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1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 23 of 31
Sunday, September 1, 1996 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles)

Time of race: 3:41:34
Average speed: 135.757 mph
Pole speed: 170.934 mph

Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Margin of victory: 5.23 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 29

Glossary 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1996 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	99630	running	52	180
2	10	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	367	52405	running	143	180
3	6	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	45430	running	47	170
4	4	25	Ken Schrader	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	366	40590	running	9	165
5	15	37	John Andretti	Kmart / Little Caesars (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	366	32120	running	0	155
6	21	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	366	33315	running	6	155
7	13	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	366	31070	running	0	146
8	5	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	366	32750	running	0	142
9	26	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	366	26020	running	2	143
10	37	9	Lake Speed	Spam / Melling (Harry Melling)	Ford	366	30630	running	0	134
11	27	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	365	26440	running	0	130
12	12	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	365	30545	running	0	127
13	14	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D / T.I.C. (Fil Martocci)	Ford	365	17455	running	0	124
14	1	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	365	128165	running	23	126
15	16	27	Todd Bodine	Blair Motorsports (David Blair)	Ford	365	14075	running	1	123
16	18	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	365	27805	running	2	120
17	41	42	Kyle Petty	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	364	23635	running	0	112
18	25	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	363	16260	running	0	109
19	31	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	362	22980	running	0	106
20	7	29	Chad Little	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	362	20910	running	0	103
21	3	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	362	26750	running	5	105
22	9	1	Rick Mast	Hooters (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	362	23230	running	0	97
23	17	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	362	21985	running	69	99
24	38	75	Morgan Shepherd	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	359	14710	running	0	91
25	36	15	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Hayes Modems (Bud Moore)	Ford	359	21700	running	0	88
26	8	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	358	27440	running	2	90
27	42	33	Robert Pressley	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Chevrolet	355	21130	running	0	82
28	19	11	Brett Bodine	Lowe's (Brett Bodine)	Ford	355	20920	running	0	79
29	20	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	354	20710	running	0	76
30	29	71	Dave Marcis	Prodigy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	353	13650	running	3	78
31	39	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	347	12965	running	0	70
32	34	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	340	17375	running	0	67
33	22	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	333	17310	running	0	64
34	11	12	Derrike Cope	Badcock (Bobby Allison)	Ford	316	17275	running	0	61
35	32	95	Gary Bradberry	Shoney's Restaurants (Sadler Brothers)	Ford	286	10165	running	0	58
36	30	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	284	10105	engine	0	55
37	24	98	Jeremy Mayfield	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	191	10041	crash	3	57
38	28	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller (Roger Penske)	Ford	102	24895	engine	0	49
39	33	60	Ed Berrier	Mt. Olive (Max Berrier)	Ford	57	9895	oil leak	0	46
40	35	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	54	25395	crash	0	43
41	23	19	Loy Allen, Jr.	Healthsource (Mark Smith)	Ford	23	9895	crash	0	40
42	40	41	Ricky Craven	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	10	16895	engine	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
43	Randy MacDonald	78	Diamond Rio / Hanes	Jim Wilson	Ford
44	Joe Nemechek	87	Burger King	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet
45	Jay Sauter	40	First Union	Felix Sabates	Pontiac
46	Robbie Faggart	02	Dole-Kemp	Jim Miles	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	23	23
	24	27	4	#19 accident turn 1
	28	46	19
	47	52	6	#2,11,28,88 accident turn 3
	53	55	3
	56	62	7	#21,22 accident turn 1
	63	152	90
	153	160	8	debris turn 2
	161	179	19
	180	186	7	#23 spun turn 2
	187	194	8
	195	199	5	#3,27,75,95,98 accident turn 2
	200	367	168
Percent of race run under caution: 10.1% Average green flag run: 47.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Geoffrey Bodine	1	5	5
Dale Jarrett	6	8	3
Jeff Gordon	9	24	16
Dave Marcis	25	25	1
Dale Jarrett	26	45	20
Terry Labonte	46	47	2
Dave Marcis	48	49	2
Jimmy Spencer	50	54	5
Ken Schrader	55	63	9
Jimmy Spencer	64	70	7
Mark Martin	71	116	46
Ricky Rudd	117	118	2
Jeremy Mayfield	119	121	3
Jimmy Spencer	122	178	57
Bobby Labonte	179	180	2
Jeff Gordon	181	186	6
Bobby Labonte	187	190	4
Jeff Gordon	191	192	2
Hut Stricklin	193	238	46
Jeff Gordon	239	247	9
Todd Bodine	248	248	1
Bill Elliott	249	249	1
Hut Stricklin	250	299	50
Jeff Gordon	300	301	2
Mark Martin	302	302	1
Bill Elliott	303	303	1
Jeff Gordon	304	304	1
Hut Stricklin	305	351	47
Jeff Gordon	352	367	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Terry Labonte	3382
2	Jeff Gordon	3358	-24
3	Dale Jarrett	3291	-91
4	Dale Earnhardt	3221	-161
5	Mark Martin	3042	-340
6	Ricky Rudd	2881	-501
7	Ken Schrader	2836	-546
8	Ernie Irvan	2782	-600
9	Sterling Marlin	2781	-601
10	Rusty Wallace	2737	-645
11	Jimmy Spencer	2632	-750
12	Ted Musgrave	2619	-763
13	Bobby Labonte	2540	-842
14	Jeff Burton	2522	-860
15	Michael Waltrip	2519	-863
16	Bobby Hamilton	2512	-870
17	Ricky Craven	2378	-1004
18	Morgan Shepherd	2298	-1084
19	Geoffrey Bodine	2296	-1086
20	Rick Mast	2284	-1098
21	Jeremy Mayfield	2261	-1121