1976 National 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: National 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 27 of 30
Date: October 10, 1976
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway

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National 500 Race Information

Winner	Donnie Allison	Car	No. 1 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Hoss Ellington	Sponsor	Ellington Insulation
Winner Start	15th	Winner Laps Led	59
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Buddy Baker (106)
Race Distance	501 miles (334 laps)	Track Length	1.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$195,097	Winner Earnings	$22,435
Different Leaders	7	Lead-Lap Finishers	4
Points Leader After Race	Cale Yarborough	Season Race	27 of 30

National 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	15	1	Donnie Allison	Ellington Insulation	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	334	59	running	180	$22,435
2	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	334	81	running	175	$22,955
3	5	2	Bobby Allison	CAM 2	Roger Penske	Mercury	334	8	running	170	$17,069
4	2	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	334	106	running	170	$17,710
5	14	72	Benny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	333	0	running	155	$9,279
6	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	331	59	running	155	$20,040
7	10	54	Lennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	329	0	running	146	$6,695
8	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	328	5	running	147	$9,049
9	12	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	328	0	running	138	$5,575
10	17	36	Bobby Wawak	Gwinn-Wawak	John Gwinn	Chevrolet	326	0	running	134	$3,055
11	7	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	325	0	running	130	$5,755
12	31	67	Buddy Arrington	Sub-Tropic	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	323	0	running	127	$4,345
13	13	92	Skip Manning	Gatorade	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	322	0	running	124	$3,520
14	28	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby	Herb Adcox	Chevrolet	319	0	running	121	$2,195
15	32	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	319	0	running	118	$3,835
16	33	22	Ricky Rudd	Al Rudd Auto Parts	Al Rudd	Chevrolet	318	0	running	115	$1,995
17	16	49	G.C. Spencer	Rowe for N.C. Senate	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	316	0	running	112	$1,920
18	36	48	James Hylton	Nakato	James Hylton	Chevrolet	315	0	running	109	$3,425
19	22	5	David Sisco	Sisco Racing	David Sisco	Chevrolet	315	0	running	106	$3,165
20	34	33	Earl Brooks	Perfection Auto Body	Hiram Handy	Chevrolet	314	0	running	103	$1,595
21	21	19	Bill Dennis	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	313	0	running	100	$1,385
22	26	68	Janet Guthrie	Kelly Girl	Lynda Ferreri	Chevrolet	313	0	running	—	$1,335
23	37	70	J.D. McDuffie	Sanford Auto Supply	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	306	0	running	94	$2,485
24	38	59	Buck Baker	Hadacol / Smith's Auto Parts	H.C. Porter	Chevrolet	301	0	running	91	$1,235
25	25	30	Terry Bivins	Baby Tenda	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	299	0	running	88	$2,085
26	30	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	295	0	running	85	$1,855
27	39	63	Bruce Jacobi	Ressler Racing	Billy Moyer	Chevrolet	291	0	running	82	$1,080
28	27	24	Cecil Gordon	Transmissions Unlimited	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	268	0	rear end	79	$1,555
29	8	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	262	16	valve	81	$4,080
30	24	40	D.K. Ulrich	Transit Damaged Freight	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	250	0	engine	73	$1,505
31	18	77	Johnny Rutherford	Hy Gain	Johnny Ray	Chevrolet	208	0	engine	—	$1,005
32	23	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	189	0	valve	67	$1,465
33	35	55	Sonny Easley	Haddick's Towing	Jerry Lankford	Ford	148	0	valve	64	$950
34	29	47	Bruce Hill	Hill Racing	Bruce Hill	Chevrolet	144	0	engine	61	$1,435
35	20	12	Neil Bonnett	Hawaiian Tropic	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	126	0	engine	58	$945
36	6	27	Sam Sommers	Anderson Racing	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	80	0	clutch	55	$1,090
37	40	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	70	0	valve	52	$1,385
38	11	28	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	59	0	quit	—	$885
39	9	17	Gordon Johncock	Sharpstown	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	41	0	valve	—	$870
40	19	9	Al Holbert	Days Inn	George Elliott	Ford	7	0	engine	—	$855

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