| 1976 American 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $125,387 | Race Date: | Oct 24, 1976 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 4Hr 15Min 1Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 117.718 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 35 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 193 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 139.117 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 American 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 185 | 492 | 193 |
| 2 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Running |  | 175 | 491 | 113 |
| 3 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 165 | 489 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Running |  | 160 | 489 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 155 | 488 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running | | 155 | 488 | 31 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Pat's Tire Service | Fuel Pump | | 151 | 486 | 1 |
| 8 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 142 | 486 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 138 | 478 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 134 | 474 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 55 | Sonny Easley | Haddick's Towing | Running | | 130 | 469 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Running | | 127 | 468 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 124 | 464 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Transit Damaged Freight | Running | | 121 | 464 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 118 | 461 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hickory Garage | Running | | 115 | 460 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 30 | Terry Bivins (R) | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | Running | | 112 | 459 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Gillespie Painting | Running | | 109 | 456 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Red Dog Racing | Running | | 106 | 454 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 05 | David Sisco | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Running | | 103 | 450 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 7 | Jack Donohue | Thundercraft Boats | Running | | 100 | 444 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 19 | Frank Warren | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 97 | 434 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means (R) | WIXC Radio | Running | | 94 | 432 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing | Running | | 91 | 423 | 0 |
| 25 | 2 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Engine | | 93 | 413 | 154 |
| 26 | 36 | 33 | J.D. McDuffie | Handy's Transmission | Head Gasket | | 85 | 389 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Camshaft | | 82 | 363 | 0 |
| 28 | 3 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Throttle Linkage | | 79 | 299 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 5 | James Hylton | Faustina Racing | Rear Gear | | 76 | 171 | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | 25 | Dick May | Robertson Racing | Valves | | 73 | 127 | 0 |
| 31 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Engine | | 70 | 117 | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B / C&K Coal | Head Gasket | | 67 | 88 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Overheating | | 64 | 76 | 0 |
| 34 | 30 | 4 | Gary Myers | Hick's Pharmacy | Engine | | 61 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Oil Pressure | | 58 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 49 | Henley Gray | Spencer Racing | Cylinder | | 55 | 1 | 0 |
