1976 Virginia 500

Race 9 of 30

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:39:43
Average speed of winner: 71.759 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 11 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 47 laps
Lap leaders: Marcis 1-48, Yarborough 49-102, Petty 103-104, Marcis 105-131, Yarborough 132-178, Marcis 179-231, Waltrip 232-290, Yarborough 291-292, Petty 293-308, Waltrip 309-441, Yarborough 442-451, Waltrip 452-500

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		500	3	241	running	20950	185
2	7	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		499	4	113	running	9400	175
3	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		498	0	0	running	5480	165
4	9	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		498	2	18	running	7070	165
5	11	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			493	0	0	running	2950	155
6	8	Bobby Allison	2	Cam 2	Mercury	Penske	Carter		491	0	0	running	4190	150
7	14	Bruce Hill	47	Hill	Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			489	0	0	running	1930	146
8	13	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress	Brewer		483	0	0	running	1820	142
9	25	Walter Ballard	30	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Ballard			482	0	0	running	1760	138
10	20	Cecil Gordon	24	Pruette Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			474	0	0	running	1650	134
11	16	Gary Myers	95	Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			473	0	0	running	1050	130
12	19	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	Chevrolet	Hylton			473	0	0	running	1200	127
13	18	Elmo Langley	64	Stamey's Bar-B-Q	Ford	Langley			471	0	0	running	1150	124
14	27	Jabe Thomas	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			455	0	0	running	1100	121
15	30	Bruce Blodgett	5	Howard Furniture	Dodge	Faustina			447	0	0	running	800	0
16	22	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	Chevrolet	DeLotto			390	0	0	running	1000	115
17	23	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			337	0	0	timing chain	725	112
18	26	Rick Newsom	20	Newsom Racing	Ford	Newsom			302	0	0	engine	700	109
19	10	Neil Bonnett	12	Armor All	Chevrolet	Bonnett			287	0	0	accident	675	0
20	3	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		255	0	0	valve	2650	103
21	1	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	86.286	249	3	128	engine	3140	105
22	6	Lennie Pond	54	Pepsi-Cola	Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			240	0	0	accident	880	97
23	15	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	Chevrolet	McDuffie			182	0	0	valve	870	94
24	24	David Sisco	05	Sisco	Chevrolet	Sisco			151	0	0	rear end	860	91
25	12	Jimmy Hensley	63	Lonesome Pine International Raceway	Chevrolet	Moyer			141	0	0	engine	600	88
26	29	Travis Tiller	46	Little B/C&K Coal	Dodge	Tiller			133	0	0	oil leak	590	85
27	5	Buddy Baker	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		101	0	0	engine	2580	82
28	17	Buddy Arrington	67	Stanley Trucking	Dodge	Arrington			50	0	0	valve	820	79
29	28	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			42	0	0	engine	810	76
30	21	Ed Negre	19	Gray	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			2	0	0	rear end	550	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	1401	9	0	0	7	8
2	Cale Yarborough	1360	9	0	2	7	7
3	Richard Petty	1233	9	0	1	5	5
4	Richard Childress	1179	9	0	0	0	6
5	Bobby Allison	1161	9	2	0	3	4
6	Lennie Pond	1161	9	0	0	3	5
7	Dave Marcis	1148	9	4	1	3	5
8	Darrell Waltrip	1115	9	0	1	4	4
9	J.D. McDuffie	1033	9	0	0	1	4
10	Cecil Gordon	1000	9	0	0	0	2
11	James Hylton	995	9	0	0	0	2
12	Frank Warren	979	9	0	0	0	1
13	D.K. Ulrich	972	9	0	0	0	0
14	David Pearson	971	6	1	4	5	5
15	Dick Brooks	940	9	0	0	1	4
16	Buddy Baker	929	9	1	0	2	2
17	Ed Negre	916	8	0	0	0	2
18	David Sisco	855	8	0	0	0	2
19	Buddy Arrington	820	8	0	0	0	1
20	Skip Manning	806	8	0	0	0	0
21	Walter Ballard	678	6	0	0	0	2
22	Terry Bivins	602	5	0	0	1	2
23	Bruce Hill	541	5	0	0	0	2
24	Elmo Langley	494	4	0	0	0	1
25	Jabe Thomas	427	4	0	0	0	0