1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

American motorsport season February 2025 November 2025 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1975 1977 The 1976 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series was the 28th season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 5th modern era season of the Grand National series and sixth under R. J. Reynolds sponsorship through its Winston cigarette brand. The season began on Sunday, January 18 and ended on Sunday, November 21. Cale Yarborough, driving the #11 Junior Johnson Holly Farms Chevrolet scored his first of three consecutive NASCAR Grand National Series Winston Cup Championships. Skip Manning was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. Season recap NoDate Event Circuit Winner1January 18 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway David PearsonFebruary 12125 Mile Qualifying RacesDaytona International SpeedwayDave MarcisDarrell Waltrip2February 15 Daytona 500 David Pearson3February 29 Carolina 500 North Carolina Speedway Richard Petty4March 7 Richmond 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Dave Marcis5March 14 Southeastern 400 Bristol International Speedway Cale Yarborough6March 21 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway David Pearson7April 4 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Cale Yarborough8April 11 Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway David Pearson9April 25 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Darrell Waltrip10May 2 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Buddy Baker11May 8 Music City USA 420 Nashville Speedway Cale Yarborough12May 16 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Benny Parsons13May 30 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway David Pearson14June 13 Riverside 400 Riverside International Raceway David Pearson15June 20 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 Michigan International Speedway David Pearson16July 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Cale Yarborough17July 17 Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway Benny Parsons18August 1 Purolator 500 Pocono Raceway Richard Petty19August 8 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Dave Marcis20August 22 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway David Pearson21August 29 Volunteer 400 Bristol International Speedway Cale Yarborough22September 6 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway David Pearson23September 12 Capital City 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Cale Yarborough24September 19 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Cale Yarborough25September 26 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Cale Yarborough26October 3 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Cale Yarborough27October 10 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Donnie Allison28October 24 American 500 North Carolina Speedway Richard Petty29November 7 Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway Dave Marcis30November 21 Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway David Pearson Bold denotes a NASCAR Crown Jewel race. Race Summaries Winston Western 500 The Winston Western 500 was run on January 18 at Riverside International Raceway. Bobby Allison won the pole. Top-10 results: #21 - David Pearson* #11 - Cale Yarborough #38 - Jimmy Insolo #96 - Ray Elder #72 - Benny Parsons #54 - Lennie Pond #3 - Richard Childress #71 - Dave Marcis #48 - James Hylton #73 - Bill Schmitt This was Pearson's first road course victory since 1966, and the first Riverside victory for the Wood Brothers Racing team since 1968. Pearson led 124 of 191 laps. Richard Petty started 27th and stormed through the field to lead 15 laps, but fell out with engine failure. On lap 18, Darrell Waltrip suffered a brake failure in turn eight, which sent his car plowing over the fencing and landing near a spectator area. Waltrip drove back to the pits and ultimately finished 21st.Stock Car Racing Magazine, June 1976, p. 25 This was Roger Penske's final race fielding an AMC Matador. Penske and driver Bobby Allison would race for Mercury for the rest of the year. Daytona 500 1976 Daytona 500 The 18th running of the Daytona 500 was run on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway. A. J. Foyt, Dave Marcis, and Darrell Waltrip qualified out front, but had their times disallowed after failing inspection. This resulted in Ramo Stott starting on the pole. This race is famous for the intense final lap battle between Richard Petty and David Pearson. Both cars made contact in turn 4, resulting in them crashing into the wall and spinning into the infield. Petty's Dodge stopped in the grass in front of the finish line, but stalled. This allowed Pearson, who managed to get his Mercury moving, to pass Petty and cross the line first to score his only Daytona 500 victory. Top-10 results: #21 - David Pearson* #43 - Richard Petty #72 - Benny Parsons #54 - Lennie Pond #12 - Neil Bonnett #81 - Terry Ryan #70 - J.D. McDuffie #63 - Terry Bivins #3 - Richard Childress #79 - Frank Warren This was the forth Daytona 500 victory for the Wood Brothers, and their last until 2011. This race was very nearly marred by tragedy on lap 118, when Johnny Ray spun in oil dropped by Ramo Stott, and was then rammed at high-speed in the driver-side door by Skip Manning. Ray was initially declared dead at the hospital, but managed to be revived by resuscitation. Carolina 500 The Carolina 500 was run on February 29 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Dave Marcis won the pole. Richard Petty won in dominant fashion, leading 362 of 492 laps, and finishing two laps ahead of 2nd-place finisher Darrell Waltrip. Top-10 results: #43 - Richard Petty #88 - Darrell Waltrip #11 - Cale Yarborough #15 - Buddy Baker #72 - Benny Parsons #6 - Bobby Isaac #41 - Grant Adcox #14 - Coo Coo Marlin #8 - Ed Negre #70 - J.D. McDuffie Richmond 400 The Richmond 400 was run on March 7 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Bobby Allison won the pole. Top-10 results: #71 - Dave Marcis #43 - Richard Petty #2 - Bobby Allison #11 - Cale Yarborough #63 - Terry Bivins #3 - Richard Childress #24 - Cecil Gordon #05 - David Sisco #72 - Benny Parsons #64 - Elmo Langley Southeastern 400 The Southeastern 400 was run on March 14 at Bristol International Speedway. Buddy Baker won the pole. Cale Yarborough led 285 of 400 laps and scored his first of 9 race victories in 1976. Top-10 results: #11 - Cale Yarborough #88 - Darrell Waltrip #72 - Benny Parsons* #71 - Dave Marcis #2 - Bobby Allison #90 - Dick Brooks #48 - James Hylton #8 - Ed Negre #67 - Buddy Arrington #70 - J.D. McDuffie Benny Parsons took the points lead after this race, as Richard Petty failed to finish after crashing with Cecil Gordon and Bill Champion on lap 64. Atlanta 500 The Atlanta 500 was run on March 21 at Atlanta International Raceway. Dave Marcis won the pole. NASCAR mandated smaller carburetors beginning with this race. David Pearson won after falling off the lead lap early, and spending the next 225 laps fighting to get back into contention. Cale Yarborough finished third, a lap down after making up three laps of a four-lap deficit. Top-10 results: #21 - David Pearson #72 - Benny Parsons #11 - Cale Yarborough* #54 - Lennie