1976 Daytona 500

Auto race run in Florida in 1976 February 2025 1976 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1976-02-15 Weather of the 1976 Daytona 500 The Old Farmers' Almanac 2014-03-09 NASWINSTON 2 30 1976_Daytona_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 1976 Daytona 500 program cover 1976 2 15 200 500 804.672 Temperatures reaching up to 77 F C; wind speeds approaching 14 mph km/h 152.181 mi/h Ramo Stott Norris Reed Dave Marcis Nord Krauskopf Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports A. J. Foyt Ellington Racing 66 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing ABC's WWOS Bill Flemming Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki 12.8/37 (18.3 million viewers) The 1976 Daytona 500, the 18th running of the event,NASCAR.COM – Daytona Countdown: '76 – Jan 21, 2005NASCAR.com – The 1976 Daytona 500 – July 28, 2003http://www.restrictorplatethis.com/story/2008/2/9/194154/6132 Restrictor-Plate This :: The `Best of' the Daytona 500: 1976 2008-10-09 2018-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20180714080550/http://www.restrictorplatethis.com/story/2008/2/9/194154/6132 dead No. 8 – Feb. 15, 1976: Duel at Daytona -- dailypress.com1976 Daytona 500 – Racing-Reference.info happened on Feb. 15th, 1976 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fl. It is remembered for the late-race duel and accident between David Pearson and Richard Petty. Many fans consider this finish to be the greatest in the history of NASCAR.Howstuffworks "No. 1: The 1976 Daytona 500" The end of the race was televised live on American network ABC.Falk Duane The Daytona 500: The Great American Race Metro Books 2002 72–74 1-58663-169-1 registration https://archive.org/details/daytona500greata0000falk/page/72 These were the first Daytona 500 starts for Neil Bonnett, Terry Ryan, Salt Walther, D. K. Ulrich, Roy Smith, Jimmy Lee Capps, Skip Manning, Tighe Scott, Dick May, and Jimmy Means. For Terry Bivins, Johnny Ray, Dr. Dick Skillen, David Hobbs, and Tom Williams, this would be their only Daytona 500 start. Joe Frasson, Jackie Rogers, David Sisco, and Earl Ross would make their last Daytona 500s this year. Qualifying USAC stock car racer Ramo Stott won his only career NASCAR pole position. There was a major speed discrepancy between cars in their qualification runs. Top teams were qualifying in the 178 mph km/h to 179 mph km/h range and a few teams qualified in the 186 mph km/h range. Two of the teams who qualified in the 186 mph km/h range were disqualified after NASCAR inspectors found suspicious extra fuel lines. Some teams attributed these lines to performance-enhancing nitrous oxide. One driver later admitted that he deliberately qualified slower to let the time from "offending" teams stick out. In the 125-mile qualifying races, Dave Marcis won race 1, while Darrell Waltrip claimed race 2. Race The opening laps were a battle for the lead between Buddy Baker, Waltrip, and David Pearson. A. J. Foyt rocketed from the rear to lead 68 laps before falling out with engine failure. An accident on lap 112 involving Johnny Ray and Skip Manning ended Ray's racing career."Ray's condition serious after three-car wreck". Gadsden, AL: The Gadsden Times, February 16, 1976, p.7. Late in the race, Richard Petty and David Pearson were nose-to-tail, two laps ahead of all other competitors. On the final lap, Pearson passed Petty on the backstretch, and Petty attempted to re-pass in turn 3. Petty did not completely clear Pearson and the two cars made contact with each other and the wall, sending them spinning into the infield grass, just yards from the finish line. Petty's car stalled and would not re-fire. Pearson re-started his stricken car and crossed the finish line to win. Petty, with the help of a push-start from his