Pontiac Excitement 400
1996 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$985,330Race Date:Mar 3, 1996Richmond Raceway
Margin of Victory:.560 SecondsRace Duration:2Hr 55Min 11Sec.Richmond, Virginia
Lead Changes:25 Among / 11 DriversAverage Speed:102.750 MPH.750 Mile D-Shaped Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:8 For 36 Lapsrichmondraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Jeff Gordon J. GordonDriver: Terry Labonte T. LabonteChevrolet:9
Car No.:#24 ChevroletCar No.:#5 ChevroletFord:0
Team:Hendrick MotorsportsTeam:Hendrick MotorsportsPontiac:0
Crew Chief:Ray EvernhamCrew Chief:Gary Dehart 
Laps Led:124 of 400Pole Speed:123.728 MPH
Official 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1224 Jeff Gordon J. GordonJeff GordonDuPont180400124Running
21188 Dale Jarrett D. JarrettDale JarrettQuality Care / Ford Credit17540023Running
31516 Ted Musgrave T. MusgraveTed MusgraveThe Family Channel / PRIMESTAR1654000Running
42199 Jeff Burton J. BurtonJeff BurtonExide Batteries16540054Running
556 Mark Martin M. MartinMark MartinValvoline1554000Running
6343 Bobby Hamilton B. HamiltonBobby HamiltonSTP160400127Running
7142 Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty WallaceMiller Genuine Draft15140026Running
815 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteKellogg's Corn Flakes1474003Running
93410 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddTide1384000Running
10694 Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill ElliottMcDonald's13940026Running
11164 Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling MarlinKodak Films1304000Running
123837 John Andretti J. AndrettiJohn AndrettiKmart / Little Caesars1274000Running
132822 Ward Burton W. BurtonWard BurtonMBNA America1244000Running
141325 Ken Schrader K. SchraderKen SchraderBudweiser1213990Running
151081 Kenny Wallace K. WallaceKenny WallaceSquare D1183990Running
162333 Robert Pressley R. PressleyRobert PressleySkoal Bandit1203991Running
17441 Ricky Craven R. CravenRicky CravenKodiak1123990Running
18399 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedSpam1093990Running
19181 Rick Mast R. MastRick MastHooters1063990Running
203642 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle PettyCoors Light1033990Running
21729 Steve Grissom S. GrissomSteve GrissomCartoon Network1003990Running
222712 Derrike Cope D. CopeDerrike CopeBadcock Home Furnishing973980Running
233718 Bobby Labonte B. LabonteBobby LabonteInterstate Batteries943980Running
242590 Mike Wallace M. WallaceMike WallaceHeilig-Meyers913970Running
252411 Brett Bodine B. BodineBrett BodineLowe's883970Running
264077 Bobby Hillin, Jr. B. Hillin, Jr.Bobby Hillin, Jr.Jasper Engines & Transmissions853970Running
271217 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripParts America823960Running
282998 Jeremy Mayfield J. MayfieldJeremy MayfieldRCA793950Running
293023 Jimmy Spencer J. SpencerJimmy SpencerCamel Cigarettes813941Running
302027 Elton Sawyer E. SawyerElton SawyerDavid Blair Motorsports733940Running
3193 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtGM Goodwrench Service703930Running
322275 Morgan Shepherd M. ShepherdMorgan ShepherdRemington Arms673920Running
33197 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodineQVC6939210Running
34887 Joe Nemechek J. NemechekJoe NemechekBurger King613910Running
353271 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisProdigy Services633913Running
363521 Michael Waltrip M. WaltripMichael WaltripCITGO553860Accident
373330 Johnny Benson, Jr. J. Benson, Jr. (R)Johnny Benson, Jr.Pennzoil523860Running
382628 Ernie Irvan E. IrvanErnie IrvanTexaco / Havoline493790Overheating
39318 Hut Stricklin H. StricklinHut StricklinCircuit City462880Running
401715 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. W. Dallenbach, Jr.Wally Dallenbach, Jr.Hayes Modems43190Accident

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