| 1976 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $108,140 | Race Date: | May 16, 1976 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 25.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 19Min 53Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 | Average Speed: | 115.436 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 39 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 38 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #72 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DeWitt Racing | Team: | K&K Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 176 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 136.013 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Mason-Dixon 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 176 |
| 2 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 75 |
| 3 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running |  | 170 | 499 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running | | 165 | 497 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 155 | 495 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 150 | 492 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 146 | 492 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 142 | 491 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | Hot Rod Barnes | Running | | 138 | 478 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 134 | 476 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 130 | 474 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Lafayette Radio | Running | | 127 | 469 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 124 | 462 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Berglund | Running | | 121 | 458 | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Running | | 118 | 456 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | Running | | 115 | 443 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Running | | 112 | 421 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Accident | | 109 | 416 | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | 02 | Budd Hagelin | Cherry Hill | Running | | 106 | 409 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Gillespie Painting | Engine | | 103 | 400 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 100 | 400 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 05 | David Sisco | Bel Air Datsun | Running | | 97 | 397 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B / C&K Coal | Running | | 94 | 389 | 0 |
| 24 | 37 | 5 | Doc Faustina | Faustina Racing | Ignition | | 91 | 378 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 95 | Gary Myers | Miller Roofing | Running | | 88 | 367 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | J&B Corvette | Running | | 0 | 352 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Engine | | 92 | 351 | 243 |
| 28 | 33 | 33 | Buck Baker | Smith Auto Parts | Sway Bar | | 79 | 320 | 0 |
| 29 | 39 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 76 | 317 | 0 |
| 30 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 73 | 316 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hickory Exxon | Engine | | 70 | 271 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 10 | Earl Brooks | Sunny King Ford | Ignition | | 67 | 250 | 0 |
| 33 | 17 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto Parts | Accident | | 64 | 247 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 8 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | Oil Pressure | | 61 | 218 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 28 | Donnie Allison | Gilmore | Transmission | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | Valves | | 55 | 136 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | Accident | | 52 | 51 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | Clutch | | 49 | 22 | 0 |
| 39 | 15 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Valves | | 46 | 2 | 0 |
