| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Dixie 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 07, 1976 | Race 29 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 127.396 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths | Time of Race: 03:55:07 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 41 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | K&K | 185/10 | 328 | Running | $14,915 |
| 2 | 3 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $8,090 |
| 3 | 5 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Ellington Insulation | 165/0 | 328 | Running | $5,715 |
| 4 | 7 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 165/5 | 328 | Running | $7,920 |
| 5 | 1 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 160/5 | 327 | Running | $8,635 |
| 6 | 11 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 155/5 | 327 | Running | $7,400 |
| 7 | 9 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 146/0 | 323 | Running | $6,930 |
| 8 | 14 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 142/0 | 322 | Running | $3,990 |
| 9 | 6 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 138/0 | 322 | Running | $3,440 |
| 10 | 32 | #36 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Gwinn-Wawak | 134/0 | 318 | Running | $3,090 |
| 11 | 26 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | Howson Algraphy | 130/0 | 318 | Running | $4,120 |
| 12 | 12 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 127/0 | 314 | Running | $3,660 |
| 13 | 35 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 124/0 | 311 | Running | $3,300 |
| 14 | 31 | #92 | Skip Manning * | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 121/0 | 310 | Running | $2,410 |
| 15 | 29 | #55 | Sonny Easley | Ford | Haddick's Towing | 118/0 | 309 | Running | $1,835 |
| 16 | 36 | #93 | Gene Felton | Ford | Truxmore | 115/0 | 308 | Running | $1,635 |
| 17 | 30 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Wixc | 112/0 | 304 | Running | $1,485 |
| 18 | 22 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Howard Johnson | 109/0 | 304 | Running | $2,735 |
| 19 | 16 | #77 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Hy Gain | PE | 260 | Accident | $1,360 |
| 20 | 24 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Adcox-Kirby | 103/0 | 254 | Engine Failure | $1,235 |
| 21 | 20 | #99 | Richie Panch | Ford | Puro Racing | 100/0 | 252 | Broken Valve Spring | $1,035 |
| 22 | 15 | #30 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | Ballard | 97/0 | 250 | Engine Failure | $2,300 |
| 23 | 27 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Cannon Farms | 94/0 | 248 | Running | $2,165 |
| 24 | 13 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Pepsi-Cola | 91/0 | 228 | Engine Failure | $2,030 |
| 25 | 19 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 88/0 | 218 | Engine Failure | $1,885 |
| 26 | 8 | #2 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Cam2 | 85/0 | 189 | Broken Valve | $3,925 |
| 27 | 17 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 82/0 | 164 | Overheating | $1,640 |
| 28 | 4 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 79/0 | 157 | No Oil Pressure | $5,430 |
| 29 | 23 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 76/0 | 156 | Accident | $1,395 |
| 30 | 34 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 73/0 | 114 | Cracked Cylinder Wall | $1,360 |
| 31 | 10 | #01 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | Lake's Drywall | 70/0 | 75 | Left Front Wheel Bearing | $835 |
| 32 | 33 | #91 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Miller | 67/0 | 60 | No Oil Pressure | $825 |
| 33 | 21 | #60 | Dave Sisco | Chevrolet | Red Dog Racing | 64/0 | 34 | Blown Head Gasket | $815 |
| 34 | 25 | #50 | Billy Mcginnis | Chevrolet | Sisco | PE | 15 | Engine Failure | $805 |
| 35 | 28 | #49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | Lady & Son | 58/0 | 1 | Accident | $795 |
| 36 | 18 | #7 | Jack Donohue | Chevrolet | Thundercraft Boats | 55/0 | 0 | Engine Failure | $785 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||