Standings After Race #26 at North Wilkesboro Speedway - Sunday, October 3rd, 1976
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 26 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Chevrolet | 4050 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 26 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | 3951 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 26 | Benny Parsons | 72 | Chevrolet | 3759 | -291 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 26 | Bobby Allison | 2 | Mercury | 3618 | -432 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 26 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Dodge | 3425 | -625 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 26 | Lennie Pond | 54 | Chevrolet | 3348 | -702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 26 | Buddy Baker | 15 | Ford | 3290 | -760 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 26 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 3085 | -965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 26 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 3021 | -1029 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 26 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 2967 | -1083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +3 | 24 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Ford | 2931 | -1119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +1 | 26 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 2913 | -1137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 26 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 2889 | -1161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +1 | 26 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 2867 | -1183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +1 | 26 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 2841 | -1209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -5 | 18 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 2813 | -1237 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 24 | David Sisco | 05 | Chevrolet | 2648 | -1402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 25 | Ed Negre | 8 | Dodge | 2406 | -1644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 23 | Skip Manning | 92 | Chevrolet | 2406 | -1644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 23 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 2331 | -1719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +2 | 14 | Terry Bivins | 30 | Chevrolet | 1656 | -2394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | 18 | Bruce Hill | 47 | Chevrolet | 1612 | -2438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +2 | 15 | Bobby Wawak | 36 | Chevrolet | 1580 | -2470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -2 | 15 | Walter Ballard | 30 | Chevrolet | 1554 | -2496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -1 | 17 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 1546 | -2504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 16 | Dick May | 25 | Chevrolet | 1527 | -2523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 14 | Henley Gray | 19 | Chevrolet | 1370 | -2680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 14 | Gary Myers | 95 | Chevrolet | 1235 | -2815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 9 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 1138 | -2912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 10 | Jackie Rogers | 60 | Chevrolet | 1067 | -2983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 9 | Joe Mihalic | 61 | Chevrolet | 981 | -3069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 11 | Neil Bonnett | 12 | Chevrolet | 930 | -3120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 7 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Ford | 824 | -3226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 8 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Chevrolet | 812 | -3238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 10 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 802 | -3248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 8 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Dodge | 749 | -3301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 9 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Chevrolet | 707 | -3343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 6 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 648 | -3402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 8 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 635 | -3415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 6 | Dean Dalton | 7 | Chevrolet | 633 | -3417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 7 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Dodge | 610 | -3440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 6 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Chevrolet | 566 | -3484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 8 | Darrell Bryant | 50 | Chevrolet | 546 | -3504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 6 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Ford | 498 | -3552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 5 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 479 | -3571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 5 | Dick Skillen | 78 | Chevrolet | 455 | -3595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 5 | Donnie Allison | 28 | Chevrolet | 431 | -3619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 7 | Buck Baker | 33 | Chevrolet | 422 | -3628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 4 | Terry Ryan | 81 | Chevrolet | 420 | -3630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 4 | Jimmy Lee Capps | 26 | Chevrolet | 389 | -3661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 5 | Bob Burcham | 91 | Chevrolet | 374 | -3676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 4 | John Utsman | 49 | Dodge | 345 | -3705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | +11 | 3 | Sonny Easley | 55 | Ford | 339 | -3711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 3 | Harold Miller | 91 | Chevrolet | 333 | -3717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 2 | Ray Elder | 96 | Dodge | 320 | -3730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 3 | Jerry Sisco | 95 | Chevrolet | 312 | -3738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 38 | Chevrolet | 307 | -3743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 3 | Chuck Bown | 01 | Chevrolet | 305 | -3745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Chevrolet | 292 | -3758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 3 | Bill Champion | 10 | Ford | 270 | -3780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | +6 | 3 | Richard Brown | 261 | -3789 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 62 | +22 | 2 | Junior Miller | 95 | Chevrolet | 239 | -3811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -3 | 2 | Jimmy Hensley | 63 | Chevrolet | 234 | -3816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -3 | 2 | Eddie Bradshaw | 04 | Chevrolet | 227 | -3823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -3 | 2 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | Chevrolet | 226 | -3824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -3 | 3 | Sam Sommers | 27 | Chevrolet | 219 | -3831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -2 | 2 | Bill Polich | 12 | Chevrolet | 197 | -3853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | +30 | 2 | Larry LeMay | 23 | Chevrolet | 188 | -3862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -3 | 2 | Walter Wallace | 87 | Chevrolet | 188 | -3862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -2 | 2 | Roy Smith | 29 | Chevrolet | 185 | -3865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -2 | 2 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 182 | -3868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -2 | 2 | Ron Esau | 20 | Chevrolet | 179 | -3871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -2 | 3 | Earl Brooks | 25 | Chevrolet | 170 | -3880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -2 | 2 | Gary Johnson | 44 | Dodge | 170 | -3880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -2 | 2 | Ferrel Harris | 82 | Dodge | 167 | -3883 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -2 | 2 | Hugh Pearson | 76 | Chevrolet | 164 | -3886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -2 | 2 | Budd Hagelin | 02 | Dodge | 158 | -3892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -2 | 2 | GC Spencer | 49 | Dodge | 149 | -3901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -2 | 2 | Johnny Ray | 10 | Ford | 149 | -3901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -2 | 1 | Harry Gant | 18 | Chevrolet | 138 | -3912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -2 | 3 | Neil Castles | 5 | Chevrolet | 137 | -3913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -2 | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Chevrolet | 134 | -3916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -2 | 2 | Bruce Jacobi | 10 | Ford | 131 | -3919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -2 | 1 | Larry Esau | 7 | Chevrolet | 124 | -3926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -2 | 1 | Jim Vandiver | 31 | Dodge | 124 | -3926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -1 | 1 | Jim Hurtubise | 95 | Chevrolet | 115 | -3935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -1 | 1 | Gary Matthews | 8 | Dodge | 112 | -3938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -1 | 1 | Don Reynolds | 89 | Chevrolet | 109 | -3941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -1 | 1 | Jack Donohue | 7 | Chevrolet | 106 | -3944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -1 | 1 | Carl Joiner | 26 | Chevrolet | 103 | -3947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -1 | 1 | Tommy Ellis | 10 | Ford | 100 | -3950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -1 | 1 | John Dineen | 18 | Ford | 97 | -3953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -1 | 1 | Doc Faustina | 5 | Dodge | 91 | -3959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | -1 | 1 | Clyde Lynn | 10 | Ford | 91 | -3959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -1 | 1 | Glenn McDuffie | 0 | Chevrolet | 82 | -3968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | -1 | 1 | Jim Danielson | 9 | Dodge | 79 | -3971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | -1 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 76 | -3974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | -1 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 50 | Chevrolet | 73 | -3977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | - | 1 | Rusty Sanders | 50 | Chevrolet | 70 | -3980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | - | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | Chevrolet | 70 | -3980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | - | 1 | Dick Trickle | 99 | Ford | 67 | -3983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | - | 1 | John Hamson | 22 | Chevrolet | 67 | -3983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | - | 2 | David Hobbs | 73 | Chevrolet | 66 | -3984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | - | 1 | Ernie Stierly | 41 | Chevrolet | 64 | -3986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | - | 1 | John Haver | 51 | Chevrolet | 64 | -3986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | - | 1 | Sam Beler | 55 | Ford | 61 | -3989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | - | 1 | Charlie Glotzbach | 14 | Chevrolet | 61 | -3989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | - | 1 | Jim Thirkettle | 5 | Chevrolet | 61 | -3989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | - | 1 | Harry Jefferson | 90 | Ford | 58 | -3992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | - | 1 | Tom Williams | 38 | Chevrolet | 52 | -3998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | - | 2 | Bobby Isaac | 6 | Chevrolet | 49 | -4001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | - | 1 | Earl Ross | 52 | Chevrolet | 46 | -4004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | - | 1 | Bill Hollar | 29 | Chevrolet | 46 | -4004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | - | 4 | AJ Foyt | 28 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4050 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | - | 1 | Salt Walther | 4 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | - | 3 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | - | 1 | Bruce Blodgett | 5 | Dodge | 0 | -4050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | - | 1 | Ernie Shaw | 95 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | - | 1 | Johnny Rutherford | 77 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | - | 1 | Ramo Stott | 83 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4050 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | - | 1 | Jeff Handy | 33 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |