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1976 Talladega 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 19 of 30
Sunday, August 8, 1976 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:10:27
Average speed: 157.547 mph
Pole speed: 190.651 mph

Cautions: 3 for 25 laps
Margin of victory: 29.5 sec
Attendance: 60000
Lead changes: 58

Glossary 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1976 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	Dodge	188	26110	running	35	180
2	7	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries (Bud Moore)	Ford	188	20865	running	65	180
3	18	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	187	11945	running	0	165
4	16	48	James Hylton	Kockums (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	186	8260	running	2	165
5	25	54	Lennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola (Ronnie Elder)	Chevrolet	182	6750	running	0	155
6	34	30	Tighe Scott	Scotty's Fashions (Walter Ballard)	Chevrolet	182	5955	running	0	150
7	31	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	182	5120	running	0	146
8	21	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	180	4510	running	0	142
9	22	92	Skip Manning	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	178	3590	running	0	138
10	32	26	Jimmy Lee Capps	Sellers Automotive (David Lee Sellers)	Chevrolet	177	2640	running	0	134
11	33	52	Jimmy Means	WIXC (Bill Gray)	Chevrolet	176	2490	running	0	130
12	15	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	176	3600	running	0	127
13	40	61	Joe Mihalic	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	176	2240	running	0	124
14	35	91	Harold Miller	Harold Miller	Chevrolet	174	2140	running	0	121
15	20	60	Jackie Rogers	Red Dog's (Lou Viglione)	Chevrolet	174	2040	running	0	118
16	29	33	Buck Baker	Handy's Transmission (Hiram Handy)	Chevrolet	173	1940	running	0	115
17	39	19	Henley Gray	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	171	1890	running	0	112
18	24	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby (Herb Adcox)	Chevrolet	171	1840	running	0	109
19	36	25	Dick May	Berglund (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	170	2680	running	0	106
20	14	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	168	7230	engine	12	108
21	27	40	D.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto (J.R. DeLotto)	Chevrolet	168	2320	running	0	100
22	3	28	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	163	2040	engine	7
23	5	2	Bobby Allison	CAM 2 (Roger Penske)	Mercury	152	6560	engine	39	99
24	19	36	Bobby Wawak	J & B Corvette (John Gwinn)	Chevrolet	150	1565	engine	0	91
25	28	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	147	1480	rear end	0	88
26	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	137	5230	running	16	90
27	37	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	Dodge	130	1880	valve	0	82
28	11	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	125	2530	ignition	12	84
29	17	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	105	1880	engine	0	76
30	30	78	Dick Skillen	Goffco (Tom Goff)	Chevrolet	92	1230	head gasket	0	73
31	23	05	David Sisco	David Sisco	Chevrolet	86	1580	engine	0	70
32	10	47	Bruce Hill	Howson Algraphy (Bruce Hill)	Chevrolet	81	1555	head gasket	0	67
33	26	67	Buddy Arrington	Sub-Tropic (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	79	1530	valve	0	64
34	2	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	Chevrolet	56	2005	engine	0	61
35	12	77	Bob Burcham	Hy Gain (Johnny Ray)	Chevrolet	52	980	engine	0	58
36	13	27	Sam Sommers	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	47	955	valve	0	55
37	9	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard Racing)	Chevrolet	46	3930	transmission	0	52
38	6	12	Neil Bonnett	Hawaiian Tropic (Neil Bonnett)	Chevrolet	37	905	engine	0	49
39	4	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	37	3980	oil pressure	0	46
40	38	64	Tommy Gale	Elmo Langley	Ford	1	1280	engine	0	43

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	1	1
Cale Yarborough	2	11	10
A.J. Foyt	12	13	2
Bobby Allison	14	24	11
Buddy Baker	25	28	4
Cale Yarborough	29	30	2
Buddy Baker	31	37	7
Cale Yarborough	38	39	2
James Hylton	40	40	1
Dave Marcis	41	42	2
Buddy Baker	43	52	10
Cale Yarborough	53	53	1
Buddy Baker	54	56	3
Cale Yarborough	57	57	1
Richard Petty	58	58	1
Dave Marcis	59	59	1
Buddy Baker	60	65	6
David Pearson	66	76	11
Buddy Baker	77	77	1
Dave Marcis	78	81	4
Buddy Baker	82	91	10
Bobby Allison	92	93	2
Buddy Baker	94	94	1
Bobby Allison	95	95	1
Dave Marcis	96	96	1
Bobby Allison	97	98	2
Dave Marcis	99	99	1
James Hylton	100	100	1
Bobby Allison	101	101	1
David Pearson	102	102	1
Bobby Allison	103	109	7
Dave Marcis	110	111	2
Bobby Allison	112	119	8
Buddy Baker	120	120	1
Bobby Allison	121	122	2
Dave Marcis	123	123	1
A.J. Foyt	124	124	1
Bobby Allison	125	127	3
Buddy Baker	128	129	2
Bobby Allison	130	130	1
Buddy Baker	131	132	2
A.J. Foyt	133	133	1
Richard Petty	134	137	4
Dave Marcis	138	139	2
Richard Petty	140	140	1
Buddy Baker	141	142	2
A.J. Foyt	143	143	1
Buddy Baker	144	146	3
A.J. Foyt	147	147	1
Buddy Baker	148	149	2
Dave Marcis	150	152	3
A.J. Foyt	153	153	1
Dave Marcis	154	154	1
Richard Petty	155	159	5
Buddy Baker	160	166	7
Richard Petty	167	167	1
Buddy Baker	168	173	6
Dave Marcis	174	188	15

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Cale Yarborough	2846
2	Benny Parsons	2809	-37
3	Richard Petty	2766	-80
4	Bobby Allison	2667	-179
5	Lennie Pond	2511	-335
6	Dave Marcis	2492	-354
7	Richard Childress	2353	-493
8	Buddy Baker	2345	-501
9	David Pearson	2172	-674
10	Frank Warren	2167	-679
11	J.D. McDuffie	2121	-725
12	Cecil Gordon	2105	-741
13	James Hylton	2094	-752
14	Darrell Waltrip	2088	-758
15	D.K. Ulrich	2035	-811
16	Dick Brooks	1962	-884
17	David Sisco	1954	-892
18	Skip Manning	1788	-1058
19	Ed Negre	1787	-1059
20	Buddy Arrington	1661	-1185
21	Bruce Hill	1276	-1570