1976 Los Angeles Times 500

Race 30 of 30

Ontario
200 laps
Time of race: 3:38:49
Average speed of winner: 137.101 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 19 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, Yarborough 1-23, Petty 24-34, Yarborough 35-79, Pearson 80-200

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	153.964	200	1	121	running	20215	185
2	11	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			199	0	0	running	11440	170
3	9	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		198	0	0	running	10370	165
4	12	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			198	0	0	running	7310	160
5	17	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton			196	0	0	running	6050	155
6	27	Bobby Wawak	36	Gwinn-Wawak	Chevrolet	Gwinn			196	0	0	running	3840	150
7	15	Terry Bivins	50	Stock Car Products	Chevrolet				194	0	0	running	3540	146
8	26	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			192	0	0	running	4040	142
9	14	Terry Ryan	81	Monaghan	Chevrolet	Monaghan			192	0	0	running	2940	138
10	21	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			192	0	0	running	4080	134
11	30	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			191	0	0	running	3670	130
12	20	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			190	0	0	running	3385	127
13	24	Larry Phillips	55	Haddick's Towing	Ford				188	0	0	running	1990	0
14	10	Sonny Easley	67	Haddick's Towing	Ford				188	0	0	running	2950	121
15	40	Don Puskarich	13	Oil Field Construction	Chevrolet	Puskarich			187	0	0	running	1765	118
16	18	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			187	0	0	running	2690	115
17	32	Tommy Gale	64	Langley Racing	Ford	Langley			182	0	0	running	2455	112
18	31	Frank Warren	79	Warren	Dodge	Frank Warren			181	0	0	running	2195	109
19	13	Chuck Bown	01	Lake's Drywall	Chevrolet	Craker			178	0	0	engine	1515	106
20	23	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Ferreri			177	0	0	hub	1464	0
21	19	Jimmy Insolo	38	Martin's Union 76	Chevrolet	Paquette			171	0	0	battery	1415	0
22	28	Mike Hiss	94	Black Gold	Chevrolet				169	0	0	running	1365	0
23	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		168	2	68	clutch	7785	99
24	2	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		153	0	0	engine	4865	91
25	16	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	Chevrolet	DeLotto			147	0	0	engine	1715	88
26	36	Bill Schmitt	73	Old Milwaukee	Chevrolet	Schmitt			141	0	0	timing chain	1165	85
27	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		127	1	11	valve	6165	87
28	35	Glenn Francis	33	Auto Anti-Theft	Chevrolet	Glenn Francis			125	0	0	dry sump	1065	79
29	29	Jim Thirkettle	5	Allied Box & Crate	Chevrolet				124	0	0	crankshaft	1015	76
30	37	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			118	0	0	engine	1465	73
31	39	Carl Joiner	26	Marquardt Racing	Chevrolet	Joiner			111	0	0	accident	915	70
32	33	Hershel McGriff	1	McGriff	Chevrolet	McGriff			108	0	0	engine	865	0
33	5	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		102	0	0	valve	3815	64
34	8	Donnie Allison	28	Ellington Insulation	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		102	0	0	cylinder head	760	61
35	38	John Kieper	98	Wholesale Truck Parts	Chevrolet	Kieper			62	0	0	engine	710	58
36	22	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		54	0	0	overheating	1200	55
37	34	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			48	0	0	transmission	690	52
38	25	Roy Smith	29	Midgley Racing	Chevrolet	Midgley			23	0	0	crankshaft	680	49
39	4	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		12	0	0	transmission	3670	46
40	6	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		10	0	0	crankshaft	3660	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	4644	30	2	9	22	23
2	Richard Petty	4449	30	1	3	19	22
3	Benny Parsons	4304	30	2	2	18	23
4	Bobby Allison	4097	30	2	0	15	19
5	Lennie Pond	3930	30	0	0	10	19
6	Dave Marcis	3875	30	7	3	9	16
7	Buddy Baker	3745	30	2	1	16	16
8	Darrell Waltrip	3505	30	3	1	10	12
9	David Pearson	3483	22	8	10	16	18
10	Dick Brooks	3447	28	0	0	3	18
11	Richard Childress	3428	30	0	0	0	11
12	J.D. McDuffie	3400	30	0	0	1	8
13	James Hylton	3380	30	0	0	2	5
14	D.K. Ulrich	3280	30	0	0	0	2
15	Cecil Gordon	3247	30	0	0	0	5
16	Frank Warren	3240	30	0	0	0	3
17	David Sisco	2994	28	0	0	0	7
18	Skip Manning	2931	27	0	0	0	4
19	Ed Negre	2709	28	0	0	0	2
20	Buddy Arrington	2573	25	0	0	0	3
21	Terry Bivins	2099	18	0	0	1	6
22	Bobby Wawak	2062	19	0	0	0	9
23	Bruce Hill	1995	22	0	0	0	4
24	Jimmy Means	1752	19	0	0	0	0
25	Dick May	1719	19	0	0	0	0