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Auto race held at Fairgrounds Speedway in 1976
1976 Music City USA 420 Race details[1] [2] [3]
Date
May 8, 1976 (1976-May-08 ) Official name
Music City USA 420 Location
Nashville Speedway , Nashville, Tennessee Course
Permanent racing facility Distance
420 laps, 250.3 mi (402.8 km) Weather
Chilly with temperatures of 68 °F (20 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) Average speed
84.512 miles per hour (136.009 km/h) Driver
DeWitt Racing Driver
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates Laps
398 No. 11
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates Network
untelevised Announcers
none
Motor car race
The 1976 Music City USA 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 8, 1976, at Nashville Speedway (now Fairgrounds Speedway) in Nashville, Tennessee .
The five drivers that dominated the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season were David Pearson (average finish of 7th place), Cale Yarborough (average finish of 8th place), Richard Petty (average finish of 9th place), Benny Parsons (average finish of 10th place), and Bobby Allison (average finish 12th place).
Background [ edit ]
Nashville Speedway was converted to a half-mile paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR series track. The speedway was lengthened between the 1969 and 1970 seasons. The corners were cut down from 35 degrees to their present 18 degrees in 1972.[citation needed
Race report [ edit ]
It took two hours and fifty-seven minutes[4] Cale Yarborough to defeat Richard Petty by 1.3 seconds in front of 16000 spectators.[2] [2]
Rick Newsom finished last due to an ignition problem on lap 22.[2] [3] American -born.[2] Benny Parsons qualified for the pole position with a speed of 104.328 miles per hour (167.900 km/h) while the average speed of the race was 84.512 miles per hour (136.009 km/h).[2] [4] [2]
19-year-old Sterling Marlin made NASCAR debut in his race; he started in 30th place and finished in 29th place.[2] [3] Coo Coo while he was recovering from an injury.[5]
Notable crew chiefs for this race were Billy Hagan , Harry Hyde , Jake Elder , Dale Inman , Bud Moore , Coo Coo Marlin , Tim Brewer and Travis Carter .[6]
Qualifying [ edit ]
Grid[2]
Driver
Manufacturer
1 72 Benny Parsons
Chevrolet
2 11 Cale Yarborough
Chevrolet
3 71 Dave Marcis
Dodge
4 2 Bobby Allison
Mercury
5 15 Buddy Baker
Ford
6 88 Darrell Waltrip
Chevrolet
7 43 Richard Petty
Dodge
8 54 Lennie Pond
Chevrolet
9 3 Richard Childress
Chevrolet
10 05 David Sisco
Chevrolet
11 92 Skip Manning
Chevrolet
12 40 D.K. Ulrich
Chevrolet
13 70 J.D. McDuffie
Chevrolet
14 30 Walter Ballard
Chevrolet
15 79 Frank Warren
Dodge
16 47 Bruce Hill
Chevrolet
17 24 Cecil Gordon
Chevrolet
18 45 Baxter Price
Chevrolet
19 67 Buddy Arrington
Dodge
20 8 Ed Negre
Dodge
Finishing order [ edit ]
Richard Petty (No. 43)
Benny Parsons (No. 72)
Buddy Baker (No. 15)
Bobby Allison (No. 2)
Lennie Pond (No. 54)
Dave Marcis (No. 71)
Walter Ballard (No. 30)
David Sisco (No. 05)
Frank Warren (No. 79)
D.K. Ulrich (No. 40)
Darrell Waltrip * (No. 88)
Elmo Langley (No. 64)
Cecil Gordon (No. 24)
Jimmy Means (No. 52)
Buck Baker (No. 33)
Richard Childress * (No. 3)
James Hylton * (No. 48)
Ed Negre * (No. 8)
J.D. McDuffie * (No. 70)
Jabe Thomas * (No. 25)
Skip Manning * (No. 92)
Bruce Hill * (No. 47)
Baxter Price * (No. 45)
Henley Gray * (No. 19)
Buddy Arrington * (No. 67)
Gary Myers * (No. 95)
Walter Wallace * (No. 87)
Sterling Marlin * (No. 14)
Rick Newsom * (No. 20)
* Driver failed to finish race
Timeline [ edit ]
Section reference: [2]
Start: Cale Yarborough was leading the starting grid as the drivers crossed the start/finish line.
Lap 39: Lennie Pond took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.
Lap 40: Dave Marcis took over the lead from Lennie Pond.
Lap 47: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Dave Marcis.
Lap 59: The rear end of Walter Wallace's vehicle came off in an unsafe manner.
Lap 72: Buddy Arrington managed to overheat his vehicle.
Lap 131: Baxter Price blew his engine while driving at high speeds.
Lap 150: Benny Parsons took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.
Lap 151: Richard Petty took over the lead from Benny Parsons.
Lap 152: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Richard Petty.
Lap 161: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.
Lap 162: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Bobby Allison.
Lap 167: Skip Manning blew his engine while driving at high speeds.
Lap 171: Jabe Thomas blew his engine while driving at high speeds.
Lap 180: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.
Lap 185: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip.
Lap 227: Ed Negre managed to overheat his vehicle.
Lap 256: James Hylton blew his engine while driving at high speeds.
Lap 303: Benny Parsons took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.
Lap 305: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Benny Parsons.
Lap 348: Benny Parsons took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.
Lap 350: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Benny Parsons.
Lap 352: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip.
Lap 393: The rear end came off of Darrell Waltrip's vehicle in an unsafe manner.
Finish: Cale Yarborough was officially declared the winner of the event.
Standings after the race [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c 1976 Music City USA 420 racing informationArchived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine at Driver Averages
^ a b 1976 Music City USA 420 racing information
^ Sterling Marlin information at NASCAR.com
^ 1976 Music City USA 420 crew chiefs at Racing Reference
Preceded by
1975
Music City USA 420 races Succeeded by
1977
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