1976 Southern 500

Race 22 of 30

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 4:09:33
Average speed of winner: 120.534 mph
Margin of victory: 2.8 sec.
Lead changes: 31 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 65 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-11, B. Allison 12-18, Parsons 19, B. Allison 20-34, Marcis 35, Parsons 36-37, B. Allison 38-43, Petty 44-65, Pond 66, Bud. Baker 67-68, Yarborough 69-86, Petty 87-96, Yarborough 97-105, D. Allison 106-128, Yarborough 129-141, D. Allison 142-143, Yarborough 144-149, D. Allison 150-167, Yarborough 168-170, Waltrip 171, Bud. Baker 172-179, Waltrip 180-207, Marcis 208-259, Waltrip 260-266, Pearson 267-298, Marcis 299, Waltrip 300-306, Pearson 307-311, Waltrip 312-314, Marcis 315-318, Waltrip 319-322, Pearson 323-367

Race notes: Finale for Darrell Bryant.

Video links: Start, Finish

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	154.699	367	4	93	running	16155	185
2	8	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		367	2	32	running	14080	175
3	4	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		367	6	50	running	10060	170
4	6	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		367	4	58	running	9525	165
5	14	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			365	1	1	running	8315	160
6	9	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			364	0	0	running	6935	150
7	5	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		364	2	3	running	7525	151
8	11	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			356	0	0	running	5915	142
9	2	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		355	3	28	running	6905	143
10	22	Bobby Wawak	36	J&B	Chevrolet	Gwinn			355	0	0	running	3245	134
11	25	Dean Dalton	7	Dalton	Chevrolet	Dean Dalton			351	0	0	running	3045	130
12	15	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			347	0	0	running	4895	127
13	20	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			346	0	0	running	2845	124
14	24	Terry Bivins	30	Ballard	Chevrolet	Ballard			345	0	0	running	4485	121
15	12	Jackie Rogers	60	Red Dog Racing	Chevrolet	Viglione			343	0	0	running	2645	118
16	21	D.K. Ulrich	40	Transit Damaged Freight	Chevrolet	DeLotto			342	0	0	running	4175	115
17	34	Buck Baker	33	Hadacol	Chevrolet	Handy and Sons			341	0	0	running	2445	112
18	27	Jimmy Means	52	WIXC	Chevrolet	Bill Gray			336	0	0	running	2445	109
19	35	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			336	0	0	running	3615	106
20	32	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton			334	0	0	running	3195	103
21	29	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			327	0	0	running	1920	100
22	18	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			321	0	0	engine	2645	97
23	7	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		307	5	49	running	4695	99
24	16	Neil Bonnett	12	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Bonnett			290	0	0	sway bar	1645	91
25	33	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			272	0	0	engine	2370	88
26	31	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			238	0	0	engine	1945	85
27	28	Gary Myers	95	Hick's Pharmacy	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			216	0	0	timing chain	1520	82
28	23	Dick May	49	Spencer	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			213	0	0	engine	1395	79
29	38	Earle Canavan	01	Byrd	Dodge	Canavan			210	0	0	engine	1370	76
30	19	Sam Sommers	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson			208	0	0	wheel bearing	1345	73
31	3	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		181	2	10	oil cooler	4520	75
32	26	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			172	0	0	accident	1795	67
33	10	Donnie Allison	28	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		167	3	43	water pump	1270	69
34	37	Joe Frasson	18	Excuse Lounge	Chevrolet	Frasson			166	0	0	accident	1270	61
35	30	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			124	0	0	valve	1720	58
36	17	Richard Childress	3	Power Tool	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		117	0	0	crankshaft	1695	55
37	39	Bruce Jacobi	10	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Bill Champion			59	0	0	engine	1670	52
38	40	Rick Newsom	20	Gillespie Painting	Chevrolet	Newsom			44	0	0	ignition	1145	49
39	13	David Sisco	05	Reliable Plumbing	Chevrolet	Sisco			13	0	0	accident	1855	46
40	36	Darrell Bryant	50	Hot Rod Barnes	Chevrolet	Cliff Stewart			3	0	0	oil pressure	1135	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	3310	22	1	5	15	16
2	Richard Petty	3281	22	1	2	14	16
3	Benny Parsons	3263	22	1	2	14	18
4	Bobby Allison	3125	22	2	0	11	15
5	Dave Marcis	2914	22	7	2	8	14
6	Lennie Pond	2901	22	0	0	7	14
7	Richard Childress	2666	22	0	0	0	10
8	Buddy Baker	2650	22	1	1	10	10
9	David Pearson	2537	16	5	9	13	13
10	Darrell Waltrip	2510	22	1	1	7	8
11	Frank Warren	2470	22	0	0	0	3
12	J.D. McDuffie	2445	22	0	0	1	6
13	D.K. Ulrich	2426	22	0	0	0	1
14	James Hylton	2421	22	0	0	1	3
15	Cecil Gordon	2417	22	0	0	0	5
16	Dick Brooks	2334	20	0	0	2	11
17	David Sisco	2188	20	0	0	0	7
18	Skip Manning	2085	20	0	0	0	2
19	Ed Negre	2021	21	0	0	0	2
20	Buddy Arrington	1831	19	0	0	0	2
21	Bruce Hill	1484	16	0	0	0	3
22	Walter Ballard	1342	13	0	0	0	3
23	Jimmy Means	1188	13	0	0	0	0
24	Terry Bivins	1171	10	0	0	1	2
25	Coo Coo Marlin	1138	9	0	0	0	5