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1976 Richmond 400


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 30
Sunday, March 7, 1976 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (216.800 miles)

Time of race: 2:58:44
Average speed: 72.792 mph
Pole speed: 92.715 mph
Cautions: 7 for 66 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 19

Glossary    1976 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1976 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
182701   Earle Canavan Earle CanavanDodge368625running0109
3 12   Bobby Allison CAM 2   (Roger Penske)Mercury3996230running2170
6123   Richard Childress Kansas Jack   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet3851990running0150
83005   David Sisco David SiscoChevrolet3841630running0142
25235   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Doc Faustina)Chevrolet203475engine0 
13258   Ed Negre 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment   (Ed Negre)Dodge3741100running0124
281610   Bill Champion Sunny King   (Bill Champion)Ford111650axle079
4 511   Cale Yarborough Holly Farms   (Junior Johnson)Chevrolet3884745crash81165
29 815   Buddy Baker Norris Industries   (Bud Moore)Ford862375water leak076
72924   Cecil Gordon Pruette   (Cecil Gordon)Chevrolet3841740running0146
271825   Jabe Thomas Don RobertsonChevrolet145675engine082
141530   Walter Ballard Clyde Lynn   (Walter Ballard)Chevrolet3741050running0121
201340   D.K. Ulrich Garden State Auto   (J.R. DeLotto)Chevrolet357575running0103
2 343   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge4008025running122175
222444   Richard D. Brown Bush Olds   (Jerry Brown)Pontiac354525running097
172646   Travis Tiller Little B Coal   (Travis Tiller)Dodge370650running0112
152248   James Hylton Nitro 9   (James Hylton)Chevrolet3721000crash0118
23 654   Lennie Pond Pepsi-Cola   (Ronnie Elder)Chevrolet349750crash4499
122861   Joe Mihalic Lou ViglioneChevrolet374900running0127
51063   Terry Bivins Billy MoyerChevrolet3862050running0155
102064   Elmo Langley Elmo LangleyFord3811435running0134
111967   Buddy Arrington Buddy ArringtonPlymouth3791300running0130
21 970   J.D. McDuffie Butler's   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet355800engine0100
1 271   Dave Marcis K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf)Dodge4009300running151185
91172   Benny Parsons King's Row Fireplace   (L.G. DeWitt)Chevrolet3813330running0138
191779   Frank Warren Frank WarrenDodge365850running0106
24 488   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet2502510crash091
26 790   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey)Ford173700crash085
301492   Skip Manning Stratagraph   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet84375overheating073
162195   Ernie Shaw Shaw Racing   (Junior Miller)Chevrolet372700running0 

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Dave Marcis18585
  Richard Petty869813
  Dave Marcis9912022
  Cale Yarborough1211233
  Richard Petty12416946
  Lennie Pond1701778
  Richard Petty1781792
  Bobby Allison1801801
  Lennie Pond1811811
  Bobby Allison1821821
  Richard Petty18320119
  Cale Yarborough20225453
  Richard Petty2552551
  Lennie Pond2562572
  Dave Marcis25829033
  Cale Yarborough29131525
  Lennie Pond31634833
  Richard Petty34938941
  Dave Marcis39040011

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Richard Petty 628    
2   Benny Parsons 623   -5  
3   Cale Yarborough 547   -81  
4   Richard Childress 528   -100  
5   Dave Marcis 504   -124  
6   Bobby Allison 491   -137  
7   J.D. McDuffie 486   -142  
8   Lennie Pond 482   -146  
9   James Hylton 456   -172  
10   Frank Warren 449   -179  
11   D.K. Ulrich 448   -180  
12   David Pearson 446   -182  
13   Darrell Waltrip 428   -200  
14   Terry Bivins 426   -202  
15   Cecil Gordon 415   -213  
16   Ed Negre 386   -242  
17   Buddy Baker 384   -244  
18   Buddy Arrington 330   -298  
19   David Sisco 321   -307  
20   Dick Brooks 280   -348  
21   Jackie Rogers 250   -378