1976 Mason-Dixon 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Layout of Dover International Speedway | |||
| Date | May 16, 1976 | ||
| Official name | Mason-Dixon 500 | ||
| Location | Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.000 miles (1.609 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 500.0 mi (804.6 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures of 78.1 °F (25.6 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 115.436 miles per hour (185.776 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | K&K Insurance Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Laps | 243 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 73 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1976 Mason-Dixon 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place on May 16, 1976, at Dover Downs International Speedway (now called Dover International Speedway) in Dover, Delaware.
Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day.