1976 Virginia 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Virginia 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 9 of 30
Date: April 25, 1976
Track: Martinsville Speedway

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Virginia 500 Race Information

Winner	Darrell Waltrip	Car	No. 88 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	DiGard Racing	Sponsor	Gatorade
Winner Start	4th	Winner Laps Led	241
Started First	Dave Marcis	Most Laps Led	Darrell Waltrip (241)
Race Distance	262.5 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	0.525 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	30
Total Purse	$83,150	Winner Earnings	$22,500
Different Leaders	4	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	Benny Parsons	Season Race	9 of 30

Virginia 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	4	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	500	241	running	185	$22,500
2	7	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	499	113	running	175	$10,450
3	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	498	0	running	165	$6,080
4	9	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	498	18	running	165	$7,070
5	11	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	493	0	running	155	$2,950
6	8	2	Bobby Allison	CAM 2	Roger Penske	Mercury	491	0	running	150	$4,190
7	14	47	Bruce Hill	—	Bruce Hill	Chevrolet	489	0	running	146	$1,930
8	13	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	483	0	running	142	$1,820
9	25	30	Walter Ballard	Clyde Lynn	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	482	0	running	138	$1,760
10	20	24	Cecil Gordon	Pruette	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	474	0	running	134	$1,650
11	16	95	Gary Myers	Miller Roofing	Junior Miller	Chevrolet	473	0	running	130	$1,050
12	19	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9	James Hylton	Chevrolet	473	0	running	127	$1,200
13	18	64	Elmo Langley	Stamey's Bar-B-Q	Elmo Langley	Ford	471	0	running	124	$1,150
14	27	25	Jabe Thomas	Berglund	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	455	0	running	121	$1,100
15	30	5	Bruce Blodgett	Howard Furniture	Doc Faustina	Dodge	447	0	running	—	$800
16	22	40	D.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	390	0	running	115	$1,000
17	23	92	Skip Manning	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	337	0	running	112	$725
18	26	20	Rick Newsom	—	Rick Newsom	Ford	302	0	engine	109	$700
19	10	12	Neil Bonnett	Armor All	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	287	0	crash	—	$675
20	3	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	255	0	engine	103	$2,650
21	1	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	249	128	engine	105	$3,140
22	6	54	Lennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	240	0	crash	97	$880
23	15	70	J.D. McDuffie	Butler's	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	182	0	engine	94	$870
24	24	5	David Sisco	—	David Sisco	Chevrolet	151	0	rear end	91	$860
25	12	63	Jimmy Hensley	Lonesome Pine Raceway	Billy Moyer	Chevrolet	141	0	engine	88	$600
26	29	46	Travis Tiller	Little B / C & K Coal	Travis Tiller	Dodge	133	0	oil leak	85	$590
27	5	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	101	0	engine	82	$2,580
28	17	67	Buddy Arrington	J.R. Stanley Trucking	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	50	0	engine	79	$820
29	28	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	42	0	engine	76	$810
30	21	19	Ed Negre	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	2	0	rear end	73	$550

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