Results

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

Carolina 500

Sunday, February 29th, 1976

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

  • 4 Ford
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 2 Mercury
  • 7 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 113.665
  • Cautions: 5 for 45 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Carolina 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
33 34 9 Bill Elliott Ford 64 64 32 0 0 engine
32 31 28 AJ Foyt Chevrolet 67 67 57 0 0 rear end
5 7 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 155 155 477 0 0 running
21 5 2 Bobby Allison Mercury 105 100 372 91 0 crash
6 13 6 Bobby Isaac Chevrolet 150 150 473 0 0 running
22 10 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 97 97 363 0 0 crash
31 27 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 70 70 174 0 0 engine
4 2 15 Buddy Baker Ford 160 160 487 0 0 running
3 8 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 170 165 490 25 0 running
34 28 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 61 61 32 0 0 oil pump
8 17 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 142 142 470 0 0 running
17 11 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 112 112 438 0 0 running
11 22 50 Darrell Bryant Chevrolet 130 130 461 0 0 running
2 9 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 170 490 0 0 running
26 1 71 Dave Marcis Dodge 90 85 263 5 0 engine
29 4 21 David Pearson Mercury 81 76 186 9 0 oil pump
20 26 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 103 103 418 0 0 engine
24 6 90 Dick Brooks Ford 91 91 356 0 0 engine
16 36 33 Dick May Chevrolet 115 115 444 0 0 running
9 20 8 Ed Negre Dodge 138 138 464 0 0 running
28 15 79 Frank Warren Dodge 79 79 205 0 0 engine
27 21 0 Glenn McDuffie Chevrolet 82 82 205 0 0 engine
7 25 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 146 146 471 0 0 running
36 29 19 Henley Gray Chevrolet 55 55 1 0 0 engine
10 33 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 134 134 461 0 0 running
12 18 60 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet 127 127 460 0 0 running
19 24 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 106 106 428 0 0 running
14 23 49 John Utsman Dodge 121 121 451 0 0 running
30 16 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 73 73 183 0 0 engine
23 19 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 94 94 359 0 0 crash
1 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 185 175 492 362 0 running
35 35 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 58 58 9 0 0 engine
13 12 63 Terry Bivins Chevrolet 124 124 451 0 0 running
15 32 64 Tommy Gale Ford 118 118 447 0 0 running
18 30 46 Travis Tiller Dodge 109 109 433 0 0 running
25 14 30 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 88 88 338 0 0 engine

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