| 1996 Jiffy Lube 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,131,583 | Race Date: | Jul 14, 1996 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.470 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 12Min 30Sec. | Loudon, New Hampshire | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 Among / 15 Drivers | Average Speed: | 98.930 MPH | 1.058 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 49 Laps | nhms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ernie Irvan E. Irvan | Driver: | Ricky Craven R. Craven | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #25 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Larry McReynolds | Crew Chief: | Charlie Pressley | |||||
| Laps Led: | 38 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 129.379 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 Jiffy Lube 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running |  | 180 | 300 | 38 |
| 2 | 10 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 175 | 300 | 2 |
| 3 | 20 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 170 | 300 | 6 |
| 4 | 24 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 160 | 300 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 160 | 300 | 48 |
| 6 | 23 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running |  | 155 | 300 | 54 |
| 7 | 17 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running | | 146 | 300 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running |  | 147 | 300 | 1 |
| 9 | 38 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 143 | 300 | 17 |
| 10 | 31 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 134 | 300 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 135 | 300 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 132 | 300 | 12 |
| 13 | 32 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Running | | 124 | 299 | 0 |
| 14 | 37 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 121 | 299 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 123 | 299 | 14 |
| 16 | 26 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 115 | 299 | 0 |
| 17 | 29 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 112 | 299 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 109 | 299 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 106 | 299 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 108 | 299 | 41 |
| 21 | 33 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 100 | 299 | 0 |
| 22 | 28 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Running | | 97 | 299 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 94 | 299 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Running | | 91 | 299 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 88 | 299 | 0 |
| 26 | 1 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Running | | 90 | 299 | 1 |
| 27 | 9 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 82 | 298 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 79 | 297 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 76 | 297 | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | 29 | Greg Sacks | Cartoon Network | Running | | 73 | 295 | 0 |
| 31 | 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 70 | 289 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 78 | Randy MacDonald (R) | Diamond Rio | Running | | 67 | 288 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 69 | 284 | 4 |
| 34 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Ignition | | 71 | 253 | 59 |
| 35 | 11 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Accident | | 58 | 197 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Accident | | 55 | 187 | 0 |
| 37 | 19 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Accident | | 57 | 159 | 1 |
| 38 | 25 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Home Furnishing | Engine | | 49 | 68 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Engine | | 46 | 54 | 0 |
| 40 | 27 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Accident | | 43 | 26 | 0 |
| 41 | 20 | 25 | Wally Dallenback, Jr | Budwiser | Ignition | | 40 | 84 | 0 |
| 42 | 39 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Accident | | 37 | 24 | 0 |
