1976 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400

Auto race held at Michigan International Speedway in 1976 January 2025 CUST Race 15 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/MI/Brooklyn/1976-06-20 1976 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-06-12 1976 06 20 1976 15 30 1976_Cam_2_Motor_Oil_400_program_cover_and_logo.png 200px 1976 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 program cover Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 2.000 3.218 200 400 643 Temperatures of 80.1 F C; wind speeds of 9.9 mph km/h 141.149 mi/h 46,000 http://racing-reference.info/race/1976_Cam_2_Motor_Oil_400/W 1976 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 racing information Racing Reference 2012-03-24 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates 129 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing untelevised none The 1976 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on June 20, 1976, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Background Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 mi km long.http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/michigan/michigan-international-speedway Michigan International Speedway CBS Sports 2013-06-11 Opened in 1968, the track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the 3,600-foot-long front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees. The back stretch, has a five degree banking and is 2,242 feet long. Race report David Pearson defeated Cale Yarborough by three car lengths in front of an audience of 46,000. There were 17 lead changes and three cautions for 20 out of the 200 laps. The race took two hours and fifty minutes. Richard Petty earned the pole position with a speed of 158.569 mph km/h, the average speed of the race was 141.148 mph km/h. Joe Frasson finished last due to an engine problem on lap 2. All 36 of the drivers on the racing grid were American-born males. The field was dominated by Chevrolet vehicles as opposed to Ford and Mercury vehicles. Cale Yarborough dominated most of this race, with radio announcer Ken Squier saying it was one of the best runs he'd seen Cale have, but in the closing stages it was David Pearson out front and cruising to a win when a late caution came out for Coo Coo Marlin's blown engine while he was running seventh in the closing laps. Under the yellow the leaders all pitted with Yarborough regaining the lead only for Pearson to pass him on the backstretch after the restart and take the win. Overall it was still a good day for Yarborough as he capitalized on a 74-point swing in the point standings to vault back into the points lead as a result of Benny Parsons' issues. http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1976&race=15&series_id=2 1976 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 racing information Race Database 2012-03-24 He would eventually become the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion. Bobby Allison was running second very late when he was black flagged for the Penske team having put tape over parts of the grill of his Cam 2 #2 Mercury. That aerodynamic improvement was illegal at the time but later became commonplace. Allison still recovered to finish third in part due to how few cars were left on the lead lap and the late caution. The grand total of this race's prize purse was $105,355 ($ when considering inflation). http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1976/michigan-international-speedway/cam-2-motor-oil-400/1393 1976 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 racing information Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 2012-03-24 Although the race is not televised by either CBS or ABC, the rare films and archived radio coverage (commentated by Ken Squier) of the race is included in a video for NASCAR's segment called "Retro Radioactive" during the franchise's 75th anniversary in 2023.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh-JuE8uw0k Retro Radioactive: The Silver Fox takes Michigan in 1976 2023-08-04 NASCAR 2025-09-07 YouTube The video also included the rare archived radio chatter between the racers and their crew chiefs as well as the radio voice of Competition Director Bill Gazaway, which captured his words "We do not run tape on the outside of the car." as he spots Bobby Allison's car having tapes in the grill. Allison's archived radio voice was also captured in the video as he was talking to owner Roger Penske to "put newspaper on the grill to make the car run faster." Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 43 Richard Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises 2 2 Bobby Allison Mercury Roger Penske 3 15 Buddy Baker Ford Bud Moore 4 71 Dave Marcis Dodge Nord Krauskopf 5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet L.G. DeWitt 6 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Junior Johnson 7 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Ronnie Elder 8 21 David Pearson Mercury Wood Brothers 9 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Bill Gray 10 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet DiGard Racing 11 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Cecil Gordon 12 48 James Hylton Chevrolet James Hylton 13 90 Dick Brooks Ford Junie Donlavey 14 60 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet Lou Viglione 15 81 Terry Ryan Chevrolet Bill Monaghan 16 05 David Sisco Chevrolet David Sisco 17 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet Bruce Hill 18 79 Frank Warren Dodge Frank Warren 19 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Richard Childress 20 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet H.B. Cunningham Results POSRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-05-28 Racing-Reference en-US ST # DRIVER SPONSOR / OWNER CAR LAPS MONEY STATUSLEDPTS 1 8 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 200 15845 running24180 2 6 11   Cale Yarborough Holly Farms   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 200 11845 running129180 3 2 2   Bobby Allison CAM 2   (Roger Penske) Mercury 200 9275 running4170 4 1 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 200 9065 running3165 5 3 15   Buddy Baker Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 199 6630 running20160 6 13 90   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 197 3035 running0150 7 7 54   Lennie Pond Pepsi-Cola   (Ronnie Elder) Chevrolet 196 2725 running0146 8 16 05   David Sisco David Sisco Chevrolet 196 2615 running0142 9 14 60   Jackie Rogers Red Dog's   (Lou Viglione) Chevrolet 194 1845 running2143 10 11 24   Cecil Gordon Pruette   (Cecil Gordon) Chevrolet 193 2405 running0134113167  Buddy ArringtonBuddy ArringtonDodge1912295running0130122440  D.K. UlrichGarden State Auto   (J.R. DeLotto)Chevrolet1902185running0127132014  Coo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham)Chevrolet1891920engine0124143325  Dick MayDon RobertsonChevrolet1881835running0121153230  Tighe ScottClyde Lynn   (Walter Ballard)Chevrolet1871720running0118162670  J.D. McDuffieButler's   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet1841540running011517288  Ed NegreEd NegreDodge1811515running011218193  Richard ChildressKansas Jack   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet1801490running010919572  Benny ParsonsKing's Row Fireplace   (L.G. DeWitt)Chevrolet1793965running0106202292  Skip ManningStratagraph   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet161940engine0103212764  Tommy GaleStamey's Bar-B-Q   (Elmo Langley)Ford1451415engine0100223046  Travis TillerLittle B / C & K Coal   (Travis Tiller)Dodge134890overheating09723952  Jimmy MeansMeans Racing   (Bill Gray)Chevrolet132865engine094241879  Frank WarrenNative Tan   (Frank Warren)Dodge1081340wheel bearing091251747  Bruce HillHowson Algraphy   (Bruce Hill)Chevrolet1031315engine088262936  Bobby WawakJ & B Corvette   (John Gwinn)Chevrolet57790engine085273695  Gary MyersHicks Pharmacy   (Junior Miller)Chevrolet49765engine082282110  Bill ElliottSunny King   (Bill Champion)Ford461240engine079291088  Darrell WaltripGatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet333725engine07630471  Dave MarcisK & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf)Dodge263830engine1878312529  Walter BallardVelvet Touch Furniture   (Bill Hollar)Chevrolet26690engine070321581  Terry RyanWAM Racing   (Bill Monaghan)Chevrolet20680engine067332319  Henley GrayBelden Asphalt   (Henley Gray)Chevrolet20670ignition064343501  Earle CanavanBenihana   (Earle Canavan)Dodge15660transmission061351248  James HyltonHylton Engineering   (James Hylton)Chevrolet21150transmission058363418  Joe FrassonExcuse Lounge   (Joe Frasson)Chevrolet1640engine055 Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 Cale Yarborough 2318 0 2 Benny Parsons 2267 -51 3 10px Richard Petty 2201 -117 4 10px Bobby Allison 2161 -157 5 Lennie Pond 1964 -354 6 Dave Marcis 1905 -413 7 10px Richard Childress 1867 -451 8 Buddy Baker 1823 -495 9 David Pearson 1743 -575 10 Darrell Waltrip 1740 -578 References 1975 1977 Motor State 400/Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 races 1976 1976 Riverside 400 1976 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Season 1976 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway