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Champion Spark Plug 400 1976 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 30
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$120,025	Race Date:	Aug 22, 1976	Michigan International Speedway
Margin of Victory:	1.200 Seconds	Race Duration:	2Hr 51Min 20Sec.	Brooklyn, Michigan
Lead Changes:	34	Average Speed:	140.078 MPH	2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval
No. of Cars:	36	No. of Cautions:	4 For 20 Laps	mispeedway.com

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:	27 of 200	Pole Speed:	160.875 MPH

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Official 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	21	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Purolator	180	200	27	Running
2	3	11	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Holly Farms	180	200	125	Running
3	5	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	170	200	22	Running
4	6	2	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Cam2	165	200	6	Running
5	7	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	K&K Insurance	160	199	11	Running
6	15	12	Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett (R)Neil Bonnett	Hawaiian Tropic	155	195	1	Running
7	12	40	D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto Body	146	194	0	Running
8	27	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	142	194	0	Running
9	8	72	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Kings Row Fireplaces	143	194	2	Running
10	17	36	Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby Wawak	J&B Corvette	134	193	0	Running
11	24	19	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Belden Asphalt	130	193	0	Running
12	29	14	Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet	127	192	0	Running
13	28	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	Kansas Jack	124	192	0	Running
14	14	92	Skip Manning S. Manning (R)Skip Manning	Stratagraph Incorporated	121	192	0	Running
15	33	10	Terry Bivins T. Bivins (R)Terry Bivins	Sunny King Ford	118	192	0	Running
16	36	25	Dick May D. MayDick May	Robertson Racing	115	187	0	Running
17	22	9	David Hobbs D. HobbsDavid Hobbs	Coca-Cola	0	187	0	Running
18	19	7	Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	109	184	0	Running
19	11	47	Bruce Hill B. HillBruce Hill	Hill Racing	111	183	1	Engine
20	31	91	Harold Miller H. MillerHarold Miller	Bartow Paving	103	183	0	Running
21	20	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Kockum's	100	183	0	Running
22	32	61	Joe Mihalic J. MihalicJoe Mihalic	Mihalic Racing	97	175	0	Running
23	30	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Native Tan	94	174	0	Running
24	13	52	Jimmy Means J. Means (R)Jimmy Means	WIXC Radio	91	168	0	Running
25	4	54	Lennie Pond L. PondLennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola	88	166	0	Running
26	18	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Transmissions Unlimited	85	154	0	Engine
27	10	88	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Gatorade	82	134	0	Accident
28	21	18	Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe Frasson	Excuse Lounge	84	118	1	Running
29	9	90	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Truxmore Industries	76	114	0	Engine
30	26	8	Ed Negre E. NegreEd Negre	Negre Racing	73	108	0	Engine
31	2	15	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Norris Industries	75	86	2	Engine
32	16	05	David Sisco D. SiscoDavid Sisco	David Sisco (Car Owner)	67	70	0	Ball Joint
33	25	51	John Haver J. HaverJohn Haver	Jim's Furniture	64	49	0	Engine
34	34	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	61	37	0	Engine
35	23	60	Jackie Rogers J. RogersJackie Rogers	Red Dog Racing	58	15	0	Steering
36	35	30	Tighe Scott T. ScottTighe Scott	Scotty's Fashions	55	6	0	Overheating
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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