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The ''1976 National 500'' was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on October 10, 1976, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the American community of Concord, North Carolina. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore. ==Summary== A souvenir magazine was offered to the spectators at a cost of $3 USD per copy ($ when adjusted for inflation). Another race took place the previous day known as the ''World Service Life 300''; a companion race that accompanied the National 500 during the course of the 1970s. Forty American-born drivers competed at this race; the winner received $22,435 out of the total prize purse ($ when adjusted for inflation). Last-place finisher Al Holbert received only $855 for his engine problem of lap 7 out of the scheduled 334 laps of the race ($ in when adjusted for inflation). Janet Guthrie was the only female competitor in this three-hour-and-thirty-two-minute race. After three cautions for eighteen laps and 26 lead changes, Donnie Allison defeated Cale Yarborough in front of 74500 other people. David Pearson qualified for the pole position with a top speed of while the average racing speed was . His next pole position achievement would be at the 1977 World 600. Buck Baker would make his last NASCAR start here before retiring with a 34th place finish in the books. He would go on to tutor an adolescent Jeff Gordon; who would go on to become one of the best NASCAR drivers in the "modern" era of NASCAR. Hoss Ellington would make his first win as a NASCAR owner while bending the rules so that both his vehicles could compete. Gordon Johncock would also retire from NASCAR after this race. 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 National 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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