| 1976 Nashville 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $54,950 | Race Date: | Jul 17, 1976 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 15.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 52Min 49Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 86.907 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 21 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #72 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #2 Mercury | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DeWitt Racing | Team: | Team Penske | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 94 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 103.049 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Nashville 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running |  | 180 | 420 | 94 |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 420 | 79 |
| 3 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 165 | 420 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 165 | 419 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 160 | 418 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running | | 150 | 418 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running |  | 146 | 415 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 142 | 406 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 138 | 402 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | J&B Corvette | Running | | 134 | 398 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 130 | 395 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 127 | 388 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Running | | 124 | 388 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 10 | Bill Elliott (R) | Champion Racing | Running |  | 121 | 386 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 7 | Cecil Gordon | Dalton Racing | Running | | 118 | 385 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 05 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Running | | 115 | 385 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Running | | 112 | 382 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 87 | Walter Wallace | Green's Automotive | Running | | 109 | 378 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 95 | Gary Myers | Miller Roofing | Running | | 106 | 371 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 103 | 369 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 25 | Dick May | Robertson Racing | Running | | 100 | 368 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 30 | Terry Bivins (R) | Ballard Racing | Oil Pressure | | 97 | 365 | 0 |
| 23 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Engine | | 104 | 331 | 220 |
| 24 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means (R) | WIXC Radio | Running | | 91 | 323 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Clutch | | 88 | 290 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Engine | | 85 | 226 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Rear Gear | | 82 | 111 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Engine | | 79 | 77 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 64 | Dick Brooks | Langley Racing | Fuel Pump | | 76 | 45 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Excuse Lounge | Engine | | 73 | 1 | 0 |
