Race: Music City USA 420
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 11 of 30
Date: May 8, 1976
Track: Nashville (Fairgrounds)
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Music City USA 420 Race Information
| Winner | Cale Yarborough | Car | No. 11 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Junior Johnson | Sponsor | Holly Farms |
| Winner Start | 2nd | Winner Laps Led | 398 |
| Started First | Benny Parsons | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (398) |
| Race Distance | 250.32 miles (420 laps) | Track Length | 0.596 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 30 |
| Total Purse | $49,787 | Winner Earnings | $8,565 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Cale Yarborough | Season Race | 11 of 30 |
Music City USA 420 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 | 420 | 398 | running | 185 | $8,565 |
| 2 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 420 | 1 | running | 175 | $6,965 |
| 3 | 1 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 420 | 5 | running | 170 | $4,645 |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Bud Moore | Ford | 419 | 0 | running | 160 | $3,585 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Bobby Allison | CAM 2 | Roger Penske | Mercury | 417 | 1 | running | 160 | $3,465 |
| 6 | 8 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Ronnie Elder | Chevrolet | 414 | 1 | running | 155 | $1,605 |
| 7 | 3 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | Dodge | 411 | 7 | running | 151 | $3,345 |
| 8 | 14 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | 142 | $1,385 |
| 9 | 10 | 5 | David Sisco | — | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 138 | $1,275 |
| 10 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Frank Warren | Dodge | 394 | 0 | running | 134 | $1,215 |
| 11 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto | J.R. DeLotto | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 130 | $965 |
| 12 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 393 | 7 | rear end | 132 | $2,665 |
| 13 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | Elmo Langley | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 124 | $890 |
| 14 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 121 | $865 |
| 15 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | — | Bill Gray | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 118 | $555 |
| 16 | 26 | 33 | Buck Baker | Handy's Transmission | Hiram Handy | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | — | $545 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | transmission | 112 | $745 |
| 18 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | — | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | engine | 109 | $700 |
| 19 | 20 | 8 | Ed Negre | — | Ed Negre | Dodge | 227 | 0 | overheating | 106 | $660 |
| 20 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | transmission | 103 | $650 |
| 21 | 28 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | — | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | engine | 100 | $645 |
| 22 | 11 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | engine | 97 | $385 |
| 23 | 16 | 47 | Bruce Hill | — | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | handling | 94 | $625 |
| 24 | 18 | 45 | Baxter Price | — | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | engine | 91 | $365 |
| 25 | 23 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | suspension | 88 | $355 |
| 26 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | — | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 72 | 0 | overheating | 85 | $595 |
| 27 | 21 | 95 | Gary Myers | Miller Roofing | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | vibration | 82 | $332 |
| 28 | 24 | 87 | Walter Wallace | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | rear end | 79 | $325 |
| 29 | 30 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | oil pump | 76 | $565 |
| 30 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | — | Rick Newsom | Ford | 22 | 0 | ignition | 73 | $305 |
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