1976 World 600 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1976 World 600
Name of Track:	Lowe's Motor Speedway
Date:	May 30th

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte.

First NASCAR Night Race

It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. Constructed in 1959, it was the first speedway to host nighttime racing (in 1992) and to offer year-round residences (in 1984) with 52 condominiums now available over turn one. It is presently owned by, and is the main facility of, Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,/p> The Center Of NASCAR

The speedway is considered the center of NASCAR, with 90% of NASCAR teams being based within 50 miles.

Along with the main oval, the speedway also has a 2.25 mile road course in the infield, an 0.6 mile kart course in the infield, a quarter-mile oval using part of the front stretch and pit road, and an 0.2 mile oval outside turn three. Also, across U.S. Highway 29 from the speedway is a 0.4 mile dirt track, opened in May 2000.

Levigation

The surface of the circuit had started to wear from its last paving in mid-1994, resulting in the track's treatment in a diamond-grinding process to smooth out bumps in 2005 and caused major tire problems during both NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events there, with a record 22 cautions at the showcase Coca-Cola 600, making it the first Nextel Cup Series event to go more than five hours (excluding red flags) in 25 years. Speed increases were also a result of the repaving. After the problem with the tires, speedway officials promptly announced that they plan to repave with a new generation asphalt.

Lowes Motor Speedway The Busiest Venue

The facility is considered one of the busiest sports venues in the country, with typically over 380 events a year. Along with many races, the speedway also hosts the Food Lion Auto Fair twice a year, one of the nation's largest car shows. Movies and commercials are filmed there, like Days of Thunder, and it is a popular tourist stop and testing grounds.

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1976 World 600 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1976 World 600, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	David Pearson	21	1	$49,990	400	running	Purolator
2	Richard Petty	43	2	$22,465	400	running	STP
3	Cale Yarborough	11	3	$19,220	399	running	Holly Farms
4	Bobby Allison	2	4	$12,555	397	running	CAM 2
5	Benny Parsons	72	16	$10,750	396	running	King's Row Fireplace
6	Donnie Allison	28	7	$6,340	396	running	Gilmore
7	Dick Brooks	90	10	$9,020	391	crash	Truxmore
8	Lennie Pond	54	13	$7,410	391	running	Pepsi-Cola
9	Harry Gant	18	11	$5,430	387	running	Excuse Lounge
11	Darrell Waltrip	88	9	$6,350	384	running	Gatorade
12	Grant Adcox	41	20	$3,905	383	crash	Adcox-Kirby
13	James Hylton	48	12	$4,380	383	running	Nitro 9
14	Buddy Arrington	67	21	$4,045	379	running	Buddy Arrington
15	Janet Guthrie	68	27	$3,255	379	running	NAPA / Regal Ride
17	Richard Childress	3	18	$3,610	373	running	Kansas Jack
19	Darrell Bryant	50	30	$2,565	371	running	Hot Rod Barns
20	Cecil Gordon	19	17	$2,605	365	running	Belden Asphalt
22	Walter Ballard	29	39	$2,060	356	running	Velvet Touch Furniture
23	Bill Elliott	9	26	$2,025	343	engine	Dahlonega Ford Sales
28	Buddy Baker	15	6	$4,460	230	crash	Norris Industries
29	Dave Marcis	71	5	$4,510	230	engine	K & K Insurance
31	Dale Earnhardt	30	25	$1,725	156	engine	Army Special
32	Dick Trickle	99	15	$1,225	142	engine	Truxmore
33	Skip Manning	92	22	$1,175	137	engine	Stratagraph
34	Charlie Glotzbach	14	8	$1,535	121	engine	Cunningham-Kelley
35	Bob Burcham	91	40	$985	99	sway bar	Harold Miller
37	Bruce Hill	47	19	$1,600	51	trans	Howson Algraphy
38	Bobby Isaac	6	34	$910	39	engine	Howard Furniture