| series | Champcar complete |
| race | Indy 500 |
| year | 1976 |
| team | car | entry | driver | start | finish | chassis | engine | laps led | * | |
| McLaren | 2 | Hy-Gain | Johnny Rutherford | | 1 | 1 | McLaren M16E [E-2] | Offy Drake tc | 48 | |
| AJ Foyt | 14 | Gilmore Racing | AJ Foyt | | 5 | 2 | Coyote IV [75-1] | Foyt V8 tc | 29 | |
| Patrick | 20 | Sinmast | Gordon Johncock | | 2 | 3 | Wildcat Mk.II [1] | DGS | 18 | |
| Patrick | 40 | Sinmast | Wally Dallenbach | | 7 | 4 | Wildcat Mk.II [2] | DGS | 3 | |
| All American Racers | 48 | Jorgensen Steel | Pancho Carter | | 6 | 5 | Eagle 74 [7405] | Offy 159 tc | 3 | |
| Penske | 68 | Norton Spirit | Tom Sneva | | 3 | 6 | McLaren M16C/D [C-4] | Offy Drake tc | 1 | |
| Vel's Parnelli Jones | 21 | American Racing Wheels | Al Unser | | 4 | 7 | Parnelli VPJ6B [001] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Penske | 6 | CAM2 | Mario Andretti | | 19 | 8 | McLaren M16C/D [C-3] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Dayton-Walther | 77 | Dayton-Walther | Salt Walther | | 22 | 9 | McLaren M16C/D [C/D-6] | DGS | ||
| Fletcher | 3 | Cobre Tire | Bobby Unser | | 12 | 10 | Eagle 74 Fletcher | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Unlimited Racing | 51 | Fairco Drug | Lloyd Ruby | | 30 | 11 | Eagle 74 [7411] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Vatis Enterprises | 93 | Ayr-Way/WIRE | Johnny Parsons Jr | | 14 | 12 | Eagle 72 [7224] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Leader Card | 23 | Hubler Chevrolet | George Snider | | 27 | 13 | Eagle 74 [7403] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Leader Card | 24 | Leader Card | Tom Bigelow | | 32 | 14 | Eagle 72 [7218] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| O'Connell | 12 | Sugaripe Prune | Mike Mosley | | 11 | 15 | Eagle 74 [7407] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Gibson Racing | 8 | Routh Meat | Jan Opperman | | 33 | 16 | Eagle 74 [7406] | DGS | ||
| Hoffman | 69 | American Financial | Larry Cannon | | 10 | 17 | Eagle 72 [7223] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| All American Racers | 9 | Jorgensen Steel | Vern Schuppan | | 17 | 18 | Eagle 74 [7404] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Grant King Racers | 97 | The Bottomhalf | Sheldon Kinser | | 29 | 19 | Kingfish Dragon [9] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Grant King Racers | 96 | Dave McIntire Chevrolet | Bob Harkey | | 28 | 20 | Kingfish 73 [7] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Grant King Racers | 98 | Genesee Beer | John Martin | | 15 | 21 | Kingfish Dragon [10] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Lee Elkins | 83 | McNamara Motor | Bill Puterbaugh | | 18 | 22 | Eagle 73 [7303] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Hodgdon | 28 | Hodgdon Racing | Billy Scott | | 21 | 23 | Eagle 72 [7219] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Vatis Enterprises | 92 | 1st National Travel Check | Steve Krisiloff | | 23 | 24 | Eagle 72 [7228] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Loquasto Racing | 86 | Frostie Root Beer | Al Loquasto | | 24 | 25 | McLaren M16C [A-1] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Eastern Racing Associates | 63 | Shurfine Foods | Larry McCoy | | 26 | 26 | Rascar Atlanta 72 [2] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Fred Carrillo | 73 | Carrillo Rods | Jerry Grant | | 20 | 27 | Eagle 73 [7306] | AMC 209 V8 tc | ||
| Gerhardt | 45 | Thermo King | Gary Bettenhausen | | 8 | 28 | Eagle 72 [7216] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Dayton-Walther | 33 | Dayton-Walther | David Hobbs | | 31 | 29 | McLaren M16C [C-2] | DGS | ||
| Lindsey Hopkins | 7 | Lindsey Hopkins | Roger McCluskey | | 13 | 30 | Lightning Mk1/76 [1] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Morales | 5 | Alex Foods | Billy Vukovich | | 9 | 31 | Eagle 74 | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Vollstedt | 17 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Dick Simon | | 16 | 32 | Vollstedt 73 [13] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| Gehlhausen | 19 | Spirit of Indiana | Spike Gehlhausen | | 25 | 33 | McLaren M16C/D [B-2] | Offy Drake tc | ||
| AJ Foyt | 1 | Gilmore Racing | AJ Foyt | | DNS | Coyote IV [73-1] | Foyt V8 tc | |||
| AJ Foyt | 1 | Gilmore Racing | Janet Guthrie | | DNS | Coyote IV [73-1] | Foyt V8 tc | |||
| AJ Foyt | 1 | Gilmore Racing | Jackie Stewart | | DNS | Coyote IV [73-1] | Foyt V8 tc | |||
| All American Racers | 48 | Jorgensen Steel | Vern Schuppan | | DNS | Eagle 74 [7405] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Bill Simpson | 38 | Nikon | Bill Simpson | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7225] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Crombie Brothers | 67 | Crombie Brothers | Ed Crombie | | DNS | Vollstedt 66 [9] | Foyt V8 tc | |||
| Dick Simon | 44 | Lan Hairpieces | Bill Engelhart | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7212] | Foyt V8 tc | |||
