1976 National 500
The 1976 National 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on October 10, 1976, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 27 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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This is a souvenir magazine from the 1976 running of the National 500. | |||
| Date | October 10, 1976 | ||
| Official name | National 500 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 500 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 64.9 °F (18.3 °C); wind speeds of 10.1 miles per hour (16.3 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 141.226 mph (227.281 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers | ||
| Time | 33.494 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Buddy Baker | Bud Moore | |
| Laps | 104 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | Donnie Allison | Hoss Ellington | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Chris Economaki | ||
By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.
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