| 1996 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,070,367 | Race Date: | Feb 18, 1996 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .120 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 14Min 25Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 32 Among / 15 Drivers | Average Speed: | 154.308 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 26 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Ford | Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Crew Chief: | David Smith | |||||
| Laps Led: | 40 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 189.510 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 40 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 32 |
| 3 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 12 |
| 4 | 15 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 147 | 200 | 29 |
| 9 | 10 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 139 | 200 | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 135 | 200 | 1 |
| 12 | 34 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | MCA Records | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 36 | 14 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Running | | 129 | 200 | 6 |
| 14 | 32 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 43 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 112 | 200 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Running | | 111 | 199 | 1 |
| 20 | 39 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 103 | 199 | 0 |
| 21 | 33 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / TIC Financial Systems | Running | | 100 | 199 | 0 |
| 22 | 42 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 102 | 199 | 1 |
| 23 | 27 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 94 | 197 | 0 |
| 24 | 5 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 101 | 196 | 44 |
| 25 | 18 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | David Blair Motorsports | Running | | 88 | 196 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 85 | 195 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 27 | Steve Grissom | Cartoon Network | Running | | 82 | 191 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Running | | 79 | 190 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Handling | | 76 | 180 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Handling | | 78 | 171 | 4 |
| 31 | 12 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Handling | | 70 | 164 | 0 |
| 32 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Handling | | 72 | 162 | 1 |
| 33 | 30 | 97 | Chad Little | Sterling Cowboy | Accident | | 64 | 158 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Accident | | 61 | 157 | 0 |
| 35 | 2 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 63 | 145 | 2 |
| 36 | 24 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | HealthSource | Accident | | 55 | 135 | 0 |
| 37 | 17 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Heilig-Meyers | Accident | | 52 | 135 | 0 |
| 38 | 6 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Accident | | 54 | 128 | 23 |
| 39 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Handling | | 46 | 86 | 0 |
| 40 | 3 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Engine | | 48 | 81 | 3 |
| 41 | 22 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Mane 'N Tail | Accident | | 40 | 53 | 0 |
| 42 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Handling | | 37 | 13 | 0 |
| 43 | 28 | 63 | Dick Trickle | Purina Hi Pro | Engine | | 34 | 9 | 0 |
