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North Carolina Speedway
February 29, 1976 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 492 | 185 | 19,915 | Running | |
| 2 | 9 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 490 | 170 | 14,055 | Running | |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Chevrolet | 490 | 170 | 10,665 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries Ford | 487 | 160 | 8,250 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace Chevrolet | 477 | 155 | 7,190 | Running | |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | Bobby Isaac | Howard Furniture Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | 3,280 | Running | |
| 7 | 25 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | 2,880 | Running | |
| 8 | 17 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 470 | 142 | 3,420 | Running | |
| 9 | 20 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10,000 RPM Dodge | 464 | 138 | 3,160 | Running | |
| 11 | 22 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | Hot Rod Barns Chevrolet | 461 | 0 | 2,080 | Running | |
| 12 | 18 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Red Dog's Chevrolet | 460 | 127 | 1,905 | Running | |
| 13 | 12 | 63 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | 451 | 124 | 1,710 | Running | |
| 14 | 23 | 49 | John Utsman | Dodge | 451 | 121 | 1,580 | Running | |
| 15 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Stamey's Bar-B-Q Ford | 447 | 118 | 2,130 | Running | |
| 16 | 36 | 33 | Dick May | Handy's Transmission Chevrolet | 444 | 0 | 1,380 | Running | |
| 18 | 30 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B Coal Dodge | 433 | 109 | 1,180 | Running | |
| 19 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 Chevrolet | 428 | 106 | 1,730 | Running | |
| 20 | 26 | 05 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 418 | 103 | 1,645 | Engine | |
| 21 | 5 | 2 | Bobby Allison | CAM 2 Mercury | 372 | 105 | 4,005 | Accident | |
| 22 | 10 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 363 | 97 | 1,475 | Accident | |
| 23 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Chevrolet | 359 | 94 | 1,430 | Accident | |
| 24 | 6 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 356 | 91 | 1,305 | Valve | |
| 25 | 14 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn Chevrolet | 338 | 88 | 1,280 | Engine | |
| 26 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K & K Insurance Dodge | 263 | 90 | 4,755 | Engine | |
| 27 | 21 | 0 | Glenn McDuffie | Butler's Chevrolet | 205 | 82 | 730 | Engine | |
| 28 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 205 | 79 | 1,205 | Crank | |
| 29 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 186 | 81 | 1,380 | Oil Pump | |
| 30 | 16 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola Chevrolet | 183 | 73 | 1,230 | Cylinder Head | |
| 31 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | J.R. Stanley Trucking Dodge | 174 | 70 | 1,150 | Engine | |
| 33 | 34 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales Ford | 32 | 64 | 640 | Oil Pump | |
| 34 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | 32 | 61 | 1,135 | Oil Pump | |
| 35 | 35 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 9 | 58 | 630 | Timing Chain | |
| 36 | 29 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 1 | 55 | 625 | Valve |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 24 Minutes 8 Seconds
Average Speed .:113.665
Margin of Victory .: 2.000 Seconds