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Mountain Dew Southern 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 1, 1996
367 laps on 1.366 mile paved oval; 501.322 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Jeff Gordon
| 24
| Rick Hendrick
| HMS-034/Chevrolet
| 367
| 99,630
| running
| 52 |
| 2
| 10
| Hut Stricklin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Ford
| 367
| 52,405
| running
| 143 |
| 3
| 6
| Mark Martin
| 6
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 367
| 45,430
| running
| 47 |
| 4
| 4
| Ken Schrader
| 25
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 366
| 40,590
| running
| 9 |
| 5
| 15
| John Andretti
| 37
| Michael Kranefuss
| Ford
| 366
| 32,120
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 21
| Bobby Labonte
| 18
| Joe Gibbs
| Chevrolet
| 366
| 33,315
| running
| 6 |
| 7
| 13
| Ernie Irvan
| 28
| Robert Yates
| Ford
| 366
| 31,070
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 5
| Sterling Marlin
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 366
| 32,750
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 26
| Bill Elliott
| 94
| Bill Elliott
| Ford
| 366
| 26,020
| running
| 2 |
| 10
| 37
| Lake Speed
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 366
| 30,630
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 27
| Johnny Benson Jr.
| 30
| Chuck Rider
| Pontiac
| 365
| 26,440
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 12
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 30,545
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 14
| Kenny Wallace
| 81
| Fil Martocci
| Ford
| 365
| 17,455
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 1
| Dale Jarrett
| 88
| Robert Yates
| Ford
| 365
| 128,165
| running
| 23 |
| 15
| 16
| Todd Bodine
| 27
| David Blair
| Ford
| 365
| 14,075
| running
| 1 |
| 16
| 18
| Ricky Rudd
| 10
| Ricky Rudd
| Ford
| 365
| 27,805
| running
| 2 |
| 17
| 41
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Felix Sabates
| Pontiac
| 364
| 23,635
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 25
| Bobby Hillin
| 77
| Doug Bawel
| Ford
| 363
| 16,260
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 31
| Bobby Hamilton
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 362
| 22,980
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 7
| Chad Little
| 29
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 362
| 20,910
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 3
| Geoff Bodine
| 7
| Geoff Bodine
| Ford
| 362
| 26,750
| running
| 5 |
| 22
| 9
| Rick Mast
| 1
| Richard Jackson
| Pontiac
| 362
| 23,230
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 17
| Jimmy Spencer
| 23
| Travis Carter
| Ford
| 362
| 21,985
| running
| 69 |
| 24
| 38
| Morgan Shepherd
| 75
| Butch Mock
| Ford
| 359
| 14,710
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 36
| Wally Dallenbach Jr.
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 359
| 21,700
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 8
| Terry Labonte
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 358
| 27,440
| running
| 2 |
| 27
| 42
| Robert Pressley
| 33
| Leo Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 355
| 21,130
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 19
| Brett Bodine
| 11
| Brett Bodine
| Ford
| 355
| 20,920
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 20
| Ted Musgrave
| 16
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 354
| 20,710
| running
| 0 |
| 30
| 29
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 353
| 13,650
| running
| 3 |
| 31
| 39
| Jeff Burton
| 99
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 347
| 12,965
| running
| 0 |
| 32
| 34
| Darrell Waltrip
| 17
| Darrell Waltrip
| Chevrolet
| 340
| 17,375
| running
| 0 |
| 33
| 22
| Michael Waltrip
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 333
| 17,310
| running
| 0 |
| 34
| 11
| Derrike Cope
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| Ford
| 316
| 17,275
| running
| 0 |
| 35
| 32
| Gary Bradberry
| 95
| Sadler Brothers
| Ford
| 286
| 10,165
| running
| 0 |
| 36
| 30
| Dick Trickle
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 284
| 10,105
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 24
| Jeremy Mayfield
| 98
| Cale Yarborough
| Ford
| 191
| 10,041
| accident
| 3 |
| 38
| 28
| Rusty Wallace
| 2
| Roger Penske
| Ford
| 102
| 24,895
| engine
| 0 |
| 39
| 33
| Ed Berrier
| 60
| Ed Berrier
| Ford
| 57
| 9,895
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 40
| 35
| Ward Burton
| 22
| Bill Davis
| Pontiac
| 54
| 25,395
| accident
| 0 |
| 41
| 23
| Loy Allen
| 19
| Mark Smith
| Ford
| 23
| 9,895
| accident
| 0 |
| 42
| 40
| Ricky Craven
| 41
| Larry Hedrick
| Chevrolet
| 10
| 16,895
| engine
| 0 |
|
|
| Joe Nemechek
| 87
| Joe Nemechek
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Jay Sauter
| 40
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Randy MacDonald
| 78
| Jim Wilson
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Robbie Faggart
| 02
| Jim Miles
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Benny Parsons
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Bob Jenkins
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
|
| Jerry Punch
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 03:41:34
Average Speed: 135.757 MPH
Pole Speed: 28.769 seconds
6 cautions for 37 laps