1976 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1976 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 30 races across 16 tracks, with 8 different drivers reaching victory lane. Cale Yarborough captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Cale Yarborough

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 13, Mercury: 10, Dodge: 6, Ford: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	David Pearson	Mercury	35
2	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	42
3	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	36
4	Richmond 400	Richmond Raceway	Dave Marcis	Dodge	30
5	Southeastern 400	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
6	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	36
7	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	28
8	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	David Pearson	Mercury	36
9	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	30
10	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Buddy Baker	Ford	40
11	Music City USA 420	Nashville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
12	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	39
13	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
14	Riverside 400	Riverside International Raceway	David Pearson	Mercury	35
15	Cam2 Motor Oil 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	36
16	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	40
17	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	30
18	Purolator 500	Pocono Raceway	Richard Petty	Dodge	40
19	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Dave Marcis	Dodge	40
20	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	36
21	Volunteer 400	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
22	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
23	Capital City 400	Richmond Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
24	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	37
25	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
26	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
27	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Donnie Allison	Chevrolet	40
28	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	36
29	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dave Marcis	Dodge	36
30	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	David Pearson	10	16	18	22	6.9
2	Cale Yarborough ★	9	22	23	30	8.2
3	Richard Petty	3	19	22	30	9.0
4	Dave Marcis	3	9	16	30	13.8
5	Benny Parsons	2	18	23	30	9.6
6	Buddy Baker	1	16	16	30	15.5
7	Darrell Waltrip	1	10	12	30	17.4
8	Donnie Allison	1	2	5	9	17.8
9	Bobby Allison	0	15	19	30	11.7
10	Lennie Pond	0	10	19	30	12.6
11	Dick Brooks	0	3	18	28	14.5
12	Ray Elder	0	2	2	2	4.0
13	James Hylton	0	2	5	30	17.3
14	Jimmy Insolo	0	1	2	3	10.7
15	Terry Bivins	0	1	6	18	15.9
16	J.D. McDuffie	0	1	8	30	16.9
17	Terry Ryan	0	1	3	5	18.4
18	Neil Bonnett	0	1	4	13	23.2
19	A.J. Foyt	0	1	1	5	23.6
20	Harry Gant	0	0	1	1	9.0
21	Salt Walther	0	0	0	1	12.0
22	Larry Esau	0	0	0	1	13.0
23	Jim Vandiver	0	0	0	1	13.0
24	Larry Phillips	0	0	0	1	13.0
25	Junior Miller	0	0	0	2	14.5
26	Grant Adcox	0	0	2	11	14.9
27	John A. Utsman	0	0	0	4	15.0
28	Bruce Blodgett	0	0	0	1	15.0
29	Elmo Langley	0	0	1	7	15.1
30	Coo Coo Marlin	0	0	6	12	15.7