1976 Winston Western 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 30
Date: January 18, 1976
Track: Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	124
Started First	Bobby Allison	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (124)
Race Distance	500.42 miles (191 laps)	Track Length	2.62 miles
Track Type	Road course	Starters	35
Total Purse	$112,615	Winner Earnings	$17,295
Different Leaders	9	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	David Pearson	Season Race	1 of 30

Winston Western 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	191	124	running	185	$17,295
2	6	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	191	5	running	175	$14,920
3	26	38	Jimmy Insolo	Martin's Union 76	Roger Paquette	Chevrolet	191	0	running	165	$8,620
4	9	96	Ray Elder	Elder Racing	Fred Elder	Dodge	190	0	running	160	$6,745
5	3	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	189	14	running	160	$4,445
6	12	54	Lennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	183	0	running	150	$3,115
7	16	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	181	0	running	146	$2,885
8	5	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	180	9	running	147	$5,705
9	22	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9	James Hylton	Chevrolet	179	0	running	138	$2,525
10	32	73	Bill Schmitt	Old Milwaukee	Bill Schmitt	Chevrolet	177	0	running	134	$2,195
11	23	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	174	0	running	130	$2,165
12	30	40	D.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto	J.R. DeLotto	Chevrolet	174	0	running	127	$1,845
13	19	7	Larry Esau	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	169	0	running	124	$1,745
14	24	20	Ron Esau	Grossmont Auto Parts	Ron Esau	Chevrolet	154	0	running	121	$1,645
15	1	2	Bobby Allison	CAM 2	Roger Penske	Matador	149	18	engine	123	$5,705
16	11	3	Chuck Bown	Rose Auto Wrecking	Gerald Craker	Dodge	141	3	differential	120	$1,445
17	34	8	Gary Matthews	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	Ed Negre	Dodge	138	0	running	112	$1,395
18	29	4	Eddie Bradshaw	Bullhead City Sports	Chester Papienski	Chevrolet	135	0	running	109	$1,345
19	31	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	135	0	running	106	$1,445
20	28	26	Carl Joiner	Joiner Racing	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet	116	0	engine	103	$1,240
21	7	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	92	0	piston	100	$4,305
22	15	37	Chuck Wahl	Excel Trailer	DuWayne Wahl	Chevrolet	92	3	valve	102	$1,140
23	14	24	Cecil Gordon	Pruette	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	85	1	clutch	99	$1,270
24	13	76	Hugh Pearson	Wayne's Pump Service	Hugh Pearson	Chevrolet	83	0	engine	91	$1,090
25	27	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	83	14	valve	93	$5,660
26	35	12	Bill Polich	Bridal Veil Lumber	Hershel McGriff	Chevrolet	81	0	axle	85	$990
27	20	13	Don Puskarich	Oil Field Construction	Matt Puskarich	Chevrolet	75	0	engine	82	$940
28	4	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	73	0	piston	79	$3,990
29	21	44	Gary Johnson	Noble Auto Parts	Al Clark	Dodge	72	0	overheating	76	$840
30	8	50	Hershel McGriff	Stock Car Products	Hershel McGriff	Chevrolet	71	0	oil line	73	$790
31	33	10	Johnny Ray	Sunny King	Bill Champion	Ford	34	0	engine	70	$735
32	10	68	Sonny Easley	San Fernando Lumber / Speedway Eng.	Jerry Lankford	Ford	32	0	cracked block	67	$685
33	18	95	Dick Brooks	Miller Racing	Junior Miller	Chevrolet	18	0	engine	64	$635
34	25	55	Sam Beler	Haddick's Towing	Frank Coletto	Ford	15	0	crash	61	$585
35	17	90	Harry Jefferson	Jefferson Racing	George Jefferson	Ford	14	0	oil leak	58	$535

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