Pond #88 - Darrell Waltrip #14 - Coo Coo Marlin #90 - Dick Brooks #12 - Neil Bonnett #05 - David Sisco #60 - Jackie Rogers Gwyn Staley 400 1976 Gwyn Staley 400 The Gwyn Staley 400 was run on April 4 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Dave Marcis won the pole. Cale Yarborough dominated en route to victory at Junior Johnson's home track, leading 364 laps. Top-10 results: #11 - Cale Yarborough #43 - Richard Petty #2 - Bobby Allison #72 - Benny Parsons #70 - J.D. McDuffie #54 - Lennie Pond #90 - Dick Brooks #71 - Dave Marcis #3 - Richard Childress #30 - Walter Ballard Rebel 500 The Rebel 500 was run on April 11 at Darlington Raceway. David Pearson won the pole. Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip crashed out on Lap 80, while Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough fell out with engine failures. Top-10 results: #21 - David Pearson #15 - Buddy Baker #72 - Benny Parsons #54 - Lennie Pond #71 - Dave Marcis #93 - Buck Baker #41 - Grant Adcox #18 - Joe Frasson #3 - Richard Childress #30 - Bruce Hill Virginia 500 The Virginia 500 was run on April 25 at Martinsville Speedway. Dave Marcis won the pole. Top-10 results: #88 - Darrell Waltrip #11 - Cale Yarborough #21 - David Pearson #43 - Richard Petty #90 - Dick Brooks #2 - Bobby Allison #47 - Bruce Hill #3 - Richard Childress #30 - Walter Ballard #24 - Cecil Gordon Winston 500 The Winston 500 was run on May 2 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Dave Marcis won the pole. This was the first 500-mile race in Winston Cup history to be completed in under 3 hours, finishing in 2 hours and 56 minutes. Top-10 results: #15 - Buddy Baker* #11 - Cale Yarborough* #2 - Bobby Allison #43 - Richard Petty* #81 - Terry Ryan #24 - Cecil Gordon #28 - Donnie Allison #47 - Bruce Hill #71 - Dave Marcis #79 - Frank Warren Buddy Baker qualified twelfth, a run so disappointing, the Bud Moore team drove back to their Spartanburg, SC shop, over four hours away, to overhaul the engine before returning to Talladega for the race. Cale Yarborough took the points lead for the first time all season in this race, as points leader Benny Parsons had issues that resulted in a 26th-place finish. Richard Petty finished fourth after stalling the car on an early pitstop and lost a lap. Music City USA 420 The Music City USA 420 was run on May 8 at Nashville Speedway. Benny Parsons won the pole. Yarborough led all but 22 of 420 laps en route to his third victory of the season. Top-10 results: #11 - Cale Yarborough #43 - Richard Petty #72 - Benny Parsons #15 - Buddy Baker #2 - Bobby Allison #54 - Lennie Pond #71 - Dave Marcis #30 - Walter Ballard #05 - David Sisco #79 - Frank Warren Mason-Dixon 500 The Mason-Dixon 500 was run on May 16 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Dave Marcis won the pole. Benny Parsons suffered nose damage in a mid-race incident, but recovered to lead 161 of the last 169 laps and beat David Pearson by 25 seconds. Top-10 results: #72 - Benny Parsons #21 - David Pearson #71 - Dave Marcis #2 - Bobby Allison #15 - Buddy Baker #43 - Richard Petty #90 - Dick Brooks #54 - Lennie Pond #50 - Darrell Bryant #3 - Richard Childress Points leader Cale Yarborough led 243 laps but was penalized a lap on a pitstop, then fell out with an engine failure and finished 27th, losing the points lead to Parsons. World 600 1976 World 600 The World 600 was run on May 30 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. David Pearson won the pole. Pearson and Cale Yarborough fought for the lead and combined to lead 243 of the first 251 laps, but Yarborough lost a lap with a cut tire and finished third. Top-10 results: #21 - David Pearson #43 - Richard