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Martinsville Speedway
September 26, 1976 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Chevrolet | 340 | 185 | 21,100 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 340 | 175 | 10,150 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries Ford | 338 | 165 | 6,830 | Running | |
| 4 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 338 | 160 | 7,070 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 336 | 155 | 4,700 | Running | |
| 6 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 334 | 150 | 3,940 | Running | |
| 7 | 12 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | Lonesome Pine Raceway Chevrolet | 333 | 146 | 1,550 | Running | |
| 8 | 17 | 30 | Terry Bivins | Ballard Racing Chevrolet | 333 | 142 | 3,080 | Running | |
| 9 | 18 | 55 | Sonny Easley | Haddick's Towing Ford | 332 | 138 | 1,400 | Running | |
| 10 | 9 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Chevrolet | 331 | 134 | 2,670 | Running | |
| 11 | 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 326 | 130 | 2,210 | Running | |
| 12 | 2 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K & K Insurance Dodge | 326 | 127 | 3,550 | Running | |
| 14 | 20 | 7 | Frank Warren | Chevrolet | 320 | 121 | 850 | Running | |
| 15 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 314 | 118 | 1,700 | Running | |
| 16 | 30 | 05 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 313 | 115 | 1,550 | Running | |
| 17 | 27 | 25 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 312 | 112 | 1,425 | Running | |
| 18 | 29 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Chevrolet | 310 | 109 | 1,300 | Running | |
| 19 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 309 | 106 | 925 | Brakes | |
| 20 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | WIXC Chevrolet | 304 | 103 | 650 | Running | |
| 22 | 23 | 64 | Ed Negre | Ford | 238 | 97 | 880 | Running | |
| 23 | 15 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 189 | 94 | 620 | Oil Pressure | |
| 24 | 24 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Gillespie Painting Ford | 175 | 91 | 610 | Rear End | |
| 25 | 11 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | J & B Corvette Chevrolet | 175 | 88 | 600 | Rear End | |
| 26 | 28 | 04 | Gary Myers | Hicks Pharmacy Chevrolet | 174 | 85 | 590 | Rear End | |
| 27 | 3 | 2 | Bobby Allison | CAM 2 Mercury | 163 | 82 | 2,580 | Engine | |
| 28 | 14 | 01 | Chuck Bown | Lakes Drywall Chevrolet | 92 | 79 | 570 | Accident | |
| 29 | 21 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola Chevrolet | 47 | 76 | 810 | Brakes | |
| 30 | 16 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 37 | 73 | 800 | Overheating |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 22 Minutes 15 Seconds
Average Speed .:75.37
Margin of Victory .: 14.000 Seconds