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1996 BellSouth / Opryland USA 320

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 5 of 26
Sunday, March 17, 1996 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
320 laps on a 0.596 mile paved track (190.720 miles)

Time of race: 2:57:27
Average speed: 64.487 mph
Pole speed: 113.566 mph

Cautions: 17 for 94 laps
Margin of victory: .1 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1996 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	25	44	Bobby Labonte	Shell Oil (Bobby Labonte)	Chevrolet	320	21685	running	29	180
2	11	95	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	320	17610	running	4	170
3	24	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	320	13160	running	0	165
4	14	5	Terry Labonte	Actron (Terry Labonte)	Chevrolet	320	7585	running	7	160
5	8	63	Curtis Markham	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	320	9060	running	30	155
6	10	87	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	320	5185	running	35	150
7	21	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	320	6935	running	0	146
8	22	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	320	3685	running	0	142
9	33	98	Jeremy Mayfield	Northstar Motorsports (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	320	3435	running	0	138
10	28	55	Bobby Dotter	D-R Racing (Ray DeWitt)	Chevrolet	320	3685	running	0	134
11	6	92	Larry Pearson	Stanley Tools (Mac Martin)	Chevrolet	320	7150	running	0	130
12	16	14	Elton Sawyer	Dial / Purex (Elton Sawyer)	Ford	320	2900	running	0	127
13	9	75	Doug Heveron	Food Country USA (Charlie Henderson)	Ford	319	4700	running	21	124
14	23	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Industrial Tools (Bell Sadler)	Chevrolet	319	4550	running	0	121
15	3	23	Chad Little	John Deere (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	317	7025	running	3	118
16	35	51	Jim Bown	Luck's Foods (Dick Bown)	Chevrolet	316	4250	running	0	115
17	34	9	Joe Bessey	Delco Remy America (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	316	4100	running	0	112
18	36	71	Kevin Lepage	Lepage Racing (Kevin Lepage)	Chevrolet	314	3600	running	0	109
19	7	43	Rodney Combs	Lance Snacks (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	313	3550	running	0	106
20	37	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	310	5825	running	0	103
21	17	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	301	5750	crash	0	100
22	1	22	Sterling Marlin	WSA Security Pro / McDowell Enterprises (Fred Turner)	Pontiac	295	3285	engine	21	97
23	5	81	Todd Bodine	Pro-Tech Motorsports (Ron Neal)	Chevrolet	292	3475	crash	36	94
24	26	47	Jeff Fuller	Sunoco (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	288	3465	running	0	91
25	15	40	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Doug Taylor)	Ford	286	3480	running	0	88
26	18	48	Randy Porter	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	283	2445	suspension	0	85
27	29	50	Chuck Bown	UAW (Bobby Jones)	Ford	258	2435	running	0	82
28	2	8	Kenny Wallace	Red Dog (Fil Martocci)	Ford	257	2425	ignition	134	79
29	19	12	Michael Waltrip	MW Windows (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	235	2415	fuel pump	0	76
30	4	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	234	5645	crash	0	73
31	31	6	Tommy Houston	Suburban Propane (Tommy Houston)	Ford	230	2385	ignition	0	70
32	27	96	Stevie Reeves	Clabber Girl Baking Powder (Donald Laird)	Ford	202	2375	running	0	67
33	13	90	Mike Wallace	Duron Paints (Barry Owen)	Ford	187	2365	crash	0	64
34	30	4	Jeff Purvis	David Lee Murphy (James Finch)	Chevrolet	185	5605	crash	0	61
35	12	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	174	5600	overheating	0	58
36	38	25	Johnny Rumley	Beverley Racing (Don Beverley)	Chevrolet	129	5570	crash	0	55
37	40	38	Dennis Setzer	Lipton Tea (Bob Sutton)	Ford	94	3320	overheating	0	52
38	20	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	19	2320	crash	0	49
39	32	59	Jerry Nadeau	Winmiser (Lee Smith)	Chevrolet	19	2320	crash	0	46
40	39	3	Jeff Green	GM Goodwrench Service (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	19	3320	crash	0	43

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Billy Jones	Ford
	Darryl Sage	16	31-W Insulation	Wayne Day	Pontiac
	Mike Harmon	24	MedPartners	Bart Walker	Chevrolet
	Mike Garvey	42	Garvey Motorsports	Mike Garvey	Chevrolet
	Danny Edwards, Jr.	61	Llumar Window Film	Danny Edwards, Sr.	Chevrolet
	Chris Diamond	68	J & L Motors	Jerry Francis	Chevrolet
	Terry Brooks	77	Mark III Financial	Dan Browder	Chevrolet
	Wayne Anderson	85	Action Welding Supply		Chevrolet
	Shane Hall	85	Stegall Motorsports	Don Stegall	Chevrolet
	Pete Orr	88	Farmer's Choice Fertilizer	David Ridling	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	21	21
	22	30	9	#3,37,59,72 accident backstretch
	31	33	3
	34	36	3	#47 accident frontstretch
	37	54	18
	55	60	6	#4,74 accident turn 1
	61	67	7
	68	74	7	#96 accident backstretch
	75	80	6
	81	85	5	#64 spun turn 4
	86	100	15
	101	104	4	#10,40 spun turn 4
	105	124	20
	125	129	5	#48,95 accident frontstretch
	130	138	9
	139	148	10	#25 accident turn 2
	149	175	27
	176	180	5	#4 accident turn 3
	181	187	7
	188	193	6	#90 accident turn 3
	194	227	34
	228	232	5	#34 spun frontstretch
	233	235	3
	236	240	5	#34 accident turn 1
	241	268	28
	269	274	6	#48,92 accident turn 1
	275	280	6
	281	284	4	debris turn 2
	285	287	3
	288	290	3	debris
	291	292	2
	293	296	4	#81 accident turn 4
	297	302	6
	303	309	7	#74 accident turn 2
	310	320	11
Percent of race run under caution: 29.4% Average green flag run: 12.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Sterling Marlin	1	8	8
Kenny Wallace	9	100	92
Curtis Markham	101	101	1
David Green	102	105	4
Sterling Marlin	106	118	13
Joe Nemechek	119	153	35
Kenny Wallace	154	175	22
Todd Bodine	176	176	1
Curtis Markham	177	181	5
Chad Little	182	184	3
Curtis Markham	185	208	24
Kenny Wallace	209	228	20
Todd Bodine	229	229	1
Bobby Labonte	230	236	7
Doug Heveron	237	257	21
Todd Bodine	258	291	34
Bobby Labonte	292	320	29

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	David Green	782
2	Bobby Labonte	723	-59
3	Curtis Markham	659	-123
4	Terry Labonte	658	-124
5	Randy LaJoie	621	-161
6	Phil Parsons	618	-164
7	Rodney Combs	582	-200
8	Jeff Purvis	576	-206
9	Glenn Allen, Jr.	564	-218
10	Mark Martin	549	-233
11	Steve Grissom	546	-236
12	Todd Bodine	540	-242
13	Larry Pearson	530	-252
14	Chad Little	509	-273
15	Joe Nemechek	506	-276
16	Mike Dillon	503	-279
17	Mike McLaughlin	492	-290
18	Joe Bessey	464	-318
19	Jason Keller	462	-320
20	Hermie Sadler	437	-345
21	Johnny Rumley	419	-363