1976 Daytona 500

Race 2 of 30

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:17:08
Average speed of winner: 152.181 mph
Margin of victory: 50 yards
Lead changes: 36 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: Stott pole, Baker 1-4, Pearson 5-6, Baker 7-11, Ryan 12, Means 13, Bivins 14-15, Rogers 16, Baker 17-35, Hobbs 36-37, Pearson 38-39, Allison 40, Foyt 41-43, Pearson 44, Foyt 45-56, Petty 57-61, Parsons 62, Foyt 63-73, Petty 74-84, Foyt 85, Bivins 86-89, Allison 90, Petty 91-92, Foyt 93-96, Pearson 97-98, Foyt 99-103, Pearson 104-106, Foyt 107-118, Pearson 119-122, Foyt 123-140, Parsons 141-154, Pearson 155-165, Petty 166-175, Parsons 176, Pearson 177-187, Petty 188-199, Pearson 200

Race notes: Only pole for Ramo Stott. Debut for Jimmy Lee Capps, David Hobbs, Jimmy Means, Terry Ryan, and Tighe Scott. Finale for Johnny Ray, Earl Ross, and Tom Williams.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	9	37	running	46800	180
2	6	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		199	5	40	accident	35750	175
3	32	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		199	3	16	running	23680	170
4	11	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			198	0	0	running	16890	160
5	13	Neil Bonnett	12	Armor All	Chevrolet	Bonnett			197	0	0	running	14000	155
6	2	Terry Ryan	81	WAM	Chevrolet	Monaghan			196	1	1	running	13800	155
7	41	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			193	0	0	running	11260	146
8	19	Terry Bivins	63	Moyer	Chevrolet	Moyer			193	2	6	running	9665	147
9	36	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		191	0	0	running	8990	138
10	34	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			190	0	0	running	8340	134
11	37	Buddy Arrington	67	Stanley Trucking	Dodge	Arrington			190	0	0	running	6720	130
12	26	Salt Walther	4	R&N Air Craft	Chevrolet	Walmotor			187	0	0	running	5880	0
13	42	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM	Dodge	Negre			185	0	0	running	5310	124
14	22	Joe Frasson	18	Excuse Lounge	Chevrolet	Frasson			183	0	0	running	4600	121
15	23	Jackie Rogers	60	Viglione	Chevrolet	Viglione			183	1	1	running	4325	123
16	15	Jim Hurtubise	95	Moran Electric	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			180	0	0	engine	3975	115
17	21	Joe Mihalic	61	Mihalic Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			159	0	0	running	3575	112
18	17	Cecil Gordon	24	Pruette Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			158	0	0	running	4160	109
19	27	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	Chevrolet	DeLotto			151	0	0	axle	2980	106
20	39	Roy Smith	29	Mercury Marine	Chevrolet	Midgley			148	0	0	clutch	2690	103
21	10	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			147	0	0	crank pulley	3345	100
22	31	A.J. Foyt	28	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman	185.943	143	8	66	valve spring	4600	0
23	29	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	Chevrolet	Hylton			138	0	0	running	2785	94
24	24	Jimmy Lee Capps	26	Gray's Guard	Chevrolet	David Sellers			133	0	0	crank shaft	2090	91
25	8	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		123	2	2	valve	5905	93
26	1	Ramo Stott	83	Smithville Farms	Chevrolet	Norris Reed		183.456	113	0	0	accident	6830	0
27	3	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		112	0	0	running	7895	82
28	35	Johnny Ray	10	Blackwell Kenworth	Chevrolet	Blackwell			111	0	0	accident	2270	79
29	40	David Sisco	05	Roger's	Chevrolet	Sisco			110	0	0	running	2020	76
30	30	Skip Manning	82	Rossmeyer	Dodge	Ferrel Harris	Buddy Parrott		107	0	0	accident	1835	73
31	28	Dick Skillen	78	Singer Climate Control	Chevrolet	Goff			99	0	0	overheating	1770	70
32	4	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		87	0	0	rocker arm	7575	67
33	5	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		83	3	28	engine	7600	69
34	16	David Hobbs	73	Coca-Cola	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			68	1	2	accident	1900	66
35	18	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Katy Ballard			58	0	0	accident	2340	58
36	33	Bruce Hill	47	Howson Algraphy	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			43	0	0	engine	1725	55
37	25	Tom Williams	38	Varner Reality	Chevrolet	Tom Williams			41	0	0	valve	1615	52
38	38	Dick May	33	Handy's Transmission	Chevrolet	Handy and Sons			36	0	0	engine	1490	49
39	12	Earl Ross	52	Coca-Cola	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			28	0	0	engine	2025	46
40	20	Jimmy Means	5	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			20	1	1	engine	1600	48
41	9	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			5	0	0	engine	2600	40
42	14	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		1	0	0	piston	4725	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	David Pearson	365	2	0	2	2	2
2	Benny Parsons	330	2	0	0	2	2
3	Lennie Pond	310	2	0	0	1	2
4	Richard Childress	284	2	0	0	0	2
5	Richard Petty	268	2	0	0	1	1
6	Frank Warren	264	2	0	0	0	1
7	J.D. McDuffie	252	2	0	0	0	1
8	D.K. Ulrich	233	2	0	0	0	0
9	James Hylton	232	2	0	0	0	1
10	Dave Marcis	229	2	0	0	0	1
11	Bobby Allison	216	2	1	0	0	0
12	Cale Yarborough	212	2	0	0	1	1
13	Cecil Gordon	208	2	0	0	0	0
14	Darrell Waltrip	167	2	0	0	0	0
15	Jimmy Insolo	165	1	0	0	1	1
16	Ray Elder	160	1	0	0	1	1
17	Neil Bonnett	155	1	0	0	1	1
18	Terry Ryan	155	1	0	0	0	1
19	Johnny Ray	149	2	0	0	0	0
20	Buddy Baker	148	2	0	0	0	0
21	Terry Bivins	147	1	0	0	0	1
22	Bill Schmitt	134	1	0	0	0	1
23	Buddy Arrington	130	1	0	0	0	0
24	Ed Negre	124	1	0	0	0	0
25	Larry Esau	124	1	0	0	0	0