crew, crossed the line for 2nd. Race results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Entrant Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Winnings Laps led Laps as the lead driver Time/Status Points Points include 5 bonus points for leading a lap and an additional 5 bonus points for leading the most laps. 1 7 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 200 $46,800 37 3:17:08 180 2 6 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 199 $35,750 40 Crash (+50 yards) 175 3 32 72 Benny Parsons L. G. DeWitt Chevrolet 199 $23,680 16 +1 Lap 170 4 11 54 Lennie Pond Ronnie Elder Chevrolet 198 $16,890 0 +2 Laps 160 5 13 12 Neil Bonnett Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 197 $14,000 0 +3 Laps 155 6 2 81 Terry Ryan Bill Monaghan Chevrolet 196 $13,800 1 +4 Laps 155 7 41 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Chevrolet 193 $11,260 0 +7 Laps 146 8 19 63 Terry Bivins Billy Moyer Chevrolet 193 $9,665 6 +7 Laps 147 9 36 3 Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 191 $8,990 0 +9 Laps 138 10 34 79 Frank Warren Frank Warren Dodge 190 $8,340 0 +10 Laps 134 11 37 67 Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington Dodge 190 $6,720 0 +10 Laps 130 12 26 4 Salt Walther Salt Walther Chevrolet 187 $5,880 0 +13 Laps – Not eligible for points 13 42 8 Ed Negre Ed Negre Dodge 185 $5,310 0 +15 Laps 124 14 22 18 Joe Frasson Joe Frasson Chevrolet 183 $4,600 0 +17 Laps 121 15 23 60 Jackie Rogers Lou Viglione Chevrolet 183 $4,325 1 +17 Laps 123 16 15 95 Jim Hurtubise Junior Miller Chevrolet 180 $3,975 0 Engine 115 17 21 61 Joe Mihalic Lou Viglione Chevrolet 159 $3,575 0 +41 Laps 112 18 17 24 Cecil Gordon Gordon Racing Chevrolet 158 $4,160 0 +42 Laps 109 19 27 40 D. K. Ulrich J. R. DeLotto Chevrolet 151 $2,980 0 Axle 106 20 39 29 Roy Smith Dick Midgley Chevrolet 148 $2,690 0 Clutch 103 21 10 14 Coo Coo Marlin H. B. Cunningham Chevrolet 147 $3,345 0 Engine 100 22 31 28 A. J. Foyt Hoss Ellington Chevrolet 143 $4,600 66 Engine – Not eligible for points 23 29 48 James Hylton James Hylton Chevrolet 138 $2,785 0 +62 Laps 94 24 24 26 Jimmy Lee Capps David Lee Sellers Chevrolet 133 $2,090 0 Engine 91 25 8 2 Bobby Allison Penske Racing Mercury 123 $5,905 2 Engine 93 26 1 83 Ramo Stott Norris Reed Chevrolet 113 $6,830 0 Engine – Not eligible for points 27 3 71 Dave Marcis Nord Krauskopf Dodge 112 $7,895 0 +88 Laps 82 28 35 10 Johnny Ray Clay Blackwell Chevrolet 111 $2,270 0 Crash 79 29 40 05 David Sisco David Sisco Chevrolet 110 $2,020 0 +90 Laps 76 30 30 82 Skip Manning Ferrel Harris Dodge 107 $1,835 0 Crash 73 31 28 78 Dick Skillen Tom Goff Chevrolet 99 $1,770 0 Overheating 70 32 4 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Racing Chevrolet 87 $7,575 0 Engine 67 33 5 15 Buddy Baker Bud Moore Engineering Ford 83 $7,600 28 Engine 69 34 16 73 David Hobbs L. G. DeWitt Chevrolet 68 $1,900 2 Crash 66 35 18 30 Tighe Scott Walter Ballard Chevrolet 58 $2,340 0 Crash 58 36 33 47 Bruce Hill Bruce Hill Chevrolet 43 $1,725 0 Engine 55 37 25 38 Tom Williams Tom Williams Chevrolet 41 $1,615 0 Engine 52 38 38 33 Dick May Hiram Handy Chevrolet 36 $1,490 0 Engine 49 39 12 52 Earl Ross L. G. DeWitt Chevrolet 28 $2,025 0 Engine 46 40 20 5 Jimmy Means Bill Gray Chevrolet 20 $1,600 1 Engine 48 41 9 90 Dick Brooks Donlavey Racing Ford 5 $2,600 0 Engine 40 42 14 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 1 $4,725 0 Engine 37 Source:1976 Daytona 500 Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 David Pearson 365 0 2 Benny Parsons 330 -35 3 Lennie Pond 310 -55 4 Richard Childress 286 -81 5 Richard Petty 268 -97 6 Frank Warren 264 -101 7 J.D. McDuffie 252 -113 8 D.K. Ulrich 233 -132 9 James Hylton 232 -133 10 Dave Marcis 229 -136 References Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Daytona 500