1976 Mason-Dixon 500
The 1976 Mason-Dixon 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place on May 16, 1976, at Dover Downs International Speedway (now called Dover International Speedway) in Dover, Delaware.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 12 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Layout of Dover International Speedway | |||
| Date | May 16, 1976 | ||
| Official name | Mason-Dixon 500 | ||
| Location | Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.000 mi (1.609 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 500.0 mi (804.6 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures of 78.1 °F (25.6 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 115.436 miles per hour (185.776 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | K&K Insurance Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Laps | 243 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 73 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day.
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