1976 Riverside 400

Race 14 of 30

Riverside
95 laps
Time of race: 2:20:31
Average speed of winner: 106.279 mph
Margin of victory: 1.6 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
Lap leaders: D. Pearson 1-4, Allison 5-6, Yarborough 7, Allison 8, Yarborough 9-30, Allison 31-34, Yarborough 35-59, D. Pearson 60-95

Race notes: Debut for John Dineen and Ernie Stierly. Finale for Jim Danielson, Bill Polich, and Don Reynolds. Only start for John Hamson and Ronnie Sanders.

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	111.437	95	2	40	running	11820	180
2	2	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		95	3	7	running	9870	175
3	3	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		94	0	0	running	6850	165
4	9	Ray Elder	96	Racing Farmers	Dodge	Racing Farmers			94	0	0	running	4570	160
5	4	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		94	0	0	running	5340	155
6	10	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		93	0	0	running	4820	150
7	6	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		93	3	48	running	4310	156
8	5	Jimmy Insolo	38	Martin's Union 76	Chevrolet	Paquette			92	0	0	running	2070	142
9	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		92	0	0	running	5500	138
10	16	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		92	0	0	running	3990	134
11	12	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		91	0	0	running	2125	130
12	13	Cecil Gordon	24	Pruette Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			90	0	0	running	2015	127
13	27	Chuck Wahl	37	Excel Trailer/Performance Products	Chevrolet	Wahl			90	0	0	running	1565	124
14	18	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			89	0	0	running	1715	121
15	22	Eddie Bradshaw	09	C&M Racing	Chevrolet	C and M			89	0	0	running	1340	118
16	25	James Hylton	48	Hylton Engineering	Chevrolet	Hylton			87	0	0	running	1440	115
17	35	Bill Polich	69	D. Nienberg Hay	Chevrolet	D. Nienberg Hay			86	0	0	running	1165	112
18	31	Don Reynolds	89	Riley Plastering	Chevrolet				83	0	0	running	1140	109
19	19	Chuck Bown	01	Lake's Drywall	Chevrolet	Craker			82	0	0	running	1115	106
20	23	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			81	0	0	engine	1340	103
21	28	Don Puskarich	13	Oil Field Construction	Chevrolet	Puskarich			81	0	0	running	1065	100
22	34	John Dineen	18	Starks	Ford				73	0	0	running	1040	97
23	17	Gary Johnson	44	Noble Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Charles Noble			71	0	0	rear end	1015	94
24	29	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			71	0	0	running	1240	91
25	14	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			70	0	0	oil pump	1215	88
26	26	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	Chevrolet	DeLotto			57	0	0	engine	1190	85
27	24	Roy Smith	29	Mercury Marine	Chevrolet	Midgley			54	0	0	oil pressure	915	82
28	30	Jim Danielson	9	Chicos Auto Parts	Dodge	John Irvan	Elliott		39	0	0	valve	890	79
29	15	Neil Bonnett	12	Ill Eagle	Chevrolet	Bonnett			36	0	0	brakes	865	76
30	11	Hugh Pearson	76	Buzby	Chevrolet	Hugh Pearson			32	0	0	valve	840	73
31	8	Rusty Sanders	50	Stock Car Products	Chevrolet				29	0	0	accident	815	70
32	20	John Hamson	22	Ed Cholakian	Chevrolet	Greg Hamson			26	0	0	engine	790	67
33	32	Ernie Stierly	41	Allied Plating	Chevrolet	Stierly			21	0	0	transmission	765	64
34	21	Jim Thirkettle	5	Allied Box & Crate	Chevrolet				9	0	0	camshaft	715	61
35	33	Ron Esau	20	Peralta	Ford	Ron Esau			6	0	0	clutch	665	58

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	2161	14	1	1	11	12
2	Cale Yarborough	2138	14	0	3	10	11
3	Richard Petty	2036	14	0	1	8	10
4	Bobby Allison	1991	14	2	0	8	9
5	Dave Marcis	1827	14	6	1	4	9
6	Lennie Pond	1818	14	0	0	3	8
7	Richard Childress	1758	14	0	0	0	7
8	Darrell Waltrip	1664	14	0	1	4	5
9	Buddy Baker	1663	14	1	1	6	6
10	Frank Warren	1583	14	0	0	0	3
11	David Pearson	1563	10	3	6	8	8
12	Cecil Gordon	1561	14	0	0	0	3
13	J.D. McDuffie	1545	14	0	0	1	4
14	James Hylton	1539	14	0	0	0	2
15	D.K. Ulrich	1532	14	0	0	0	0
16	Dick Brooks	1359	12	0	0	1	6
17	David Sisco	1350	12	0	0	0	4
18	Ed Negre	1323	13	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