CUP Series Riverside International Raceway

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Results

The 1976 Winston Western 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Riverside International Raceway race.

Winston Western 500

Sunday, January 18th, 1976

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA

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  • 21 Chevrolet
  • 1 AMC
  • 5 Ford
  • 7 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 191
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 99.180
  • Cautions: 5 for 20 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
5 3 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 160 155 189 14 0 running
26 35 12 Bill Polich Chevrolet 85 85 81 0 0 crash
10 32 73 Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 134 134 177 0 0 running
15 1 2 Bobby Allison AMC 123 118 149 18 0 engine
28 4 15 Buddy Baker Ford 79 79 73 0 0 engine
2 6 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 175 170 191 5 0 running
20 28 26 Carl Joiner Chevrolet 103 103 116 0 0 engine
23 14 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 99 94 85 1 0 clutch
16 11 03 Chuck Bown Dodge 120 115 141 3 0 rear end
22 15 37 Chuck Wahl Chevrolet 102 97 92 3 0 valve
12 30 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 174 0 0 running
21 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 100 100 92 0 0 engine
8 5 71 Dave Marcis Dodge 147 142 180 9 0 running
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 185 175 191 124 0 running
33 18 95 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 64 64 18 0 0 engine
27 20 13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet 82 82 75 0 0 engine
18 29 04 Eddie Bradshaw Chevrolet 109 109 135 0 0 running
11 23 79 Frank Warren Dodge 130 130 174 0 0 running
29 21 44 Gary Johnson Dodge 76 76 72 0 0 engine
17 34 8 Gary Matthews Dodge 112 112 138 0 0 running
35 17 90 Harry Jefferson Ford 58 58 14 0 0 engine
30 8 50 Hershel McGriff Chevrolet 73 73 71 0 0 oil line
24 13 76 Hugh Pearson Chevrolet 91 91 83 0 0 engine
19 31 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 106 106 135 0 0 running
9 22 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 138 138 179 0 0 running
3 26 38 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet 165 165 191 0 0 running
31 33 10 Johnny Ray Ford 70 70 34 0 0 engine
13 19 7 Larry Esau Chevrolet 124 124 169 0 0 running
6 12 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 150 150 183 0 0 running
4 9 96 Ray Elder Dodge 160 160 190 0 0 running
7 16 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 146 146 181 0 0 running
25 27 43 Richard Petty Dodge 93 88 83 14 0 engine
14 24 20 Ron Esau Chevrolet 121 121 154 0 0 running
34 25 55 Sam Beler Ford 61 61 15 0 0 crash
32 10 68 Sonny Easley Ford 67 67 32 0 0 engine

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