| Dick Simon | 44 | Lan Hairpieces | Dick Simon | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7212] | Foyt V8 tc | |||
| Gehlhausen | 19 | Spirit of Indiana | John Mahler | | DNS | McLaren M16C/D [B-2] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Gehlhausen | 91 | Spirit of Indiana | Spike Gehlhausen | | DNS | Kingfish 72 [5] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Gehlhausen | 91 | Spirit of Indiana | John Mahler | | DNS | Kingfish 72 [5] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Gerhardt | 46 | Thermo King | Eddie Miller | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7209] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Gerhardt | 46 | Thermo King | Gary Bettenhausen | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7209] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Gibson Racing | 8 | Routh Meat | Jerry Karl | | DNS | Eagle 74 [7406] | DGS | |||
| Gibson Racing | 8 | Routh Meat | Steve Krisiloff | | DNS | Eagle 74 [7406] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Grant King Racers | 96 | Dave McIntire Chevrolet | John Martin | | DNS | Kingfish 73 [7] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Grant King Racers | 97 | The Bottomhalf | John Martin | | DNS | Kingfish Dragon [9] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Grant King Racers | 98 | Genesee Beer | John Mahler | | DNS | Kingfish Dragon [10] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Hurtubise | 56 | Moran Electric | Jim Hurtubise | | DNS | Mallard 71 FE [IV] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Jim Robbins | 67 | Jim Robbins | | DNS | Eagle 70 [804] | Foyt V8 tc | ||||
| Joe Hunt | 99 | Joe Hunt Magnetos | Rick Muther | | DNS | Eagle 73 [7302] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Joe Hunt | 99 | Joe Hunt Magnetos | Rick Muther | | DNS | Eagle 73 [7302] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Leader Card | 23 | Hubler Chevrolet | Tom Bigelow | | DNS | Eagle 74 [7403] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Leader Card | 24 | Leader Card | Tom Bigelow | | DNS | Eagle 74 [7417] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Leader Card | 29 | Leader Card | Tom Bigelow | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7218] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Lindsey Hopkins | 11 | Lindsey Hopkins | Mike Hiss | | DNS | Riley Rocket [1] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Lindsey Hopkins | 61 | Dave McIntire Chevrolet | Mel Kenyon | | DNS | Coyote I [70-2] | Foyt V8 tc | |||
| McLaren | 2 | Hy-Gain | Johnny Rutherford | | DNS | McLaren M16C/D [C-5] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Mergard | 42 | Mergard Racing | Jan Opperman | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7204] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Morales | 78 | Alex Foods | Bobby Olivero | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7226] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| O'Connell | 12 | Sugaripe Prune | Mike Mosley | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7207] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Patrick | 40 | Sinmast | Wally Dallenbach | | DNS | Wildcat Mk.I [2] | DGS | |||
| Patrick | 40 | Sinmast | Gordon Johncock | | DNS | Wildcat Mk.II [2] | DGS | |||
| Patrick Santello | 64 | City of Syracuse | Jim McElreath | | DNS | Eagle 70 [806] | Chevy Moser 159 V8 | |||
| Patrick Santello | 64 | City of Syracuse | Lee Kunzman | | DNS | Eagle 70 [806] | Chevy Moser 159 V8 | |||
| Patrick Santello | 64 | City of Syracuse | Jerry Karl | | DNS | Eagle 70 [806] | Chevy Moser 159 V8 | |||
| Patrick Santello | 65 | S&M Electric | Lee Kunzman | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7221] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Patrick Santello | 65 | S&M Electric | Larry Dickson | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7221] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Patrick Santello | 65 | S&M Electric | Jim McElreath | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7221] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Rasmussen | 58 | Anacomp | Eldon Rasmussen | | DNS | Rascar Atlanta 72 [1] | Foyt V8 tc | |||
| Vel's Parnelli Jones | 25 | American Racing Wheels | Al Unser | | DNS | Parnelli VPJ6B [002] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Vollstedt | 17 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Dick Simon | | DNS | Vollstedt 72 [12] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Vollstedt | 17 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Janet Guthrie | | DNS | Vollstedt 72 [12] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Vollstedt | 27 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Dick Simon | | DNS | Vollstedt 72 [12] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Vollstedt | 27 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Janet Guthrie | | DNS | Vollstedt 72 [12] | Offy Drake tc | |||
| Webster Racing | 76 | Webster Racing | Jim McElreath | | DNS | Eagle 72 [7202] | Offy 159 tc |
