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Winston Western 500 1976 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 30
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$112,615	Race Date:	Jan 18, 1976	Riverside International Raceway
Margin of Victory:	35.900 Seconds	Race Duration:	5Hr 2Min 44Sec.	Riverside, California
Lead Changes:	17	Average Speed:	99.180 MPH	2.63 Mile Paved Road Course
No. of Cars:	35	No. of Cautions:	5 For 20 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	David Pearson D. Pearson	Driver:	Bobby Allison B. Allison	Mercury:	9
Car No.:	#21 Mercury	Car No.:	#16 Matador	Chevrolet:	0
Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Team:	Team Penske	Dodge:	0
Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Crew Chief:		Matador:	0
Laps Led:	124 of 191	Pole Speed:	112.416 MPH

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Official 1976 Winston Western 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	21	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Purolator		185	191	124	Running
2	6	11	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Holly Farms		175	191	5	Running
3	26	38	Jimmy Insolo J. InsoloJimmy Insolo	Martin's Union 76		165	191	0	Running
4	9	96	Ray Elder R. ElderRay Elder	Elder Racing		160	190	0	Running
5	3	72	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Kings Row Fireplaces		160	189	14	Running
6	12	54	Lennie Pond L. PondLennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola		150	183	0	Running
7	16	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	Kansas Jack		146	181	0	Running
8	5	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	K&K Insurance		147	180	9	Running
9	22	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Nitro 9		138	179	0	Running
10	32	73	Bill Schmitt B. SchmittBill Schmitt	Old Milwaukee		134	177	0	Running
11	23	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Warren Racing		130	174	0	Running
12	30	40	D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto Body		127	174	0	Running
13	19	7	Larry Esau L. EsauLarry Esau	McDuffie Racing		124	169	0	Running
14	24	90	Ron Esau R. EsauRon Esau	Esau Racing		121	154	0	Running
15	1	2	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Cam2	AMC Matador	123	149	18	Engine
16	11	03	Chuck Bown C. BownChuck Bown	Rose Auto Wrecking		120	141	3	Rear Gear
17	34	8	Gary Matthews G. MatthewsGary Matthews	10000 RPM Speed Equipment		112	138	0	Running
18	29	4	Eddie Bradshaw E. BradshawEddie Bradshaw	Bullhead City Sports		109	135	0	Running
19	31	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		106	135	0	Running
20	28	26	Carl Joiner C. JoinerCarl Joiner	Joiner Racing		103	116	0	Engine
21	7	88	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Gatorade		100	92	0	Cylinder Head
22	15	37	Chuck Wahl C. WahlChuck Wahl	Excel Trailer Company		102	92	3	Valves
23	14	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Pruette Chevrolet		99	85	1	Clutch
24	13	76	Hugh Pearson H. PearsonHugh Pearson	Wayne's Pump Service		91	83	0	Timing Chain
25	27	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP		93	83	14	Engine
26	35	12	Bill Polich B. PolichBill Polich	Bridal Veil Lumber		85	81	0	Accident
27	20	13	Don Puskarich D. PuskarichDon Puskarich	Oil Field Construction		82	75	0	Engine
28	4	15	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Norris Industries		79	73	0	Piston
29	21	44	Gary Johnson G. JohnsonGary Johnson	Noble Auto Parts		76	72	0	Engine
30	8	50	Hershel McGriff H. McGriffHershel McGriff	Stock Car Products		73	71	0	Oil Line
31	33	10	Johnny Ray J. Ray (R)Johnny Ray	Sunny King Ford		70	34	0	Engine
32	10	68	Sonny Easley S. EasleySonny Easley	San Fernando Valley Lumber		67	32	0	Valves
33	18	95	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Miller Racing		64	18	0	Engine
34	25	55	Sam Beler S. BelerSam Beler	Haddick's Towing		61	15	0	Accident
35	17	90	Harry Jefferson H. JeffersonHarry Jefferson	Jefferson Racing		58	14	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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