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Dover International Speedway
May 16, 1976 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1-Mile Superspeedway 500 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace Chevrolet | 500 | 180 | 14,015 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 500 | 175 | 8,440 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K & K Insurance Dodge | 499 | 170 | 8,570 | Running | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Bobby Allison | CAM 2 Mercury | 497 | 165 | 6,860 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries Ford | 495 | 155 | 6,325 | Running | |
| 6 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 492 | 150 | 7,055 | Running | |
| 7 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 492 | 146 | 2,720 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola Chevrolet | 491 | 142 | 2,635 | Running | |
| 9 | 19 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | Hot Rod Barns Chevrolet | 478 | 138 | 1,840 | Running | |
| 10 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Chevrolet | 476 | 134 | 2,400 | Running | |
| 11 | 23 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 474 | 130 | 1,640 | Running | |
| 13 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 462 | 124 | 2,105 | Running | |
| 14 | 32 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Berglund Chevrolet | 458 | 121 | 2,020 | Running | |
| 16 | 24 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn Chevrolet | 443 | 115 | 1,840 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 Chevrolet | 421 | 112 | 1,665 | Running | |
| 18 | 27 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | 416 | 109 | 1,090 | Accident | |
| 19 | 38 | 02 | Budd Hagelin | Cherry Hill Dodge | 409 | 106 | 1,040 | Running | |
| 20 | 35 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Gillespie Painting Ford | 400 | 103 | 940 | Engine | |
| 21 | 36 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 400 | 100 | 835 | Running | |
| 22 | 21 | 05 | David Sisco | Bel Air Datsun Chevrolet | 397 | 97 | 1,310 | Running | |
| 23 | 34 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B / C & K Coal Dodge | 389 | 94 | 760 | Running | |
| 24 | 37 | 5 | Doc Faustina | Dodge | 378 | 91 | 735 | Ignition | |
| 25 | 30 | 95 | Gary Myers | Miller Roofing Chevrolet | 367 | 88 | 710 | Running | |
| 26 | 12 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | J & B Corvette Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | 685 | Running | |
| 27 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Chevrolet | 351 | 92 | 3,685 | Engine | |
| 28 | 33 | 33 | Buck Baker | Smith Auto Parts Chevrolet | 320 | 79 | 635 | Sway Bar | |
| 29 | 39 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | 317 | 76 | 610 | Running | |
| 30 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 316 | 73 | 3,635 | Engine | |
| 31 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hickory Exxon Dodge | 271 | 70 | 1,075 | Engine | |
| 32 | 29 | 10 | Earl Brooks | Sunny King Ford | 250 | 67 | 1,065 | Ignition | |
| 33 | 17 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto Parts Chevrolet | 247 | 64 | 555 | Accident | |
| 34 | 16 | 8 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth Dodge | 218 | 61 | 1,045 | Oil Pressure | |
| 35 | 9 | 28 | Donnie Allison | Gilmore Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | 560 | Transmission | |
| 36 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | 136 | 55 | 1,025 | Valve | |
| 37 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Stamey's Bar-B-Q Ford | 51 | 52 | 1,015 | Accident | |
| 38 | 26 | 6 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture Chevrolet | 22 | 49 | 505 | Clutch | |
| 39 | 15 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 2 | 46 | 995 | Valve |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 19 Minutes 53 Seconds
Average Speed .:115.436
Margin of Victory .: 25.500 Seconds