1976 Dixie 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Dixie 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 29 of 30
Date: November 7, 1976
Track: Atlanta International Raceway

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Dixie 500 Race Information

Winner	Dave Marcis	Car	No. 71 Dodge
Team / Owner	Nord Krauskopf	Sponsor	K & K Insurance
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	224
Started First	Buddy Baker	Most Laps Led	Dave Marcis (224)
Race Distance	499.216 miles (328 laps)	Track Length	1.522 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	36
Total Purse	$132,625	Winner Earnings	$20,165
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	4
Points Leader After Race	Cale Yarborough	Season Race	29 of 30

Dixie 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	328	224	running	185	$20,165
2	3	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	328	41	running	175	$11,765
3	5	1	Donnie Allison	—	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	328	0	running	165	$7,790
4	7	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	328	45	running	165	$8,670
5	1	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	327	11	running	160	$8,985
6	11	72	Benny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	327	7	running	155	$7,550
7	9	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	323	0	running	146	$6,930
8	14	12	Neil Bonnett	Hawaiian Tropic	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	322	0	running	142	$4,140
9	6	27	Sam Sommers	—	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	322	0	running	138	$3,590
10	32	36	Bobby Wawak	Gwinn-Wawak	John Gwinn	Chevrolet	318	0	running	134	$3,240
11	26	47	Bruce Hill	Howson Algraphy	Bruce Hill	Chevrolet	318	0	running	130	$4,120
12	12	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Chevrolet	314	0	running	127	$3,660
13	35	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	311	0	running	124	$3,300
14	31	92	Skip Manning	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	310	0	running	121	$2,410
15	29	55	Sonny Easley	Haddick's Towing	Jerry Lankford	Ford	309	0	running	118	$1,835
16	36	93	Gene Felton	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	308	0	running	115	$1,635
17	30	52	Jimmy Means	WIXC	Bill Gray	Chevrolet	304	0	running	112	$1,485
18	22	40	D.K. Ulrich	Howard Johnson's	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	304	0	running	109	$2,735
19	16	77	Dale Earnhardt	Hy Gain	Johnny Ray	Chevrolet	260	0	crash	—	$1,360
20	24	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby	Herb Adcox	Chevrolet	254	0	engine	103	$1,235
21	20	99	Richie Panch	—	Delbert Puro	Ford	252	0	valve spring	100	$1,035
22	15	30	Terry Bivins	Ballard Racing	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	250	0	engine	97	$2,300
23	27	24	Cecil Gordon	Cannon Farms	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	248	0	running	94	$2,165
24	13	54	Lennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	228	0	engine	91	$2,030
25	19	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	218	0	engine	88	$1,885
26	8	2	Bobby Allison	CAM 2	Roger Penske	Mercury	189	0	valve	85	$1,925
27	17	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	164	0	overheating	82	$1,640
28	4	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	157	0	oil pressure	79	$5,430
29	23	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	156	0	crash	76	$1,395
30	34	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	114	0	engine	73	$1,360
31	10	1	Chuck Bown	Lake's Drywall	Gerald Craker	Chevrolet	75	0	wheel bearing	70	$835
32	33	91	Dick May	—	Harold Miller	Chevrolet	60	0	oil pressure	67	$825
33	21	60	David Sisco	Red Dog's	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	34	0	head gasket	64	$815
34	25	50	Billy McGinnis	—	David Sisco	Chevrolet	15	0	engine	—	$805
35	28	49	G.C. Spencer	Lady & Son Auction	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	1	0	crash	58	$795
36	18	7	Jack Donohue	Thundercraft Boat	Dean Dalton	Chevrolet	0	0	engine	55	$785

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