Results

The 1976 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Sunday, September 5th, 1976

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 2 Mercury
  • 3 Ford
  • 7 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 120.534
  • Cautions: 8 for 65 laps
  • Lead Changes: 31
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
7 5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 151 146 364 3 0 running
9 2 2 Bobby Allison Mercury 143 138 355 28 0 running
10 22 36 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 134 134 355 0 0 running
22 18 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 97 97 321 0 0 engine
37 39 10 Bruce Jacobi Ford 52 52 59 0 0 engine
17 34 33 Buck Baker Chevrolet 112 112 341 0 0 running
35 30 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 58 58 124 0 0 engine
31 3 15 Buddy Baker Ford 75 70 181 10 0 crash
23 7 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 99 94 307 49 0 running
12 15 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 127 127 347 0 0 running
8 11 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 142 142 356 0 0 running
16 21 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 115 115 342 0 0 running
40 36 50 Darrell Bryant Chevrolet 43 43 3 0 0 engine
3 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 367 50 0 running
4 6 71 Dave Marcis Dodge 165 160 367 58 0 running
1 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 185 175 367 93 0 running
39 13 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 46 46 13 0 0 crash
11 25 7 Dean Dalton Chevrolet 130 130 351 0 0 running
6 9 90 Dick Brooks Ford 150 150 364 0 0 running
28 23 49 Dick May Dodge 79 79 213 0 0 engine
33 10 28 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 69 64 167 43 0 water pump
29 38 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 76 76 210 0 0 engine
26 31 8 Ed Negre Dodge 85 85 238 0 0 engine
19 35 79 Frank Warren Dodge 106 106 336 0 0 running
27 28 95 Gary Myers Chevrolet 82 82 216 0 0 engine
13 20 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 124 124 346 0 0 running
21 29 19 Henley Gray Chevrolet 100 100 327 0 0 running
25 33 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 88 88 272 0 0 engine
15 12 60 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet 118 118 343 0 0 running
20 32 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 103 103 334 0 0 running
18 27 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 109 109 336 0 0 running
34 37 18 Joe Frasson Chevrolet 61 61 166 0 0 crash
5 14 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 160 155 365 1 0 running
24 16 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 91 91 290 0 0 suspension
36 17 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 55 55 117 0 0 running
2 8 43 Richard Petty Dodge 175 170 367 32 0 running
38 40 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet 49 49 44 0 0 ignition
30 19 27 Sam Sommers Chevrolet 73 73 208 0 0 wheel
32 26 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 67 67 172 0 0 crash
14 24 30 Terry Bivins Chevrolet 121 121 345 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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