Results

The 1976 American 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Carolina Speedway race.

American 500

Sunday, October 24th, 1976

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

  • 22 Chevrolet
  • 2 Mercury
  • 7 Dodge
  • 5 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 117.718
  • Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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American 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
31 6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 70 70 117 0 0 engine
4 7 2 Bobby Allison Mercury 160 160 489 0 0 running
33 14 36 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 64 64 76 0 0 overheating
35 34 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 58 58 2 0 0 engine
16 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 115 115 460 0 0 running
28 3 15 Buddy Baker Ford 79 79 299 0 0 throttle
5 9 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 155 155 488 0 0 running
15 23 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 118 118 461 0 0 running
10 22 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 134 134 474 0 0 running
14 10 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 121 121 464 0 0 running
3 8 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 165 165 489 0 0 running
25 2 71 Dave Marcis Dodge 93 88 413 154 0 engine
6 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 155 150 488 31 0 running
20 24 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 103 103 450 0 0 running
8 12 90 Dick Brooks Ford 142 142 486 0 0 running
30 35 25 Dick May Chevrolet 73 73 127 0 0 engine
7 5 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 151 146 486 1 0 fuel pump
13 32 8 Ed Negre Dodge 124 124 464 0 0 running
22 27 19 Frank Warren Chevrolet 97 97 434 0 0 running
34 30 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 61 61 5 0 0 engine
12 21 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 127 127 468 0 0 running
36 19 49 Henley Gray Dodge 55 55 1 0 0 engine
26 36 33 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 85 85 389 0 0 engine
21 29 7 Jack Donohue Chevrolet 100 100 444 0 0 running
19 13 60 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet 106 106 454 0 0 running
29 20 5 James Hylton Dodge 76 76 171 0 0 rear end
23 28 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 94 94 432 0 0 running
2 11 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 175 170 491 113 0 running
27 16 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 82 82 363 0 0 engine
1 4 43 Richard Petty Dodge 185 175 492 193 0 running
18 31 20 Rick Newsom Ford 109 109 456 0 0 running
9 15 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 138 138 478 0 0 running
11 18 55 Sonny Easley Ford 130 130 469 0 0 running
17 25 30 Terry Bivins Chevrolet 112 112 459 0 0 running
24 26 64 Tommy Gale Ford 91 91 423 0 0 running
32 33 46 Travis Tiller Dodge 67 67 88 0 0 engine

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