1996 Pontiac Excitement 400

Race 3 of 31

Richmond
400 laps
Time of race: 2:55:11
Average speed of winner: 102.750 mph
Margin of victory: 0.56 sec.
Lead changes: 25 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 36 laps
Lap leaders: T. Labonte 1-3, Hamilton 4-32, Marcis 33-35, G. Bodine 36-45, Hamilton 46-79, Spencer 80, Gordon 81-100, R. Wallace 101-103, Hamilton 104-148, Gordon 149-159, Pressley 160, Jarrett 161, Elliott 162-165, Gordon 166-194, Hamilton 195-209, Gordon 210-223, J. Burton 224-238, Elliott 239-250, Hamilton 251-256, R. Wallace 257-279, Jarrett 280-298, J. Burton 299-311, Jarrett 312-314, Elliott 315-325, J. Burton 326-350, Gordon 351-400

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11 (Finish/Post-race)

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	123.496	400	5	124	running	92400	180
2	11	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott		400	3	23	running	44225	175
3	15	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Comstock		400	0	0	running	42200	165
4	21	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott		400	3	53	running	22350	165
5	5	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel		400	0	0	running	37850	155
6	3	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis		400	5	129	running	37900	160
7	14	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller	Ford	Penske	Pemberton		400	2	26	running	28375	151
8	1	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	123.728	400	1	3	running	34475	147
9	34	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Broome		400	0	0	running	27875	138
10	6	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam		400	3	27	running	27225	139
11	16	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		400	0	0	running	28675	130
12	38	John Andretti	37	Kmart/Little Caesar's	Ford	Kranefuss	Brewer		400	0	0	running	25675	127
13	28	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey		400	0	0	running	26725	124
14	13	Ken Schrader	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammer		399	0	0	running	22925	121
15	10	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D/T.I.C.	Ford	FilMar	Martin		399	0	0	running	12635	118
16	23	Robert Pressley	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson	Petree		399	1	1	running	22570	120
17	4	Ricky Craven	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley		399	0	0	running	21870	112
18	39	Lake Speed	9	Spam	Ford	Melling	Long		399	0	0	running	21720	109
19	18	Rick Mast	1	Hooters	Pontiac	Richard Jackson	Hamlin		399	0	0	running	21495	106
20	36	Kyle Petty	42	Coors Light	Pontiac	SABCO	Woodruff		399	0	0	running	23170	103
21	7	Steve Grissom	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge	Ingle		399	0	0	running	22210	100
22	27	Derrike Cope	12	Mane 'N Tail	Ford	Allison	Fennig		398	0	0	running	21085	97
23	37	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar		398	0	0	accident	26515	94
24	25	Mike Wallace	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson		397	0	0	running	13890	91
25	24	Brett Bodine	11	Lowe's	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson		397	0	0	engine	20940	88
26	40	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper			397	0	0	running	13615	85
27	12	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Peterson		396	0	0	running	20490	82
28	29	Jeremy Mayfield	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr		395	0	0	running	13365	79
29	30	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo		394	1	1	running	20340	81
30	20	Elton Sawyer	27	David Blair Motorsports	Ford	David Blair	Mike Hill		394	0	0	running	10310	73
31	9	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	David Smith		393	0	0	running	27265	70
32	22	Morgan Shepherd	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Selberg		392	0	0	running	12740	67
33	19	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews		392	1	10	running	17225	69
34	8	Joe Nemechek	87	Burger King	Chevrolet	Nemechek	Buice		391	0	0	running	17215	61
35	32	Dave Marcis	71	Prodigy	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis		391	1	3	running	10215	63
36	35	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood		386	0	0	accident	17215	55
37	33	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt		386	0	0	running	17215	52
38	26	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds		379	0	0	overheating	32715	49
39	31	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez		288	0	0	running	10215	46
40	17	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	15	Hayes Modems	Ford	Moore	Means		19	0	0	accident	18215	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Jarrett	530	3	0	1	3	3
2	Jeff Burton	444	3	0	0	2	2
3	Ricky Rudd	441	3	0	0	1	3
4	Dale Earnhardt	425	3	1	1	2	2
5	Ricky Craven	406	3	0	0	1	1
6	Bill Elliott	404	3	0	0	0	2
7	Mark Martin	382	3	0	0	2	2
8	Ted Musgrave	381	3	0	0	1	2
9	Ken Schrader	367	3	0	0	1	1
10	Kenny Wallace	364	3	0	0	0	1
11	Rusty Wallace	363	3	0	0	0	1
12	Bobby Hamilton	359	3	0	0	0	1
13	Kyle Petty	342	3	0	0	0	0
14	Steve Grissom	337	3	0	0	1	1
15	Sterling Marlin	328	3	0	0	0	1
16	Terry Labonte	319	3	2	0	0	1
17	Rick Mast	319	3	0	0	0	1
18	Lake Speed	318	3	0	0	0	0
19	Jimmy Spencer	303	3	0	0	0	0
20	Jeremy Mayfield	296	3	0	0	0	0
21	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	287	3	0	0	0	1
22	Robert Pressley	283	3	0	0	0	0
23	Dave Marcis	281	3	0	0	0	0
24	Derrike Cope	279	3	0	0	0	1
25	Darrell Waltrip	273	3	0	0	0	0