Results

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

Dixie 500

Sunday, November 7th, 1976

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 2 Mercury
  • 5 Ford
  • 4 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 127.396
  • Cautions: 4 for 41 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Dixie 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 71 Dave Marcis Dodge 185 175 328 224 0 running
2 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 175 170 328 41 0 running
3 5 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 165 165 328 0 0 running
4 7 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 165 160 328 45 0 running
5 1 15 Buddy Baker Ford 160 155 327 11 0 running
6 11 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 155 150 327 7 0 running
7 9 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 146 146 323 0 0 running
8 14 12 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 142 142 322 0 0 running
9 6 27 Sam Sommers Chevrolet 138 138 322 0 0 running
10 32 36 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 134 134 318 0 0 running
11 26 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet 130 130 318 0 0 running
12 12 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 127 127 314 0 0 running
13 35 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 124 124 311 0 0 running
14 31 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 121 121 310 0 0 running
15 29 55 Sonny Easley Ford 118 118 309 0 0 running
16 36 93 Gene Felton Ford 115 115 308 0 0 running
17 30 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 112 112 304 0 0 running
18 22 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 109 109 304 0 0 running
19 16 77 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 106 106 260 0 0 crash
20 24 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 103 103 254 0 0 engine
21 20 99 Richie Panch Ford 100 100 252 0 0 valve spring
22 15 30 Terry Bivins Chevrolet 97 97 250 0 0 engine
23 27 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 94 94 248 0 0 running
24 13 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 91 91 228 0 0 engine
25 19 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 88 88 218 0 0 engine
26 8 2 Bobby Allison Mercury 85 85 189 0 0 valve
27 17 79 Frank Warren Dodge 82 82 164 0 0 overheating
28 4 43 Richard Petty Dodge 79 79 157 0 0 oil pressure
29 23 90 Dick Brooks Ford 76 76 156 0 0 crash
30 34 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 73 73 114 0 0 engine
31 10 01 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 70 70 75 0 0 wheel bearing
32 33 91 Dick May Chevrolet 67 67 60 0 0 oil pressure
33 21 60 David Sisco Chevrolet 64 64 34 0 0 head gasket
34 25 50 Billy McGinnis Chevrolet 61 61 15 0 0 engine
35 28 49 GC Spencer Dodge 58 58 1 0 0 crash
36 18 7 Jack Donohue Chevrolet 55 55 0 0 0 engine

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