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1976 Virginia 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 30 Sunday, April 25, 1976 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 500 laps on a 0.525 mile paved track (262.500 miles) Time of race: 3:39:43 Average speed: 71.759 mph Pole speed: 86.286 mph Cautions: 6 for 47 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 32000 Lead changes: 11 Glossary    1976 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1976 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Dave Marcis 71 Dodge 21.927   86.286   2   David Pearson 21 Mercury 22.049   85.809   3   Benny Parsons 72 Chevrolet 22.252   85.026   4   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 22.306   84.829   5   Buddy Baker 15 Ford 22.478   84.171   6   Lennie Pond 54 Chevrolet 22.518   84.022   7   Cale Yarborough 11 Chevrolet 22.541   83.928   8   Bobby Allison 2 Mercury 22.601   83.713   9   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 22.653   83.521   10   Neil Bonnett 12 Chevrolet 22.670   83.459   11   Dick Brooks 90 Ford 22.704   83.333   12   Jimmy Hensley 63 Chevrolet 22.888   82.736   13   Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 22.870   82.728   14   Bruce Hill 47 Chevrolet 23.014   82.139   15   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 23.109   81.573   16   Gary Myers 95 Chevrolet 23.215   81.499   17   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 23.215   81.499   18   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 23.306   81.181   19   James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 23.367   80.969   20   Cecil Gordon 24 Chevrolet 23.978   80.831   21   Henley Gray 19 Chevrolet 22.981   82.328   22   D.K. Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 23.043   82.107   23   Skip Manning 92 Chevrolet 23.088   81.947   24   David Sisco 05 Chevrolet 23.097   81.903   25   Walter Ballard 30 Chevrolet 23.128   81.806   26   Rick Newsom 20 Ford 23.314   81.153   27   Earl Brooks 25 Chevrolet 23.323   81.122   28   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 23.533   80.396   29   Travis Tiller 46 Dodge 23.646   80.014   30   Bruce Blodgett 5 Dodge 23.792   79.523   OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available