1976 Champion Spark Plug 400: Difference between revisions
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NASCAR treasury officials handed out a grand total of $120,025 to all the qualifying drivers (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|120025|1976|r=2}}}} in today's money). The majority of the vehicles raced here belonged to the [[Chevrolet]] manufacturer.<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1976/michigan-international-speedway/champion-spark-plug-400/1398 ''1976 Champion Spark Plug 400''] at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref> While the winner took home $11,950 after competing in this event (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|11950|1976|r=2}}}} in today's money), the last-place finisher took home a meager paycheck of $1,250 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1250|1976|r=2}}}} in today's money).<ref>[http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/race.php?sked_id=1976020 ''1976 Champion Spark Plug 400''] at Driver Averages</ref> |
NASCAR treasury officials handed out a grand total of $120,025 to all the qualifying drivers (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|120025|1976|r=2}}}} in today's money). The majority of the vehicles raced here belonged to the [[Chevrolet]] manufacturer.<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1976/michigan-international-speedway/champion-spark-plug-400/1398 ''1976 Champion Spark Plug 400''] at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref> While the winner took home $11,950 after competing in this event (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|11950|1976|r=2}}}} in today's money), the last-place finisher took home a meager paycheck of $1,250 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1250|1976|r=2}}}} in today's money).<ref>[http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/race.php?sked_id=1976020 ''1976 Champion Spark Plug 400''] at Driver Averages</ref> |
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[[John Haver]] would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at this event while David Hobbs would wrap up his professional stock car career afterwards. |
[[John Haver]] would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at this event while [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]] would wrap up his professional stock car career afterwards. |
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===Top twenty finishers=== |
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# [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] |
# [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] |
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# [[Cale Yarborough]] |
# [[Cale Yarborough]] |
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# [[Benny Parsons]] |
# [[Benny Parsons]] |
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# [[Bobby Wawak]] |
# [[Bobby Wawak]] |
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# [[Henley Gray]] |
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# [[Coo Coo Marlin]] |
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# [[Richard Childress]] |
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# [[Skip Manning]] |
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# [[Terry Bivins]] |
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# [[Dick May]] |
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# [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]] |
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# [[Dean Dalton]] |
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# [[Bruce Hill (racing driver)|Bruce Hill]] |
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# [[Harold Miller]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:39, 26 June 2013
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| Race 20 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Map of the track | |||
| Date | August 22, 1976 | ||
| Official name | Champion Spark Plug 400 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway (Brooklyn, Michigan, USA) | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi (3.218 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 91 °F (33 °C); wind speeds up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 140.078 miles per hour (225.434 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Laps | 125 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on August 22, 1976 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, USA.
Summary
A grand total of 36 drivers took part in this race; David Hobbs was the only foreigner involved. The closing portion of the race would see Cale Yarborough, Richard Petty, Benny Parsons, Cale Yarborough and David Pearson jointly dominate the race. Meanwhile the first 67 laps of the race would see fairly even competition. Tighe Scott's unfortunate last-place finish would be linked to his vehicle overheating on lap 6 of 200. Fifty-five thousand people would witness David Pearson defeating Cale Yarborough by slightly more than a second. The total time of the race was 171 minutes.[2]
NASCAR treasury officials handed out a grand total of $120,025 to all the qualifying drivers ($642,660.18 in today's money). The majority of the vehicles raced here belonged to the Chevrolet manufacturer.[3] While the winner took home $11,950 after competing in this event ($63,984.91 in today's money), the last-place finisher took home a meager paycheck of $1,250 ($6,692.98 in today's money).[4]
John Haver would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at this event while David Hobbs would wrap up his professional stock car career afterwards.
Top twenty finishers
- David Pearson
- Cale Yarborough
- Richard Petty
- Bobby Allison
- Dave Marcis
- Neil Bonnett
- D.K. Ulrich
- J.D. McDuffie
- Benny Parsons
- Bobby Wawak
- Henley Gray
- Coo Coo Marlin
- Richard Childress
- Skip Manning
- Terry Bivins
- Dick May
- David Hobbs
- Dean Dalton
- Bruce Hill
- Harold Miller
References
- ^ Weather information for the 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 at Racing Reference
- ^ 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
- ^ 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 at Driver Averages
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