Auto race held at Atlanta International Raceway in 1976
1976 Dixie 500
Race details[1]
Race 29 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Atlanta International Speedway, used until 1996
Date
November 7, 1976 (1976-November-07)
Official name
Dixie 500
Location
Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.522 mi (2.449 km)
Distance
328 laps, 499.2 mi (803.3 km)
Weather
Chilly with temperatures of 66.9 °F (19.4 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Average speed
127.396 miles per hour (205.024 km/h)
Attendance
46,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Buddy Baker
Bud Moore Engineering
Most laps led
Driver
Dave Marcis
K&K Insurance Racing
Laps
224
Winner
No. 71
Dave Marcis
K&K Insurance Racing
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier
Motor car race
The 1976 Dixie 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on November 7, 1976, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia, United States.
^"1976 Dixie 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
^"1976 Dixie 500 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
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