Petty #11 - Cale Yarborough #2 - Bobby Allison #72 - Benny Parsons #28 - Donnie Allison #90 - Dick Brooks #54 - Lennie Pond #18 - Harry Gant #05 - David Sisco Janet Guthrie made her NASCAR debut in this race, starting 27th and finishing 15th. Bruton Smith made his official return to Charlotte Motor Speedway in this race. Among his first acts was posting $18,000 in lap leader bonuses payable to whoever led the most laps per 100 miles. Riverside 400 The Riverside 400 was run on June 13 at Riverside International Raceway. David Pearson won the pole. Pearson completed a season sweep at Riverside after a race-long battle with Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough. Top-10 results: #21 - David Pearson #2 - Bobby Allison #72 - Benny Parsons #96 - Ray Elder #15 - Buddy Baker #88 - Darrell Waltrip #11 - Cale Yarborough #38 - Jimmy Insolo #43 - Richard Petty #71 - Dave Marcis CAM2 Motor Oil 400 The CAM2 Motor Oil 400 was run on June 20 at Michigan International Speedway. Richard Petty won the pole. Top-10 results: #21 - David Pearson #11 - Cale Yarborough* #2 - Bobby Allison #43 - Richard Petty #15 - Buddy Baker #90 - Dick Brooks #54 - Lennie Pond #05 - David Sisco #60 - Jackie Rogers #24 - Cecil Gordon Cale Yarborough dominated before losing power due to a blown head gasket, but managed to recover and finish 2nd. Yarborough's runner-up finish helped him regain the points lead, as Benny Parsons lost 21 laps and finished 19th. Firecracker 400 1976 Firecracker 400 The Firecracker 400 was run on July 4 at Daytona International Speedway. A. J. Foyt won the pole. Top-10 results: #11 - Cale Yarborough* #21 - David Pearson #2 - Bobby Allison #28 - A.J. Foyt #71 - Dave Marcis #14 - Coo Coo Marlin #72 - Benny Parsons #90 - Dick Brooks #05 - David Sisco #22 - Ricky Rudd This was Yarborough's first victory at Daytona since 1968. Nashville 420 The Nashville 420 was run on July 17 at Nashville Speedway. Bobby Allison won the pole. Buddy Baker led 220 laps but fell out while leading with 90 laps to go; Benny Parsons took over and beat Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip. Top-10 results: #72 - Benny Parsons #43 - Richard Petty #88 - Darrell Waltrip* #54 - Lennie Pond #11 - Cale Yarborough #71 - Dave Marcis #2 - Bobby Allison* #14 - Coo Coo Marlin #92 - Skip Manning #36 - Bobby Wawak Neil Bonnett served as a relief driver for Bobby Allison, as Allison was injured in a bad crash at a local race in Elko, MN. Allison started the race, then pitted after the opening lap to allow Bonnett to take over. Darrell Waltrip finished 3rd following the hiring of engine builder Marion "Ducky" Newman by DiGard, after Newman left Bud Moore's team in a salary dispute. Purolator 500 The Purolator 500 was run on August 1 at Pocono International Raceway. Cale Yarborough won the pole. NASCAR allowed teams to use larger carburetors again beginning with this race. David Pearson was leading the race late, but suffered a blown tire coming to the white flag and ultimately finished 4th. This race had 47 lead changes. Top-10 results: #43 - Richard Petty #15 - Buddy Baker #72 - Benny Parsons #21 - David Pearson #54 - Lennie Pond #24 - Cecil Gordon #67 - Buddy Arrington #60 - Jackie Rogers #3 - Richard Childress #05 - David Sisco Championship leader Cale Yarborough blew his engine halfway through the race, but the Junior Johnson team managed to change engines in the garage in 33 minutes, allowing Yarborough to return to the race. Yarborough finished 25th, losing the points lead to Benny Parsons in the process. Talladega 500 The Talladega 500 was run on August 8 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Dave Marcis won the pole. Several