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1996 Miller 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 31 Saturday, September 7, 1996 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA 400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:50:40 Average speed: 105.469 mph Pole speed: 122.744 mph Cautions: 4 for 24 laps Margin of victory: .1 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 16 Glossary    1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1996 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 16 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 400 86665 running 88 180 2 2 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 59640 running 168 180 3 3 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 50755 running 113 170 4 8 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 400 30505 running 11 165 5 24 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 37155 running 1 160 6 10 2   Rusty Wallace Miller / 25 Years of Racing   (Roger Penske) Ford 400 30005 running 0 150 7 12 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 400 29005 running 0 146 8 18 12   Derrike Cope Badcock   (Bobby Allison) Ford 400 24705 running 0 142 9 1 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 34805 running 1 143 10 34 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 400 26155 running 13 139 11 4 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 400 28105 running 0 130 12 37 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 399 29405 running 0 127 13 11 25   Ken Schrader Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 399 23155 running 0 124 14 22 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 399 22955 running 0 121 15 9 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 399 23855 running 0 118 16 7 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 399 23500 running 4 120 17 30 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 399 26400 running 0 112 18 19 42   Kyle Petty Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Pontiac 399 22150 running 0 109 19 21 1   Rick Mast Hooters   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 398 22025 running 0 106 20 23 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 398 30100 running 0 103 21 17 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 398 27850 running 0 100 22 36 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 398 21825 running 0 97 23 38 75   Morgan Shepherd Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 398 14650 running 0 94 24 39 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 398 14525 running 0 91 25 26 11   Brett Bodine Lowe's   (Brett Bodine) Ford 397 21575 running 0 88 26 29 33   Robert Pressley Skoal Bandit   (Leo Jackson) Chevrolet 397 21250 running 0 85 27 15 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 397 14125 running 0 82 28 25 41   Ricky Craven Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 397 21000 running 0 79 29 35 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / Little Caesars   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 396 20975 running 0 76 30 28 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 396 20925 running 0 73 31 13 9   Lake Speed Spam / Melling   (Harry Melling) Ford 396 20375 running 0 70 32 40 77   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 396 10850 running 0 67 33 33 15   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Hayes Modems   (Bud Moore) Ford 395 17845 running 0 64 34 27 71   Dave Marcis Prodigy   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 395 10825 running 1 66 35 14 27   Todd Bodine Blair Motorsports   (David Blair) Ford 395 10825 running 0 58 36 31 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 394 10825 running 0 55 37 5 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 362 25825 crash 0 52 38 20 81   Kenny Wallace Square D / T.I.C.   (Fil Martocci) Ford 308 10825 rear end 0 49 39 6 87   Joe Nemechek Burger King   (Joe Nemechek) Chevrolet 301 17825 transmission 0 46 40 32 29   Chad Little Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 38 17825 crash 0 43

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 41 Stacy Compton 46 Monroe Motorsports Dean Monroe Chevrolet 42 Jay Sauter 40 First Union Felix Sabates Chevrolet 43 Gary Bradberry 95 Shoney's Inn Sadler Brothers Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 38 38     39 43 5   #29,98 accident turn 2   44 280 237     281 291 11   #33 accident turn 2   292 367 76     368 373 6   #22 accident backstretch   374 384 11     385 386 2   #90 spun turn 2   387 400 14       Percent of race run under caution: 6.0%             Average green flag run: 75.2 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mark Martin 1 1 1   Jeff Gordon 2 39 38   Dave Marcis 40 40 1   Jeff Gordon 41 86 46   Jeff Burton 87 122 36   Dale Jarrett 123 133 11   Terry Labonte 134 134 1   Ernie Irvan 135 135 1   Bill Elliott 136 138 3   Jeff Burton 139 140 2   Jeff Gordon 141 155 15   Jeff Burton 156 230 75   Bill Elliott 231 231 1   Jeff Gordon 232 300 69   Ernie Irvan 301 368 68   Johnny Benson, Jr. 369 381 13   Ernie Irvan 382 400 19 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Terry Labonte 3542     2   Jeff Gordon 3538   -4   3   Dale Jarrett 3456   -86   4   Dale Earnhardt 3324   -218   5   Mark Martin 3185   -357   6   Ricky Rudd 3008   -534   7   Ernie Irvan 2962   -580   8   Ken Schrader 2960   -582   9   Rusty Wallace 2887   -655   10   Sterling Marlin 2881   -661   11   Ted Musgrave 2737   -805   12   Jimmy Spencer 2705   -837   13   Jeff Burton 2692   -850   14   Bobby Labonte 2670   -872   15   Bobby Hamilton 2658   -884   16   Michael Waltrip 2640   -902   17   Ricky Craven 2457   -1085   18   Geoffrey Bodine 2408   -1134   19   Morgan Shepherd 2392   -1150   20   Rick Mast 2390   -1152   21   Johnny Benson, Jr. 2376   -1166