NASCAR: Winston Cup Transouth 400 Results
(and Unofficial Point Standings)

03/25/96

Motorsport News International reported the results of NASCAR's Winston Cup series Transouth Financial 400. The Transouth Financial 400 was the Winston Cup series' 5th race and ran at the Darlington Raceway on Sunday. Included are the unofficial point standings for the series based on the race. Here are the tables:

                     UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
                40th TranSouth Financial 400

Pos Start  No. Driver          Sponsor / Car           Laps Status
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 1    2    24  Jeff Gordon     DuPont Refinishes Chev  293  Running
 2   13    18  Bobby Labonte   Int. Battries Chev      293  Running
 3   14    41  Ricky Craven    Kodiak Chevrolet        293  Running
 4    8     2  Rusty Wallace   Miller Ford             293  Running
 5   17     5  Terry Labonte   Kellogg's Chevrolet     293  Running
 6   16     6  Mark Martin     Valvoline Ford          293  Running
 7   18    16  Ted Musgrave    FamChl/PRIMESTAR Ford   293  Running
 8    4    75  Morgan Shepherd Remington Arms Ford     292  Running
 9   24    10  Ricky Rudd      Tide Ford               292  Running
10   21    99  Jeff Burton     Exide Batteries Ford    292  Running
11   33     4  Sterling Marlin Kodak Film Chevrolet    292  Running
12   39    42  Kyle Petty      Coors Light Pontiac     292  Running
13    5    94  Bill Elliott    McDonald's Ford         292  Running
14   27     3  Dale Earnhardt  Goodwrnch Srvice Chv    292  Running
15    3    88  Dale Jarrett    Qu.Care/Ford Crd. Ford  291  Running
16   23    43  Bobby Hamilton  STP Pontiac             291  Running
17    7    81  Kenny Wallace   Square D/T.I.C. Ford    291  Running
18    9    98  JeremyMayfield  RCA Ford                291  Running
19   11     1  Rick Mast       Hooters Pontiac         290  Running
20   34     8  Hut Stricklin   Circuit City Ford       290  Running
21   41    90  Mike Wallace    Heilig-Meyers Ford      289  Running
22   19     7  Geoff Bodine    QVC Ford                289  Running
23   37    71  Dave Marcis     Prodigy Chevrolet       289  Running
24   38    30* Johnny Benson   Pennzoil Pontiac        288  Running
25   25     9  Lake Speed      Spam Ford               283  Running
26   28    29  Steve Grissom   Cartoon Ntwork Chevy    282  Running
27   15    11  Brett Bodine    Lowe's Ford             281  Running
28    6    25  Ken Schrader    Budweiser Chevrolet     281  Running
29   29    21  Mike Waltrip    Citgo Ford              277  Running
30   10    27  Elton Sawyer    Blair MotorSports Ford  268  Running
31   40    87  Joe Nemechek    Burger King Chevrolet   242  Handling
32   12    23  Jimmy Spencer   Camel Cigarettes Ford   233  Running
33   32    28  Ernie Irvan     Texaco Havoline Ford    230  Running
34   30    17  DarrellWaltrip  Parts America Chevrolet 203  Handling
35   22    19  Dick Trickle    Healthsource Ford       165  Handling
36   31    33  Robert Pressley Skoal Bandit Chevrolet  161  Engine
37   36    15  Wally Dallnbach Hayes Modems Ford       152  Accident
38    1    22  Ward Burton     MBNA America Pontiac    137  Accident
39   20    12  Derrike Cope    Mane 'n Tail Ford       130  Engine
40   35    37  John Andretti   Kmart/LittleCaesarsFord  87  Accident
41   26    77  Bobby Hillin    Jasper Engines Ford      29  Handling

* = NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Candidate

Time of Race:      3 hours, 11 minutes, 26 seconds
Avg. Speed:        124.793 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.40 seconds
Caution Flags:     11 flags for 56 laps
Lead Changes:      15 lead changes among nine drivers


UNOFFICIAL NASCAR WINSTON CUP POINTS
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 1.   D. Jarrett     783
 2.   D. Earnhardt   736
 3.   R. Rudd        726
 4.   R. Craven      698
 5.   B. Elliott     667
 6.   T. Labonte     649
 7.   T. Musgrave    636
 8.   M. Martin      617
 9.   J. Gordon      615
10.   K. Schrader    601