1976 National 500
Qualifying

1976 National 500

Section Title: Qualifying
Table Section Text: None

Grid	No.	Driver	Manufacturer	Speed	Qualifying time	Owner

1	21	David Pearson	Mercury	161.223	33.494	Wood Brothers

2	15	Buddy Baker	Ford	159.915	33.768	Bud Moore

3	43	Richard Petty	Dodge	159.726	33.808	Petty Enterprises

4	11	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	159.297	33.899	Junior Johnson

5	2	Bobby Allison	Mercury	158.898	33.984	Roger Penske

6	27	Sam Sommers	Chevrolet	158.744	34.017	M.C. Anderson

7	88	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	158.493	34.071	DiGard

8	71	Dave Marcis	Dodge	157.141	34.364	Nord Krauskopf

9	17	Gordon Johncock	Dodge	157.109	34.371	Nord Krauskopf

10	54	Lennie Pond	Chevrolet	156.849	34.428	Ronnie Elder

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David Pearson qualified with a top speed of 161.223.

final_sentence: David Pearson qualified with a top speed of 161.223.