| 1996 Miller 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,013,590 | Race Date: | Sep 7, 1996 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .100 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 50Min 40Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 105.469 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 24 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ernie Irvan E. Irvan | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Larry McReynolds | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 88 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 122.744 MPH | |||||
| Official 1996 Miller 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 16 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 88 |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 168 |
| 3 | 3 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 170 | 400 | 113 |
| 4 | 8 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 165 | 400 | 11 |
| 5 | 24 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 160 | 400 | 1 |
| 6 | 10 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running | | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 146 | 400 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Home Furnishing | Running | | 142 | 400 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 143 | 400 | 1 |
| 10 | 34 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. (R) | Pennzoil | Running |  | 139 | 400 | 13 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 130 | 400 | 0 |
| 12 | 37 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 127 | 399 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Running | | 124 | 399 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 121 | 399 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 118 | 399 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 120 | 399 | 4 |
| 17 | 30 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 112 | 399 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Running | | 109 | 399 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Running | | 106 | 398 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 103 | 398 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 100 | 398 | 0 |
| 22 | 36 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 97 | 398 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Running | | 94 | 398 | 0 |
| 24 | 39 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 91 | 398 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Running | | 88 | 397 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 85 | 397 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 82 | 397 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Running | | 79 | 397 | 0 |
| 29 | 35 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / Little Caesars | Running | | 76 | 396 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 73 | 396 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Running | | 70 | 396 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 67 | 396 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Running | | 64 | 395 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Services | Running | | 66 | 395 | 1 |
| 35 | 14 | 27 | Todd Bodine | David Blair Motorsports | Running | | 58 | 395 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 55 | 394 | 0 |
| 37 | 5 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Accident | | 52 | 362 | 0 |
| 38 | 20 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Rear Gear | | 49 | 308 | 0 |
| 39 | 6 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Transmission | | 46 | 301 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 29 | Chad Little | Cartoon Network | Accident | | 43 | 38 | 0 |
