1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500

Race 23 of 31

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 3:41:34
Average speed of winner: 135.757 mph
Margin of victory: 5.23 sec.
Lead changes: 29 among 14 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 29 laps
Lap leaders: Jarrett pole, G. Bodine 1-5, Jarrett 6-8, Gordon 9-24, Marcis 25, Jarrett 26-45, T. Labonte 46-47, Marcis 48-49, Spencer 50-54, Schrader 55-63, Spencer 64-70, Martin 71-116, Rudd 117-118, Mayfield 119-121, Spencer 122-178, B. Labonte 179-180, Gordon 181-186, B. Labonte 187-190, Gordon 191-192, Stricklin 193-238, Gordon 239-247, T. Bodine 248, Elliott 249, Stricklin 250-299, Gordon 300-301, Martin 302, Elliott 303, Gordon 304, Stricklin 305-351, Gordon 352-367

Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21 (Finish)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	170.833	367	7	52	running	99630	180
2	10	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	169.672	367	3	143	running	52405	180
3	6	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel	169.983	367	2	47	running	45430	170
4	4	Ken Schrader	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammer	170.218	366	1	9	running	40590	165
5	15	John Andretti	37	Kmart/Little Caesar's	Ford	Kranefuss	Brewer	169.281	366	0	0	running	32120	155
6	21	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar	168.526	366	2	6	running	33315	155
7	13	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds	169.304	366	0	0	running	31070	146
8	5	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover	170.118	366	0	0	running	32750	142
9	26	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	168.376	366	2	2	running	26020	143
10	37	Lake Speed	9	Spam	Ford	Melling	Long	166.710	366	0	0	running	30630	134
11	27	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	168.100	365	0	0	running	26440	130
12	12	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	David Smith	169.339	365	0	0	running	30545	127
13	14	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D/T.I.C.	Ford	FilMar	Martin	169.286	365	0	0	running	17455	124
14	1	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	170.934	365	2	23	running	128165	126
15	16	Todd Bodine	27	David Blair Motorsports	Ford	David Blair	Mike Hill	169.251	365	1	1	running	14075	123
16	18	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Broome	169.123	365	1	2	running	27805	120
17	41	Kyle Petty	42	Coors Light	Pontiac	SABCO	Kennedy	provisional	364	0	0	running	23635	112
18	25	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper		168.417	363	0	0	running	16260	109
19	31	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	167.539	362	0	0	running	22980	106
20	7	Chad Little	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge	Ingle	169.977	362	0	0	running	20910	103
21	3	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews	170.472	362	1	5	running	26750	105
22	9	Rick Mast	1	Hooters	Pontiac	Richard Jackson	Hamlin	169.713	362	0	0	running	23230	97
23	17	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	169.205	362	3	69	running	21985	99
24	38	Morgan Shepherd	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Selberg	166.704	359	0	0	running	14710	91
25	36	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	15	Hayes Modems	Ford	Moore	Means	166.942	359	0	0	running	21700	88
26	8	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	169.918	358	1	2	running	27440	90
27	42	Robert Pressley	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson	Petree	provisional	355	0	0	running	21130	82
28	19	Brett Bodine	11	Lowe's	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	168.879	355	0	0	running	20920	79
29	20	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Comstock	168.642	354	0	0	running	20710	76
30	29	Dave Marcis	71	Prodigy	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	167.893	353	2	3	running	13650	78
31	39	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	provisional	347	0	0	running	12965	70
32	34	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Peterson	167.191	340	0	0	running	17375	67
33	22	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	168.457	333	0	0	running	17310	64
34	11	Derrike Cope	12	Badcock Home Furnishing	Ford	Allison	Fennig	169.380	316	0	0	running	17275	61
35	32	Gary Bradberry	95	Shoney's Inn	Ford	Sadler Brothers		167.533	286	0	0	running	10165	58
36	30	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	167.550	284	0	0	engine	10105	55
37	24	Jeremy Mayfield	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	168.428	191	1	3	accident	10041	57
38	28	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	168.048	102	0	0	engine	24895	49
39	33	Ed Berrier	60	Berrier Racing	Ford	Berrier		167.351	57	0	0	oil pump	9895	46
40	35	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	167.174	54	0	0	accident	25395	43
41	23	Loy Allen, Jr.	19	HealthSource	Ford	Mark Smith		168.457	23	0	0	accident	9895	40
42	40	Ricky Craven	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	provisional	10	0	0	engine	16895	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Terry Labonte	3382	23	4	1	14	17
2	Jeff Gordon	3358	23	5	7	15	18
3	Dale Jarrett	3291	23	1	4	11	14
4	Dale Earnhardt	3221	23	2	2	11	13
5	Mark Martin	3042	23	3	0	11	15
6	Ricky Rudd	2881	23	0	0	4	13
7	Ken Schrader	2836	23	0	0	3	10
8	Ernie Irvan	2782	23	1	1	10	13
9	Sterling Marlin	2781	23	0	2	4	9
10	Rusty Wallace	2737	23	0	5	7	12
11	Jimmy Spencer	2632	23	0	0	2	8
12	Ted Musgrave	2619	23	0	0	1	6
13	Bobby Labonte	2540	23	0	0	3	10
14	Jeff Burton	2522	22	1	0	3	8
15	Michael Waltrip	2519	23	0	0	1	9
16	Bobby Hamilton	2512	23	1	0	1	5
17	Ricky Craven	2378	23	2	0	2	4
18	Morgan Shepherd	2298	23	0	0	1	4
19	Geoff Bodine	2296	23	0	1	2	4
20	Rick Mast	2284	23	0	0	0	2
21	Jeremy Mayfield	2261	23	1	0	2	2
22	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2237	22	1	0	1	5
23	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	2208	22	0	0	1	3
24	Brett Bodine	2166	23	0	0	0	1
25	Hut Stricklin	2108	23	0	0	1	1