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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 18 of 31
Sunday, July 28, 1996 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 2:34:21
Average speed: 133.387 mph
Pole speed: 192.37 mph		Cautions: 5 for 35 laps
Margin of victory: .146 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 24

Glossary    1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1996 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 224   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet129272550running37180
2 388   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing)Ford12955070running5175
3 86   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush)Ford12953980running7170
4 628   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing)Ford12944455running1165
51523   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter)Ford12950025running0155
6407   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine)Ford12940175running0150
7 799   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush)Ford12923475running0146
82418   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries / Joe Gibbs Hall of Fame   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet12933425running0142
9 917   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip)Chevrolet12927795running0138
10322   Rusty Wallace Miller   (Roger Penske)Ford12931925running0134
112171   Dave Marcis Prodigy   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet12919955running3135
121842   Kyle Petty Coors Light   (Felix Sabates)Pontiac12926575running0127
133994   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott)Ford12926255running0124
143675   Morgan Shepherd Remington Arms   (Butch Mock)Ford12918985running0121
154287   Joe Nemechek Burger King   (Joe Nemechek)Chevrolet12926710running0118
16 198   Jeremy Mayfield RCA   (Cale Yarborough)Ford12924375running12120
173743   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises)Pontiac12825110running0112
181030   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider)Pontiac12825905running0109
192741   Ricky Craven Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick)Chevrolet12824625running0106
201281   Kenny Wallace Square D / T.I.C.   (Fil Martocci)Ford12719085running0103
213119   Loy Allen, Jr. Healthsource   (Mark Smith)Ford12617005running0100
224111   Brett Bodine Lowe's   (Brett Bodine)Ford12623595running097
233895   Gary Bradberry Shoney's Restaurants   (Sadler Brothers)Ford12113495running094
24295   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet12029715crash091
253429   Greg Sacks Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel)Chevrolet11923335crash088
262625   Ken Schrader Budweiser / U.S. Olympic Team   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet11923060crash085
272312   Derrike Cope Badcock   (Bobby Allison)Ford11722490crash082
28 43   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet11731020crash4089
29164   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure)Chevrolet11729450crash1981
30 59   Lake Speed Spam / Melling   (Harry Melling)Ford11719830crash073
311433   Robert Pressley Skoal Bandit   (Leo Jackson)Chevrolet11719690crash175
323515   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Hayes Modems   (Bud Moore)Ford11719620crash067
333322   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis)Pontiac11727540crash064
34258   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers)Ford11412495running061
353077   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel)Ford11312465running058
361716   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush)Ford11319420running055
372810   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd)Ford11327406running052
381190   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey)Ford10912250crash049
391937   John Andretti Kmart / Little Caesars   (Michael Kranefuss)Ford10219250crash451
402044   Jeff Purvis David Lee Murphy / MCA Nashville   (James Finch)Chevrolet8612250engine043
41131   Rick Mast Hooters   (Richard Jackson)Pontiac8519250running040
422221   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers)Ford1619250engine037
* Race shortened to 129 laps due to rain/darkness.

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
43Chad Little97Sterling CowboyGreg PollexPontiac

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		ReasonFree
Pass
11212   green-yellow start 
132614  
27304   #1 accident backstretch 
315727  
58614   debris turn 3 
6210342  
1041118   #8,10,11,16,19,30,37,77,81,90,95,98 accident turn 4 
1121176  
1181247   #3,4,5,6,9,11,12,15,22,25,29,33,41 accident tri-oval 
1251295  
  Percent of race run under caution: 27.1%             Average green flag run: 18.8 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Jeremy Mayfield11212
  Jeff Gordon13153
  Dale Earnhardt162611
  Dave Marcis27271
  Dale Jarrett28303
  Dale Earnhardt31366
  Sterling Marlin37448
  Jeff Gordon455713
  John Andretti58614
  Robert Pressley62621
  Mark Martin63631
  Dale Earnhardt64663
  Sterling Marlin677711
  Dale Earnhardt788710
  Jeff Gordon889710
  Dale Earnhardt981036
  Dave Marcis1041052
  Mark Martin1061116
  Dale Earnhardt1121143
  Jeff Gordon1151151
  Dale Earnhardt1161161
  Ernie Irvan1171171
  Jeff Gordon1181247
  Dale Jarrett1251262
  Jeff Gordon1271293

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Jeff Gordon 2631    
2   Terry Labonte 2622   -9  
3   Dale Earnhardt 2608   -23  
4   Dale Jarrett 2549   -82  
5   Sterling Marlin 2285   -346  
6   Ricky Rudd 2260   -371  
7   Rusty Wallace 2247   -384  
8   Ken Schrader 2216   -415  
9   Mark Martin 2192   -439  
10   Ernie Irvan 2188   -443  
11   Ted Musgrave 2095   -536  
12   Jeff Burton 2032   -599  
13   Bobby Hamilton 2029   -602  
14   Ricky Craven 2016   -615  
15   Jimmy Spencer 2015   -616  
16   Michael Waltrip 1992   -639  
17   Bobby Labonte 1912   -719  
18   Jeremy Mayfield 1804   -827  
19   Rick Mast 1794   -837  
20   Kyle Petty 1769   -862  
21   Geoffrey Bodine 1735   -896