| 1996 Miller 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $947,935 | Race Date: | Jul 21, 1996 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .300 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 27Min 3Sec. | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 144.892 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 17 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Ford | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Roush Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | Crew Chief: | Steve Hmiel | |||||
| Laps Led: | 30 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 168.410 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 Miller 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 30 |
| 2 | 7 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 175 | 200 | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 170 | 200 | 13 |
| 4 | 35 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 165 | 200 | 10 |
| 5 | 6 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 5 |
| 6 | 17 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running |  | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 151 | 200 | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 148 | 200 | 121 |
| 10 | 10 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Home Furnishing | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 135 | 200 | 3 |
| 12 | 32 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Running | | 127 | 199 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 124 | 199 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Running | | 117 | 199 | 2 |
| 18 | 33 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 106 | 199 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Running | | 103 | 199 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 100 | 199 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 97 | 199 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Running | | 94 | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 91 | 198 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 88 | 198 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 90 | 198 | 1 |
| 27 | 16 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 82 | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Running | | 79 | 197 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 29 | Greg Sacks | Cartoon Network | Running | | 81 | 197 | 3 |
| 30 | 23 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Running | | 73 | 196 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 78 | Randy MacDonald (R) | Diamond Rio | Running | | 70 | 195 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 67 | 194 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 64 | 189 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Accident | | 66 | 179 | 2 |
| 35 | 9 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 58 | 176 | 0 |
| 36 | 25 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Engine | | 55 | 175 | 0 |
| 37 | 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Engine | | 52 | 168 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Engine | | 49 | 139 | 0 |
| 39 | 31 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Accident | | 46 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | 41 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Accident | | 43 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 37 | 14 | Jeff Green | Racing For Kids | Accident | | 40 | 2 | 0 |
