| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 10, 1976 | Race 27 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 141.226 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 12.2 seconds | Time of Race: 03:32:51 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 18 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 15 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Ellington Insulation | 180/5 | 334 | Running | $17,185 |
| 2 | 4 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $19,921 |
| 3 | 5 | #2 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Cam2 | 170/5 | 334 | Running | $12,069 |
| 4 | 2 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 170/10 | 334 | Running | $16,999 |
| 5 | 14 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 155/0 | 333 | Running | $8,914 |
| 6 | 1 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 155/5 | 331 | Running | $19,629 |
| 7 | 10 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Pepsi-Cola | 146/0 | 329 | Running | $6,784 |
| 8 | 3 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 147/5 | 328 | Running | $9,049 |
| 9 | 12 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 138/0 | 328 | Running | $5,575 |
| 10 | 17 | #36 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Gwinn-Wawak | 134/0 | 326 | Running | $3,055 |
| 11 | 7 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 130/0 | 325 | Running | $5,755 |
| 12 | 31 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Sub-Tropic | 127/0 | 323 | Running | $4,345 |
| 13 | 13 | #92 | Skip Manning * | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 124/0 | 322 | Running | $3,520 |
| 14 | 28 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Adcox-Kirby | 121/0 | 319 | Running | $2,195 |
| 15 | 32 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 118/0 | 319 | Running | $3,835 |
| 16 | 33 | #22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Rudd Auto Parts | 115/0 | 318 | Running | $1,995 |
| 17 | 16 | #49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | Rowe For N.C. Senate | 112/0 | 316 | Running | $1,920 |
| 18 | 36 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Nakato | 109/0 | 315 | Running | $3,425 |
| 19 | 22 | #05 | Dave Sisco | Chevrolet | Sisco | 106/0 | 315 | Running | $3,165 |
| 20 | 34 | #33 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | Perfection Auto Body | 103/0 | 314 | Running | $1,595 |
| 21 | 21 | #19 | Bill Dennis | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 100/0 | 313 | Running | $1,385 |
| 22 | 26 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | PE | 313 | Running | $1,335 |
| 23 | 37 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Sanford Auto Parts | 94/0 | 306 | Running | $2,485 |
| 24 | 38 | #59 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Hadacol | 91/0 | 301 | Running | $1,235 |
| 25 | 25 | #30 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | Baby Tenda | 88/0 | 299 | Running | $2,085 |
| 26 | 30 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 85/0 | 295 | Running | $1,855 |
| 27 | 39 | #63 | Bruce Jacobi | Chevrolet | Jacobi | 82/0 | 291 | Running | $1,080 |
| 28 | 27 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 79/0 | 268 | Rear End | $1,555 |
| 29 | 8 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | K&K | 81/5 | 262 | Broken Valve | $4,080 |
| 30 | 24 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Transit Damaged Freight | 73/0 | 250 | Engine Failure | $1,505 |
| 31 | 18 | #77 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet | Hy Gain | PE | 208 | Engine Failure | $1,005 |
| 32 | 23 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 67/0 | 189 | Broken Valve | $1,465 |
| 33 | 35 | #55 | Sonny Easley | Ford | Haddick's Towing | 64/0 | 148 | Broken Valve | $950 |
| 34 | 29 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | Hill | 61/0 | 144 | Engine Failure | $1,435 |
| 35 | 20 | #12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 58/0 | 126 | Engine Failure | $945 |
| 36 | 6 | #27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 55/0 | 80 | Clutch | $1,090 |
| 37 | 40 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 52/0 | 70 | Broken Valve | $1,385 |
| 38 | 11 | #28 | AJ Foyt | Chevrolet | Gilmore | PE | 59 | Steering | $885 |
| 39 | 9 | #17 | Gordon Johncock | Dodge | Sharpstown | PE | 41 | Broken Valve | $870 |
| 40 | 19 | #9 | Al Holbert | Ford | Days Inn | PE | 7 | Cracked Cylinder Wall | $855 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||