| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Capital City 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| September 12, 1976 | Race 23 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 77.993 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 car length | Time of Race: 02:46:47 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 37 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 6 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $9,250 |
| 2 | 8 | #2 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Cam2 | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $6,750 |
| 3 | 7 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 170/5 | 399 | Running | $6,980 |
| 4 | 2 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 165/5 | 399 | Running | $4,770 |
| 5 | 4 | #15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 155/0 | 398 | Running | $4,225 |
| 6 | 10 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Pepsi-Cola | 150/0 | 394 | Running | $2,790 |
| 7 | 3 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | K&K | 146/0 | 389 | Running | $3,505 |
| 8 | 9 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 142/0 | 388 | Running | $2,420 |
| 9 | 18 | #30 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | Ballard | 138/0 | 286 | Running | $2,160 |
| 10 | 13 | #36 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Gwinn | 134/0 | 381 | Running | $1,075 |
| 11 | 14 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 130/0 | 379 | Running | $1,925 |
| 12 | 21 | #19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 127/0 | 378 | Running | $900 |
| 13 | 16 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon | 124/0 | 376 | Running | $1,650 |
| 14 | 15 | #7 | Dean Dalton | Chevrolet | Dalton | 121/0 | 375 | Running | $825 |
| 15 | 19 | #64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Langley Racing | 118/0 | 374 | Running | $1,500 |
| 16 | 17 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 115/0 | 371 | Running | $1,400 |
| 17 | 25 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Garden State Auto Body | 112/0 | 365 | Running | $1,200 |
| 18 | 22 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 109/0 | 361 | Running | $1,075 |
| 19 | 26 | #25 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 106/0 | 356 | Running | $950 |
| 20 | 24 | #33 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | Handy Transmission | PE | 353 | Running | $575 |
| 21 | 29 | #95 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Junior Miller Roofing | 100/0 | 350 | Running | $550 |
| 22 | 28 | #45 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 97/0 | 343 | Running | $525 |
| 23 | 27 | #05 | Dave Sisco | Chevrolet | Sisco | 94/0 | 326 | Running | $750 |
| 24 | 11 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Wixc | 91/0 | 299 | Running | $545 |
| 25 | 5 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 88/0 | 271 | Engine Failure | $750 |
| 26 | 23 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 85/0 | 249 | Overheating | $700 |
| 27 | 12 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 82/0 | 248 | Right Front Brakes | $715 |
| 28 | 30 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Little B/C&K Coal | 79/0 | 129 | Running | $400 |
| 29 | 1 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Kings Row Fireplaces | 81/5 | 103 | Accident | $2,875 |
| 30 | 20 | #23 | Larry Lemay | Chevrolet | Schlitz | 73/0 | 87 | Driver Ill | $350 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||