| 1996 Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,305,100 | Race Date: | May 26, 1996 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 11.982 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 3Min 56Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 147.581 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 35 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Ford | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | |||||
| Laps Led: | 199 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 183.773 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 Coca-Cola 600 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 199 |
| 2 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 7 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 170 | 400 | 59 |
| 4 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 165 | 400 | 101 |
| 5 | 23 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 399 | 0 |
| 6 | 36 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 155 | 399 | 9 |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 146 | 399 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 142 | 399 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 138 | 398 | 0 |
| 10 | 31 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 134 | 398 | 0 |
| 11 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running |  | 130 | 397 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Running | | 127 | 397 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 124 | 397 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Home Furnishing | Running | | 121 | 397 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 118 | 396 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Cartoon Network | Running | | 115 | 395 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 112 | 395 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 109 | 395 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 106 | 393 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 19 | Dick Trickle | HealthSource | Running | | 103 | 392 | 0 |
| 21 | 42 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | David Blair Motorsports | Running | | 100 | 392 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 102 | 391 | 13 |
| 23 | 32 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 94 | 391 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 91 | 389 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Running | | 88 | 386 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 85 | 369 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Running | | 82 | 368 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 79 | 364 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Running | | 76 | 364 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 73 | 352 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 70 | 342 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / TIC Financial Systems | Engine | | 67 | 332 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 64 | 310 | 0 |
| 34 | 43 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running | | 61 | 300 | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Handling | | 58 | 213 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 94 | Todd Bodine | McDonald's | Accident | | 55 | 209 | 0 |
| 37 | 2 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Accident | | 57 | 193 | 9 |
| 38 | 11 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Accident | | 49 | 192 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Heilig-Meyers | Oil Pump | | 46 | 189 | 0 |
| 40 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Accident | | 48 | 138 | 3 |
| 41 | 24 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Transmission | | 40 | 136 | 0 |
| 42 | 34 | 95 | Chuck Bown | Shoney's Inn | Handling | | 37 | 68 | 0 |
| 43 | 6 | 97 | Chad Little | Sterling Cowboy | Oil Pump | | 34 | 0 | 0 |
