| 1996 Pepsi 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,242,981 | Race Date: | Jul 6, 1996 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .104 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 48Min 36Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 161.602 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 11 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Sterling Marlin S. Marlin | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Morgan McClure Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Glover | Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | |||||
| Laps Led: | 88 of 117 | Pole Speed: | 188.869 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 Pepsi 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running |  | 185 | 117 | 88 |
| 2 | 12 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 170 | 117 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 170 | 117 | 7 |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 160 | 117 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running |  | 155 | 117 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 155 | 117 | 14 |
| 7 | 23 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 151 | 117 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running |  | 147 | 117 | 1 |
| 9 | 36 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 138 | 117 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 134 | 117 | 0 |
| 11 | 40 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 130 | 117 | 0 |
| 12 | 35 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 127 | 117 | 0 |
| 13 | 38 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 124 | 117 | 0 |
| 14 | 33 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 121 | 117 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms / Stren | Running | | 118 | 117 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 115 | 117 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 112 | 117 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Running | | 109 | 117 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 106 | 117 | 0 |
| 20 | 32 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Running | | 103 | 117 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | MCA Records | Running | | 100 | 117 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Running | | 97 | 117 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Running | | 94 | 117 | 0 |
| 24 | 37 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 96 | 117 | 1 |
| 25 | 5 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 88 | 117 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 85 | 117 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Running | | 82 | 117 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 79 | 117 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Running | | 76 | 116 | 0 |
| 30 | 42 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | HealthSource | Running | | 73 | 116 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running | | 70 | 116 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 67 | 116 | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 64 | 116 | 0 |
| 34 | 41 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 61 | 116 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 95 | Gary Bradberry (R) | Shoney's Inn | Running | | 58 | 116 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Running | | 55 | 115 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 52 | 109 | 0 |
| 38 | 21 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Accident | | 49 | 100 | 0 |
| 39 | 30 | 29 | Greg Sacks | Cartoon Network | Accident | | 46 | 95 | 0 |
| 40 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Engine | | 43 | 95 | 0 |
| 41 | 34 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 40 | 95 | 0 |
| 42 | 17 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Home Furnishing | Engine | | 37 | 63 | 0 |