championship front-runners suffered mechanical failures in this race, including points leader Benny Parsons, Richard Petty, and 2nd in points Cale Yarborough. This race had 57 lead changes, the most all season. Top-10 results: #71 - Dave Marcis #15 - Buddy Baker #90 - Dick Brooks #48 - James Hylton #54 - Lennie Pond #30 - Tighe Scott #70 - J.D. McDuffie #3 - Richard Childress #92 - Skip Manning #26 - Jimmy Lee Capps After Yarborough blew his engine, Junior Johnson's team changed engines mid-race for the second consecutive week. Yarborough finished 51 laps down in 26th. Darrell Waltrip blew his engine, and following the race, DiGard fired team manager Mario Rossi and engine builders Carroll "Stump" Davis and Keith Harlan. The team hired Robert Yates to assist Marion Newman. Benny Parsons' 39th place finish allowed Yarborough to retake the points lead, and would hold on to it for the rest of the season. Champion Spark Plug 400 The Champion Spark Plug 400 was run on August 22 at Michigan International Speedway. David Pearson won the pole. Top-10 results: #21 - David Pearson #11 - Cale Yarborough #43 - Richard Petty #2 - Bobby Allison #71 - Dave Marcis #12 - Neil Bonnett #40 - D.K. Ulrich #70 - J.D. McDuffie #72 - Benny Parsons #36 - Bobby Wawak Junior Johnson hired a security guard to watch over Yarborough's engines, suspecting sabotage after back-to-back engine failures. Volunteer 400 The Volunteer 400 was run on August 29 at Bristol International Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole. Top-10 results: #11 - Cale Yarborough #43 - Richard Petty #88 - Darrell Waltrip #72 - Benny Parsons #15 - Buddy Baker #2 - Bobby Allison #90 - Dick Brooks #54 - Lennie Pond #36 - Bobby Wawak #3 - Richard Childress Southern 500 The Southern 500 was run on September 6 at Darlington Raceway. David Pearson won the pole. Top-10 results: #21 - David Pearson* #43 - Richard Petty #88 - Darrell Waltrip #71 - Dave Marcis #54 - Lennie Pond #90 - Dick Brooks #72 - Benny Parsons #14 - Coo Coo Marlin #2 - Bobby Allison #36 - Bobby Wawak This was David Pearson's first Southern 500 victory, having previously won the Rebel 400 six times. Cale Yarborough hit a guardrail post on pit road, which bent the rear-end assembly. Which assistance from Richard Childress, the Junior Johnson crew replaced the assembly and Cale finished 23rd. These issues, coupled with Richard Petty's 2nd-place finish, reduced Yarborough's championship lead to 29 points. A scary accident occurred when Skip Manning spun in oil, and was slammed into by Joe Frasson, severely caving-in the driver-side door, and pinning Manning in the car. Both the door and roof had to be sawed off to extract Manning from the wreck. Despite the severity of the incident, Manning was not seriously injured. Capital City 400 The Capital City 400 was run on September 12 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Benny Parsons won the pole. Bobby Allison made his most determined bid for a win of the season, chasing Cale Yarborough and finished one length back at the finish. Yarborough's victory increased his points lead over Richard Petty to 44 points. Top-10 results: #11 - Cale Yarborough #2 - Bobby Allison #43 - Richard Petty #88 - Darrell Waltrip #15 - Buddy Baker #54 - Lennie Pond #71 - Dave Marcis #90 - Dick Brooks #30 - Terry Bivins #36 - Bobby Wawak Delaware 500 The Delaware 500 was run on September 19 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Cale Yarborough won the pole. Cale Yarborough made up two laps on two separate occasions and won his second straight race. Top-10 results: #11 - Cale Yarborough #43 - Richard Petty #21 - David Pearson #2 - Bobby Allison #15 - Buddy Baker #90 - Dick Brooks #70 - J.D. McDuffie #40 - D.K. Ulrich #48 - James Hylton #67 - Buddy Arrington Old Dominion 500 The Old Dominion 500 was run on September 26 at Martinsville Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole. This race ended after 340 of 500 laps due to rain. Top-10 results: #11 - Cale Yarborough #88 - Darrell Waltrip #15 - Buddy Baker #43 - Richard Petty #72 - Benny Parsons #90 - Dick Brooks #63 - Jimmy Hensley #30 - Terry Bivins #55 - Sonny Easley #3 - Richard Childress Wilkes 400 The Wilkes 400 was run on October 3 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole. Cale Yarborough scored his fourth consecutive race victory, and his ninth of the season. Top-10 results: #11 - Cale Yarborough #72 - Benny Parsons #43 - Richard Petty #15 - Buddy Baker #54 - Lennie Pond #90 - Dick Brooks #70 - J.D. McDuffie #36 - Bobby Wawak #30 - Terry Bivins #92 - Sonny Easley National 500 The National 500 was run on October 10 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. David Pearson won the pole. Donnie Allison scored a surprise victory in a backup Hoss Ellington Monte Carlo. Top-10 results: #1 - Donnie Allison* #11 - Cale Yarborough #2 - Bobby Allison #15 - Buddy Baker #72 - Benny Parsons #21 - David Pearson* #54 - Lennie Pond #43 - Richard Petty #90 - Dick Brooks #36 - Bobby Wawak This was Donnie Allison's first Winston Cup victory since 1971. In post-race inspection, Donnie Allison's engine measured a tick over the legal displacement, but after cooling down, the engine was within limits. Team owner Hoss Ellington stated, "This one's legal. We left all the cheater stuff at Darlington." 57-year old veteran Buck Baker competed in his final Winston Cup race. The two-time Series champion started 38th and finished 24th. Neil Bonnett served as a relief driver for David Pearson in this race, after Pearson started experiencing back pain the previous day. American 500 The American 500 was run on October 24 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. David Pearson won the pole. Green flag pit stops became frequent, as Richard Petty spent a total of 125 seconds on pit road, while 2nd-place finisher Lennie Pond spent 54 seconds. Top-10 results: #43 - Richard Petty #54 - Lennie Pond #88 - Darrell Waltrip #2 - Bobby Allison #11 - Cale Yarborough #21 - David Pearson #1 - Donnie Allison #90 - Dick Brooks #92 - Skip Manning #14 - Coo Coo Marlin Dixie 500 1976 Dixie 500 The Dixie 500 was run on November 7 at Atlanta International Raceway. Buddy Baker won the pole. Top-10 results: #71 - Dave Marcis* #21 - David Pearson #1 - Donnie Allison #11 - Cale Yarborough* #15 - Buddy Baker #72 - Benny Parsons #88 - Darrell Waltrip #12 - Neil Bonnett #27 - Sam Sommers #36 - Bobby Wawak This was Dave Marcis' last career non-short track victory, and his last victory until 1982. This was also the last victory for the K&K Insurance racing team. Dale Earnhardt made his third career Cup start in this race and survived a vicious tumble after colliding with Dick Brooks. Richard Petty's engine failure all but clinched the season championship for Cale Yarborough, as Yarborough's 4th-place finish extended his points lead to 183 points, nearly a full race ahead of Petty. Los Angeles Times 500 1976 Los Angeles Times 500 The LA Times 500 was run on November 21 at Ontario Motor Speedway. Cale Yarborough clinched the season championship by taking the green flag, only to fall out with transmission trouble after leading 68 laps. Top-10 results: #21 - David Pearson #54 - Lennie Pond #72 - Benny Parsons #90 - Dick Brooks #48 - James Hylton #36 - Bobby Wawak #50 - Terry Bivins #92 - Skip Manning #81 - Terry Ryan #47 - Bruce Hill Bobby Allison