1976 Atlanta 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 6 of 30
Date: March 21, 1976
Track: Atlanta International Raceway

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Atlanta 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	72
Started First	Dave Marcis	Most Laps Led	Cale Yarborough (103)
Race Distance	499.216 miles (328 laps)	Track Length	1.522 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	36
Total Purse	$135,425	Winner Earnings	$16,750
Different Leaders	10	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	Benny Parsons	Season Race	6 of 30

Atlanta 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	328	72	running	180	$16,750
2	5	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	328	32	running	175	$13,375
3	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	327	103	running	175	$17,855
4	10	54	Lennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	326	4	running	165	$5,870
5	9	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	325	0	running	155	$7,360
6	7	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	324	0	running	150	$4,140
7	11	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	324	0	running	146	$3,780
8	23	12	Neil Bonnett	Armor All	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	321	0	running	142	$2,825
9	31	5	David Sisco	—	David Sisco	Chevrolet	321	2	running	143	$3,470
10	15	60	Jackie Rogers	Red Dog's	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	321	0	running	134	$2,600
11	26	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	319	0	running	130	$2,960
12	17	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby	Herb Adcox	Chevrolet	319	0	running	127	$2,350
13	28	8	Ed Negre	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	Ed Negre	Dodge	319	0	running	124	$2,800
14	21	91	Bob Burcham	—	Harold Miller	Chevrolet	316	0	running	121	$2,125
15	13	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	316	0	running	118	$2,640
16	32	24	Cecil Gordon	Pruette	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	315	0	running	115	$2,505
17	19	92	Skip Manning	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	313	0	running	112	$1,725
18	20	30	Bruce Hill	Ballard Racing	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	313	0	running	109	$2,320
19	36	49	John Utsman	—	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	306	0	out of gas	106	$1,600
20	25	50	Darrell Bryant	Hot Rod Barns	Cliff Stewart	Chevrolet	297	0	running	103	$1,575
21	34	40	D.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	296	0	running	100	$1,325
22	29	95	Jerry Sisco	Miller Roofing	Junior Miller	Chevrolet	254	0	suspension	97	$1,275
23	16	19	Henley Gray	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	246	0	running	94	$1,450
24	35	29	Walter Ballard	Velvet Touch Furniture	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	241	0	running	91	$1,225
25	6	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	238	100	engine	93	$4,350
26	18	63	Terry Bivins	—	Billy Moyer	Chevrolet	200	0	engine	85	$1,275
27	14	70	J.D. McDuffie	Butler's	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	198	0	engine	82	$1,650
28	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	194	7	engine	84	$5,775
29	8	2	Bobby Allison	CAM 2	Roger Penske	Mercury	188	2	engine	81	$4,150
30	12	67	Buddy Arrington	J.R. Stanley Trucking	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	175	0	engine	73	$1,575
31	24	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9	James Hylton	Chevrolet	155	2	engine	75	$1,575
32	1	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	107	4	engine	72	$4,940
33	30	26	Jimmy Lee Capps	Gray's Guard	David Lee Sellers	Chevrolet	63	0	engine	64	$930
34	22	52	Jimmy Means	—	Bill Gray	Chevrolet	62	0	clutch	61	$945
35	27	64	Tommy Gale	Stamey's Bar-B-Q	Elmo Langley	Ford	53	0	clutch	58	$1,410
36	33	9	Bill Elliott	Dahlonega Ford Sales	George Elliott	Ford	21	0	driveshaft	55	$950

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