| 1996 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,146,666 | Race Date: | Sep 1, 1996 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.230 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 41Min 34Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 29 Among / 14 Drivers | Average Speed: | 135.757 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 37 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Yates Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | |||||
| Laps Led: | 52 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 170.934 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 52 |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 143 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 170 | 367 | 47 |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running |  | 165 | 366 | 9 |
| 5 | 15 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Running | | 155 | 366 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 155 | 366 | 6 |
| 7 | 13 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 146 | 366 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 142 | 366 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 143 | 366 | 2 |
| 10 | 37 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Running | | 134 | 366 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 130 | 365 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 127 | 365 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 124 | 365 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 126 | 365 | 23 |
| 15 | 16 | 27 | Todd Bodine | David Blair Motorsports | Running | | 123 | 365 | 1 |
| 16 | 18 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 120 | 365 | 2 |
| 17 | 41 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 112 | 364 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 109 | 363 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 106 | 362 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 29 | Chad Little | Cartoon Network | Running | | 103 | 362 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 105 | 362 | 5 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Running | | 97 | 362 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 99 | 362 | 69 |
| 24 | 38 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Running | | 91 | 359 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 88 | 359 | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 90 | 358 | 2 |
| 27 | 42 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 82 | 355 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 79 | 355 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 76 | 354 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Running | | 78 | 353 | 3 |
| 31 | 39 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 70 | 347 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 21 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 67 | 340 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 64 | 333 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Home Furnishing | Running | | 61 | 316 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 95 | Gary Bradberry (R) | Shoney's Inn | Running | | 58 | 286 | 0 |
| 36 | 30 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Engine | | 55 | 284 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Accident | | 57 | 191 | 3 |
| 38 | 28 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Engine | | 49 | 102 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 60 | Ed Berrier | Berrier Racing | Oil Pump | | 46 | 57 | 0 |
| 40 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Accident | | 43 | 54 | 0 |
| 41 | 23 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | HealthSource | Accident | | 40 | 23 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Engine | | 37 | 10 | 0 |
