1976 Winston 500

Race 10 of 30

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 2:56:37
Average speed of winner: 169.887 mph
Margin of victory: 35 sec.
Lead changes: 24 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Marcis 1-12, Bud. Baker 13, Marcis 14, Bud. Baker 15, Hylton 16-17, Marcis 18-20, Bud. Baker 21-25, Sisco 26-28, Gordon 29-30, Yarborough 31-32, B. Allison 33, Yarborough 34-35, Bud. Baker 36-52, B. Allison 53, Hylton 54-56, Bud. Baker 57-86, Yarborough 87, Hylton 88-90, Bud. Baker 91-121, Petty 122-123, Yarborough 124-128, Bud. Baker 129-154, Petty 155-161, Yarborough 162-164, Bud. Baker 165-188

Race notes: Cale Yarborough took the points lead from Benny Parsons.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	12	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		188	8	135	running	25285	185
2	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		188	5	13	running	16045	175
3	11	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		187	2	2	running	12765	170
4	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		186	2	9	running	13055	165
5	9	Terry Ryan	81	WAM	Chevrolet	WAM			184	0	0	running	6335	155
6	18	Cecil Gordon	24	Pruette Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			184	1	2	running	6695	155
7	3	Donnie Allison	28	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		184	0	0	running	5535	146
8	28	Bruce Hill	47	Howson Algraphy	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			182	0	0	running	5525	142
9	1	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	189.197	182	3	16	running	9215	143
10	14	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			180	0	0	running	4505	134
11	31	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			179	0	0	running	4295	130
12	13	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			177	0	0	running	3985	127
13	35	Jim Vandiver	31	Triple Elkhorn Mining	Dodge	Ranier			176	0	0	running	3735	124
14	15	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			174	1	3	running	3675	126
15	38	John Utsman	49	Spencer	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			174	0	0	running	2735	118
16	21	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			173	0	0	running	2525	115
17	25	Tighe Scott	30	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Ballard			173	0	0	running	3065	112
18	36	Tommy Gale	64	Stamey's Bar-B-Q	Ford	Langley			171	0	0	running	2955	109
19	19	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			170	0	0	transmission	2260	106
20	40	D.K. Ulrich	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			168	0	0	running	2785	103
21	34	Dick Skillen	78	Goff	Chevrolet	Goff			167	0	0	running	2135	100
22	22	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			164	0	0	running	2585	97
23	20	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd			159	0	0	sump pump	2035	94
24	16	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		153	0	0	engine	2685	91
25	30	Ferrel Harris	82	Huntington Metal	Dodge	Ferrel Harris	Buddy Parrott		142	0	0	valve	1935	88
26	4	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		138	0	0	engine	4785	85
27	37	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			123	0	0	engine	2135	82
28	7	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton			119	3	8	valve	2385	84
29	32	Bobby Wawak	36	J&B Corvette	Chevrolet	Gwinn			111	0	0	oil pressure	1535	76
30	33	Bob Burcham	91	Miller	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			100	0	0	engine	1510	73
31	29	Jimmy Means	52	Gray	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			89	0	0	engine	1435	70
32	24	Ed Negre	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			76	0	0	valve	1410	67
33	6	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		75	0	0	valve	4385	64
34	23	Buck Baker	33	Handy's Auto Transmission	Chevrolet	Handy and Sons			68	0	0	axle bearing	1355	61
35	27	Gary Myers	95	Junior Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			47	0	0	engine	1330	58
36	17	Joe Frasson	18	Excuse Lounge	Chevrolet	Frasson			39	0	0	axle	1405	55
37	10	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		23	0	0	accident	1780	52
38	39	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Equipment	Ford	George Elliott	Elliott		23	0	0	valve	1255	49
39	8	Neil Bonnett	12	Schlitz	Chevrolet	Bonnett			16	0	0	clutch	1230	46
40	26	Darrell Bryant	50	Hot Rod Barnes	Chevrolet	Cliff Stewart			13	0	0	transmission	1205	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	1535	10	0	2	8	8
2	Benny Parsons	1486	10	0	0	7	8
3	Richard Petty	1398	10	0	1	6	6
4	Bobby Allison	1331	10	2	0	4	5
5	Dave Marcis	1291	10	5	1	3	6
6	Lennie Pond	1291	10	0	0	3	5
7	Richard Childress	1270	10	0	0	0	6
8	Darrell Waltrip	1179	10	0	1	4	4
9	Cecil Gordon	1155	10	0	0	0	3
10	J.D. McDuffie	1115	10	0	0	1	4
11	Buddy Baker	1114	10	1	1	3	3
12	Frank Warren	1113	10	0	0	0	2
13	James Hylton	1079	10	0	0	0	2
14	D.K. Ulrich	1075	10	0	0	0	0
15	Dick Brooks	1067	10	0	0	1	4
16	David Pearson	1023	7	1	4	5	5
17	Ed Negre	983	9	0	0	0	2
18	David Sisco	981	9	0	0	0	2
19	Skip Manning	921	9	0	0	0	0
20	Buddy Arrington	917	9	0	0	0	1
21	Bruce Hill	683	6	0	0	0	3
22	Walter Ballard	678	6	0	0	0	2
23	Terry Bivins	602	5	0	0	1	2
24	Elmo Langley	494	4	0	0	0	1
25	Jabe Thomas	427	4	0	0	0	0