| 1996 Miller 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,175,115 | Race Date: | Jun 2, 1996 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.900 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 4Min 25Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 122.741 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 38 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | |||||
| Laps Led: | 307 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 154.785 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 Miller 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 307 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 170 | 500 | 90 |
| 4 | 21 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 16 |
| 5 | 7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 155 | 499 | 0 |
| 6 | 24 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 150 | 499 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running | | 146 | 499 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 142 | 499 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 138 | 499 | 0 |
| 10 | 31 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running | | 134 | 499 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 130 | 498 | 0 |
| 12 | 39 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Running | | 127 | 497 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 124 | 497 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Running | | 126 | 497 | 1 |
| 15 | 33 | 94 | Todd Bodine | McDonald's | Running | | 118 | 496 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running |  | 115 | 496 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 112 | 496 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 109 | 496 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 106 | 495 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / TIC Financial Systems | Running | | 103 | 495 | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 100 | 495 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 97 | 493 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Home Furnishing | Running | | 94 | 492 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 91 | 490 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Running | | 88 | 488 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Running | | 85 | 481 | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | 33 | Greg Sacks | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 82 | 480 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 19 | Dick Trickle | HealthSource | Running | | 79 | 471 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 76 | 467 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 73 | 467 | 0 |
| 31 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Running | | 70 | 452 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Running | | 67 | 434 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Engine | | 69 | 429 | 3 |
| 34 | 5 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Engine | | 61 | 421 | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Accident | | 58 | 405 | 0 |
| 36 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Accident | | 60 | 374 | 83 |
| 37 | 30 | 26 | Hermie Sadler | Peebles | Handling | | 52 | 349 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 95 | Gary Bradberry (R) | Shoney's Inn | Engine | | 49 | 345 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Handling | | 46 | 229 | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Engine | | 43 | 219 | 0 |
| 41 | 19 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Engine | | 40 | 87 | 0 |
| 42 | 35 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Cartoon Network | Accident | | 37 | 64 | 0 |
