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1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 8 of 31 Sunday, April 21, 1996 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 500 laps on a 0.526 mile paved track (263.000 miles) Time of race: 3:13:50 Average speed: 81.41 mph Pole speed: 93.079 mph Cautions: 6 for 36 laps Margin of victory: 2.526 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 18 Glossary    1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1996 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 5 2   Rusty Wallace Miller   (Roger Penske) Ford 500 59245 running 164 180 2 34 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 500 57395 running 2 175 3 13 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 57495 running 211 175 4 16 98   Jeremy Mayfield RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 500 32545 running 0 160 5 8 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 500 35195 running 12 160 6 21 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 499 27395 running 0 150 7 6 25   Ken Schrader Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 498 26295 running 0 146 8 10 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 498 30185 running 0 142 9 33 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 498 24985 running 0 138 10 15 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 498 32485 running 0 134 11 24 9   Lake Speed Spam   (Harry Melling) Ford 498 23320 running 0 130 12 1 41   Ricky Craven Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 498 28235 running 28 132 13 3 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 497 23415 running 0 124 14 28 81   Kenny Wallace Square D / T.I.C.   (Fil Martocci) Ford 496 11215 running 0 121 15 26 1   Rick Mast Hooters   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 496 23715 running 0 118 16 23 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 496 21815 running 0 115 17 27 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 495 21615 running 0 112 18 31 11   Brett Bodine Lowe's   (Brett Bodine) Ford 494 21120 running 0 109 19 32 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 494 20465 running 0 106 20 20 75   Morgan Shepherd Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 493 15065 running 0 103 21 4 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 493 27065 running 0 100 22 25 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 493 9665 running 0 97 23 30 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 490 24615 running 0 94 24 7 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 480 26965 brakes 16 96 25 18 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 477 19965 running 0 88 26 29 87   Joe Nemechek Burger King   (Joe Nemechek) Chevrolet 476 19565 running 0 85 27 19 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 462 12415 fuel pump 0 82 28 14 12   Derrike Cope Mane 'N Tail   (Bobby Allison) Ford 462 12215 running 0 79 29 12 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 458 17115 running 0 76 30 2 42   Kyle Petty Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Pontiac 445 21065 running 67 78 31 36 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 372 11565 rear end 0 70 32 22 90   Mike Wallace Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 368 9065 rear end 0 67 33 9 46   Stacy Compton IHC   (Dean Monroe) Chevrolet 353 9065 brakes 0 64 34 35 33   Robert Pressley Skoal Bandit   (Leo Jackson) Chevrolet 343 16065 running 0 61 35 11 71   Dave Marcis Prodigy   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 341 9065 engine 0 58 36 17 37   John Andretti Kmart / Little Caesars   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 338 16065 rear end 0 55

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 37 Randy MacDonald 78 Diamond Rio Jim Wilson Ford 38 Elton Sawyer 27 Blair Motorsports David Blair Ford 39 Steve Grissom 29 Cartoon Network Gary Bechtel Chevrolet 40 Dick Trickle 19 Healthsource Health Plans Tri-Star Motorsports Ford 41 Bobby Hillin, Jr. 77 Jasper Engines Doug Bawel Ford 42 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 15 Hayes Modems Bud Moore Ford 43 Ward Burton 22 MBNA America Bank Bill Davis Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 5 5     6 8 3   #33 spun turn 4   9 40 32     41 47 7   #21,33 accident   48 94 47     95 101 7   #71 spun turn 4   102 261 160     262 267 6   #99 spun turn 4   268 413 146     414 421 8   oil on track   422 442 21     443 447 5   debris   448 500 53       Percent of race run under caution: 7.2%             Average green flag run: 66.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ricky Craven 1 28 28   Kyle Petty 29 95 67   Rusty Wallace 96 224 129   Jeff Gordon 225 235 11   Dale Earnhardt 236 237 2   Rusty Wallace 238 254 17   Jeff Gordon 255 255 1   Rusty Wallace 256 261 6   Jeff Gordon 262 380 119   Terry Labonte 381 386 6   Jeff Gordon 387 387 1   Dale Earnhardt 388 388 1   Ernie Irvan 389 390 2   Jeff Gordon 391 404 14   Terry Labonte 405 414 10   Jeff Gordon 415 443 29   Dale Earnhardt 444 452 9   Jeff Gordon 453 488 36   Rusty Wallace 489 500 12 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt 1221     2   Jeff Gordon 1145   -76   3   Dale Jarrett 1139   -82   4   Ricky Craven 1119   -102   5   Terry Labonte 1100   -121   6   Ricky Rudd 1064   -157   7   Ted Musgrave 994   -227   8   Rusty Wallace 992   -229   9   Sterling Marlin 990   -231   10   Bill Elliott 975   -246   11   Ken Schrader 961   -260   12   Bobby Hamilton 948   -273   13   Bobby Labonte 947   -274   14   Mark Martin 939   -282   15   Jeremy Mayfield 928   -293   16   Ernie Irvan 907   -314   17   Rick Mast 852   -369   18   Jeff Burton 850   -371   19   Kyle Petty 835   -386   20   Michael Waltrip 829   -392   21   Kenny Wallace 819   -402