| 1996 Purolator 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,020,020 | Race Date: | Mar 10, 1996 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.280 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 5Min 42Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 30 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 151.298 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 13 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Johnny Benson, Jr. J. Benson, Jr. | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #30 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | David Smith | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 136 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 185.434 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 Purolator 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 328 | 136 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 175 | 328 | 100 |
| 3 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 170 | 328 | 24 |
| 4 | 37 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running |  | 165 | 328 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Running | | 160 | 328 | 4 |
| 6 | 30 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running |  | 155 | 328 | 5 |
| 7 | 39 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 146 | 327 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 147 | 327 | 1 |
| 9 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 143 | 327 | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 139 | 327 | 7 |
| 11 | 36 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 130 | 326 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Running | | 127 | 326 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 124 | 325 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 19 | Dick Trickle | HealthSource | Running | | 121 | 325 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 118 | 325 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 115 | 325 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Running | | 112 | 323 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 109 | 323 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | David Blair Motorsports | Running | | 106 | 322 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 103 | 321 | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Running | | 100 | 320 | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 97 | 315 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 94 | 314 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 91 | 314 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 88 | 312 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Engine | | 85 | 300 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 82 | 297 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 79 | 294 | 0 |
| 29 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Running | | 76 | 293 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Running | | 73 | 293 | 0 |
| 31 | 8 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 75 | 286 | 4 |
| 32 | 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 67 | 236 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Heilig-Meyers | Engine | | 69 | 235 | 3 |
| 34 | 31 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Engine | | 61 | 205 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Mane 'N Tail | Overheating | | 58 | 181 | 0 |
| 36 | 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Engine | | 60 | 178 | 36 |
| 37 | 38 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / TIC Financial Systems | Engine | | 52 | 155 | 0 |
| 38 | 1 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Handling | | 49 | 107 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Cartoon Network | Engine | | 46 | 99 | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | 95 | Chuck Bown | Shoney's Inn | Rear Gear | | 43 | 85 | 0 |
| 41 | 11 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Engine | | 40 | 29 | 0 |
