Running | $2,925 |
| 12 | 32 | #92 | Skip Manning * | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 127/0 | 471 | Running | $2,085 |
| 13 | 21 | #19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 124/0 | 463 | Running | $1,460 |
| 14 | 6 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | K&K | 126/5 | 460 | Engine Failure | $4,540 |
| 15 | 23 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 118/0 | 458 | Running | $2,380 |
| 16 | 34 | #45 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 115/0 | 454 | Running | $1,235 |
| 17 | 36 | #25 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 112/0 | 448 | Running | $2,110 |
| 18 | 24 | #61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Mihalic Racing | 109/0 | 447 | Running | $1,085 |
| 19 | 28 | #7 | Jack Donohue | Chevrolet | Dalton | 106/0 | 444 | Running | $1,035 |
| 20 | 18 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 103/0 | 442 | Running | $1,635 |
| 21 | 31 | #10 | Tommy Ellis | Ford | Champion | 100/0 | 429 | Running | $1,335 |
| 22 | 14 | #36 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Gwinn | 97/0 | 419 | Running | $810 |
| 23 | 13 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 94/0 | 397 | Running | $1,260 |
| 24 | 29 | #01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Benihana | 91/0 | 396 | Running | $735 |
| 25 | 30 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Langley Racing | 88/0 | 391 | Running | $1,210 |
| 26 | 9 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 85/0 | 384 | Running | $3,710 |
| 27 | 20 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Wixc | 82/0 | 362 | Engine Failure | $660 |
| 28 | 35 | #63 | Bruce Jacobi | Chevrolet | Ressler | 79/0 | 271 | Overheating | $635 |
| 29 | 19 | #95 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Junior Miller Roofing | 76/0 | 242 | Engine Failure | $610 |
| 30 | 33 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Ford | Gillespie Painting | 73/0 | 205 | Ignition | $585 |
| 31 | 3 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 75/5 | 202 | Broken Crankshaft | $3,675 |
| 32 | 16 | #30 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | Ballard | 67/0 | 202 | Broken Piston | $1,065 |
| 33 | 11 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | PE | 167 | Engine Failure | $555 |
| 34 | 10 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Pepsi-Cola | 66/5 | 144 | Engine Failure | $1,070 |
| 35 | 12 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon | 58/0 | 77 | Engine Failure | $1,035 |
| 36 | 17 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | Hill | 55/0 | 18 | Blown Head Gasket | $1,025 |
| 37 | 37 | #02 | Budd Hagelin | Dodge | Red Lion Auto | 52/0 | 3 | Oil Pressure | $515 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||