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Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup/Winston West race
Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
January 18, 1976
191 laps on 2.62 mile road course; 500.42 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1976 Mercury
| 191
| 17,295
| running
| 124 |
2
| 6
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 191
| 14,920
| running
| 5 |
3
| 26
| Jimmy Insolo
| 38
| Roger Paquette
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 191
| 8,620
| running
| 0 |
4
| 9
| Ray Elder
| 96
| Fred Elder
| 1974 Dodge
| 190
| 6,745
| running
| 0 |
5
| 3
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 189
| 4,445
| running
| 14 |
6
| 12
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 183
| 3,115
| running
| 0 |
7
| 16
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 181
| 2,885
| running
| 0 |
8
| 5
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1974 Dodge
| 180
| 5,705
| running
| 9 |
9
| 22
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 179
| 2,525
| running
| 0 |
10
| 32
| Bill Schmitt
| 73
| Bill Schmitt
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 177
| 2,195
| running
| 0 |
11
| 23
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1974 Dodge
| 174
| 2,165
| running
| 0 |
12
| 30
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| J.R. DeLotto
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 174
| 1,845
| running
| 0 |
13
| 19
| Larry Esau
| 7
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 169
| 1,745
| running
| 0 |
14
| 24
| Ron Esau
| 20
| Ron Esau
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 154
| 1,645
| running
| 0 |
15
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 2
| Roger Penske
| 1975 AMC Matador
| 149
| 5,705
| engine
| 18 |
16
| 11
| Chuck Bown
| 03
| Gerald Craker
| 1974 Dodge
| 141
| 1,445
| rear end
| 3 |
17
| 34
| Gary Matthews
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1974 Dodge
| 138
| 1,395
| running
| 0 |
18
| 29
| Ed Bradshaw
| 04
| Chester Papienski
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 135
| 1,345
| running
| 0 |
19
| 31
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 135
| 1,445
| running
| 0 |
20
| 28
| Carl Joiner
| 26
| Carl Joiner
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 116
| 1,240
| engine
| 0 |
21
| 7
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 92
| 4,305
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 15
| Chuck Wahl
| 37
| DuWayne Wahl
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 92
| 1,140
| valve
| 3 |
23
| 14
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 85
| 1,270
| clutch
| 1 |
24
| 13
| Hugh Pearson
| 76
| Hugh Pearson
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 83
| 1,090
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 27
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1976 Dodge
| 83
| 5,660
| engine
| 14 |
26
| 35
| Bill Polich
| 12
|
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 81
| 990
| accident
| 0 |
27
| 20
| Don Puskarich
| 13
| Matt Puskarich
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 75
| 940
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1976 Ford
| 73
| 3,990
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 21
| Gary Johnson
| 44
| Al Clark
| 1973 Dodge
| 72
| 840
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 8
| Hershel McGriff
| 50
| Hershel McGriff
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 71
| 790
| oil line
| 0 |
31
| 33
| Johnny Ray
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1976 Ford
| 34
| 735
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 10
| Sonny Easley
| 68
| Jerry Lankford
| 1973 Ford
| 32
| 685
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 18
| Dick Brooks
| 95
| Junior Miller
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 18
| 635
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 25
| Sam Beler
| 55
| Frank Coletto
| 1973 Ford
| 15
| 585
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 17
| Harry Jefferson
| 90
| George Jefferson
| 1973 Ford
| 14
| 535
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 05:02:44
Average Speed: 99.18 MPH
Pole Speed: 83.903 seconds
5 cautions for 20 laps
Attendance: 54,700