| 1996 MBNA 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,201,250 | Race Date: | Sep 15, 1996 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .441 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 43Min 58Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 105.645 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 91 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #18 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 204 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 155.086 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 MBNA 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 204 |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 170 | 500 | 28 |
| 4 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 165 | 500 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 160 | 500 | 103 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Running |  | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 33 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 151 | 500 | 39 |
| 8 | 24 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 138 | 500 | 0 |
| 10 | 40 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 139 | 500 | 2 |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 130 | 500 | 0 |
| 12 | 34 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 132 | 500 | 4 |
| 13 | 21 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Running | | 124 | 499 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 121 | 498 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / Little Caesars | Running | | 118 | 498 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 120 | 498 | 11 |
| 17 | 26 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 117 | 498 | 1 |
| 18 | 13 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Running | | 109 | 498 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 106 | 498 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 103 | 498 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 105 | 496 | 57 |
| 22 | 12 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running | | 97 | 496 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 94 | 495 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 91 | 492 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Accident | | 88 | 490 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Running | | 85 | 490 | 0 |
| 27 | 37 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 82 | 486 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 79 | 483 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 76 | 483 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 73 | 472 | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Home Furnishing | Accident | | 70 | 466 | 0 |
| 32 | 28 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 72 | 461 | 1 |
| 33 | 17 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Accident | | 64 | 455 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 61 | 433 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Accident | | 58 | 202 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 60 | 199 | 47 |
| 37 | 32 | 95 | Gary Bradberry (R) | Shoney's Inn | Accident | | 52 | 156 | 0 |
| 38 | 11 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Accident | | 49 | 91 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Engine | | 46 | 74 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Accident | | 43 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 31 | 29 | Chad Little | Cartoon Network | Accident | | 40 | 3 | 0 |