blew his engine simultaneously with his brother Donnie, and after the race, told Roger Penske he was leaving the team. This comes just one week after Penske announced that Allison was returning to the team for 1977. Full Drivers’ Championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. Pos. Position Driver RIV DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RIV MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT Pts Points scored 1 Cale Yarborough 2 42 3 4 1* 3* 1* 25 2 2 1* 27* 3 7 2* 1* 5 25 26 2* 1* 23 1* 1* 1* 1* 2 5 4 23 4644 2 Richard Petty 25 2 1* 2 27 28 2 23 4 4 2 6 2 9 4 22 2 1 20 3 2 2 3 2 4 3 8 1* 28 27 4449 3 Benny Parsons 5 3 5 9 3 2 4 3 20 26 3 1 5 3 19 7 1 3 39 9 4 7 29 26 5 2 5 31 6 3 4304 4 Bobby Allison 15 25 21 3 5 29 3 18 6 3 5 4 4 2 3 3 7 24 23 4 6 9 2 4 27 29 3 4 26 33 4097 5 Lennie Pond 6 4 30 23 22 4 6 4 22 11 6 8 6 25 7 32 4 5 5 25 8 5 6 34 29 5 7 2 24 2 3930 6 Dave Marcis 8 27 26 1* 4 32 8 5 21 9 7 3 29 10 30 5 6 22 1 5 22 4 7 14 12 17 29 25 1* 24 3875 7 Buddy Baker 28 33 4 29 21 25 26 2* 27 1* 4 5 28 5 5 35 23* 2 2* 31 5 31 5 5 3 4 4* 28 5 39 3745 8 Darrell Waltrip 21 32 2 24 2 5 22 31 1* 33 12 30 11 6 29 39 3 26 37 27 3 3 4 31 2 24 11 3 7 40 3505 9 David Pearson 1* 1 29 1 1 3 37 2 1* 1 1 2 2 4* 1 1* 3 19 6 6 2 1* 3483 10 Dick Brooks 33 41 24 26 6 7 7 35 5 12 7 7 6 8 29 31 3 29 7 6 8 6 6 6 9 8 29 4 3447 11 Richard Childress 7 9 23 6 20 11 9 9 8 24 17 10 17 11 18 12 28 9 8 13 10 36 25 20 10 23 15 27 25 36 3428 12 J. D. McDuffie 19 7 10 21 10 27 5 27 23 27 20 15 25 14 16 24 13 21 7 8 23 25 11 7 21 7 23 26 13 11 3400 13 James Hylton 9 23 19 15 7 31 13 32 12 28 18 17 13 16 35 26 11 17 4 21 13 20 16 9 18 11 18 29 12 5 3380 14 D. K. Ulrich 12 19 17 20 25 21 19 16 16 20 11 12 16 26 12 16 17 38 21 7 11 16 17 8 13 26 30 14 18 25 3280 15 Cecil Gordon 23 18 34 7 28 16 12 11 10 6 14 36 20 12 10 34 15 6 29 26 21 12 13 35 15 13 28 15 23 16 3247 16 Frank Warren 11 10 28 19 14 15 20 17 29 10 10 13 18 20 24 13 12 16 12 23 20 19 26 23 14 22 26 22 27 18 3240 17 David Sisco 29 20 8 23 9 27 13 24 14 9 22 10 8 9 16 10 31 32 14 39 23 11 16 14 19 20 33 30 2994 18 Skip Manning (R) 30 35 30 12 17 11 14 17 16 22 11 33 20 31 9 12 9 14 18 32 12 23 21 13 9 14 8 2931 19 Ed Negre 13 9 13 8 13 17 28 30 32 19 34 27 24 17 37 25 11 27 30 29 26 27 15 22 25 37 13 12 2709 20 Buddy Arrington 11 31 11 9 30 18 24 28 22 26 31 14 11 40 26 7 33 17 35 18 10 11 12 12 16 DNQ 2573 21 Terry Bivins (R) 8 13 5 24 26 22 19 15 12 14 9 32 8 9 25 17 22 7 2099 22 Bobby Wawak DNQ 29 26 26 26 14 10 14 24 10 9 10 10 22 25 8 10 33 10 6 2062 23 Bruce Hill 36 22 18 10 7 8 23 39 37 25 25 27 29 32 19 22 36 30 34 35 11 10 1995 24 Jimmy Means (R) 40 34 31 15 39 23 11 24 23 11 24 19 18 24 27 20 27 23 17 DNQ 1752 25 Dick May 38 16 15 21 14 27 21 18 19 16 16 28 19 17 17 20 30 32 1719 26 Walter Ballard 25 14 19 24 10 QL 9 8 16 22 31 37 26 22 16 DNQ 1554 27 Henley Gray 36 30 23 29 25 33 20 17 11 15 21 12 13 19 36 37 1425 28 Coo Coo Marlin 21 8 6 13 6 8 34 12 8 32 10 30 DNQ 1412 29 Gary Myers DNQ 11 35 27 25 30 27 19 27 27 27 21 29 26 18 34 1296 30 Jackie Rogers 15 12 10 36 9 38 8 15 35 15 19 1173 31 Grant Adcox DNQ 7 12 7 19 12 30 18 13 14 12 20 1163 32 Neil Bonnett (R) 5 8 30 19 39 29 33 38 6 24 28 35 8 1130 33 Tommy Gale DNQ 15 35 22 18 37 21 29 34 40 25 24 17 1005 34 Donnie Allison 34 7 35 6 33 1 7 3 34 988 35 Joe Mihalic 17 12 26 DNQ 18 23 13 13 22 18 981 36 Elmo Langley 10 15 15 13 13 25 15 QL 824 37 Travis Tiller DNQ 18 17 18 26 23 22 33 28 32 DNQ 816 38 Sonny Easley 32 9 10 33 11 15 14 772 39 Joe Frasson 14 8 36 36 30 40 28 30 34 707 40 Jabe Thomas DNQ 27 13 21 14 21 14 648 41 Bill Elliott (R) 33 36 38 23 28 19 14 32 635 42 Dean Dalton 29 15 18 28 11 14 