1976 Firecracker 400 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Firecracker 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 16 of 30
Date: July 4, 1976
Track: Daytona International Speedway

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Firecracker 400 Race Information

Winner	Cale Yarborough	Car	No. 11 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Junior Johnson	Sponsor	Holly Farms
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	71
Started First	A.J. Foyt	Most Laps Led	Cale Yarborough (71)
Race Distance	400 miles (160 laps)	Track Length	2.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$150,795	Winner Earnings	$22,215
Different Leaders	8	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	Cale Yarborough	Season Race	16 of 30

Firecracker 400 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	160	71	running	185	$22,215
2	7	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	160	1	running	175	$13,615
3	4	2	Bobby Allison	CAM 2	Roger Penske	Mercury	160	64	running	170	$13,245
4	1	28	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	159	6	running	—	$7,440
5	6	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	157	0	running	155	$7,810
6	8	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	157	0	running	150	$6,300
7	5	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	156	0	running	146	$6,630
8	30	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	156	0	running	142	$5,170
9	15	5	David Sisco	—	David Sisco	Chevrolet	153	1	running	143	$4,660
10	22	22	Ricky Rudd	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Al Rudd	Chevrolet	152	0	running	134	$2,590
11	29	52	Jimmy Means	Howard's Machine Shop	Bill Gray	Chevrolet	149	0	running	130	$2,390
12	34	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	148	0	running	127	$4,150
13	20	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	148	0	running	124	$3,940
14	28	36	Bobby Wawak	J & B Corvette	John Gwinn	Chevrolet	148	0	running	121	$2,115
15	33	68	Janet Guthrie	Kelly Services	Lynda Ferreri	Chevrolet	147	0	running	—	$1,570
16	36	40	D.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	144	0	running	115	$3,530
17	31	78	Dick Skillen	Goffco	Tom Goff	Chevrolet	143	0	running	112	$1,790
18	39	91	Harold Miller	Bartow Paving	Harold Miller	Chevrolet	142	0	running	109	$1,690
19	38	10	Bill Elliott	Sunny King	Bill Champion	Ford	141	0	running	106	$3,070
20	21	77	Johnny Rutherford	Hy Gain	Johnny Ray	Chevrolet	139	0	rear end	—	$1,740
21	25	26	Jimmy Lee Capps	Sellers Automotive	David Lee Sellers	Chevrolet	132	0	running	100	$1,290
22	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	126	1	engine	102	$5,960
23	32	61	Joe Mihalic	—	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	125	0	running	94	$1,140
24	23	70	J.D. McDuffie	Butler's	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	122	0	engine	91	$2,390
25	13	47	Bruce Hill	Howson Algraphy	Bruce Hill	Chevrolet	110	0	driveshaft	88	$1,990
26	10	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	James Hylton	Chevrolet	102	2	engine	90	$1,815
27	40	25	Dick May	—	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	81	0	rear end	82	$1,540
28	26	82	Ferrel Harris	Rossmeyer	Ferrel Harris	Dodge	75	0	rear end	79	$1,015
29	18	19	Tommy Gale	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	70	0	electrical	76	$990
30	9	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby	Herb Adcox	Chevrolet	67	0	engine	73	$965
31	35	92	Skip Manning	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	60	0	electrical	70	$940
32	14	54	Lennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	48	0	engine	67	$1,415
33	11	12	Neil Bonnett	Hawaiian Tropic	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	39	0	wheel bearing	64	$890
34	16	24	Cecil Gordon	Burger King	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	33	0	crash	61	$1,360
35	12	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	32	14	engine	63	$3,835
36	24	18	Buck Baker	Excuse Lounge	Joe Frasson	Chevrolet	32	0	crash	55	$830
37	37	7	Ed Negre	—	Dean Dalton	Chevrolet	16	0	electrical	52	$825
38	19	60	Jackie Rogers	Red Dog's	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	13	0	overheating	49	$820
39	17	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	9	0	engine	46	$3,815
40	27	67	Buddy Arrington	Sub-Tropic	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	0	0	ignition	43	$1,310

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