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1996 Goodwrench Service 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 31
Sunday, February 25, 1996 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
393 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (399.681 miles)

Time of race: 3:30:26
Average speed: 113.959 mph
Pole speed: 156.87 mph

Cautions: 10 for 66 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 22

Glossary 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1996 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	18	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	393	83840	running	95	180
2	13	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	393	48960	running	8	175
3	30	41	Ricky Craven	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	393	47760	running	0	165
4	25	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	393	35810	running	3	165
5	6	29	Steve Grissom	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	393	31475	running	0	155
6	31	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	393	34425	running	0	150
7	8	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D / T.I.C. (Fil Martocci)	Ford	393	14425	running	0	146
8	29	12	Derrike Cope	Mane 'N Tail (Bobby Allison)	Ford	392	25525	running	0	142
9	16	87	Joe Nemechek	Burger King (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	392	25225	running	0	138
10	24	1	Rick Mast	Hooters (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	391	27525	running	0	134
11	9	42	Kyle Petty	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	391	24325	running	0	130
12	35	31	Mike Skinner	RCR (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	391	12825	running	0	127
13	23	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	391	12625	running	0	124
14	34	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	390	27425	running	0	121
15	15	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	390	25325	running	0	118
16	14	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	390	23015	running	0	115
17	32	90	Mike Wallace	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	389	15625	running	0	112
18	39	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	389	15325	crash	0	109
19	12	98	Jeremy Mayfield	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	388	14975	running	0	106
20	3	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	386	24625	running	0	103
21	40	71	Dave Marcis	Prodigy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	386	14350	running	0	100
22	21	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller (Roger Penske)	Ford	384	25850	running	0	97
23	37	15	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Hayes Modems (Bud Moore)	Ford	383	21000	crash	0	94
24	10	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	383	27300	running	36	96
25	38	9	Lake Speed	Spam (Harry Melling)	Ford	370	20800	engine	0	88
26	19	33	Robert Pressley	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Chevrolet	351	20390	running	0	85
27	28	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	328	20290	engine	53	87
28	17	11	Brett Bodine	Lowe's (Brett Bodine)	Ford	311	19740	running	0	79
29	20	25	Ken Schrader	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	302	17065	running	0	76
30	4	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	287	10015	running	0	73
31	27	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	263	16815	crash	0	70
32	22	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	247	26565	camshaft	0	67
33	5	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	240	25615	running	0	64
34	1	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	235	41465	engine	198	71
35	26	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	232	16465	oil pump	0	58
36	41	19	Loy Allen, Jr.	Healthsource (Mark Smith)	Ford	167	9390	crash	0	55
37	36	75	Morgan Shepherd	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	161	9350	engine	0	52
38	7	37	John Andretti	Kmart / Little Caesars (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	159	16280	engine	0	49
39	33	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	141	16280	engine	0	46
40	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	134	31730	engine	0	43
41	11	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	95	24280	crash	0	40

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Geoffrey Bodine	7	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
42	Elton Sawyer	27	Blair Motorsports	David Blair	Ford
43	Randy MacDonald	78	Diamond Rio / Hanes	Jim Wilson	Ford
44	Gary Bradberry	93	Bradberry Racing	Charlie Bradberry	Chevrolet
45	Dick Trickle	63	Purina Hi-Pro Dog Food	Brittan Schnell	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	9	9
	10	12	3	debris backstretch
	13	97	85
	98	104	7	#22 accident turn 1
	105	108	4
	109	117	9	#1,2,8,16,29,30,94 accident turn 3
	118	172	55
	173	188	16	#18,19 accident turn 1
	189	264	76
	265	270	6	#16 accident
	271	328	58
	329	337	9	#23 engine
	338	346	9
	347	351	5	debris
	352	366	15
	367	371	5	#43 accident turn 2
	372	373	2
	374	377	4	#9 engine
	378	391	14
	392	393	2	#77 accident turn 2
Percent of race run under caution: 16.8% Average green flag run: 32.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Terry Labonte	1	88	88
Jimmy Spencer	89	89	1
Terry Labonte	90	137	48
Jimmy Spencer	138	170	33
Terry Labonte	171	181	11
Ricky Rudd	182	182	1
Terry Labonte	183	193	11
Dale Earnhardt	194	194	1
Terry Labonte	195	196	2
Dale Earnhardt	197	197	1
Terry Labonte	198	235	38
Dale Earnhardt	236	272	37
Dale Jarrett	273	274	2
Ricky Rudd	275	276	2
Jimmy Spencer	277	295	19
Bobby Hamilton	296	329	34
Dale Earnhardt	330	341	12
Bobby Hamilton	342	342	1
Dale Earnhardt	343	343	1
Bobby Hamilton	344	344	1
Dale Earnhardt	345	372	28
Dale Jarrett	373	378	6
Dale Earnhardt	379	393	15

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	355
1	Dale Jarrett	355	0
3	Ricky Rudd	303	-52
4	Ricky Craven	294	-61
5	Jeff Burton	279	-76
6	Bill Elliott	265	-90
7	Ken Schrader	246	-109
7	Kenny Wallace	246	-109
9	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	244	-111
10	Kyle Petty	239	-116
11	Steve Grissom	237	-118
12	Mark Martin	227	-128
13	Jimmy Spencer	222	-133
14	Dave Marcis	218	-137
15	Jeremy Mayfield	217	-138
16	Ted Musgrave	216	-139
17	Rick Mast	213	-142
18	Rusty Wallace	212	-143
19	Lake Speed	209	-146
20	Bobby Hamilton	199	-156
21	Sterling Marlin	198	-157