| 1996 First Union 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $932,895 | Race Date: | Apr 14, 1996 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .239 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 35Min 39Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 93.370 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 25 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Dehart | Crew Chief: | Gary Dehart | |||||
| Laps Led: | 167 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 116.659 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 First Union 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 167 |
| 2 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 170 | 400 | 0 |
| 3 | 26 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 165 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 165 | 400 | 43 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 160 | 400 | 64 |
| 6 | 22 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 155 | 399 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Running | | 151 | 399 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 142 | 398 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running |  | 138 | 398 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 134 | 398 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 130 | 398 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 132 | 398 | 1 |
| 13 | 15 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Mane 'N Tail | Running | | 124 | 398 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Running | | 121 | 398 | 0 |
| 15 | 33 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 118 | 397 | 0 |
| 16 | 35 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 115 | 397 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 112 | 397 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / TIC Financial Systems | Running | | 109 | 397 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 106 | 397 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Running | | 103 | 396 | 0 |
| 21 | 37 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 100 | 396 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 19 | Dick Trickle | HealthSource | Running | | 97 | 395 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 94 | 395 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 91 | 395 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 88 | 394 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Cartoon Network | Running | | 85 | 394 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Running | | 87 | 394 | 2 |
| 28 | 23 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 79 | 394 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 76 | 394 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 73 | 394 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 70 | 392 | 0 |
| 32 | 2 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | David Blair Motorsports | Running | | 67 | 391 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running | | 69 | 390 | 119 |
| 34 | 20 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Accident | | 66 | 368 | 1 |
| 35 | 14 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Running | | 58 | 368 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Accident | | 55 | 367 | 0 |
| 37 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 52 | 355 | 0 |
