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1976 Schaefer 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 5 of 13 Sunday, June 27, 1976 at Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:28:53 Average speed: 143.622 mph Pole speed: no time trials Cautions: 10 for 48 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 18 Glossary    1976 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1976 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 16 21   Al Unser American Racing Wheels   (Vel Miletich) Parnelli / Cosworth 200 84360 running 109 1000 2 6 12   Mike Mosley Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Eagle / Offy 200 42410 running 14 800 3 14 40   Wally Dallenbach Sinmast / Goodyear   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / DGS 200 26960 running 7 700 4 15 2   Johnny Rutherford Hy-Gain   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 200 16785 running 1 600 5 3 6   Mario Andretti CAM2 Motor Oil   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 198 12085 running 45 500 6 12 36   Roger McCluskey Shurfine Foods   (James Bidwell) Hopkins / Offy 198 9860 running 0 400 7 13 68   Tom Sneva Norton Spirit   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 197 9060 running 0 300 8 11 92   Steve Krisiloff 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Tassi Vatis) Eagle / Offy 196 8360 running 0 250 9 25 23   George Snider Hubler Chevrolet   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 195 7710 running 0 200 10 4 17   Dick Simon Bryant Air Conditioning   (Rolla Vollstedt) Vollstedt / Offy 195 8060 running 0 150 11 33 44   Larry Dickson Lan Hairpieces   (Dick Simon) Eagle / Foyt 188 6560 running 0 100 12 31 96   Bob Harkey McIntire Chevrolet   (Agajanian-Purcell-King) King / Offy 187 6060 running 0 50 13 28 65   Lee Kunzman City of Syracuse   (Patrick Santello) Eagle / Offy 186 5860 running 0   14 7 48   Pancho Carter Jorgensen Steel   (Earle Jorgensen) Eagle / Offy 183 5710 suspension 8   15 9 86   Al Loquasto Frostie Root Beer   (Al Loquasto) McLaren / Offy 183 6060 running 0   16 24 63   Larry McCoy Shurfine Foods   (James Bidwell) Rascar / Offy 159 5410 running 0   17 20 8   Todd Gibson Routh Meat Packing   (Richard Routh) Eagle / Offy 156 5260 oil leak 0   18 30 77   Salt Walther Dayton-Walther   (George Walther) McLaren / Offy 151 5110 running 0   19 32 42   Jan Opperman Spirit of Truth   (Don Mergard) Eagle / Offy 145 4960 running 0   20 26 58   Eldon Rasmussen Anacomp   (Eldon Rasmussen) Rascar / Offy 115 5310 brakes 0   21 17 98   John Martin Genesee Beer   (Agajanian-Hammond-King) King / Offy 113 4660 engine 0   22 1 93   Johnny Parsons 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Tassi Vatis) Eagle / Offy 110 5510 valve 0   23 29 38   Bill Simpson Nikon   (Bill Simpson) Eagle / Offy 93 4360 gearbox 0   24 22 27   Janet Guthrie Bryant Air Conditioning   (Rolla Vollstedt) Vollstedt / Offy 89 4210 gearbox 0   25 18 19   Spike Gehlhausen Spirit of Indiana   (Carl Gehlhausen) McLaren / Offy 74 4060 engine 0   26 2 5   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Alex Foods   (Alex Morales) Eagle / Offy 60 3910 gear 0   27 8 20   Gordon Johncock Sinmast / Goodyear   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / DGS 54 3760 engine 4   28 27 97   Sheldon Kinser The Bottom Half   (Agajanian-King) King / Offy 47 3610 overheating 0   29 19 24   Tom Bigelow Leader Card   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 43 3460 ignition 0   30 23 69   Larry Cannon American Financial   (Richard Hoffman) Eagle / Offy 37 3310 piston 0   31 5 14   A.J. Foyt Gilmore Racing   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Foyt 31 3660 engine 12   32 10 3   Bobby Unser Cobre Tire   (Robert Fletcher) Eagle / Offy 25 3060 piston 0   33 21 45   Gary Bettenhausen Thermo King   (Don Gerhardt) Eagle / Offy 16 3060 steering 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bobby Olivero 78 Bill Puterbaugh 83 Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 6 6   #58 accident   7 25 19     26 29 4   #3 stalled on track   30 30 1     31 37 7   #14 engine   38 38 1     39 42 4   #69 stalled on track   43 59 17     60 65 6   debris   66 76 11     77 81 5   #19 engine   82 86 5     87 89 3   #86 spun   90 98 9     99 102 4   #38 tow-in   103 114 12     115 118 4   #98 engine   119 151 33     152 156 5   debris   157 200 44       Percent of race run under caution: 24.0%             Average green flag run: 15.2 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mario Andretti 1 6 6   A.J. Foyt 7 18 12   Al Unser 19 27 9   Gordon Johncock 28 31 4   Al Unser 32 58 27   Pancho Carter 59 66 8   Mike Mosley 67 75 9   Mario Andretti 76 78 3   Johnny Rutherford 79 79 1   Mike Mosley 80 81 2   Mario Andretti 82 100 19   Wally Dallenbach 101 101 1   Mario Andretti 102 114 13   Mike Mosley 115 117 3   Mario Andretti 118 121 4   Al Unser 122 154 33   Wally Dallenbach 155 160 6   Al Unser 161 200 40 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Johnny Rutherford 2060     2   Al Unser 1660   -400   3   Wally Dallenbach 1475   -585   4   Gordon Johncock 1470   -590   5   Mike Mosley 1450   -610   6   Tom Sneva 980   -1080   7   Pancho Carter 860   -1200   8   A.J. Foyt 800   -1260   9   Mario Andretti 750   -1310   10   Bobby Unser 660   -1400   11   Johnny Parsons 560   -1500   12   Roger McCluskey 400   -1660   13   Salt Walther 340   -1720   14   Steve Krisiloff 250   -1810   15   Dick Simon 240   -1820   16   John Martin 220   -1840   17   George Snider 200   -1860   18   Al Loquasto 135   -1925   19   Billy Vukovich, Jr. 120   -1940   20   Larry Dickson 100   -1960   20   Lloyd Ruby 100   -1960