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1996 Save Mart Supermarkets 300

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 31
Sunday, May 5, 1996 at Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, CA
74 laps on a 2.520 mile road course (186.480 miles)

Time of race: 2:24:03
Average speed: 77.673 mph
Pole speed: 92.524 mph

Cautions: 5 for 10 laps
Margin of victory: .46 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1996 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	7	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller (Roger Penske)	Ford	74	58395	running	36	185
2	4	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	74	58640	running	0	170
3	10	15	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Hayes Modems (Bud Moore)	Ford	74	50850	running	0	165
4	5	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	74	39160	running	6	165
5	1	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	74	41995	running	13	160
6	6	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	74	48145	running	12	155
7	2	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	74	31195	running	0	146
8	12	25	Ken Schrader	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	74	26495	running	0	142
9	21	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	74	29945	running	0	138
10	15	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	74	36740	running	0	134
11	25	37	John Andretti	Kmart / Little Caesars (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	74	24430	running	0	130
12	20	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	74	20530	running	0	127
13	35	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	74	19230	running	0	124
14	27	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	74	23130	running	0	121
15	14	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	74	29130	running	0	118
16	26	9	Lake Speed	Spam (Harry Melling)	Ford	74	22880	running	0	115
17	19	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	74	22205	running	0	112
18	31	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	74	23055	running	0	109
19	38	1	Rick Mast	Hooters (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	74	21830	running	1	111
20	13	11	Brett Bodine	Lowe's (Brett Bodine)	Ford	74	23505	running	0	103
21	22	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	74	21505	running	0	100
22	16	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	74	21355	running	0	97
23	11	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	74	21230	running	0	94
24	24	75	Morgan Shepherd	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	74	14060	running	0	91
25	40	29	Steve Grissom	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	74	21150	running	0	88
26	39	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	74	10730	running	0	85
27	33	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D / T.I.C. (Fil Martocci)	Ford	74	10705	running	0	82
28	32	94	Tommy Kendall	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	73	20730	running	4	84
29	36	19	Dick Trickle	Healthsource (Mark Smith)	Ford	73	10620	running	0	76
30	8	42	Kyle Petty	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	73	20590	running	0	73
31	3	41	Ricky Craven	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	73	20840	running	0	70
32	37	98	Jeremy Mayfield	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	73	12790	running	0	67
33	41	71	Dave Marcis	Prodigy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	73	10255	running	2	69
34	30	33	Robert Pressley	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Chevrolet	72	17240	running	0	61
35	28	14	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	71	10215	running	0	58
36	43	35	Larry Gunselman	Race Stuff / Olson Technology (Tamara Turner)	Ford	70	10200	running	0	55
37	44	38	Rich Woodland, Jr.	Bill Stroppe Motorsports (Richard Woodland)	Chevrolet	68	10095	running	0	52
38	29	00	Scott Gaylord	Oliver Gravity Separators (Geoff Burney)	Chevrolet	67	10095	running	0	49
39	17	12	Derrike Cope	Straight Arrow (Bobby Allison)	Ford	65	17095	crash	0	46
40	23	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	65	17095	running	0	43
41	9	87	Joe Nemechek	Burger King (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	64	17095	running	0	40
42	18	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	61	26095	running	0	37
43	34	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	55	10095	running	0	34
44	42	90	Mike Wallace	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	52	10095	rear end	0	31

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Mark Martin	6	pitting before green flag
Geoffrey Bodine	7	driver change
Dick Trickle	19	driver change
Ricky Craven	41	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
45	Geoffrey Bodine	07	QVC	Geoffrey Bodine	Ford
46	Chad Little	45	Star Race Computers	John Strauser	Chevrolet
47	Mark Krogh	20	Clearwater Forest Industries	Robert Krogh	Chevrolet
48	Joe Bean	03	CPR Engines	Joe Bean	Ford
49	Wayne Jacks	58	Imperial Palace Hotel	Wayne Jacks	Pontiac
50	Bill McAnally	02	NAPA / Miles Motorsports	Bill McAnally	Chevrolet
51	Lance Hooper	07	Golden West Motorsports	Raymond Claridge	Pontiac
DC	Dave Rezendes	07	QVC	Geoffrey Bodine	Ford
DC	Ken Pedersen	19	Healthsource	Mark Smith	Ford
DC	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	41	Kodiak	Larry Hedrick	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	13	13
	14	15	2	debris
	16	30	15
	31	32	2	#87 accident
	33	37	5
	38	39	2	#12 accident
	40	66	27
	67	68	2	#14 accident
	69	69	1
	70	71	2	#41 accident
	72	74	3
Percent of race run under caution: 13.5% Average green flag run: 10.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Terry Labonte	1	13	13
Rusty Wallace	14	23	10
Dale Earnhardt	24	29	6
Rusty Wallace	30	30	1
Dave Marcis	31	32	2
Rusty Wallace	33	51	19
Rick Mast	52	52	1
Tommy Kendall	53	56	4
Jeff Gordon	57	68	12
Rusty Wallace	69	74	6

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	1556
2	Dale Jarrett	1441	-115
3	Terry Labonte	1425	-131
4	Jeff Gordon	1369	-187
5	Sterling Marlin	1293	-263
6	Ricky Rudd	1289	-267
7	Rusty Wallace	1255	-301
8	Ricky Craven	1244	-312
9	Ted Musgrave	1230	-326
10	Ken Schrader	1206	-350
11	Bobby Hamilton	1195	-361
12	Bobby Labonte	1176	-380
13	Mark Martin	1175	-381
14	Michael Waltrip	1086	-470
15	Rick Mast	1081	-475
16	Jeremy Mayfield	1062	-494
17	Jeff Burton	1050	-506
18	Kenny Wallace	1027	-529
19	Ernie Irvan	1019	-537
20	Kyle Petty	1017	-539
21	Bill Elliott	1015	-541