| 1976 Wilkes 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $62,400 | Race Date: | Oct 3, 1976 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2Hr 35Min 38Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 96.380 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 9 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: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | DiGard Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 292 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 107.449 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Wilkes 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 292 |
| 2 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 175 | 399 | 63 |
| 3 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 165 | 399 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 165 | 399 | 29 |
| 5 | 6 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running | | 155 | 395 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 155 | 389 | 15 |
| 7 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Sanford Auto Parts | Running | | 146 | 386 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Running | | 142 | 386 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | 30 | Terry Bivins (R) | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | Running | | 138 | 384 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 92 | Sonny Easley | Rogers-Astin | Running | | 134 | 383 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 130 | 379 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hickory Garage | Running |  | 127 | 379 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissons Unlimited | Running | | 124 | 378 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 05 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Running | | 121 | 376 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 95 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing | Running | | 118 | 374 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 23 | Larry LaMay | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 115 | 373 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running | | 112 | 372 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 4 | Gary Myers | Hick's Pharmacy | Running | | 109 | 370 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 106 | 368 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 25 | Dick May | Robertson Racing | Running | | 103 | 366 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 64 | Skip Manning (R) | Langley Racing | Running | | 100 | 360 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 97 | 359 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 94 | 355 | 0 |
| 24 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 96 | 347 | 1 |
| 25 | 17 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 88 | 278 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Transit Damaged Freight | Engine | | 85 | 270 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means (R) | WIXC Radio | Engine | | 82 | 241 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 12 | Neil Bonnett (R) | Hawaiian Tropic | Engine | | 79 | 186 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Overheating |  | 76 | 76 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Bush Olds Pontiac | Too Slow |  | 73 | 65 | 0 |
