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1996 Pontiac Excitement 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 3 of 31
March 3, 1996 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a .750 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:55:11
Average Speed: 102.75 mph
Pole Speed: 123.728 mph

Cautions: 8 for 36 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.56 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 25

Glossary 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1996 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	92,400	running	124	180
2	11	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	44,225	running	23	175
3	15	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	42,200	running	0	165
4	21	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	22,350	running	54	165
5	5	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	37,850	running	0	155
6	3	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	400	37,900	running	129	160
7	14	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	28,375	running	26	151
8	1	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	34,475	running	3	147
9	34	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	400	27,875	running	0	138
10	6	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	400	27,225	running	26	139
11	16	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	400	28,675	running	0	130
12	38	37	John Andretti	Kmart / Little Caesars (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	400	25,675	running	0	127
13	28	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	400	26,725	running	0	124
14	13	25	Ken Schrader	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	399	22,925	running	0	121
15	10	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D / T.I.C. (Fil Martocci)	Ford	399	12,635	running	0	118
16	23	33	Robert Pressley	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Chevrolet	399	22,570	running	1	120
17	4	41	Ricky Craven	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	399	21,870	running	0	112
18	39	9	Lake Speed	Spam (Harry Melling)	Ford	399	21,720	running	0	109
19	18	1	Rick Mast	Hooters (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	399	21,495	running	0	106
20	36	42	Kyle Petty	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	399	23,170	running	0	103
21	7	29	Steve Grissom	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	399	22,210	running	0	100
22	27	12	Derrike Cope	Mane 'N Tail (Bobby Allison)	Ford	398	21,085	running	0	97
23	37	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	398	26,515	running	0	94
24	25	90	Mike Wallace	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	397	13,890	running	0	91
25	24	11	Brett Bodine	Lowe's (Brett Bodine)	Ford	397	20,940	running	0	88
26	40	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	397	13,615	running	0	85
27	12	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	396	20,490	running	0	82
28	29	98	Jeremy Mayfield	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	395	13,365	running	0	79
29	30	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	394	20,340	running	1	81
30	20	27	Elton Sawyer	Blair Motorsports (David Blair)	Ford	394	10,310	running	0	73
31	9	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	393	27,265	running	0	70
32	22	75	Morgan Shepherd	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	392	12,740	running	0	67
33	19	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	392	17,225	running	10	69
34	8	87	Joe Nemechek	Burger King (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	391	17,215	running	0	61
35	32	71	Dave Marcis	Prodigy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	391	10,215	running	3	63
36	35	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	386	17,215	crash	0	55
37	33	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	386	17,215	running	0	52
38	26	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	379	32,715	overheating	0	49
39	31	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	288	10,215	running	0	46
40	17	15	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Hayes Modems (Bud Moore)	Ford	19	18,215	crash	0	43

Failed to qualify: Randy MacDonald (#78), Robbie Faggart (#02)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	19	19
	20	24	5	#8 accident turn 1
	25	31	7
	32	35	4	#30 accident turn 3
	36	78	43
	79	84	6	#7 accident turn 1
	85	349	265
	350	358	9	#17 accident frontstretch
	359	371	13
	372	375	4	#3 accident turn 2
	376	379	4
	380	382	3	#27,28 accident backstretch
	383	388	6
	389	390	2	#7,71 accident frontstretch
	391	392	2
	393	395	3	#21,23 accident turn 3
	396	400	5
Percent of race run under caution: 9.0% Average green flag run: 40.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Terry Labonte	1	3	3
Bobby Hamilton	4	32	29
Dave Marcis	33	35	3
Geoffrey Bodine	36	45	10
Bobby Hamilton	46	79	34
Jimmy Spencer	80	80	1
Jeff Gordon	81	100	20
Rusty Wallace	101	103	3
Bobby Hamilton	104	148	45
Jeff Gordon	149	159	11
Robert Pressley	160	160	1
Dale Jarrett	161	161	1
Bill Elliott	162	165	4
Jeff Gordon	166	194	29
Bobby Hamilton	195	209	15
Jeff Gordon	210	223	14
Jeff Burton	224	238	15
Bill Elliott	239	250	12
Bobby Hamilton	251	256	6
Rusty Wallace	257	279	23
Dale Jarrett	280	298	19
Jeff Burton	299	311	13
Dale Jarrett	312	314	3
Bill Elliott	315	324	10
Jeff Burton	325	350	26
Jeff Gordon	351	400	50

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Jarrett	530
2	Jeff Burton	444	-86
3	Ricky Rudd	441	-89
4	Dale Earnhardt	425	-105
5	Ricky Craven	406	-124
6	Bill Elliott	404	-126
7	Mark Martin	382	-148
8	Ted Musgrave	381	-149
9	Ken Schrader	367	-163
10	Kenny Wallace	364	-166
11	Rusty Wallace	363	-167
12	Bobby Hamilton	359	-171
13	Kyle Petty	342	-188
14	Steve Grissom	337	-193
15	Sterling Marlin	328	-202
16	Rick Mast	319	-211
17	Terry Labonte	319	-211
18	Lake Speed	318	-212
19	Jimmy Spencer	303	-227
20	Jeremy Mayfield	296	-234

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