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1996 Food City 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 6 of 31 Sunday, March 31, 1996 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps* on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles) Time of race: 1:59:47 Average speed: 91.308 mph Pole speed: 123.578 mph Cautions: 5 for 37 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1996 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 8 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 342 93765 running 148 185 2 2 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 342 54215 running 0 170 3 1 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 342 44815 running 59 170 4 19 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 342 35351 running 0 160 5 11 2   Rusty Wallace Miller   (Roger Penske) Ford 342 29895 running 76 160 6 7 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 342 26395 running 0 150 7 5 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 341 28895 running 2 151 8 29 19   Dick Trickle Healthsource   (Mark Smith) Ford 341 15495 running 0 142 9 13 41   Ricky Craven Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 341 25190 running 0 138 10 25 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 340 27040 running 0 134 11 14 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 340 16190 running 0 130 12 32 1   Rick Mast Hooters   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 340 23340 running 0 127 13 15 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 340 22565 running 0 124 14 9 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 340 26115 running 9 126 15 34 42   Kyle Petty Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Pontiac 340 23265 running 0 118 16 16 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 340 25890 running 0 115 17 23 33   Robert Pressley Skoal Bandit   (Leo Jackson) Chevrolet 340 21940 running 0 112 18 4 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 340 27490 running 0 109 19 21 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 340 14780 running 0 106 20 22 11   Brett Bodine Lowe's   (Brett Bodine) Ford 339 23321 running 0 103 21 35 98   Jeremy Mayfield RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 338 14215 running 0 100 22 17 12   Derrike Cope Mane 'N Tail   (Bobby Allison) Ford 338 21065 running 0 97 23 33 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 338 10415 running 0 94 24 31 15   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Hayes Modems   (Bud Moore) Ford 338 20840 running 0 91 25 30 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 336 20895 running 0 88 26 3 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 333 21865 crash 0 85 27 36 29   Steve Grissom Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 326 20441 running 0 82 28 37 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 324 20290 running 38 84 29 28 25   Ken Schrader Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 305 20160 running 0 76 30 18 75   Morgan Shepherd Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 304 12835 running 0 73 31 20 87   Joe Nemechek Burger King   (Joe Nemechek) Chevrolet 261 18835 running 0 70 32 24 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 203 15835 running 0 67 33 12 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 200 24785 running 0 64 34 10 81   Kenny Wallace Square D / T.I.C.   (Fil Martocci) Ford 184 8835 running 0 61 35 26 9   Lake Speed Spam   (Harry Melling) Ford 152 15835 running 0 58 36 6 31   Mike Skinner RealTree Camouflage   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 72 8835 crash 10 60 37 27 27   Elton Sawyer Blair Motorsports   (David Blair) Ford 29 8835 crash 0 52 * Race shortened to 342 laps due to rain.

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Dale Jarrett 88 backup car Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 38 Mike Wallace 90 Heilig-Meyers Junie Donlavey Ford 39 John Andretti 37 Kmart / Little Caesars Michael Kranefuss Ford 40 Johnny Benson, Jr. 30 Pennzoil Chuck Rider Pontiac 41 Dave Marcis 71 Prodigy Dave Marcis Chevrolet 42 Bobby Hillin, Jr. 77 Jasper / Federal Mogul Doug Bawel Ford 43 Chuck Bown 95 Shoney's Inn Sadler Brothers Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 30 30     31 37 7   #4,9,27 accident turn 4   38 41 4     42 47 6   #43,81 accident turn 4   48 58 11     59 63 5   #22 accident frontstretch   64 320 257     321 332 12   rain   333 335 3     336 342 7   #17 accident turn 4     Percent of race run under caution: 10.8%             Average green flag run: 61.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mark Martin 1 59 59   Mike Skinner 60 69 10   Bill Elliott 70 107 38   Jeff Gordon 108 207 100   Bobby Labonte 208 209 2   Ricky Rudd 210 218 9   Rusty Wallace 219 294 76   Jeff Gordon 295 342 48 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Jarrett 933     2   Dale Earnhardt 896   -37   3   Ricky Rudd 852   -81   4   Ricky Craven 836   -97   5   Terry Labonte 819   -114   6   Jeff Gordon 800   -133   7   Mark Martin 787   -146   8   Bill Elliott 751   -182   9   Rusty Wallace 743   -190   10   Ted Musgrave 724   -209   11   Sterling Marlin 696   -237   12   Kyle Petty 684   -249   13   Ken Schrader 677   -256   13   Jeff Burton 677   -256   15   Bobby Labonte 671   -262   16   Jeremy Mayfield 665   -268   17   Bobby Hamilton 656   -277   18   Jimmy Spencer 640   -293   19   Rick Mast 613   -320   20   Michael Waltrip 605   -328   21   Kenny Wallace 589   -344