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1976 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes
Race 1 of 1
Indianapolis
102 laps
Time of race: 1:42:52.48
Average speed of winner: 148.725 mph
Margin of victory: 15.36 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
Fastest lap: A.J. Foyt 186.027
Lap leaders: Rutherford 1-3, Foyt 4-13, Carter 14-16, Dallenbach 17-19, Johncock 20-37, Sneva 38, Rutherford 39-60, Foyt 61-79, Rutherford 80-102
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 1 | Johnny Rutherford | 2 | Hy-Gain | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | McLaren | 188.957 | 102 | 3 | 48 | running | 255321 | 1000 |
2 | 5 | A.J. Foyt | 14 | Gilmore Racing Team | Coyote | Foyt | Goodyear | Foyt | 185.262 | 102 | 2 | 29 | running | 103097 | 800 |
3 | 2 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | Sinmast | Wildcat | DGS | Goodyear | Patrick | 188.531 | 102 | 1 | 18 | running | 67676 | 700 |
4 | 7 | Wally Dallenbach | 40 | Sinmast | Wildcat | DGS | Goodyear | Patrick | 184.445 | 101 | 1 | 3 | running | 38050 | 600 |
5 | 6 | Pancho Carter | 48 | Jorgensen | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Jorgensen | 184.824 | 101 | 1 | 3 | running | 33778 | 500 |
6 | 3 | Tom Sneva | 68 | Norton Spirit | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Penske | 186.355 | 101 | 1 | 1 | running | 30960 | 400 |
7 | 4 | Al Unser | 21 | American Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth | Goodyear | Parnelli | 186.258 | 101 | 0 | 0 | running | 27442 | 300 |
8 | 19 | Mario Andretti | 6 | CAM2 Motor Oil | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Penske | 189.404 | 101 | 0 | 0 | running | 28331 | 250 |
9 | 22 | Salt Walther | 77 | Dayton-Walther | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Walmotor | 182.796 | 100 | 0 | 0 | running | 23728 | 200 |
10 | 12 | Bobby Unser | 3 | Cobre Tire | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Fletcher | 187.520 | 100 | 0 | 0 | running | 23992 | 150 |
11 | 30 | Lloyd Ruby | 51 | Fairco Drugs | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Devin | 186.480 | 100 | 0 | 0 | running | 23039 | 100 |
12 | 14 | Johnny Parsons | 93 | Ayr-Way/WIRE | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Vatis | 182.843 | 98 | 0 | 0 | running | 21215 | 50 |
13 | 27 | George Snider | 23 | Hubler Chevrolet | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Leader Card | 181.141 | 98 | 0 | 0 | running | 20718 | 0 |
14 | 32 | Tom Bigelow | 24 | Leader Card Racers | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Leader Card | 181.965 | 98 | 0 | 0 | running | 20193 | 0 |
15 | 11 | Mike Mosley | 12 | Sugaripe Prune | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | O Connell | 187.588 | 98 | 0 | 0 | running | 20954 | 0 |
16 | 33 | Jan Opperman | 8 | Routh Meat Packing | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Routh | 181.717 | 97 | 0 | 0 | running | 18943 | 0 |
17 | 10 | Larry Cannon | 69 | American Financial Corp. | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gus Hoffman | 181.388 | 97 | 0 | 0 | running | 18060 | 0 |
18 | 17 | Vern Schuppan | 9 | Jorgensen | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Jorgensen | 182.011 | 97 | 0 | 0 | running | 18605 | 0 |
19 | 29 | Sheldon Kinser | 97 | THE BOTTOMHALF | Dragon | Offenhauser | Goodyear | King | 181.114 | 97 | 0 | 0 | running | 17179 | 0 |
20 | 28 | Bob Harkey | 96 | Dave McIntire Chevy/Ford Centers | Kingfish | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Agajanian-King | 181.141 | 97 | 0 | 0 | running | 16782 | 0 |
21 | 15 | John Martin | 98 | Genesee Beer | Dragon | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Agajanian-King | 182.417 | 96 | 0 | 0 | running | 17213 | 0 |
22 | 18 | Bill Puterbaugh | 83 | McNamara Motor Express | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Elkins | 182.002 | 96 | 0 | 0 | running | 16072 | 0 |
23 | 21 | Billy Scott | 28 | Spirit of Public Enterprise | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Hodgdon | 183.383 | 96 | 0 | 0 | running | 17859 | 0 |
24 | 23 | Steve Krisiloff | 92 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Vatis | 182.131 | 95 | 0 | 0 | running | 15775 | 0 |
25 | 24 | Al Loquasto | 86 | Frostie Root Beer | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Loquasto | 182.002 | 95 | 0 | 0 | running | 15420 | 0 |
26 | 26 | Larry McCoy | 63 | Shurfine Foods | Ras-Car | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Spirit of America | 181.387 | 91 | 0 | 0 | running | 14993 | 0 |
27 | 20 | Jerry Grant | 73 | California/Oklahoma | Eagle | AMC | Goodyear | Carrillo | 183.617 | 91 | 0 | 0 | running | 15594 | 0 |
28 | 8 | Gary Bettenhausen | 45 | Thermo-King | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Gerhardt | 181.791 | 52 | 0 | 0 | turbocharger | 15623 | 0 |
29 | 31 | David Hobbs | 33 | Dayton-Walther | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Walmotor | 183.580 | 10 | 0 | 0 | water leak | 15281 | 0 |
30 | 13 | Roger McCluskey | 7 | Hopkins | Lightning | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Hopkins | 186.499 | 8 | 0 | 0 | accident | 15468 | 0 |
31 | 9 | Bill Vukovich, Jr. | 5 | Alex Foods | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Morales | 181.433 | 2 | 0 | 0 | rod | 15283 | 0 |
32 | 16 | Dick Simon | 17 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Vollstedt | 182.342 | 1 | 0 | 0 | rod | 15926 | 0 |
33 | 25 | Spike Gehlhausen | 19 | Spirit of Indiana | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | Carl Gehlhausen | 181.717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 14197 | 0 |
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