1976 Daytona 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 2 of 30
Date: February 15, 1976
Track: Daytona International Speedway

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Daytona 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	7th	Winner Laps Led	37
Started First	Ramo Stott	Most Laps Led	A.J. Foyt (66)
Race Distance	500 miles (200 laps)	Track Length	2.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	42
Total Purse	$309,930	Winner Earnings	$46,800
Different Leaders	11	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	David Pearson	Season Race	2 of 30

Daytona 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	7	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	200	37	running	180	$46,800
2	6	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	199	40	crash	175	$35,750
3	32	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	199	16	running	170	$23,680
4	11	54	Lennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	198	0	running	160	$16,890
5	13	12	Neil Bonnett	Armor All	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	197	0	running	155	$14,000
6	2	81	Terry Ryan	WAM Racing	Bill Monaghan	Chevrolet	196	1	running	155	$13,800
7	41	70	J.D. McDuffie	Butler's	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	193	0	running	146	$11,260
8	19	63	Terry Bivins	Mr. Moyer Chevrolet	Billy Moyer	Chevrolet	193	6	running	147	$9,665
9	36	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	191	0	running	138	$8,990
10	34	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	190	0	running	134	$8,340
11	37	67	Buddy Arrington	J.R. Stanley Trucking	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	190	0	running	130	$6,720
12	26	4	Salt Walther	R & H Air Craft	Salt Walther	Chevrolet	187	0	running	—	$5,880
13	42	8	Ed Negre	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	Ed Negre	Dodge	185	0	running	124	$5,310
14	22	18	Joe Frasson	Excuse Lounge	Joe Frasson	Chevrolet	183	0	running	121	$4,600
15	23	60	Jackie Rogers	Red Dog's	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	183	1	running	123	$4,325
16	15	95	Jim Hurtubise	Moran Electric	Junior Miller	Chevrolet	180	0	engine	115	$3,975
17	21	61	Joe Mihalic	Pittsburgh	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	159	0	running	112	$3,575
18	17	24	Cecil Gordon	Pruette	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	158	0	running	109	$4,160
19	27	40	D.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	151	0	axle	106	$2,980
20	39	29	Roy Smith	Mercury Marine	Dick Midgley	Chevrolet	148	0	clutch	103	$2,690
21	10	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	147	0	engine	100	$3,345
22	31	28	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	143	66	engine	—	$4,600
23	29	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9	James Hylton	Chevrolet	138	0	running	94	$2,785
24	24	26	Jimmy Lee Capps	Gray's Guard	David Lee Sellers	Chevrolet	133	0	engine	91	$2,090
25	8	2	Bobby Allison	CAM 2	Roger Penske	Mercury	123	2	engine	93	$5,905
26	1	83	Ramo Stott	Smithville Farms	Norris Reed	Chevrolet	113	0	engine	—	$6,830
27	3	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	112	0	running	82	$7,895
28	35	10	Johnny Ray	Blackwell Kenworth	Clay Blackwell	Chevrolet	111	0	crash	79	$2,270
29	40	5	David Sisco	Roger's	David Sisco	Chevrolet	110	0	running	76	$2,020
30	30	82	Skip Manning	Rossmeyer	Ferrel Harris	Dodge	107	0	crash	73	$1,835
31	28	78	Dick Skillen	Singer Climate Control	Tom Goff	Chevrolet	99	0	overheating	70	$1,770
32	4	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	87	0	engine	67	$7,575
33	5	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	83	28	engine	69	$7,600
34	16	73	David Hobbs	Coca-Cola	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	68	2	crash	66	$1,900
35	18	30	Tighe Scott	Scotty's Fashions	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	58	0	crash	58	$2,340
36	33	47	Bruce Hill	Howson Algraphy	Bruce Hill	Chevrolet	43	0	engine	55	$1,725
37	25	38	Tom Williams	Varner Realty	Tom Williams	Chevrolet	41	0	engine	52	$1,615
38	38	33	Dick May	Handy's Transmission	Hiram Handy	Chevrolet	36	0	engine	49	$1,490
39	12	52	Earl Ross	Coca-Cola Ltd.	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	28	0	engine	46	$2,025
40	20	5	Jimmy Means	WIXC / Means Racing	Bill Gray	Chevrolet	20	1	engine	48	$1,600
41	9	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	5	0	engine	40	$2,600
42	14	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	1	0	engine	37	$4,725

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