1976 Talladega 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Talladega 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 19 of 30
Date: August 8, 1976
Track: Alabama International Motor Speedway

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Talladega 500 Race Information

Winner	Dave Marcis	Car	No. 71 Dodge
Team / Owner	Nord Krauskopf	Sponsor	K & K Insurance
Winner Start	1st	Winner Laps Led	35
Started First	Dave Marcis	Most Laps Led	Buddy Baker (65)
Race Distance	500.08 miles (188 laps)	Track Length	2.66 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$169,250	Winner Earnings	$26,110
Different Leaders	8	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	Cale Yarborough	Season Race	19 of 30

Talladega 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	1	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	188	35	running	180	$26,110
2	7	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	188	65	running	180	$20,865
3	18	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	187	0	running	165	$11,945
4	16	48	James Hylton	Kockums	James Hylton	Chevrolet	186	2	running	165	$8,260
5	25	54	Lennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	182	0	running	155	$6,750
6	34	30	Tighe Scott	Scotty's Fashions	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	182	0	running	150	$5,955
7	31	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	182	0	running	146	$5,120
8	21	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	180	0	running	142	$4,510
9	22	92	Skip Manning	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	178	0	running	138	$3,590
10	32	26	Jimmy Lee Capps	Sellers Automotive	David Lee Sellers	Chevrolet	177	0	running	134	$2,640
11	33	52	Jimmy Means	WIXC	Bill Gray	Chevrolet	176	0	running	130	$2,490
12	15	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	176	0	running	127	$3,600
13	40	61	Joe Mihalic	—	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	176	0	running	124	$2,240
14	35	91	Harold Miller	—	Harold Miller	Chevrolet	174	0	running	121	$2,140
15	20	60	Jackie Rogers	Red Dog's	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	174	0	running	118	$2,040
16	29	33	Buck Baker	Handy's Transmission	Hiram Handy	Chevrolet	173	0	running	115	$1,940
17	39	19	Henley Gray	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	171	0	running	112	$1,890
18	24	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby	Herb Adcox	Chevrolet	171	0	running	109	$1,840
19	36	25	Dick May	Berglund	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	170	0	running	106	$2,680
20	14	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	168	12	engine	108	$7,230
21	27	40	D.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	168	0	running	100	$2,320
22	3	28	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	163	7	engine	—	$2,040
23	5	2	Bobby Allison	CAM 2	Roger Penske	Mercury	152	39	engine	99	$6,560
24	19	36	Bobby Wawak	J & B Corvette	John Gwinn	Chevrolet	150	0	engine	91	$1,565
25	28	49	G.C. Spencer	—	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	147	0	rear end	88	$1,480
26	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	137	16	running	90	$5,230
27	37	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	130	0	valve	82	$1,880
28	11	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	125	12	ignition	84	$2,530
29	17	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	105	0	engine	76	$1,880
30	30	78	Dick Skillen	Goffco	Tom Goff	Chevrolet	92	0	head gasket	73	$1,230
31	23	5	David Sisco	—	David Sisco	Chevrolet	86	0	engine	70	$1,580
32	10	47	Bruce Hill	Howson Algraphy	Bruce Hill	Chevrolet	81	0	head gasket	67	$1,555
33	26	67	Buddy Arrington	Sub-Tropic	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	79	0	valve	64	$1,530
34	2	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	56	0	engine	61	$2,005
35	12	77	Bob Burcham	Hy Gain	Johnny Ray	Chevrolet	52	0	engine	58	$980
36	13	27	Sam Sommers	—	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	47	0	valve	55	$955
37	9	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	transmission	52	$3,930
38	6	12	Neil Bonnett	Hawaiian Tropic	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	37	0	engine	49	$905
39	4	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	37	0	oil pressure	46	$3,980
40	38	64	Tommy Gale	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	1	0	engine	43	$1,280

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