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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

January 18th, 1976

Race #1 of the 1976 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 191
  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Makes
    • AMC (1)
    • Chevrolet (21)
    • Dodge (7)
    • Ford (5)
    • Mercury (1)
  • Last Riverside International Raceway race (Tuborg 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#19 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
03 Chuck Bown Dodge Rose Auto Wrecking Gerald Craker
04 Eddie Bradshaw Chevrolet Bullhead City Sports Chester Papienski
10 Johnny Ray Ford Sunny King Bill Champion
11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Holly Farms Junior Johnson
12 Bill Polich Chevrolet Bridal Veil Lumber Bridal Veil Lumber
13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet Oil Field Construction Matt Puskarich
15 Buddy Baker Ford Norris Industries Bud Moore
2 Bobby Allison AMC CAM 2 Roger Penske
20 Ron Esau Chevrolet Ron Esau Ron Esau
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Pruette Cecil Gordon
26 Carl Joiner Chevrolet Carl Joiner Carl Joiner
3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Kansas Jack Richard Childress
37 Chuck Wahl Chevrolet Excel Trailer DuWayne Wahl
38 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet Martin's Union 76 Roger Paquette
40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet Garden State Auto J.R. DeLotto
43 Richard Petty Dodge STP Petty Enterprises
44 Gary Johnson Dodge Noble Auto Parts Al Clark
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Nitro 9 James Hylton
50 Hershel McGriff Chevrolet Stock Car Products Hershel McGriff
54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Pepsi-Cola Ronnie Elder
55 Sam Beler Ford Haddick's Towing Frank Coletto
68 Sonny Easley Ford San Fernando Lumber / Speedway Eng. Jerry Lankford
7 Larry Esau Chevrolet J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Dodge K & K Insurance Nord Krauskopf
72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet King's Row Fireplace L.G. DeWitt
73 Bill Schmitt Chevrolet Old Milwaukee Bill Schmitt
76 Hugh Pearson Chevrolet Wayne's Pump Service Hugh Pearson
79 Frank Warren Dodge Frank Warren Frank Warren
8 Gary Matthews Dodge 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment Ed Negre
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
90 Harry Jefferson Ford George Jefferson George Jefferson
95 Dick Brooks Chevrolet Junior Miller Junior Miller
96 Ray Elder Dodge Fred Elder Fred Elder