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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. During this era, Michigan International Speedway was a Mercury-dominated track. It was also a track that suited a smooth driver or a driver that could change his driving tactics for Michigan International Speedway. ==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.〔(''1976 Champion Spark Plug 400'' ) at Racing Reference〕 NASCAR treasury officials handed out a grand total of $120,025 to all the qualifying drivers ($ when adjusted for inflation). The majority of the vehicles raced here belonged to the Chevrolet manufacturer.〔(''1976 Champion Spark Plug 400'' ) at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 While the winner took home $11,950 after competing in this event ($ when adjusted for inflation), the last-place finisher took home a meager paycheck of $1,250 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(''1976 Champion Spark Plug 400'' ) at Driver Averages〕 John Haver would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at this event while David Hobbs would wrap up his professional stock car career afterwards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1976 Champion Spark Plug 400」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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