Official Race Results
National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway
October 10, 1976 | Race 27 of 30
Average Speed: 141.226 mph 
Margin of Victory: 12.2 seconds Time of Race: 03:32:51
Lead Changes: 26
Cautions: 3 for 18 laps.
Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts / Bonus Laps Status Winnings
1 15 #1 Donnie Allison  Chevrolet Ellington Insulation 180/5 334 Running $17,185
2 4 #11 Cale Yarborough  Chevrolet Holly Farms 175/5 334 Running $19,921
3 5 #2 Bobby Allison  Mercury Cam2 170/5 334 Running $12,069
4 2 #15 Buddy Baker  Ford Norris 170/10 334 Running $16,999
5 14 #72 Benny Parsons  Chevrolet 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. 155/0 333 Running $8,914
6 1 #21 David Pearson  Mercury Purolator 155/5 331 Running $19,629
7 10 #54 Lennie Pond  Chevrolet Pepsi-Cola 146/0 329 Running $6,784
8 3 #43 Richard Petty  Dodge STP 147/5 328 Running $9,049
9 12 #90 Dick Brooks  Ford Truxmore 138/0 328 Running $5,575
10 17 #36 Bobby Wawak  Chevrolet Gwinn-Wawak 134/0 326 Running $3,055
11 7 #88 Darrell Waltrip  Chevrolet Gatorade 130/0 325 Running $5,755
12 31 #67 Buddy Arrington  Dodge Sub-Tropic 127/0 323 Running $4,345
13 13 #92 Skip Manning * Chevrolet Stratagraph 124/0 322 Running $3,520
14 28 #41 Grant Adcox  Chevrolet Adcox-Kirby 121/0 319 Running $2,195
15 32 #3 Richard Childress  Chevrolet Kansas Jack 118/0 319 Running $3,835
16 33 #22 Ricky Rudd  Chevrolet Rudd Auto Parts 115/0 318 Running $1,995
17 16 #49 G.C. Spencer  Dodge Rowe For N.C. Senate 112/0 316 Running $1,920
18 36 #48 James Hylton  Chevrolet Nakato 109/0 315 Running $3,425
19 22 #05 Dave Sisco  Chevrolet Sisco 106/0 315 Running $3,165
20 34 #33 Earl Brooks  Chevrolet Perfection Auto Body 103/0 314 Running $1,595
21 21 #19 Bill Dennis  Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 100/0 313 Running $1,385
22 26 #68 Janet Guthrie  Chevrolet Kelly Girl PE 313 Running $1,335
23 37 #70 J.D. McDuffie  Chevrolet Sanford Auto Parts 94/0 306 Running $2,485
24 38 #59 Buck Baker  Chevrolet Hadacol 91/0 301 Running $1,235
25 25 #30 Terry Bivins  Chevrolet Baby Tenda 88/0 299 Running $2,085
26 30 #79 Frank Warren  Dodge Native Tan 85/0 295 Running $1,855
27 39 #63 Bruce Jacobi  Chevrolet Jacobi 82/0 291 Running $1,080
28 27 #24 Cecil Gordon  Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited 79/0 268 Rear End $1,555
29 8 #71 Dave Marcis  Dodge K&K 81/5 262 Broken Valve $4,080
30 24 #40 D.k. Ulrich  Chevrolet Transit Damaged Freight 73/0 250 Engine Failure $1,505
31 18 #77 Johnny Rutherford  Chevrolet Hy Gain PE 208 Engine Failure $1,005
32 23 #14 Coo Coo Marlin  Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley 67/0 189 Broken Valve $1,465
33 35 #55 Sonny Easley  Ford Haddick's Towing 64/0 148 Broken Valve $950
34 29 #47 Bruce Hill  Chevrolet Hill 61/0 144 Engine Failure $1,435
35 20 #12 Neil Bonnett  Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic 58/0 126 Engine Failure $945
36 6 #27 Sam Sommers  Chevrolet M.C. Anderson 55/0 80 Clutch $1,090
37 40 #8 Ed Negre  Dodge Negre 52/0 70 Broken Valve $1,385
38 11 #28 AJ Foyt  Chevrolet Gilmore PE 59 Steering $885
39 9 #17 Gordon Johncock  Dodge Sharpstown PE 41 Broken Valve $870
40 19 #9 Al Holbert  Ford Days Inn PE 7 Cracked Cylinder Wall $855
* Denotes Rookie