1976 World 600

Race 13 of 30

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:22:06
Average speed of winner: 137.352 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 37 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, Yarborough 1, Pearson 2-3, Yarborough 4-5, Pearson 6, Yarborough 7-46, Marcis 47-48, Yarborough 49-61, Pearson 62-85, Parsons 86, Pearson 87-97, Yarborough 98-104, Pearson 105-117, Petty 118-119, Yarborough 120-126, Pearson 127-145, Marcis 146-147, Pearson 148-150, Yarborough 151-152, Pearson 153-156, Yarborough 157-162, Pearson 163-169, Yarborough 170-171, Pearson 172-185, Yarborough 186-196, Marcis 197, Yarborough 198-203, Pearson 204-219, Yarborough 220, Pearson 221, Yarborough 222, Pearson 223, Yarborough 224-232, Pearson 233-251, Petty 252-300, Pearson 301-363, Petty 364-368, Pearson 369-400

Race notes: Debut for Janet Guthrie and Sam Sommers. Finale for Bobby Isaac.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	159.132	400	16	230	running	42390	185
2	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		400	3	56	running	18290	175
3	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		399	14	108	running	16770	170
4	4	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		397	0	0	running	11760	160
5	16	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		396	1	1	running	10400	160
6	7	Donnie Allison	28	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		396	0	0	running	6340	150
7	10	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			391	0	0	accident	9020	146
8	13	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			391	0	0	running	7410	142
9	11	Harry Gant	18	Excuse Lounge	Chevrolet	Frasson			387	0	0	running	5430	138
10	32	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			386	0	0	running	5260	134
11	9	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		384	0	0	running	6350	130
12	20	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			383	0	0	accident	3905	127
13	12	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	Chevrolet	Hylton			383	0	0	running	4380	124
14	21	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			379	0	0	running	4045	121
15	27	Janet Guthrie	68	NAPA Regal Ride	Chevrolet	Ferreri			379	0	0	running	3255	0
16	37	D.K. Ulrich	7	Dalton	Chevrolet	Dean Dalton			378	0	0	running	2965	115
17	18	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		373	0	0	running	3610	112
18	14	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			371	0	0	running	3475	109
19	30	Darrell Bryant	50	Hot Rod Barnes	Chevrolet	Cliff Stewart			371	0	0	running	2565	106
20	17	Cecil Gordon	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			365	0	0	running	2605	103
21	36	Dick May	25	Borglund	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			361	0	0	running	2760	100
22	39	Walter Ballard	29	Velvet Touch	Chevrolet	Ballard			356	0	0	running	2060	97
23	26	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Equipment	Ford	George Elliott	Elliott		343	0	0	cylinder	2025	94
24	23	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson			343	0	0	running	1950	91
25	29	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			303	0	0	running	2235	88
26	33	Bobby Wawak	36	J&B Corvette	Chevrolet	Gwinn			276	0	0	valve	1385	85
27	28	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			245	0	0	running	1835	82
28	6	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		230	0	0	accident	4460	79
29	5	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		230	3	5	engine	4510	81
30	38	Gary Myers	95	Hick's Pharmacy	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			164	0	0	engine	1185	73
31	25	Dale Earnhardt	30	Army Special	Chevrolet	Ballard			156	0	0	engine	1725	70
32	15	Dick Trickle	99	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			142	0	0	cylinder	1225	67
33	22	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			137	0	0	engine	1175	64
34	8	Charlie Glotzbach	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			121	0	0	valve	1535	61
35	40	Bob Burcham	91	Miller	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			99	0	0	sway bar	985	58
36	24	Jackie Rogers	60	Red Dog Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			88	0	0	steering	1100	55
37	19	Bruce Hill	47	Howson Algraphy	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			51	0	0	transmission	1600	52
38	34	Bobby Isaac	6	Howard Furniture	Chevrolet	Castles			39	0	0	engine	910	49
39	35	Jimmy Means	52	WIXC	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			32	0	0	head gasket	885	46
40	31	Terry Ryan	81	Monaghan	Chevrolet	Monaghan			11	0	0	rear hub	885	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	1996	13	1	1	10	11
2	Cale Yarborough	1982	13	0	3	10	10
3	Richard Petty	1898	13	0	1	8	9
4	Bobby Allison	1816	13	2	0	7	8
5	Lennie Pond	1730	13	0	0	3	8
6	Dave Marcis	1693	13	6	1	4	8
7	Richard Childress	1628	13	0	0	0	7
8	Darrell Waltrip	1514	13	0	1	4	4
9	Buddy Baker	1508	13	1	1	5	5
10	Frank Warren	1480	13	0	0	0	3
11	D.K. Ulrich	1447	13	0	0	0	0
12	Cecil Gordon	1434	13	0	0	0	3
13	J.D. McDuffie	1424	13	0	0	1	4
14	James Hylton	1424	13	0	0	0	2
15	David Pearson	1383	9	2	5	7	7
16	Dick Brooks	1359	12	0	0	1	6
17	David Sisco	1350	12	0	0	0	4
18	Ed Negre	1232	12	0	0	0	2
19	Skip Manning	1212	12	0	0	0	0
20	Buddy Arrington	1193	12	0	0	0	1
21	Walter Ballard	1032	9	0	0	0	3
22	Bruce Hill	875	9	0	0	0	3
23	Jabe Thomas	648	6	0	0	0	0
24	Elmo Langley	618	5	0	0	0	1
25	Terry Bivins	602	5	0	0	1	2