| 1976 Dixie 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $135,155 | Race Date: | Nov 7, 1976 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 32 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3Hr 55Min 7Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 | Average Speed: | 127.396 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 41 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Dodge: | 103 | |||
| Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Car No.: | #15 Ford | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Team: | K&K Racing | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 224 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 161.652 MPH | |||||
| Official 1976 Dixie 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running |  | 185 | 328 | 224 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 175 | 328 | 41 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Ellington Insulation | Running |  | 165 | 328 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 165 | 328 | 45 |
| 5 | 1 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries | Running |  | 160 | 327 | 11 |
| 6 | 11 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 155 | 327 | 7 |
| 7 | 9 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 146 | 323 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 12 | Neil Bonnett (R) | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 142 | 322 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 27 | Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 138 | 322 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Running | | 134 | 318 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Howson Algraphy | Running | | 130 | 318 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 127 | 314 | 0 |
| 13 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 124 | 311 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 92 | Skip Manning (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 121 | 310 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 55 | Sonny Easley | Haddick's Towing | Running | | 118 | 309 | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 93 | Gene Felton | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 115 | 308 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means (R) | WIXC Radio | Running | | 112 | 304 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Howard Johnson's | Running | | 109 | 304 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 77 | Dale Earnhardt | Hy Gain | Accident | | 0 | 260 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Engine | | 103 | 254 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 99 | Richie Panch | Puro Racing | Valve Spring | | 100 | 252 | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 30 | Terry Bivins (R) | Ballard Racing | Engine | | 97 | 250 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Cannon Farms | Running | | 94 | 248 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Engine | | 91 | 228 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Engine | | 88 | 218 | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Valves | | 85 | 189 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Overheating | | 82 | 164 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Oil Pressure | | 79 | 157 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Accident | | 76 | 156 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Cylinder | | 73 | 114 | 0 |
| 31 | 10 | 01 | Chuck Bown | Lake's Drywall | Wheel Bearing | | 70 | 75 | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 91 | Dick May | Miller Racing | Oil Pressure | | 67 | 60 | 0 |
| 33 | 21 | 60 | David Sisco | Red Dog Racing | Head Gasket | | 64 | 34 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 50 | Billy McGinnis | David Sisco (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Lady & Son Auction | Accident | | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 18 | 7 | Jack Donohue | Thundercraft Boats | Engine | | 55 | 0 | 0 |
