1976 Pocono 500

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1976 Pocono 500

Race details
5th round of the 1976 USAC Championship Car season
Date	June 27, 1976
Official name	1976 Schaefer 500
Location	Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi / 4.023 km
Distance	200 laps 500 mi / 804.672 km
Weather	Temperatures up to 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Johnny Parsons (Tassi Vattis)
Podium
First	Al Unser (Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing)
Second	Mike Mosley (Jerry O'Connell)
Third	Wally Dallenbach Sr. (Patrick Racing)

The 1976 Pocono 500, the 6th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 27, 1976. Branded as the 1976 Schaefer 500 for sponsorship reasons, it was won by Al Unser. The race is notable as Janet Guthrie became the first woman to start a 500 mile Indy car race.