1976 Winston 500 Results
Buddy Baker won the 1976 Winston 500 at Talladega on May 2, 1976, leading 135 of 188 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Buddy Baker | 12 | 188 | 135 | Running |
| 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 5 | 188 | 13 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | Bobby Allison | 11 | 187 | 2 | Running |
| 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | 2 | 186 | 9 | Running |
| 5 | 81 | Terry Ryan | 9 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 18 | 184 | 2 | Running |
| 7 | 28 | Donnie Allison | 3 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 47 | Bruce Hill | 28 | 182 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 1 | 182 | 16 | Running |
| 10 | 79 | Frank Warren | 14 | 180 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | 31 | 179 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | 13 | 177 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | 35 | 176 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 05 | David Sisco | 15 | 174 | 3 | Running |
| 15 | 49 | John Utsman | 38 | 174 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 92 | Skip Manning | 21 | 173 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 30 | Tighe Scott | 25 | 173 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 36 | 171 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 41 | Grant Adcox | 19 | 170 | 0 | Transmission |
| 20 | 25 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | 168 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 78 | Dick Skillen | 34 | 167 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 22 | 164 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 20 | 159 | 0 | Sump |
| 24 | 3 | Richard Childress | 16 | 153 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 82 | Ferrel Harris | 30 | 142 | 0 | Engine |
| 26 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 4 | 138 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 37 | 123 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 48 | James Hylton | 7 | 119 | 8 | Engine |
| 29 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | 32 | 111 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 91 | Bob Burcham | 33 | 100 | 0 | Engine |
| 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 29 | 89 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | 19 | Ed Negre | 24 | 76 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 75 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 33 | Buck Baker | 23 | 68 | 0 | Axle |
| 35 | 95 | Gary Myers | 27 | 47 | 0 | Engine |
| 36 | 18 | Joe Frasson | 17 | 39 | 0 | Axle |
| 37 | 21 | David Pearson | 10 | 23 | 0 | Crash |
| 38 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 39 | 23 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | 8 | 16 | 0 | Clutch |
| 40 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | 26 | 13 | 0 | Transmission |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | May 2, 1976 |
| Track | Talladega |
| Laps | 188 |