1976 Rebel 500

Race 8 of 30

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 4:04:36
Average speed of winner: 122.973 mph
Margin of victory: 0.7 sec.
Lead changes: 32 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 54 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1, B. Allison 2-3, Pearson 4-16, Bud. Baker 17-26, D. Allison 27, Pond 28, Marcis 29-30, Waltrip 31-46, Bud. Baker 47-74, Waltrip 75-76, Bud. Baker 77-82, Parsons 83, Petty 84-95, Pearson 96-108, Petty 109-111, Yarborough 112, Petty 113-117, Yarborough 118-129, Pond 130, Petty 131-133, Pearson 134-136, Petty 137-158, Parsons 159-163, Pearson 164-165, Yarborough 166-168, Pond 169-180, Petty 181-187, Bud. Baker 188-238, Pearson 239-241, Bud. Baker 242-305, Pearson 306-309, Bud. Baker 310-355, Pearson 356-367

Race notes: Finale for Jerry Sisco.

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	154.171	367	8	51	running	11670	180
2	4	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		367	6	205	running	11350	180
3	8	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		365	2	6	running	9430	170
4	11	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			363	3	14	running	5515	165
5	10	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		362	1	2	running	7380	160
6	13	Buck Baker	93	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			360	0	0	running	3670	0
7	27	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Chevrolet	Adcox			358	0	0	running	3295	146
8	24	Joe Frasson	18	Excuse Lounge	Chevrolet	Frasson			348	0	0	running	2070	142
9	23	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		348	0	0	running	3560	138
10	36	Bruce Hill	30	Ballard	Chevrolet	Ballard			346	0	0	running	3350	134
11	16	Cecil Gordon	24	Pruette Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			345	0	0	running	3140	130
12	20	John Utsman	49	Spencer	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			345	0	0	running	2270	0
13	18	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			342	0	0	running	2780	124
14	30	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			342	0	0	running	2020	121
15	35	Dick May	33	Handy's Transmission	Chevrolet	Handy and Sons			338	0	0	running	1920	118
16	31	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	Chevrolet	DeLotto			336	0	0	running	2450	115
17	32	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			332	0	0	running	2310	112
18	2	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		328	1	2	running	4800	114
19	34	Earle Canavan	01	Canavan Racing	Dodge	Canavan			321	0	0	running	1470	106
20	33	Earl Brooks	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			313	0	0	running	1990	103
21	29	Dick Skillen	78	Goff	Chevrolet	Goff			309	0	0	running	1325	100
22	22	Tommy Gale	64	Stamey's Bar-B-Q	Ford	Langley			230	0	0	steering box	1725	97
23	9	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		203	6	52	vibration	5625	99
24	17	Buddy Arrington	67	Stanley Trucking	Dodge	Arrington			178	0	0	valve	1575	91
25	6	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		171	3	16	engine	4065	93
26	26	Jerry Sisco	95	Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			156	0	0	accident	945	85
27	12	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			151	0	0	engine	1350	82
28	25	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM	Dodge	Negre			125	0	0	engine	1415	79
29	21	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			123	0	0	accident	835	76
30	15	Neil Bonnett	12	Armor All	Chevrolet	Bonnett			122	0	0	valve	855	73
31	5	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		80	2	18	accident	3825	75
32	28	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	Chevrolet	Hylton			72	0	0	accident	1320	67
33	14	Bob Burcham	91	Miller	Chevrolet	Harold Miller			54	0	0	overheating	865	64
34	7	Donnie Allison	28	Gilmore	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		32	1	1	accident	810	66
35	3	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			30	0	0	accident	1355	58
36	19	Darrell Bryant	50	Hot Rod Barnes	Chevrolet	Cliff Stewart			23	0	0	accident	800	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	1298	8	0	0	7	8
2	Cale Yarborough	1185	8	0	2	6	6
3	Richard Petty	1068	8	0	1	4	4
4	Lennie Pond	1064	8	0	0	3	5
5	Dave Marcis	1043	8	3	1	3	5
6	Richard Childress	1037	8	0	0	0	5
7	Bobby Allison	1011	8	2	0	3	3
8	J.D. McDuffie	939	8	0	0	1	4
9	Darrell Waltrip	930	8	0	0	3	3
10	Frank Warren	903	8	0	0	0	1
11	James Hylton	868	8	0	0	0	2
12	Cecil Gordon	866	8	0	0	0	1
13	D.K. Ulrich	857	8	0	0	0	0
14	Buddy Baker	847	8	1	0	2	2
15	Ed Negre	843	7	0	0	0	2
16	David Pearson	806	5	1	4	4	4
17	Dick Brooks	785	8	0	0	0	3
18	David Sisco	764	7	0	0	0	2
19	Buddy Arrington	741	7	0	0	0	1
20	Skip Manning	694	7	0	0	0	0
21	Terry Bivins	602	5	0	0	1	2
22	Walter Ballard	540	5	0	0	0	1
23	Bruce Hill	395	4	0	0	0	1
24	Coo Coo Marlin	392	3	0	0	0	2
25	Jackie Rogers	384	3	0	0	0	1