1976 Talladega 500

Race 19 of 30

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:10:27
Average speed of winner: 157.547 mph
Margin of victory: 29.5 sec.
Lead changes: 58 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Marcis pole, Allison 1, Yarborough 2-11, Foyt 12-13, Allison 14-24, Bud. Baker 25-28, Yarborough 29-30, Bud. Baker 31-37, Yarborough 38-39, Hylton 40, Marcis 41-42, Bud. Baker 43-52, Yarborough 53, Bud. Baker 54-56, Yarborough 57, Petty 58, Marcis 59, Bud. Baker 60-65, Pearson 66-76, Bud. Baker 77, Marcis 78-81, Bud. Baker 82-91, Allison 92-93, Bud. Baker 94, Allison 95, Marcis 96, Allison 97-98, Marcis 99, Hylton 100, Allison 101, Pearson 102, Allison 103-109, Marcis 110-111, Allison 112-119, Bud. Baker 120, Allison 121-122, Marcis 123, Foyt 124, Allison 125-127, Marcis 128-129, Allison 130, Bud. Baker 131-132, Foyt 133, Petty 134-137, Marcis 138-139, Petty 140, Bud. Baker 141-142, Foyt 143, Bud. Baker 144-146, Foyt 147, Bud. Baker 148-149, Marcis 150-152, Foyt 153, Marcis 154, Petty 155-159, Bud. Baker 160-166, Petty 167, Bud. Baker 168-173, Marcis 174-188

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	1	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	190.651	188	11	34	running	21310	180
2	7	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		188	15	65	running	17490	180
3	18	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			187	0	0	running	10020	165
4	16	James Hylton	48	Kockum's	Chevrolet	Hylton			186	2	2	running	8260	165
5	25	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			182	0	0	running	6550	155
6	34	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			182	0	0	running	5955	150
7	31	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			182	0	0	running	5120	146
8	21	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		180	0	0	running	4510	142
9	22	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			178	0	0	running	3590	138
10	32	Jimmy Lee Capps	26	Sellers Automotive	Chevrolet	David Sellers			177	0	0	running	2640	134
11	33	Jimmy Means	52	WIXC	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			176	0	0	running	2490	130
12	15	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			176	0	0	running	3600	127
13	40	Joe Mihalic	61	Mihalic Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			176	0	0	running	2240	124
14	35	Harold Miller	91	Miller	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			174	0	0	running	2140	121
15	20	Jackie Rogers	60	Red Dog Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			174	0	0	running	2040	118
16	29	Buck Baker	33	Handy Transmission	Chevrolet	Handy and Sons			173	0	0	running	1940	115
17	39	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			171	0	0	running	1890	112
18	24	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			171	0	0	running	1840	109
19	36	Dick May	25	Borglund	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			170	0	0	running	2680	106
20	14	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		168	6	13	engine	7230	108
21	27	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	Chevrolet	DeLotto			168	0	0	running	2320	100
22	3	A.J. Foyt	28	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		163	6	7	engine	2040	0
23	5	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		152	11	39	engine	6560	99
24	19	Bobby Wawak	36	J&B Corvette	Chevrolet	Gwinn			150	0	0	engine	1565	91
25	28	G.C. Spencer	49	Spencer	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			147	0	0	rear end	1480	88
26	8	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		137	5	16	running	5230	90
27	37	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			130	0	0	valve	1880	82
28	11	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		125	2	12	ignition	2530	84
29	17	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			105	0	0	engine	1880	76
30	30	Dick Skillen	78	Goffco	Chevrolet	Goff			92	0	0	head gasket	1230	73
31	23	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			86	0	0	engine	1580	70
32	10	Bruce Hill	47	Howson Algraphy	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			81	0	0	head gasket	1555	67
33	26	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			79	0	0	valve	1530	64
34	2	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			56	0	0	engine	2005	61
35	12	Bob Burcham	77	Hy Gain	Chevrolet	Johnny Ray			52	0	0	engine	980	58
36	13	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson			47	0	0	valve	955	55
37	9	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		46	0	0	transmission	3930	52
38	6	Neil Bonnett	12	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Bonnett			37	0	0	engine	905	49
39	4	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		37	0	0	oil pressure	3980	46
40	38	Tommy Gale	64	Langley Racing	Ford	Langley			1	0	0	engine	1280	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	2846	19	1	4	13	14
2	Benny Parsons	2809	19	1	2	13	15
3	Richard Petty	2766	19	1	2	11	13
4	Bobby Allison	2667	19	2	0	10	12
5	Lennie Pond	2511	19	0	0	6	12
6	Dave Marcis	2492	19	7	2	6	12
7	Richard Childress	2353	19	0	0	0	9
8	Buddy Baker	2345	19	1	1	9	9
9	David Pearson	2172	14	3	7	11	11
10	Frank Warren	2167	19	0	0	0	3
11	J.D. McDuffie	2121	19	0	0	1	5
12	Cecil Gordon	2105	19	0	0	0	5
13	James Hylton	2094	19	0	0	1	3
14	Darrell Waltrip	2088	19	0	1	5	6
15	D.K. Ulrich	2035	19	0	0	0	0
16	Dick Brooks	1962	17	0	0	2	9
17	David Sisco	1954	17	0	0	0	7
18	Skip Manning	1788	17	0	0	0	2
19	Ed Negre	1787	18	0	0	0	2
20	Buddy Arrington	1661	17	0	0	0	2
21	Bruce Hill	1276	14	0	0	0	3
22	Walter Ballard	1257	12	0	0	0	3
23	Jackie Rogers	891	8	0	0	0	3
24	Jimmy Means	882	10	0	0	0	0
25	Coo Coo Marlin	869	7	0	0	0	4