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Riverside 400 1976 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 30
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$93,580	Race Date:	Jun 13, 1976	Riverside International Raceway
Margin of Victory:	1.600 Seconds	Race Duration:	2Hr 20Min 31Sec.	Riverside, California
Lead Changes:	7	Average Speed:	106.279 MPH	2.63 Mile Paved Road Course
No. of Cars:	35	No. of Cautions:	1 For 4 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	David Pearson D. Pearson	Driver:	David Pearson D. Pearson	Mercury:	9
Car No.:	#21 Mercury	Car No.:	#21 Mercury	Chevrolet:	0
Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Dodge:	0
Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Ford:	0
Laps Led:	40 of 95	Pole Speed:	111.437 MPH

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Official 1976 Riverside 400 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	21	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Purolator	180	95	40	Running
2	2	2	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Cam2	175	95	7	Running
3	3	72	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Kings Row Fireplaces	165	94	0	Running
4	9	96	Ray Elder R. ElderRay Elder	Racing Farmers	160	94	0	Running
5	4	15	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Norris Industries	155	94	0	Running
6	10	88	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Gatorade	150	93	0	Running
7	6	11	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Holly Farms	156	93	48	Running
8	5	38	Jimmy Insolo J. InsoloJimmy Insolo	Martin's Union 76	142	92	0	Running
9	7	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	138	92	0	Running
10	16	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	K&K Insurance	134	92	0	Running
11	12	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	Kansas Jack	130	91	0	Running
12	13	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Pruette Chevrolet	127	90	0	Running
13	27	37	Chuck Wahl C. WahlChuck Wahl	Excel Trailer Company	124	90	0	Running
14	18	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	Butler's	121	89	0	Running
15	22	9	Eddie Bradshaw E. BradshawEddie Bradshaw	C&M Racing	118	89	0	Running
16	25	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Hylton Engineering	115	87	0	Running
17	35	69	Bill Polich B. PolichBill Polich	D. Nienberg Hay (Car Owner)	112	86	0	Running
18	31	89	Don Reynolds D. ReynoldsDon Reynolds	Riley Plastering	109	83	0	Running
19	19	01	Chuck Bown C. BownChuck Bown	Lake's Drywall	106	82	0	Running
20	23	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Native Tan	103	81	0	Engine
21	28	13	Don Puskarich D. PuskarichDon Puskarich	Oil Field Construction	100	81	0	Running
22	34	18	John Dineen J. DineenJohn Dineen	George Stark (Car Owner)	97	73	0	Running
23	17	44	Gary Matthews G. MatthewsGary Matthews	Noble Auto Parts	94	71	0	Rear Gear
24	29	8	Ed Negre E. NegreEd Negre	Negre Racing	91	71	0	Running
25	14	54	Lennie Pond L. PondLennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola	88	70	0	Oil Pump
26	26	40	D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto Body	85	57	0	Engine
27	24	29	Roy Smith R. SmithRoy Smith	Mercury Marine	82	54	0	Oil Pressure
28	30	9	Jim Danielson J. DanielsonJim Danielson	Chicos Auto Parts	79	39	0	Valves
29	15	12	Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett (R)Neil Bonnett	Ill Eagle	76	36	0	Brakes
30	11	76	Hugh Pearson H. PearsonHugh Pearson	Buzby	73	32	0	Valves
31	8	50	Rusty Sanders R. SandersRusty Sanders	Stock Car Products	70	29	0	Accident
32	20	22	John Hamson J. HamsonJohn Hamson	Greg Hamson (Car Owner)	67	26	0	Engine
33	32	41	Ernie Stierly E. StierlyErnie Stierly	Allied Plating	64	21	0	Transmission
34	21	5	Jim Thirkettle J. ThirkettleJim Thirkettle	Allied Box & Crate	61	9	0	Camshaft
35	33	20	Ron Esau R. EsauRon Esau	Peralta	58	6	0	Clutch
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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