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The 1976 Dixie 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) race that took place on November 7, 1976, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day. ==Summary== Three hundred and twenty eight laps were done on a paved oval track spanning for a grand total of .〔 The total time of the race was three hours and fifty-five minutes.〔 Four cautions were made for forty-one laps.〔 Dave Marcis defeated David Pearson by two car lengths.〔 Chevrolet vehicles managed to fill out the majority of the racing grid. Speeds for this race were: as the average and for the pole position.〔 Forty-six thousand fans attended this live race.〔 Total winnings for this race were $132,625 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Canadian driver Jack Donohue would finish the race in last place without completing any laps of the race due to an engine problem; he was granted 55 championship points just for qualifying.〔 Richie Panch, son of Marvin Panch, would retire after the end of this race while Billy McGinnis would make his official NASCAR Cup Series debut. Dale Earnhardt survived a huge crash when Richard Brooks slid down the banking of Turn 3; Earnhardt hit Brooks and tumbled to Turn 4. Future NASCAR superstar Bill Elliott had a role wiping the windshield of 16th place finisher Gene Felton's stock car; Elliott would go on to have a successful Cup Series career of his own 14 years later. 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 Dixie 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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