| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Bristol Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | August 29, 1976 | ||
| Official name | Volunteer 400 | ||
| Location | Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.857 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 166.5 mi (328.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); wind speeds of 10.9 miles per hour (17.5 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 99.175 miles per hour (159.607 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 12,000[3] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | DiGard Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Laps | 373 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1976 Volunteer 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 29, 1976, at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, 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).
- ^ "1976 Volunteer 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ "1976 Volunteer 400 racing results (second reference)". Driver Averages. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "1976 Volunteer 400 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-11.