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1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 31 Sunday, September 29, 1996 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:34:54 Average speed: 96.837 mph Pole speed: 118.054 mph Cautions: 4 for 29 laps Margin of victory: 1.73 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 2 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 91350 running 207 185 2 11 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 51940 running 35 175 3 30 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 400 35790 running 0 165 4 14 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 27570 running 2 165 5 16 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 31115 running 0 155 6 28 1   Rick Mast Hooters   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 400 27165 running 0 150 7 21 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 400 24765 running 17 151 8 3 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 400 20600 running 48 147 9 4 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 25550 running 29 143 10 9 2   Rusty Wallace Miller / 25 Years of Racing   (Roger Penske) Ford 400 24605 running 43 139 11 13 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 400 25050 running 0 130 12 10 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 399 19625 running 0 127 13 18 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 399 24050 running 0 124 14 19 75   Morgan Shepherd Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 399 12200 running 0 121 15 27 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 399 13225 running 0 118 16 26 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 399 13775 running 0 115 17 6 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 398 19650 running 0 112 18 24 25   Ken Schrader Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 398 18375 running 0 109 19 1 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 398 27175 running 0 106 20 32 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 398 19925 running 0 103 21 12 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 398 17925 running 0 100 22 20 41   Ricky Craven Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 397 17750 running 0 97 23 31 11   Brett Bodine Lowe's 50th Anniversary   (Brett Bodine) Ford 397 17500 running 0 94 24 23 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 397 10325 running 0 91 25 34 9   Lake Speed Spam / Melling   (Harry Melling) Ford 397 17400 running 0 88 26 29 87   Joe Nemechek Burger King   (Joe Nemechek) Chevrolet 396 17050 running 0 85 27 37 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 396 16975 running 0 82 28 15 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / Little Caesars   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 395 16410 running 0 79 29 22 71   Dave Marcis Prodigy   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 395 6835 running 0 76 30 33 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 394 21525 running 0 73 31 25 42   Kyle Petty Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Pontiac 394 13451 running 0 70 32 36 29   Jeff Green Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 394 13425 running 0 67 33 35 33   Robert Pressley Skoal Bandit   (Leo Jackson) Chevrolet 392 13425 running 0 64 34 17 15   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Hayes Modems   (Bud Moore) Ford 391 13400 running 0 61 35 8 77   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel) Ford 389 6425 running 0 58 36 5 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 388 22425 running 19 60 37 7 12   Derrike Cope Badcock   (Bobby Allison) Ford 369 13425 running 0 52

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 38 Ward Burton 22 MBNA America Bank Bill Davis Pontiac 39 Dick Trickle 90 Heilig-Meyers Junie Donlavey Ford 40 Gary Bradberry 95 Shoney's Inn Sadler Brothers Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 21 21     22 25 4   debris   26 71 46     72 78 7   #28,42,43 accident frontstretch   79 260 182     261 272 12   oil on track   273 314 42     315 320 6   #33 accident turn 3   321 400 80       Percent of race run under caution: 7.3%             Average green flag run: 74.2 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jeff Gordon 1 3 3   Bobby Hamilton 4 51 48   Ernie Irvan 52 70 19   Mark Martin 71 99 29   Rusty Wallace 100 126 27   Jeff Gordon 127 166 40   Rusty Wallace 167 177 11   Jeff Gordon 178 184 7   Rusty Wallace 185 189 5   Jeff Gordon 190 220 31   Dale Earnhardt 221 239 19   Jeff Burton 240 241 2   Ricky Rudd 242 258 17   Jeff Gordon 259 302 44   Dale Earnhardt 303 308 6   Jeff Gordon 309 311 3   Dale Earnhardt 312 321 10   Jeff Gordon 322 400 79 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 4088     2   Terry Labonte 3977   -111   3   Dale Jarrett 3906   -182   4   Dale Earnhardt 3737   -351   5   Mark Martin 3626   -462   6   Ricky Rudd 3278   -810   7   Rusty Wallace 3256   -832   8   Ken Schrader 3239   -849   9   Ernie Irvan 3209   -879   10   Sterling Marlin 3198   -890   11   Bobby Hamilton 3119   -969   12   Bobby Labonte 3059   -1029   13   Jeff Burton 3030   -1058   14   Michael Waltrip 3026   -1062   15   Ted Musgrave 3010   -1078   16   Jimmy Spencer 2987   -1101   17   Rick Mast 2850   -1238   18   Morgan Shepherd 2772   -1316   19   Geoffrey Bodine 2757   -1331   20   Ricky Craven 2697   -1391   21   Johnny Benson, Jr. 2691   -1397