The 1976 Indianapolis 500 was the 60th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Sunday, 30 May 1976. Johnny Rutherford started on pole position and was the race winner.
1976 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Johnny Rutherford | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 1 | 102 | 1:42:52.48 | 48 | Running | 148.725 | $255,321 |
| 2 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Coyote | Foyt | Goodyear | 5 | 102 | +15.36 | 29 | Running | 148.355 | $103,097 |
| 3 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | Wildcat | DGS | Goodyear | 2 | 102 | 18 | Running | 146.238 | $67,676 | |
| 4 | 40 | Wally Dallenbach | Wildcat | DGS | Goodyear | 7 | 101 | 3 | Running | $38,050 | ||
| 5 | 48 | Pancho Carter | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 6 | 101 | 3 | Running | $33,778 | ||
| 6 | 68 | Tom Sneva | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 3 | 101 | 1 | Running | $30,960 | ||
| 7 | 21 | Al Unser | Parnelli | Cosworth | Goodyear | 4 | 101 | 0 | Running | $27,442 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Mario Andretti | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 19 | 101 | 0 | Running | $28,331 | ||
| 9 | 77 | Salt Walther | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 22 | 100 | 0 | Running | $23,728 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 12 | 100 | 0 | Running | $23,992 | ||
| 11 | 51 | Lloyd Ruby | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 30 | 100 | 0 | Running | $23,039 | ||
| 12 | 93 | Johnny Parsons | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 14 | 98 | 0 | Running | $21,215 | ||
| 13 | 23 | George Snider | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 27 | 98 | 0 | Running | $20,718 | ||
| 14 | 24 | Tom Bigelow | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 32 | 98 | 0 | Running | $20,193 | ||
| 15 | 12 | Mike Mosley | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 11 | 98 | 0 | Running | $20,954 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Jan Opperman | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 33 | 97 | 0 | Running | $18,943 | ||
| 17 | 69 | Larry Cannon | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 10 | 97 | 0 | Running | $18,060 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Vern Schuppan | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 17 | 97 | 0 | Running | $18,605 | ||
| 19 | 97 | Sheldon Kinser | Dragon | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 29 | 97 | 0 | Running | $17,179 | ||
| 20 | 96 | Bob Harkey | Kingfish | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 28 | 97 | 0 | Running | $16,782 | ||
| 21 | 98 | John Martin | Dragon | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 15 | 96 | 0 | Running | $17,213 | ||
| 22 | 83 | Bill Puterbaugh | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 18 | 96 | 0 | Running | $16,072 | ||
| 23 | 28 | Billy Scott | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 21 | 96 | 0 | Running | $17,859 | ||
| 24 | 92 | Steve Krisiloff | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 23 | 95 | 0 | Running | $15,775 | ||
| 25 | 86 | Al Loquasto | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 24 | 95 | 0 | Running | $15,420 | ||
| 26 | 63 | Larry McCoy | Ras-Car | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 26 | 91 | 0 | Running | $14,993 | ||
| 27 | 73 | Jerry Grant | Eagle | AMC | Goodyear | 20 | 91 | 0 | Running | $15,594 | ||
| 28 | 45 | Gary Bettenhausen | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 8 | 52 | 0 | Turbocharger | $15,623 | ||
| 29 | 33 | David Hobbs | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 31 | 10 | 0 | Water leak | $15,281 | ||
| 30 | 7 | Roger McCluskey | Lightning | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 13 | 8 | 0 | Accident | $15,468 | ||
| 31 | 5 | Bill Vukovich II | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 9 | 2 | 0 | Rod | $15,283 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Dick Simon | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 16 | 1 | 0 | Rod | $15,926 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Spike Gehlhausen | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 25 | 0 | 0 | Oil pressure | $14,197 |