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class="infobox-subheader"> Race 12 of 30 in the <a href="/wiki/1976_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series</a> season</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Dover_Motor_Speedway_2024.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Layout of Dover International Speedway"><img alt="Layout of Dover International Speedway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Dover_Motor_Speedway_2024.svg/220px-Dover_Motor_Speedway_2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Dover_Motor_Speedway_2024.svg/330px-Dover_Motor_Speedway_2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Dover_Motor_Speedway_2024.svg/440px-Dover_Motor_Speedway_2024.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="332" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Layout of Dover International Speedway</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> May 16, 1976<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-May-16</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Official name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Mason-Dixon 500</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Dover_International_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Dover International Speedway">Dover Downs International Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover, Delaware</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />1.000 mi (1.609 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 500 laps, 500.0 mi (804.6 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Mild with temperatures of 78.1 °F (25.6 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 115.436 miles per hour (185.776 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output 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class="infobox-data"> 243</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 73</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/DeWitt_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="DeWitt Racing">DeWitt Racing</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> untelevised</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> none</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>1976 Mason-Dixon 500</b> was a <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Winston_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston Cup Series">Winston Cup Series</a> event that took place on May 16, 1976, at <a href="/wiki/Dover_International_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Dover International Speedway">Dover Downs International Speedway</a> (now called Dover International Speedway) in <a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover, Delaware</a>. </p><p>Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Speedway">Dover International Speedway</a>, where the race was held.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Dover_International_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Dover International Speedway">Dower Downs International Speedway</a>, now called Dover International Speedway, is one of five <a href="/wiki/Short_track_motor_racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Short track motor racing">short tracks</a> to hold NASCAR races; the others are <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Motor_Speedway" title="Bristol Motor Speedway">Bristol Motor Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richmond_International_Raceway" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond International Raceway">Richmond International Raceway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martinsville_Speedway" title="Martinsville Speedway">Martinsville Speedway</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_International_Raceway" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix International Raceway">Phoenix International Raceway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tacksnascar_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tacksnascar-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track <a href="/wiki/Oval_track_racing" title="Oval track racing">oval</a> that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long.<sup id="cite_ref-doverint_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doverint-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The track's turns are <a href="/wiki/Banked_turn" title="Banked turn">banked</a> at twenty-four degrees, and both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the backstretch are banked at nine degrees.<sup id="cite_ref-doverint_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doverint-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_report">Race report</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Mason-Dixon_500&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Race report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The total time of the race was four hours, nineteen minutes, and fifty-three seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Six cautions were given for thirty-eight laps while thirty-two thousand and eight hundred fans were in attendance for the race.<sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The average speed in the race was 115.436 miles per hour (185.776 km/h) with the pole winning speed being 136.013 miles per hour (218.892 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From lap 115 to lap 227, Cale Yarborough would get into a run of good luck and lead for a duration of 163 laps. He would never regain the lead after losing it to David Pearson on lap 278.<sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a> defeated second place driver <a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(racing_driver)" title="David Pearson (racing driver)">David Pearson</a> by a time of 25½ seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other notable racers who competed includes: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rudd" title="Ricky Rudd">Ricky Rudd</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a> (who would lose the points lead after this race).<sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-driveraverages_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-driveraverages-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-motorracingnetwork_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-motorracingnetwork-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hill_(NASCAR)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruce Hill (NASCAR)">Bruce Hill</a> finished in last place due to an <a href="/wiki/Engine" title="Engine">engine</a> problem on lap 2.<sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This race would be <a href="/wiki/Neil_Castles" title="Neil Castles">Neil Castles</a>' final race in his NASCAR Cup Series career. It would also be the last race for <a href="/wiki/Doc_Faustina" title="Doc Faustina">Doc Faustina</a> before his retirement. Total winnings for this race would be $108,140 ($579,023 when adjusted for inflation). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Mason-Dixon_500&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Grid<sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Owner </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>71</td> <td>Dave Marcis</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>Nord Krauskopf </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>21</td> <td>David Pearson</td> <td>Mercury</td> <td>Wood Brothers </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>2</td> <td>Bobby Allison</td> <td>Mercury</td> <td>Roger Penske </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>15</td> <td>Buddy Baker</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>Bud Moore </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>88</td> <td>Darrell Waltrip</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>DiGard Racing </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>43</td> <td>Richard Petty</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>Petty Enterprises </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>72</td> <td>Benny Parsons</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>L.G. DeWitt </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>11</td> <td>Cale Yarborough</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Junior Johnson </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>28</td> <td>Donnie Allison</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Hoss Ellington </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>54</td> <td>Lennie Pond</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Ronnie Elder </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>90</td> <td>Dick Brooks</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>Junie Donlavey </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>36</td> <td>Bobby Wawak</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>John Gwinn </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>24</td> <td>Cecil Gordon</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Cecil Gordon </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>3</td> <td>Richard Childress</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Richard Childress </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>47</td> <td>Bruce Hill</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Bruce Hill </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>8</td> <td>Ed Negre</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>Ed Negre </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>22</td> <td>Ricky Rudd</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Al Rudd </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>67</td> <td>Buddy Arrington</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>Buddy Arrington </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>50</td> <td>Darrell Bryant</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>Cliff Stewart </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>40</td> <td>D.K. Ulrich</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>J.R. DeLotto </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top_10_finishers">Top 10 finishers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Mason-Dixon_500&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Top 10 finishers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos<sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Grid </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Number of laps completed">Laps</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Number of laps led">Laps led</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Number of points earned towards championship standings">Points</span> </th> <th>Time/Status </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>7</td> <td>72</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>500</td> <td>176</td> <td>180</td> <td>4:19:53 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>2</td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(racing_driver)" title="David Pearson (racing driver)">David Pearson</a></td> <td>Mercury</td> <td>500</td> <td>75</td> <td>175</td> <td>+25.5 seconds </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>1</td> <td>71</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Marcis" title="Dave Marcis">Dave Marcis</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>499</td> <td>4</td> <td>170</td> <td>+1 lap </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a></td> <td>Mercury</td> <td>497</td> <td>2</td> <td>165</td> <td>+3 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>4</td> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Baker" title="Buddy Baker">Buddy Baker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>495</td> <td>0</td> <td>155</td> <td>+5 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>6</td> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>492</td> <td>0</td> <td>150</td> <td>+7 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>11</td> <td>93</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Brooks" title="Dick Brooks">Dick Brooks</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>492</td> <td>0</td> <td>146</td> <td>+7 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>10</td> <td>54</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lennie_Pond" title="Lennie Pond">Lennie Pond</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>491</td> <td>0</td> <td>142</td> <td>+8 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>19</td> <td>50</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Bryant" title="Darrell Bryant">Darrell Bryant</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>478</td> <td>0</td> <td>138</td> <td>+12 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress" title="Richard Childress">Richard Childress</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>476</td> <td>0</td> <td>134</td> <td>+14 laps </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Mason-Dixon_500&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small>Section reference: <sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </p> <ul><li>Start of race: Bobby Allison had the pole position as the green flag waves into the air.</li> <li>Lap 2: Bruce Hill's engine stopped working properly on this lap.</li> <li>Lap 3: David Pearson took over the lead from Bobby Allison.</li> <li>Lap 16: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from David Pearson.</li> <li>Lap 23: Benny Parsons took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.</li> <li>Lap 34: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Benny Parsons.</li> <li>Lap 51: Tommy Gale had a terminal crash.</li> <li>Lap 57: Dave Marcis took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.</li> <li>Lap 58: David Pearson took over the lead from Dave Marcis.</li> <li>Lap 59: Benny Parsons took over the lead from David Pearson.</li> <li>Lap 63: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Benny Parsons.</li> <li>Lap 113: Dave Marcis took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.</li> <li>Lap 115: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Dave Marcis.</li> <li>Lap 136: Cecil Gordon's vehicle suffered from engine problems.</li> <li>Lap 149: Transmission problems would force Donnie Allison to quit the race prematurely.</li> <li>Lap 218: Engine problems struck Ed Negre in a manner that he could not continue the race.</li> <li>Lap 247: Ricky Rudd had a terminal crash.</li> <li>Lap 250: Ignition problems ended Earl Brooks' chance of winning the race.</li> <li>Lap 271: Engine problems forced Buddy Arrington to step aside.</li> <li>Lap 278: David Pearson took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.</li> <li>Lap 316: Engine problems managed to bring Darrell Waltrip into the garage for the remainder of the race.</li> <li>Lap 320: A faulty swar bar took away Buck Baker's hopes at a respectable race finish.</li> <li>Lap 326: Dave Marcis took over the lead from David Pearson.</li> <li>Lap 327: David Pearson took over the lead from Dave Marcis.</li> <li>Lap 332: Benny Parsons took over the lead from David Pearson.</li> <li>Lap 354: David Pearson took over the lead from Benny Parsons.</li> <li>Lap 362: Benny Parsons took over the lead from David Pearson.</li> <li>Finish: Benny Parsons was officially declared the winner of the event.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standings_after_the_race">Standings after the race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Mason-Dixon_500&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Standings after the race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Points<sup id="cite_ref-1976md500_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976md500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Differential </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1836</b> </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1812 </td> <td>-24 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1723 </td> <td>-113 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1656 </td> <td>-180 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Marcis" title="Dave Marcis">Dave Marcis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1612 </td> <td>-224 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lennie_Pond" title="Lennie Pond">Lennie Pond</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1588 </td> <td>-248 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress" title="Richard Childress">Richard Childress</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1516 </td> <td>-320 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Baker" title="Buddy Baker">Buddy Baker</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1429 </td> <td>-407 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1384 </td> <td>-452 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Warren_(racing_driver)" title="Frank Warren (racing driver)">Frank Warren</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1371 </td> <td>-465 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Mason-Dixon_500&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit 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