| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Purolator 500 | Pocono Raceway | |||||||||
| August 01, 1976 | Race 18 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 115.875 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 24 seconds | Time of Race: 04:18:54 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 48 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 38 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 180/5 | 200 | Running | $15,290 |
| 2 | 4 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $10,490 |
| 3 | 7 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Kings Row Fireplaces | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $8,270 |
| 4 | 2 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 170/10 | 200 | Running | $4,760 |
| 5 | 10 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Pepsi-Cola | 160/5 | 198 | Running | $5,250 |
| 6 | 17 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 155/5 | 196 | Running | $4,680 |
| 7 | 11 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Plymouth | Arrington | 146/0 | 195 | Running | $4,020 |
| 8 | 19 | #60 | Jackie Rogers | Chevrolet | Red Dog Racing | 142/0 | 194 | Running | $2,040 |
| 9 | 18 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 138/0 | 194 | Running | $3,410 |
| 10 | 12 | #05 | Dave Sisco | Chevrolet | Sisco | 134/0 | 193 | Running | $3,250 |
| 11 | 37 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 130/0 | 193 | Running | $2,940 |
| 12 | 13 | #92 | Skip Manning * | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 127/0 | 192 | Running | $2,090 |
| 13 | 36 | #61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Mihalic Racing | 124/0 | 191 | Running | $1,440 |
| 14 | 30 | #36 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Gwinn | 121/0 | 191 | Running | $1,340 |
| 15 | 20 | #7 | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | Dalton | 118/0 | 191 | Running | $1,240 |
| 16 | 22 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 115/0 | 190 | Running | $2,230 |
| 17 | 31 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 112/0 | 189 | Running | $2,000 |
| 18 | 39 | #25 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 109/0 | 185 | Running | $1,810 |
| 19 | 21 | #63 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | Ressler | 106/0 | 185 | Running | $970 |
| 20 | 15 | #19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 103/0 | 181 | Running | $945 |
| 21 | 23 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 100/0 | 180 | Running | $1,515 |
| 22 | 9 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | K&K | 102/5 | 179 | Engine Failure | $3,890 |
| 23 | 35 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Wixc | 94/0 | 179 | Running | $865 |
| 24 | 3 | #2 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Cam2 | 91/0 | 176 | Running | $3,840 |
| 25 | 1 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 93/5 | 171 | Running | $4,215 |
| 26 | 6 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 85/0 | 163 | Cylinder Wall | $3,790 |
| 27 | 24 | #95 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | 82/0 | 154 | Running | $765 |
| 28 | 40 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 79/0 | 149 | Engine Failure | $740 |
| 29 | 8 | #47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | Howson Algraphy | 76/0 | 118 | Accident | $1,215 |
| 30 | 26 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 73/0 | 91 | Engine Failure | $1,190 |
| 31 | 14 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 70/0 | 78 | Valve | $1,165 |
| 32 | 33 | #10 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Champion | 67/0 | 55 | Cylinder Wall | $1,140 |
| 33 | 32 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Little B/C&K Coal | 64/0 | 41 | Engine Failure | $615 |
| 34 | 25 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Langley Racing | 61/0 | 41 | Engine Failure | $1,085 |
| 35 | 16 | #50 | Darrell Bryant | Chevrolet | Hot Rod Barnes | 58/0 | 32 | Engine Failure | $575 |
| 36 | 34 | #01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Benihana | 55/0 | 29 | Oil Leak | $555 |
| 37 | 38 | #82 | Walter Ballard | Dodge | Ballard | 52/0 | 28 | Quit | $550 |
| 38 | 27 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Shumacher & Lynch | 49/0 | 14 | Engine Failure | $1,045 |
| 39 | 29 | #29 | Bill Hollar | Chevrolet | Velvet Touch Furniture | 46/0 | 2 | Accident | $540 |
| 40 | 28 | #18 | Joe Frasson | Chevrolet | Excuse Lounge | 43/0 | 2 | Accident | $535 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||