| 1976 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $56,200 | Race Date: | Apr 4, 1976 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2Hr 34Min 52Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 | Average Speed: | 96.858 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 8 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | K&K Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 364 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 108.585 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Gwyn Staley 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 364 |
| 2 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 399 | 13 |
| 3 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running |  | 165 | 397 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running | | 165 | 397 | 23 |
| 5 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Running | | 155 | 393 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 150 | 391 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 146 | 388 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running | | 142 | 385 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 138 | 385 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 134 | 378 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 130 | 375 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | Running | | 127 | 374 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Running | | 124 | 370 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 95 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing | Running | | 121 | 370 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Stamey's Bar-B-Q | Running | | 118 | 368 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 115 | 359 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Running | | 112 | 359 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Stanley Trucking Company | Running |  | 109 | 359 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Running | | 106 | 358 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 103 | 354 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 100 | 349 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Transmission | | 97 | 291 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Rear Gear | | 94 | 278 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Bush Olds Pontiac | Rear Gear |  | 91 | 172 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 5 | Neil Castles | Faustina Racing | Brakes | | 88 | 125 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Overheating | | 85 | 38 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 05 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 82 | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 33 | Jeff Handy | Handy Racing | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
