1976 Winston 500

Auto race held at Talladega Superspeedway in 1976 February 2025 CUST Race 10 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Winston 500 1976 Winston 500 weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1976 05 2 1976 10 30 Talladega Superspeedway.png Layout of Talladega Superspeedway Mild with temperatures of 73.9 F C; wind speeds of 11.8 mph km/h Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama 2.660 4.280 188 500.1 804.8 169.887 mi/h 80,0001976 Winston 500 racing information at Racing Reference Dave Marcis K&K Insurance Racing Buddy Baker Bud Moore Engineering 135 15 Buddy Baker Bud Moore Engineering CBS Ken Squier The 1976 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 2, 1976, at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway) in Talladega, Alabama. Coo Coo Marlin had a serious crash the weekend before while attempting a qualifying run for the ARCA race and was unable to compete in any of the weekend's competition due to a shoulder injury. Background Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a Tri-oval and was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in the 1960s. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line - located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega Superspeedway is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66 mi km, and the track at its peak had a seating capacity of 175,000 spectators.http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx Track Facts Talladega Superspeedway November 1, 2012 talladegasuperspeedway.com April 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20121101080016/http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx November 1, 2012 Race report Dave Marcis won the pole position for the race with a lap of 189.197 mph km/h. 40 cars started the race. Buddy Baker defeated Cale Yarborough by 35 seconds, in an average speed of 167.887 mph km/h. His record of winning three races in a row at Talladega would not be broken until 2002 when Dale Earnhardt Jr. recorded his fourth consecutive victory at that track. There were 24 different leaders and three cautions for 14 laps. Attendance was 80,000. This apparently was the first time that a 500 mile race had been completed in under three hours; roughly comparable to a two-and-a-half hour National Basketball Association game or a two-hour Major League Soccer game that is quickly-paced and is based mostly on skill. Baker had qualified 12th, and two days before the race Bud Moore's team transported the engine for the team's 1976 Ford Torino back to their shop in Spartanburg, SC for examination. The engine was brought back to Talladega the day before the race.December 2018 Through his second-place finish, Yarborough managed to take the lead in championship points over Benny Parsons; who finished in 26th place during this event.1976 Winston 500 racing information at Race Database Parsons was eliminated when Dick Brooks spun out of the lead group and was hit by David Pearson, Marcis, and Parsons. Petty finished fourth after losing a lap when he stalled out his car on pit road. Terry Ryan scores his best career finish with a fifth in just his second career start. Prize winnings for this race varied from $25,285 for the winner ($ when considering inflation) all the way to $1,205 for last-place finisher Darrell Bryant ($ when considering inflation).1976 Winston 500 https://web.archive.org/web/20120512182055/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/race.php?sked_id=1976010 2012-05-12 racing information at Driver Averages Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 71 Dave Marcis Dodge Nord Krauskopf 2 43 Richard Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises 3 28 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hoss Ellington 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet L.G. DeWitt 5 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Junior Johnson 6 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet DiGard Racing 7 48 James Hylton Chevrolet James Hylton 8 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Neil Bonnett 9 81 Terry Ryan Chevrolet Bill Monaghan 10 21 David Pearson Mercury Wood Brothers 11 2 Bobby Allison Mercury Roger Penske 12 15 Buddy Baker Ford Bud Moore 13 90 Dick Brooks Ford Junie Donlavey 14 79 Frank Warren Dodge Frank Warren 15 05 David Sisco Chevrolet David Sisco 16 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Richard Childress 17 18 Joe Frasson Chevrolet Joe Frasson 18 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Cecil Gordon 19 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet Herb Adcox 20 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet Al Rudd 21 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet Billy Hagan 22 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Buddy Arrington 23 33 Buck Baker Chevrolet Hiram Handy 24 19 Ed Negre Chevrolet Henley Gray 25 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet Walter Ballard Top 10 finishers Section reference: Buddy Baker (No. 15), with an official time of 2:56:37 Cale Yarborough (No. 11), 35 seconds down Bobby Allison (No. 2), 1 lap down Richard Petty (No. 43), 2 laps down Terry Ryan (No. 81), 4 laps down Cecil Gordon (No. 24), 4 laps down Donnie Allison (No. 28), 4 laps down Bruce Hill (No. 47), 6 laps down Dave Marcis (No. 71), 6 laps down Frank Warren (No. 79), 8 laps down Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 Cale Yarborough 1535 0 2 Benny Parsons 1486 -49 3 10px Richard Petty 1398 -137 4 Bobby Allison 1331 -204 5 Dave Marcis 1291 -244 5 10px Lennie Pond 1291 -244 7 Richard Childress 1270 -265 8 10px Darrell Waltrip 1179 -356 9 Cecil Gordon 1155 -380 10 J.D. McDuffie 1115 -420 References 1976 Virginia 500 1976 Music City USA 420 NASCAR Winston Cup Season 1976 1975 Winston 500 1977 Winston 500 Talladega spring race 1976 Winston 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Winston 500 Winston 500