Race: Capital City 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 23 of 30
Date: September 12, 1976
Track: Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
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Capital City 400 Race Information
| Winner | Cale Yarborough | Car | No. 11 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Junior Johnson | Sponsor | Holly Farms |
| Winner Start | 6th | Winner Laps Led | 216 |
| Started First | Benny Parsons | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (216) |
| Race Distance | 216.8 miles (400 laps) | Track Length | 0.542 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 30 |
| Total Purse | $65,835 | Winner Earnings | $10,300 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Cale Yarborough | Season Race | 23 of 30 |
Capital City 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 400 | 216 | running | 185 | $10,300 |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | CAM 2 | Roger Penske | Mercury | 400 | 77 | running | 175 | $7,250 |
| 3 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 399 | 3 | running | 170 | $7,180 |
| 4 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 93 | running | 165 | $4,770 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Bud Moore | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 155 | $4,225 |
| 6 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Ronnie Elder | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 150 | $2,790 |
| 7 | 3 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | Dodge | 389 | 0 | running | 146 | $3,505 |
| 8 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 388 | 0 | running | 142 | $2,420 |
| 9 | 18 | 30 | Terry Bivins | Ballard Racing | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 138 | $2,160 |
| 10 | 13 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | — | John Gwinn | Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | running | 134 | $1,075 |
| 11 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | — | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 130 | $1,925 |
| 12 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 127 | $900 |
| 13 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | — | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | 124 | $1,650 |
| 14 | 15 | 7 | Dean Dalton | — | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | 375 | 0 | running | 121 | $825 |
| 15 | 19 | 64 | Elmo Langley | — | Elmo Langley | Ford | 374 | 0 | running | 118 | $1,500 |
| 16 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 115 | $1,400 |
| 17 | 25 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto | J.R. DeLotto | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 112 | $1,200 |
| 18 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | — | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 361 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,075 |
| 19 | 26 | 25 | Dick May | — | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | running | 106 | $950 |
| 20 | 24 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Handy's Transmission | Hiram Handy | Chevrolet | 353 | 0 | running | — | $575 |
| 21 | 29 | 95 | Gary Myers | Miller Roofing | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running | 100 | $550 |
| 22 | 28 | 45 | Walter Ballard | — | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 343 | 0 | running | 97 | $525 |
| 23 | 27 | 5 | David Sisco | — | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 94 | $750 |
| 24 | 11 | 52 | Jimmy Means | WIXC | Bill Gray | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 91 | $545 |
| 25 | 5 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 | engine | 88 | $750 |
| 26 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Frank Warren | Dodge | 249 | 0 | overheating | 85 | $700 |
| 27 | 12 | 8 | Ed Negre | — | Ed Negre | Dodge | 248 | 0 | brakes | 82 | $715 |
| 28 | 30 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B / C & K Coal | Travis Tiller | Dodge | 129 | 0 | running | 79 | $400 |
| 29 | 1 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 103 | 11 | crash | 81 | $2,875 |
| 30 | 20 | 23 | Larry LaMay | Schlitz | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | driver ill | 73 | $350 |
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