| 1996 Goodys 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $854,740 | Race Date: | Apr 21, 1996 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.526 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 13Min 50Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 81.410 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 36 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Driver: | Ricky Craven R. Craven | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Ford | Car No.: | #25 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | Crew Chief: | Charlie Pressley | |||||
| Laps Led: | 164 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 93.079 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 Goodys 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 164 |
| 2 | 34 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 175 | 500 | 2 |
| 3 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 211 |
| 4 | 16 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 160 | 500 | 12 |
| 6 | 21 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 150 | 499 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running |  | 146 | 498 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 142 | 498 | 0 |
| 9 | 33 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 138 | 498 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 134 | 498 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Running | | 130 | 498 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Running | | 132 | 498 | 28 |
| 13 | 3 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 124 | 497 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / TIC Financial Systems | Running | | 121 | 496 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Running | | 118 | 496 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 115 | 496 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 112 | 495 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 109 | 494 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 106 | 494 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Running | | 103 | 493 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 100 | 493 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 97 | 493 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 94 | 490 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Brakes | | 96 | 480 | 16 |
| 25 | 18 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 88 | 477 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Running | | 85 | 476 | 0 |
| 27 | 19 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Fuel Pump | | 82 | 462 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Mane 'N Tail | Running | | 79 | 462 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 76 | 458 | 0 |
| 30 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 78 | 445 | 67 |
| 31 | 36 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Rear Gear | | 70 | 372 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Heilig-Meyers | Rear Gear | | 67 | 368 | 0 |
| 33 | 9 | 46 | Stacy Compton (R) | IHC | Brakes | | 64 | 353 | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 61 | 343 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Engine | | 58 | 341 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Brakes | | 55 | 338 | 0 |
