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1996 Purolator 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 31
Sunday, March 10, 1996 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles)

Time of race: 3:05:42
Average speed: 161.298 mph
Pole speed: 185.434 mph

Cautions: 3 for 13 laps
Margin of victory: 4.28 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 30

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	328	91050	running	136	185
2	3	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	328	60500	running	100	175
3	21	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	328	61600	running	24	170
4	37	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	328	40400	running	6	165
5	4	98	Jeremy Mayfield	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	328	32100	running	4	160
6	30	25	Ken Schrader	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	328	28500	running	5	155
7	39	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	327	27150	running	0	146
8	20	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	327	29650	running	1	147
9	27	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	327	25450	running	2	143
10	23	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	327	27950	running	7	139
11	36	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	326	20820	running	0	130
12	15	41	Ricky Craven	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	326	23600	running	0	127
13	28	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	325	28780	running	0	124
14	17	19	Dick Trickle	Healthsource (Mark Smith)	Ford	325	12060	running	0	121
15	16	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	325	28030	running	0	118
16	6	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	325	22870	running	0	115
17	12	87	Joe Nemechek	Burger King (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	323	22660	running	0	112
18	25	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	323	22340	running	0	109
19	35	27	Elton Sawyer	Blair Motorsports (David Blair)	Ford	322	11430	running	0	106
20	10	15	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Hayes Modems (Bud Moore)	Ford	321	23760	running	0	103
21	7	37	John Andretti	Kmart / Little Caesars (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	320	21800	running	0	100
22	33	42	Kyle Petty	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	315	21640	running	0	97
23	5	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	314	21430	running	0	94
24	19	11	Brett Bodine	Lowe's (Brett Bodine)	Ford	314	21195	running	0	91
25	9	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	312	14190	running	0	88
26	2	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	27535	engine	0	85
27	14	33	Robert Pressley	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Chevrolet	297	21725	engine	0	82
28	29	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	294	13550	running	0	79
29	41	71	Dave Marcis	Prodigy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	293	13410	running	0	76
30	32	75	Morgan Shepherd	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	293	12750	running	0	73
31	8	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	286	26190	running	4	75
32	13	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	236	17130	running	0	67
33	40	90	Mike Wallace	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	235	10035	engine	3	69
34	31	1	Rick Mast	Hooters (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	205	17000	engine	0	61
35	26	12	Derrike Cope	Mane 'N Tail (Bobby Allison)	Ford	181	16965	overheating	0	58
36	22	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller (Roger Penske)	Ford	178	25540	engine	36	60
37	38	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D / T.I.C. (Fil Martocci)	Ford	155	9925	engine	0	52
38	1	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	107	24345	handling	0	49
39	24	29	Steve Grissom	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	99	16845	engine	0	46
40	34	95	Chuck Bown	Shoney's Inns (Sadler Brothers)	Ford	85	9275	rear end	0	43
41	11	9	Lake Speed	Spam (Harry Melling)	Ford	29	16845	engine	0	40

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	backup car
Joe Nemechek	87	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
42	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Jack Roush	Ford
43	Steve Seligman	65	O'Neil Racing	Jerry O'Neil	Ford
44	Randy MacDonald	78	Diamond Rio	Jim Wilson	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	164	164
	165	169	5	debris frontstretch
	170	236	67
	237	240	4	debris
	241	242	2
	243	246	4	#90 engine
	247	328	82
Percent of race run under caution: 4.0% Average green flag run: 78.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Terry Labonte	1	48	48
Dale Earnhardt	49	53	5
Terry Labonte	54	55	2
Bobby Labonte	56	57	2
Michael Waltrip	58	58	1
Mike Wallace	59	61	3
Dale Earnhardt	62	62	1
Rusty Wallace	63	87	25
Dale Earnhardt	88	89	2
Terry Labonte	90	112	23
Rusty Wallace	113	113	1
Bobby Labonte	114	115	2
Bill Elliott	116	117	2
Rusty Wallace	118	127	10
Dale Earnhardt	128	141	14
Jeff Gordon	142	165	24
Dale Earnhardt	166	218	53
Jeremy Mayfield	219	220	2
Ernie Irvan	221	222	2
Ricky Rudd	223	223	1
Michael Waltrip	224	224	1
Bill Elliott	225	229	5
Terry Labonte	230	232	3
Dale Earnhardt	233	264	32
Ernie Irvan	265	267	3
Terry Labonte	268	291	24
Ernie Irvan	292	292	1
Jeremy Mayfield	293	294	2
Ken Schrader	295	299	5
Dale Earnhardt	300	328	29

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Jarrett	660
2	Dale Earnhardt	610	-50
3	Ricky Rudd	588	-72
4	Bill Elliott	543	-117
5	Ricky Craven	533	-127
6	Ken Schrader	522	-138
7	Terry Labonte	494	-166
8	Ted Musgrave	490	-170
9	Bobby Hamilton	474	-186
10	Mark Martin	467	-193
11	Jeremy Mayfield	456	-204
12	Sterling Marlin	452	-208
13	Jimmy Spencer	449	-211
14	Jeff Burton	444	-216
15	Kyle Petty	439	-221
16	Jeff Gordon	430	-230
17	Rusty Wallace	423	-237
18	Kenny Wallace	416	-244
19	Ernie Irvan	398	-262
20	Michael Waltrip	395	-265
21	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	390	-270