Benihana World Series of Auto Racing
Texas World Speedway
2 Mile Paved Oval
100 Laps/200 Miles
October 31, 1976

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 6 Johnny Rutherford 2 Hy-Gain McLaren Offy TC 100 1:19:50 150.315 400
2 7 Gordon Johncock 20 Goodyear/Patrick Wildcat 2 DGS 100 Finished 320
3 15 Al Unser 21 American Racing Wheels Parnelli Cosworth TC 99 Flagged 280
4 4 Mario Andretti 68 Norton Spirit McLaren Offy TC 99 Flagged 240
5 19 Billy Vukovich, Jr. 5 Alex Foods Eagle Offy TC 99 Flagged 200
6 3 Wally Dallenbach 40 Goodyear-Patrick Wildcat 2 DGS 97 Engine 160
7 16 George Snider 18 Spirit of Truth Eagle Offy TC 96 Flagged 120
8 17 Larry Dickson 80 Polak Racing McLaren Offy TC 96 Flagged 100
9 20 Rick Mears 90 East Side Café Eagle Offy TC 96 Flagged 80
10 5 Pancho Carter 48 Jorgensen Steel Eagle Offy TC 94 Flagged 60
11 1 A. J. Foyt 14 Gilmore Racing Coyote Foyt TC 81 Wrecked 40
12 14 Spike Gehlhausen 19 Spirit of Indiana McLaren Offy TC 76 Engine 20
13 2 Lloyd Ruby 73 California-Oklahoma Eagle AMC 74 Oil leak
14 12 Tom Bigelow 24 Leader Card Eagle Offy TC 65 Broken water line
15 11 Johnny Parsons 93 1st National Travel Check Eagle Offy TC 56 Broken suspension
16 18 Todd Gibson 8 Routh Meat Eagle Offy TC 46 Engine
17 8 Bobby Unser 3 Cobre Tire Eagle Offy TC 43 Engine
18 13 Larry Cannon 69 Hoffman Racing Eagle Offy TC 29 Wrecked
19 9 Roger McCluskey 7 1st National Travel Check Hopkins Offy TC 24 Broken suspension
20 22 Bill Simpson 6 Simpson Safety Equipment McLaren Offy TC 12 Engine
21 21 Steve Krisiloff 45 Thermo King Eagle Offy TC 2 Engine
22 10 Mike Mosley 12 Sugaripe Prune Eagle Offy TC 1 Engine
-- -- Tom Frantz 72 Custom Motor Home Eagle Foyt TC -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Lee Kunzman 65 S&M Electric Eagle Offy TC -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Al Loquasto 86 Frostie Root Beer McLaren Offy TC -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Bobby Olivero 78 Alex Foods Eagle Offy TC -- DNQ, ignition trouble

Lap Leaders Total Laps
A. J. Foyt 56 1-32, 41-46, 57-74
Gordon Johncock 24 50-56, 76-92
Johnny Rutherford 9 33, 93-100
Wally Dallenbach 6 38-40, 47-49
Billy Vukovich, Jr. 4 34-37
Mario Andretti 1 75