1976 California 500
Competition: USAC Gold Crown Series
Championship: USAC Gold Crown Series 1976
Circuit: Ontario Motor Speedway
From: 05-09-1976
To: 05-09-1976
Competition: USAC Gold Crown Series
Championship: USAC Gold Crown Series 1976
Circuit: Ontario Motor Speedway
From: 05-09-1976
To: 05-09-1976
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | Johnny Rutherford | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | Gordon Johncock | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | Wally Dallenbach | Privateer - United States of America | 198 | 198 |
| 5 | Tom Bigelow | Privateer - United States of America | 196 | 196 |
| 6 | Jan Opperman | Privateer - United States of America | 194 | 194 |
| 7 | Bill Puterbaugh | Privateer - United States of America | 193 | 193 |
| 8 | Rick Mears | Privateer - United States of America | 192 | 192 |
| 9 | Bobby Olivero | Privateer - United States of America | 192 | 192 |
| 10 | Jerry Grant | Privateer - United States of America | 191 | 191 |
| 11 | Todd Gibson | Privateer - United States of America | 191 | 191 |
| 12 | Sheldon Kinser | Privateer - United States of America | 190 | 190 |
| 13 | Spike Gehlhausen | Privateer - United States of America | 189 | 189 |
| 14 | Bill Simpson | Privateer - United States of America | 187 | 187 |
| 15 | Mike Mosley | Privateer - United States of America | 185 | 185 |
| 16 | Steve Krisiloff | Privateer - United States of America | 181 | 181 |
| 17 | Roger Rager | Privateer - United States of America | 161 | 161 |
| 18 | John Martin | Privateer - Australia | 147 | 147 |
| 19 | Mike Hiss | Privateer - United States of America | 134 | 134 |
| 20 | Lee Kunzman | Privateer - United States of America | 133 | 133 |
| 21 | Roger McCluskey | Privateer - United States of America | 119 | 119 |
| 22 | Salt Walther | Privateer - United States of America | 95 | 95 |
| 23 | A.J. Foyt | Privateer - United States of America | 77 | 77 |
| 24 | Billy Vukovich Jr. | Privateer - United States of America | 75 | 75 |
| 25 | John Mahler | Privateer - United States of America | 63 | 63 |
| 26 | Tom Sneva | Privateer - United States of America | 60 | 60 |
| 27 | Gary Bettenhausen | Privateer - United States of America | 56 | 56 |
| 28 | Danny Ongais | Privateer - United States of America | 54 | 54 |
| 29 | Pancho Carter | Privateer - United States of America | 54 | 54 |
| 30 | Dick Simon | Privateer - United States of America | 32 | 32 |
| 31 | Eldon Rasmussen | Privateer - Canada | 20 | 20 |
| 32 | Al Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | Mel Kenyon | Lindsey Hopkins | 8 | 8 |