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1976 Purolator 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 18 of 30
Sunday, August 1, 1976 at Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:18:54
Average Speed: 115.875 mph
Pole Speed: 147.865 mph

Cautions: 7 for 38 laps
Margin of Victory: 24 sec
Attendance: 40,000
Lead changes: 48

Glossary 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1976 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
36	34	01	Earle Canavan	Benihana (Earle Canavan)	Dodge	29	555	oil leak	0	55
10	12	05	David Sisco	David Sisco	Chevrolet	193	3,250	running	0	134
32	33	10	Bill Elliott	Bill Champion	Ford	55	1,140	engine	0	67
25	1	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	171	4,215	running	14	93
2	4	15	Buddy Baker	Norris Industries (Bud Moore)	Ford	200	13,465	running	21	175
40	28	18	Joe Frasson	Excuse Lounge (Joe Frasson)	Chevrolet	2	535	crash	0	43
20	15	19	Henley Gray	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	181	945	running	0	103
24	3	2	Bobby Allison	CAM 2 (Roger Penske)	Mercury	176	3,840	running	0	91
4	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	200	5,060	running	121	170
6	17	24	Cecil Gordon	Lowe's (Cecil Gordon)	Chevrolet	196	4,680	running	4	155
18	39	25	Dick May	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	185	1,810	running	0	109
39	29	29	Bill Hollar	Velvet Touch Furniture (Bill Hollar)	Chevrolet	2	540	crash	0	46
9	18	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	194	3,410	running	0	138
30	26	30	Tighe Scott	Scotty's Fashions (Walter Ballard)	Chevrolet	91	1,190	engine	0	73
14	30	36	Bobby Wawak	John Gwinn	Chevrolet	191	1,340	running	0	121
38	27	40	D.K. Ulrich	Schumacher & Lynch (J.R. DeLotto)	Chevrolet	14	1,045	engine	0	49
1	5	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	200	20,640	running	35	180
28	40	45	Baxter Price	Baxter Price	Chevrolet	149	740	engine	0	79
33	32	46	Travis Tiller	Little B / C & K Coal (Travis Tiller)	Dodge	41	615	engine	0	64
29	8	47	Bruce Hill	Howson Algraphy (Bruce Hill)	Chevrolet	118	1,215	crash	0	76
17	31	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	189	2,000	running	0	112
35	16	50	Darrell Bryant	Hot Rod Barns (Cliff Stewart)	Chevrolet	32	575	engine	0	58
23	35	52	Jimmy Means	WIXC (Bill Gray)	Chevrolet	179	865	running	0	94
5	10	54	Lennie Pond	Pepsi-Cola (Ronnie Elder)	Chevrolet	198	5,400	running	2	160
8	19	60	Jackie Rogers	Red Dog's (Lou Viglione)	Chevrolet	194	2,040	running	0	142
13	36	61	Joe Mihalic	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	191	1,440	running	0	124
19	21	63	Terry Bivins	Ressler (Billy Moyer)	Chevrolet	185	970	running	0	106
34	25	64	Tommy Gale	Elmo Langley	Ford	41	1,085	engine	0	61
7	11	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	Plymouth	195	4,020	running	0	146
15	20	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	Chevrolet	191	1,240	running	0	118
21	23	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	180	1,515	running	0	100
22	9	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	Dodge	179	3,890	engine	1	102
3	7	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	200	9,790	running	2	170
16	22	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	190	2,230	running	0	115
11	37	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	Dodge	193	2,940	running	0	130
37	38	82	Walter Ballard	Ed Negre	Dodge	28	550	quit	0	52
26	6	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	163	3,790	engine	0	85
31	14	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	78	1,165	engine	0	70
12	13	92	Skip Manning	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	192	2,090	running	0	127
27	24	95	Gary Myers	Miller Roofing (Junior Miller)	Chevrolet	154	765	running	0	82

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	11	11
Cale Yarborough	12	12	1
David Pearson	13	14	2
Cale Yarborough	15	16	2
Lennie Pond	17	17	1
Cecil Gordon	18	21	4
David Pearson	22	23	2
Cale Yarborough	24	24	1
Richard Petty	25	29	5
David Pearson	30	35	6
Cale Yarborough	36	36	1
Richard Petty	37	38	2
Cale Yarborough	39	39	1
David Pearson	40	40	1
Richard Petty	41	44	4
Cale Yarborough	45	45	1
Dave Marcis	46	46	1
Buddy Baker	47	50	4
Cale Yarborough	51	51	1
David Pearson	52	56	5
Cale Yarborough	57	57	1
Buddy Baker	58	59	2
Cale Yarborough	60	60	1
Buddy Baker	61	61	1
Cale Yarborough	62	62	1
Lennie Pond	63	63	1
Buddy Baker	64	67	4
Richard Petty	68	68	1
Cale Yarborough	69	70	2
Buddy Baker	71	72	2
David Pearson	73	76	4
Buddy Baker	77	77	1
David Pearson	78	78	1
Richard Petty	79	82	4
Cale Yarborough	83	83	1
David Pearson	84	85	2
Buddy Baker	86	91	6
David Pearson	92	95	4
Richard Petty	96	102	7
Benny Parsons	103	104	2
David Pearson	105	107	3
Richard Petty	108	116	9
David Pearson	117	122	6
Richard Petty	123	123	1
David Pearson	124	181	58
Buddy Baker	182	182	1
David Pearson	183	198	16
Richard Petty	199	200	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Benny Parsons	2763
2	Cale Yarborough	2756	-7
3	Richard Petty	2658	-105
4	Bobby Allison	2568	-195
5	Lennie Pond	2356	-407
6	Dave Marcis	2312	-451
7	Richard Childress	2211	-552
8	Buddy Baker	2165	-598
9	David Pearson	2088	-675
10	Frank Warren	2040	-723
11	Darrell Waltrip	2036	-727
12	Cecil Gordon	2029	-734
13	J.D. McDuffie	1975	-788
14	D.K. Ulrich	1935	-828
15	James Hylton	1929	-834
16	David Sisco	1884	-879
17	Dick Brooks	1797	-966
18	Ed Negre	1705	-1058
19	Skip Manning	1650	-1113
20	Buddy Arrington	1597	-1166

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