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1976 Daytona 500 Qualifying Race #1 Qualifying Race #2 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 30 Sunday, February 15, 1976 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:17:08 Average speed: 152.181 mph Pole speed: 183.456 mph Cautions: 7 for 35 laps Margin of victory: 50 yards Attendance: 125000 Lead changes: 36 Glossary    1976 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1976 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 25 8 2   Bobby Allison CAM 2   (Roger Penske) Mercury 123 5905 engine 2 93 9 36 3   Richard Childress Kansas Jack   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 191 8990 running 0 138 12 26 4   Salt Walther R & H Air Craft   (Salt Walther) Chevrolet 187 5880 running 0   40 20 5   Jimmy Means WIXC / Means Racing   (Bill Gray) Chevrolet 20 1600 engine 1 48 29 40 05   David Sisco Roger's   (David Sisco) Chevrolet 110 2020 running 0 76 13 42 8   Ed Negre 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment   (Ed Negre) Dodge 185 5310 running 0 124 28 35 10   Johnny Ray Blackwell Kenworth   (Clay Blackwell) Chevrolet 111 2270 crash 0 79 42 14 11   Cale Yarborough Holly Farms   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 1 4725 engine 0 37 5 13 12   Neil Bonnett Armor All   (Neil Bonnett) Chevrolet 197 14000 running 0 155 21 10 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) Chevrolet 147 3345 engine 0 100 33 5 15   Buddy Baker Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 83 7600 engine 28 69 14 22 18   Joe Frasson Excuse Lounge   (Joe Frasson) Chevrolet 183 4600 running 0 121 1 7 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 200 46800 running 37 180 18 17 24   Cecil Gordon Pruette   (Cecil Gordon) Chevrolet 158 4160 running 0 109 24 24 26   Jimmy Lee Capps Gray's Guard   (David Lee Sellers) Chevrolet 133 2090 engine 0 91 22 31 28   A.J. Foyt Gilmore   (Hoss Ellington) Chevrolet 143 4600 engine 66   20 39 29   Roy Smith Mercury Marine   (Dick Midgley) Chevrolet 148 2690 clutch 0 103 35 18 30   Tighe Scott Scotty's Fashions   (Walter Ballard) Chevrolet 58 2340 crash 0 58 38 38 33   Dick May Handy's Transmission   (Hiram Handy) Chevrolet 36 1490 engine 0 49 37 25 38   Tom Williams Varner Realty   (Tom Williams) Chevrolet 41 1615 engine 0 52 19 27 40   D.K. Ulrich Garden State Auto   (J.R. DeLotto) Chevrolet 151 2980 axle 0 106 2 6 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 199 35750 crash 40 175 36 33 47   Bruce Hill Howson Algraphy   (Bruce Hill) Chevrolet 43 1725 engine 0 55 23 29 48   James Hylton Nitro 9   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 138 2785 running 0 94 39 12 52   Earl Ross Coca-Cola Ltd.   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 28 2025 engine 0 46 4 11 54   Lennie Pond Pepsi-Cola   (Ronnie Elder) Chevrolet 198 16890 running 0 160 15 23 60   Jackie Rogers Red Dog's   (Lou Viglione) Chevrolet 183 4325 running 1 123 17 21 61   Joe Mihalic Pittsburgh   (Lou Viglione) Chevrolet 159 3575 running 0 112 8 19 63   Terry Bivins Mr. Moyer Chevrolet   (Billy Moyer) Chevrolet 193 9665 running 6 147 11 37 67   Buddy Arrington J.R. Stanley Trucking   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 190 6720 running 0 130 7 41 70   J.D. McDuffie Butler's   (J.D. McDuffie) Chevrolet 193 11260 running 0 146 27 3 71   Dave Marcis K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) Dodge 112 7895 running 0 82 3 32 72   Benny Parsons King's Row Fireplace   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 199 23680 running 16 170 34 16 73   David Hobbs Coca-Cola   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 68 1900 crash 2 66 31 28 78   Dick Skillen Singer Climate Control   (Tom Goff) Chevrolet 99 1770 overheating 0 70 10 34 79   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 190 8340 running 0 134 6 2 81   Terry Ryan WAM Racing   (Bill Monaghan) Chevrolet 196 13800 running 1 155 30 30 82   Skip Manning Rossmeyer   (Ferrel Harris) Dodge 107 1835 crash 0 73 26 1 83   Ramo Stott Smithville Farms   (Norris Reed) Chevrolet 113 6830 engine 0   32 4 88   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 87 7575 engine 0 67 41 9 90   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 5 2600 engine 0 40 16 15 95   Jim Hurtubise Moran Electric   (Junior Miller) Chevrolet 180 3975 engine 0 115

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Earle Canavan 01 Earle Canavan Dodge Gary Myers 04 Hicks Pharmacy Jim Fleming Chevrolet Doc Faustina 5 Doc Faustina Dodge Elliott Forbes-Robinson 6 Howard Furniture Howard-Egerton Chevrolet Bob Burcham 19 Belden Asphalt Henley Gray Chevrolet Ricky Rudd 22 Al Rudd Auto Parts Al Rudd Chevrolet Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson Chevrolet Dave Decker 32 Chevrolet Bill Seifert 34 Mabie & Edwards Chevrolet Darel Dieringer 35 Morris Davis Ford Bruce Jacobi 37 Opal Voight Chevrolet Blackie Wangerin 39 Blackie Wangerin Ford Grant Adcox 41 Adcox-Kirby Herb Adcox Chevrolet Baxter Price 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Travis Tiller 46 Little B Coal Travis Tiller Dodge John Utsman 49 G.C. Spencer Dodge Darrell Bryant 50 Hot Rod Barns Cliff Stewart Chevrolet John Banks 55 Banks Alignment Ken Thurlby Dodge Tommy Gale 64 Stamey's Bar-B-Q Elmo Langley Ford Terry Link 66 Vernon Blank Pontiac Bill Polich 69 Hershel McGriff Chevrolet Bill Champion 77 Johnny Ray Chevrolet Harold Miller 91 Harold Miller Chevrolet Skip Manning 92 Stratagraph Billy Hagan Chevrolet Jim Fleming 99 Chevrolet DC Ferrel Harris 82 Rossmeyer Ferrel Harris Dodge WD Marty Robbins 42 Robbins Racing Dodge Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 10 10     11 16 6   #05 engine   17 34 18     35 39 5   #52 engine   40 61 22     62 65 4   #30 engine   66 67 2     68 71 4   #73 accident turn 2   72 84 13     85 90 6   #15 engine   91 117 27     118 123 6   #83,82,10 accident turn 2   124 174 51     175 178 4   #63 accident turn 1   179 200 22       Percent of race run under caution: 17.5%             Average green flag run: 20.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Buddy Baker 1 4 4   David Pearson 5 6 2   Buddy Baker 7 11 5   Terry Ryan 12 12 1   Jimmy Means 13 13 1   Terry Bivins 14 15 2   Jackie Rogers 16 16 1   Buddy Baker 17 35 19   David Hobbs 36 37 2   David Pearson 38 39 2   Bobby Allison 40 40 1   A.J. Foyt 41 43 3   David Pearson 44 44 1   A.J. Foyt 45 56 12   Richard Petty 57 61 5   Benny Parsons 62 62 1   A.J. Foyt 63 73 11   Richard Petty 74 84 11   A.J. Foyt 85 85 1   Terry Bivins 86 89 4   Bobby Allison 90 90 1   Richard Petty 91 92 2   A.J. Foyt 93 96 4   David Pearson 97 98 2   A.J. Foyt 99 103 5   David Pearson 104 106 3   A.J. Foyt 107 118 12   David Pearson 119 122 4   A.J. Foyt 123 140 18   Benny Parsons 141 154 14   David Pearson 155 165 11   Richard Petty 166 175 10   Benny Parsons 176 176 1   David Pearson 177 187 11   Richard Petty 188 199 12   David Pearson 200 200 1 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   David Pearson 365     2   Benny Parsons 330   -35   3   Lennie Pond 310   -55   4   Richard Childress 284   -81   5   Richard Petty 268   -97   6   Frank Warren 264   -101   7   J.D. McDuffie 252   -113   8   D.K. Ulrich 233   -132   9   James Hylton 232   -133   10   Dave Marcis 229   -136   11   Bobby Allison 216   -149   12   Cale Yarborough 212   -153   13   Cecil Gordon 208   -157   14   Darrell Waltrip 167   -198   15   Jimmy Insolo 165   -200   16   Ray Elder 160   -205   17   Neil Bonnett 155   -210   17   Terry Ryan 155   -210   19   Johnny Ray 149   -216   20   Buddy Baker 148   -217   21   Terry Bivins 147   -218