1976 Firecracker 400

Race 16 of 30

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:29:06
Average speed of winner: 160.966 mph
Margin of victory: 8 sec.
Lead changes: 41 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Foyt 1-2, Yarborough 3, Foyt 4, Yarborough 5-8, Bud. Baker 9-11, Yarborough 12, Allison 13, Bud. Baker 14-15, Allison 16, Bud. Baker 17-18, Yarborough 19, Bud. Baker 20-23, Allison 24, Bud. Baker 25, Allison 26, Bud. Baker 27, Allison 28-29, Bud. Baker 30, Allison 31-33, Petty 34, Hylton 35-36, Sisco 37, Allison 38-43, Foyt 44-46, Yarborough 47-48, Allison 49-54, Yarborough 55-57, Allison 58-66, Yarborough 67-71, Allison 72-83, Yarborough 84-86, Allison 87-92, Yarborough 93-94, Allison 95-98, Yarborough 99-102, Allison 103-111, Yarborough 112-121, Allison 122, Yarborough 123-132, Allison 133-134, Pearson 135, Yarborough 136-160

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		160	13	71	running	14715	185
2	7	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		160	1	1	running	9640	175
3	4	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		160	15	64	running	10220	170
4	1	A.J. Foyt	28	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman	183.090	159	3	6	running	6890	0
5	6	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		157	0	0	running	7610	155
6	8	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			157	0	0	running	6300	150
7	5	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		156	0	0	running	6630	146
8	30	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			156	0	0	running	5170	142
9	15	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			153	1	1	running	4660	143
10	22	Ricky Rudd	22	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Al Rudd			152	0	0	running	2590	134
11	29	Jimmy Means	52	Howard's Machine Shop	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			149	0	0	running	2390	130
12	34	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		148	0	0	running	4150	127
13	20	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			148	0	0	running	3940	124
14	28	Bobby Wawak	36	J&B Corvette	Chevrolet	Gwinn			148	0	0	running	2115	121
15	33	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Services	Chevrolet	Ferreri			147	0	0	running	1570	0
16	36	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	Chevrolet	DeLotto			144	0	0	running	3530	115
17	31	Dick Skillen	78	Goffco	Chevrolet	Goff			143	0	0	running	1790	112
18	39	Harold Miller	91	Bartow Paving	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			142	0	0	running	1690	109
19	38	Bill Elliott	10	Champion	Ford	Bill Champion			141	0	0	running	3070	106
20	21	Johnny Rutherford	77	Hy Gain	Chevrolet	Johnny Ray			139	0	0	rear end	1740	0
21	25	Jimmy Lee Capps	26	Sellers Automotive	Chevrolet	David Sellers			132	0	0	running	1290	100
22	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		126	1	1	engine	5960	102
23	32	Joe Mihalic	61	Mihalic Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			125	0	0	running	1140	94
24	23	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			122	0	0	engine	2390	91
25	13	Bruce Hill	47	Howson Algraphy	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			110	0	0	drive shaft	1990	88
26	10	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton			102	1	2	engine	1815	90
27	40	Dick May	25	Thomas	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			81	0	0	rear end	1540	82
28	26	Ferrel Harris	82	Rossmeyer	Dodge	Ferrel Harris	Buddy Parrott		75	0	0	rear end	1015	79
29	18	Tommy Gale	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			70	0	0	electrical	990	76
30	9	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			67	0	0	engine	965	73
31	35	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			60	0	0	electrical	940	70
32	14	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			48	0	0	valve	1415	67
33	11	Neil Bonnett	12	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Bonnett			39	0	0	wheel bearing	890	64
34	16	Cecil Gordon	24	Burger King	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			33	0	0	accident	1360	61
35	12	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		32	7	14	engine	3835	63
36	24	Buck Baker	18	Excuse Lounge	Chevrolet	Frasson			32	0	0	accident	830	55
37	37	Ed Negre	7	Dalton	Chevrolet	Dean Dalton			16	0	0	electrical	825	52
38	19	Jackie Rogers	60	Red Dog Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			13	0	0	overheating	820	49
39	17	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		9	0	0	engine	3815	46
40	27	Buddy Arrington	67	Sub-Tropic	Dodge	Arrington			0	0	0	ignition	1310	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	2503	16	0	4	12	13
2	Benny Parsons	2413	16	1	1	11	13
3	Bobby Allison	2331	16	2	0	10	11
4	Richard Petty	2303	16	1	1	9	11
5	Dave Marcis	2060	16	6	1	5	10
6	Lennie Pond	2031	16	0	0	3	9
7	Richard Childress	1994	16	0	0	0	7
8	David Pearson	1918	12	3	7	10	10
9	Buddy Baker	1886	16	1	1	7	7
10	Frank Warren	1798	16	0	0	0	3
11	Darrell Waltrip	1786	16	0	1	4	5
12	D.K. Ulrich	1774	16	0	0	0	0
13	Cecil Gordon	1756	16	0	0	0	4
14	J.D. McDuffie	1751	16	0	0	1	4
15	James Hylton	1687	16	0	0	0	2
16	Dick Brooks	1651	14	0	0	1	8
17	David Sisco	1635	14	0	0	0	6
18	Ed Negre	1487	15	0	0	0	2
19	Skip Manning	1385	14	0	0	0	0
20	Buddy Arrington	1366	14	0	0	0	1
21	Walter Ballard	1102	10	0	0	0	3
22	Bruce Hill	1051	11	0	0	0	3
23	Coo Coo Marlin	666	5	0	0	0	3
24	Jabe Thomas	648	6	0	0	0	0
25	Jackie Rogers	631	6	0	0	0	2