DNQ 633 43 Earle Canavan DNQ 18 17 19 34 36 29 24 DNQ 610 44 Rick Newsom 18 30 20 38 30 24 18 607 45 Tighe Scott 35 17 15 30 6 36 566 46 Terry Ryan 6 5 40 32 9 558 47 Darrell Bryant DNQ 11 20 36 40 9 19 35 40 546 48 Buck Baker 6 34 16 28 36 16 17 24 513 49 Chuck Bown 16 19 28 31 19 481 50 Baxter Price DNQ 16 23 24 21 20 28 479 51 Dick Skillen 31 21 21 17 30 455 52 Sam Sommers 24 DNQ 36 30 36 9 412 53 Ricky Rudd DNQ 23 33 10 DNQ 16 407 54 Jimmy Lee Capps 24 33 21 10 389 55 Bob Burcham DNQ 14 33 30 35 35 374 56 John Utsman (R) DNQ 14 19 12 15 345 57 Harold Miller DNQ DNQ 18 14 20 333 58 Ray Elder 4 4 DNQ 320 59 G. C. Spencer 25 34 17 35 319 60 Jerry Sisco 11 22 26 312 61 Jimmy Insolo 3 8 21 307 62 Don Puskarich 27 21 15 300 63 Earl Brooks 20 32 20 20 273 64 Bill Champion DNQ 28 29 16 270 65 Jack Donohue 19 21 36 261 66 Richard D. Brown 22 24 30 261 67 Junior Miller 14 15 239 68 Jimmy Hensley 25 7 234 69 Roy Smith 20 27 38 234 70 Eddie Bradshaw 18 15 DNQ 227 71 Chuck Wahl 22 13 DNQ 226 72 Bill Schmitt 10 26 219 73 Bruce Jacobi DNQ 37 28 27 DNQ 213 74 Gary Matthews 17 23 206 75 Bill Polich 26 DNQ 17 197 76 Larry LaMay 30 16 188 77 Walter Wallace 28 18 188 78 Ron Esau 14 35 DNQ 179 79 Gary Johnson 29 DNQ 176 80 Carl Joiner 20 31 173 81 Ferrel Harris QL 25 28 167 82 Hugh Pearson 24 30 DNQ 164 83 Johnny Ray (R) 31 28 149 84 Harry Gant 9 138 85 Jim Thirkettle 34 29 137 86 Larry Esau 13 124 87 Jim Vandiver 13 124 88 Gene Felton 16 115 89 Jim Hurtubise 16 115 90 Don Reynolds 18 DNQ 109 91 Budd Hagelin 19 37 106 92 Bill Dennis 21 100 93 Tommy Ellis 21 100 94 Richie Panch 21 100 95 John Dineen 22 DNQ 97 96 Doc Faustina DNQ 24 DNQ 91 97 Clyde Lynn 24 91 98 Glen McDuffie 27 82 99 J. C. Danielson 28 79 100 Glenn Francis 28 79 101 Sterling Marlin 29 76 102 Hershel McGriff 30 32 73 103 Dale Earnhardt 31 19 70 104 Rusty Sanders 31 70 105 John Hamson 32 DNQ 67 106 Dick Trickle 32 67 107 John Haver 33 64 108 Ernie Stierly 33 DNQ 64 109 Sam Beler 34 61 110 Charlie Glotzbach 34 61 111 Harry Jefferson 35 DNQ 58 112 Johnny Kieper 35 58 113 Tom Williams 37 DNQ 52 114 Bobby Isaac 6 38 49 115 Bill Hollar DNQ 39 46 116 Earl Ross 39 46 117 Janet Guthrie 15 15 33 22 20 118 A. J. Foyt 22* 32 4 22 38 119 Neil Castles 25 25 38 120 David Hobbs 34 17 121 Johnny Rutherford 20 31 122 Salt Walther 12 123 Larry Phillips 13 124 Bruce Blodgett 15 125 Ernie Shaw 16 126 Mike Hiss 22 127 Ramo Stott 26 128 Jeff Handy 28 129 Billy McGinnis 34 130 Gordon Johncock 39 131 Al Holbert 40 132 Elliott Forbes-Robinson DNQ 133 Dave Decker DNQ 134 Bill Seifert DNQ 135 Darel Dieringer DNQ 136 Blackie Wangerin DNQ 137 John Banks DNQ 138 Terry Link DNQ 139 Jim Fleming DNQ 140 Jerry Mabie DNQ 141 Jerry Hansen DNQ 142 Earl Ressler DNQ 143 Steve Pfeifer DNQ 144 Richard White DNQ 145 Ross Kusah DNQ 146 Leon Fox DNQ 147 Dennis Wilson DNQ 148 Bryce Mann DNQ 149 Sue Williams DNQ 150 Arlene Hiss DNQ 151 Terry Wood DNQ 152 Don Graham DNQ 153 Jack Simpson DNQ 154 John Weibel DNQ 155 Sumner McKnight DNQ 156 Dick Whalen DNQ 157 Chris Monoleos DNQ 158 Norm Palmer DNQ 159 Bill Osborne DNQ 160 Jerry Barnett DNQ 161 Perry Cottingham DNQ 162 Marty Robbins Wth DNQ Pos. Position Driver RIV DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RIV MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT Pts Points scored 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Central - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1976_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series_Central 2021-04-29 www.thethirdturn.com en See also 1976 NASCAR Winston West Series References External links Winston Cup Standings and Statistics for 1976 * Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons