Race 10 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Talladega Superspeedway
Date
May 2, 1976 (1976-May-02)
Official name
Winston 500
Location
Alabama International Motor Speedway , Talladega, Alabama
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km)
Distance
188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km)
Weather
Mild with temperatures of 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds of 11.8 miles per hour (19.0 km/h)
Average speed
169.887 miles per hour (273.407 km/h)
Attendance
80,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Dave Marcis
K&K Insurance Racing
Most laps led
Driver
Buddy Baker
Bud Moore Engineering
Laps
135
Winner
No. 15
Buddy Baker
Bud Moore Engineering
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier
Motor car race
The 1976 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 2, 1976, at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway) in Talladega, Alabama.
Coo Coo Marlin had a serious crash the weekend before while attempting a qualifying run for the ARCA race and was unable to compete in any of the weekend's competition due to a shoulder injury.
^1976 Winston 500 weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
^1976 Winston 500 racing information at Racing Reference
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