Standings After Race #19 at Talladega Superspeedway - Sunday, August 8th, 1976
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 19 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Chevrolet | 2846 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | -1 | 19 | Benny Parsons | 72 | Chevrolet | 2809 | -37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 19 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | 2766 | -80 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 19 | Bobby Allison | 2 | Mercury | 2667 | -179 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 19 | Lennie Pond | 54 | Chevrolet | 2511 | -335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 19 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Dodge | 2492 | -354 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 19 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 2353 | -493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 19 | Buddy Baker | 15 | Ford | 2345 | -501 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 14 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 2172 | -674 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 19 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 2167 | -679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +2 | 19 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 2121 | -725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 19 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 2105 | -741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +2 | 19 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 2094 | -752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -3 | 19 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 2088 | -758 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 19 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 2035 | -811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 17 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Ford | 1962 | -884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -1 | 17 | David Sisco | 05 | Chevrolet | 1954 | -892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 17 | Skip Manning | 92 | Chevrolet | 1788 | -1058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 18 | Ed Negre | 8 | Dodge | 1787 | -1059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 17 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 1661 | -1185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +1 | 14 | Bruce Hill | 47 | Chevrolet | 1276 | -1570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | 12 | Walter Ballard | 30 | Chevrolet | 1257 | -1589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +2 | 8 | Jackie Rogers | 60 | Chevrolet | 891 | -1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +2 | 10 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 882 | -1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -2 | 7 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 869 | -1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -2 | 7 | Terry Bivins | 30 | Chevrolet | 805 | -2041 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +1 | 9 | Dick May | 25 | Chevrolet | 785 | -2061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +3 | 7 | Joe Mihalic | 61 | Chevrolet | 775 | -2071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 9 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 714 | -2132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +4 | 8 | Bobby Wawak | 36 | Chevrolet | 713 | -2133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -4 | 8 | Gary Myers | 95 | Chevrolet | 701 | -2145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +4 | 7 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Chevrolet | 688 | -2158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -3 | 7 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Dodge | 670 | -2176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +4 | 8 | Henley Gray | 19 | Chevrolet | 665 | -2181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -3 | 6 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 648 | -2198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -3 | 8 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 635 | -2211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -2 | 5 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Ford | 618 | -2228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -1 | 8 | Neil Bonnett | 12 | Chevrolet | 605 | -2241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | +7 | 5 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Chevrolet | 511 | -2335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 7 | Darrell Bryant | 50 | Chevrolet | 503 | -2343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -1 | 6 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Chevrolet | 489 | -2357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -1 | 5 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 479 | -2367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +1 | 5 | Dick Skillen | 78 | Chevrolet | 455 | -2391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -2 | 5 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Dodge | 443 | -2403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -2 | 4 | Terry Ryan | 81 | Chevrolet | 420 | -2426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | +9 | 4 | Jimmy Lee Capps | 26 | Chevrolet | 389 | -2457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | +2 | 5 | Bob Burcham | 91 | Chevrolet | 374 | -2472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -3 | 4 | Donnie Allison | 28 | Chevrolet | 362 | -2484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -2 | 4 | John Utsman | 49 | Dodge | 345 | -2501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -2 | 2 | Ray Elder | 96 | Dodge | 320 | -2526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 3 | Jerry Sisco | 95 | Chevrolet | 312 | -2534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | +8 | 6 | Buck Baker | 33 | Chevrolet | 310 | -2536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 38 | Chevrolet | 307 | -2539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Chevrolet | 292 | -2554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -2 | 3 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Ford | 285 | -2561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -2 | 3 | Bill Champion | 10 | Ford | 270 | -2576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | +24 | 2 | Harold Miller | 91 | Chevrolet | 230 | -2616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -2 | 2 | Eddie Bradshaw | 04 | Chevrolet | 227 | -2619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -2 | 2 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | Chevrolet | 226 | -2620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -2 | 2 | Chuck Bown | 01 | Chevrolet | 226 | -2620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -2 | 2 | Bill Polich | 12 | Chevrolet | 197 | -2649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 2 | Dean Dalton | 7 | Chevrolet | 194 | -2652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 2 | Walter Wallace | 87 | Chevrolet | 188 | -2658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 2 | Richard Brown | 188 | -2658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | -1 | 2 | Roy Smith | 29 | Chevrolet | 185 | -2661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 182 | -2664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -1 | 2 | Ron Esau | 20 | Chevrolet | 179 | -2667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -1 | 2 | Earl Brooks | 25 | Chevrolet | 170 | -2676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -1 | 2 | Gary Johnson | 44 | Dodge | 170 | -2676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -1 | 2 | Ferrel Harris | 82 | Dodge | 167 | -2679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -1 | 2 | Hugh Pearson | 76 | Chevrolet | 164 | -2682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -1 | 2 | Johnny Ray | 10 | Ford | 149 | -2697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | +13 | 2 | Sam Sommers | 27 | Chevrolet | 146 | -2700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -2 | 1 | Harry Gant | 18 | Chevrolet | 138 | -2708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -2 | 3 | Neil Castles | 5 | Chevrolet | 137 | -2709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -2 | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Chevrolet | 134 | -2712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -2 | 1 | Larry Esau | 7 | Chevrolet | 124 | -2722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -2 | 1 | Jim Vandiver | 31 | Dodge | 124 | -2722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -2 | 1 | Junior Miller | 95 | Chevrolet | 121 | -2725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -2 | 1 | Jim Hurtubise | 95 | Chevrolet | 115 | -2731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -2 | 1 | Gary Matthews | 8 | Dodge | 112 | -2734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -2 | 1 | Don Reynolds | 89 | Chevrolet | 109 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -1 | 1 | Budd Hagelin | 02 | Dodge | 106 | -2740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -1 | 1 | Carl Joiner | 26 | Chevrolet | 103 | -2743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -1 | 1 | John Dineen | 18 | Ford | 97 | -2749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -1 | 1 | Doc Faustina | 5 | Dodge | 91 | -2755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | - | 1 | Jimmy Hensley | 63 | Chevrolet | 88 | -2758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | - | 1 | GC Spencer | 49 | Dodge | 88 | -2758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -1 | 1 | Glenn McDuffie | 0 | Chevrolet | 82 | -2764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -1 | 1 | Jim Danielson | 9 | Dodge | 79 | -2767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -1 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 76 | -2770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -1 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 50 | Chevrolet | 73 | -2773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -1 | 1 | Rusty Sanders | 50 | Chevrolet | 70 | -2776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | -1 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | Chevrolet | 70 | -2776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -1 | 1 | Dick Trickle | 99 | Ford | 67 | -2779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | -1 | 1 | John Hamson | 22 | Chevrolet | 67 | -2779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | -1 | 1 | Sonny Easley | 55 | Ford | 67 | -2779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | -1 | 1 | David Hobbs | 73 | Chevrolet | 66 | -2780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | -1 | 1 | Ernie Stierly | 41 | Chevrolet | 64 | -2782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | -1 | 1 | Sam Beler | 55 | Ford | 61 | -2785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | -1 | 1 | Charlie Glotzbach | 14 | Chevrolet | 61 | -2785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | -1 | 1 | Jim Thirkettle | 5 | Chevrolet | 61 | -2785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | -1 | 1 | Harry Jefferson | 90 | Ford | 58 | -2788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | -1 | 1 | Tom Williams | 38 | Chevrolet | 52 | -2794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | -1 | 2 | Bobby Isaac | 6 | Chevrolet | 49 | -2797 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | -1 | 1 | Earl Ross | 52 | Chevrolet | 46 | -2800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | -1 | 1 | Bill Hollar | 29 | Chevrolet | 46 | -2800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | -1 | 4 | AJ Foyt | 28 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2846 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | -1 | 1 | Salt Walther | 4 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | -1 | 2 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | -1 | 1 | Bruce Blodgett | 5 | Dodge | 0 | -2846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | -1 | 1 | Ernie Shaw | 95 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | -1 | 1 | Johnny Rutherford | 77 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | -1 | 1 | Ramo Stott | 83 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2846 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | -1 | 1 | Jeff Handy | 33 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |