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Winston Western 500 Race Results
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Riverside International Raceway
January 18, 1976 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.62-Mile Road Course 191 Laps/500 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 191 | 185 | 17,295 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Chevrolet | 191 | 175 | 14,920 | Running | |
| 3 | 26 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Martin's Union 76 Chevrolet | 191 | 165 | 8,620 | Running | |
| 4 | 9 | 96 | Ray Elder | Dodge | 190 | 160 | 6,745 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace Chevrolet | 189 | 160 | 7,275 | Running | |
| 6 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola Chevrolet | 183 | 150 | 3,115 | Running | |
| 7 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Chevrolet | 181 | 146 | 2,885 | Running | |
| 8 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K & K Insurance Dodge | 180 | 147 | 5,705 | Running | |
| 9 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 Chevrolet | 179 | 138 | 2,525 | Running | |
| 10 | 32 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Old Milwaukee Chevrolet | 177 | 134 | 2,195 | Running | |
| 11 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 174 | 130 | 2,165 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 7 | Larry Esau | Chevrolet | 169 | 124 | 1,745 | Running | |
| 14 | 24 | 20 | Ron Esau | Chevrolet | 154 | 121 | 1,645 | Running | |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Bobby Allison | CAM 2 American Motors | 149 | 123 | 5,705 | Engine | |
| 16 | 11 | 03 | Chuck Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking Dodge | 141 | 120 | 1,445 | Rear End | |
| 17 | 34 | 8 | Gary Matthews | 10,000 RPM Dodge | 138 | 112 | 1,395 | Running | |
| 18 | 29 | 04 | Eddie Bradshaw | Bullhead City Sports Chevrolet | 135 | 109 | 1,345 | Running | |
| 20 | 28 | 26 | Carl Joiner | Chevrolet | 116 | 103 | 1,240 | Engine | |
| 21 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 92 | 100 | 4,305 | Cylinder Head | |
| 22 | 15 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer Chevrolet | 92 | 102 | 1,140 | Valve | |
| 23 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | 85 | 99 | 1,270 | Clutch | |
| 24 | 13 | 76 | Hugh Pearson | Wayne's Pump Service Chevrolet | 83 | 91 | 1,090 | Timing Chain | |
| 25 | 27 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 83 | 93 | 5,660 | Engine | |
| 26 | 35 | 12 | Bill Polich | Bridal Veil Lumber Chevrolet | 81 | 85 | 990 | Accident | |
| 27 | 20 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Oil Field Construction Chevrolet | 75 | 82 | 940 | Engine | |
| 28 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries Ford | 73 | 79 | 3,990 | Piston | |
| 29 | 21 | 44 | Gary Johnson | Noble Auto Parts Dodge | 72 | 76 | 840 | Engine | |
| 30 | 8 | 50 | Hershel McGriff | Stock Car Products Chevrolet | 71 | 73 | 790 | Oil Line | |
| 31 | 33 | 10 | Johnny Ray | Sunny King Ford | 34 | 70 | 735 | Engine | |
| 32 | 10 | 68 | Sonny Easley | San Fernando Lumber / Speedway Eng. Ford | 32 | 67 | 685 | Valve | |
| 33 | 18 | 95 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | 18 | 64 | 635 | Engine | |
| 34 | 25 | 55 | Sam Beler | Haddick's Towing Ford | 15 | 61 | 585 | Accident | |
| 35 | 17 | 90 | Harry Jefferson | Ford | 14 | 58 | 535 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 5 Hours 2 Minutes 44 Seconds
Average Speed .:99.18
Margin of Victory .: 35.900 Seconds
