Results

The 1976 Atlanta 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Atlanta 500

Sunday, March 21st, 1976

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 4 Ford
  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 2 Mercury
  • 6 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 128.904
  • Cautions: 8 for 47 laps
  • Lead Changes: 33
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 180 175 328 72 0 running
2 5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 175 170 328 32 0 running
3 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 175 165 327 103 0 running
4 10 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 165 160 326 4 0 running
5 9 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 155 155 325 0 0 running
6 7 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 150 150 324 0 0 running
7 11 90 Dick Brooks Ford 146 146 324 0 0 running
8 23 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 142 142 321 0 0 running
9 31 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 143 138 321 2 0 running
10 15 60 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet 134 134 321 0 0 running
11 26 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 130 130 319 0 0 running
12 17 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 127 127 319 0 0 running
13 28 8 Ed Negre Dodge 124 124 319 0 0 running
14 21 91 Bob Burcham Chevrolet 121 121 316 0 0 running
15 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge 118 118 316 0 0 running
16 32 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 115 115 315 0 0 running
17 19 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 112 112 313 0 0 running
18 20 30 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 109 109 313 0 0 running
19 36 49 John Utsman Dodge 106 106 306 0 0 out of gas
20 25 50 Darrell Bryant Chevrolet 103 103 297 0 0 running
21 34 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 100 100 296 0 0 running
22 29 95 Jerry Sisco Chevrolet 97 97 254 0 0 suspension
23 16 19 Henley Gray Chevrolet 94 94 246 0 0 running
24 35 29 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 91 91 241 0 0 running
25 6 15 Buddy Baker Ford 93 88 238 100 0 engine
26 18 63 Terry Bivins Chevrolet 85 85 200 0 0 engine
27 14 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 82 82 198 0 0 engine
28 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 84 79 194 7 0 engine
29 8 2 Bobby Allison Mercury 81 76 188 2 0 engine
30 12 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 73 73 175 0 0 engine
31 24 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 75 70 155 2 0 engine
32 1 71 Dave Marcis Dodge 72 67 107 4 0 engine
33 30 26 Jimmy Lee Capps Chevrolet 64 64 63 0 0 engine
34 22 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 61 61 62 0 0 clutch
35 27 64 Tommy Gale Ford 58 58 53 0 0 clutch
36 33 9 Bill Elliott Ford 55 55 21 0 0 driveshaft

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