| WHAT: | 40th Annual TRANSOUTH FINANCIAL 400 |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Race No. 5 | |
| WHERE: | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 
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| 1.366-Mile Banked, Paved Speedway | |
| 23 degrees of banking in the corners 1-2 | |
| 25 degrees of banking in the corners 3-4 | |
| 2 degrees of banking on the straightaway | |
| WHEN: | Race starts at 1:00 (EST) Sunday, March 24, 1996 |
| DISTANCE: | 400 Miles (293 Miles) |
| PURSE: | $1,338,602 |
| SANCTION: | NASCAR |
| PROMOTER: | South Carolina International Speedway Corporation |
| RADIO: | MRN Radio Live 1:00 p.m. (EST) Barney Hall & Alan Bestwick |
| TV: | ESPN Live 1:00 p.m. (EST) Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
STARTING FIELD:
Sterling Marlin is the defending champion of the TRANSOUTH FINANCIAL 400 at Darlington Raceway. Jeff Gordon holds the NASCAR Winston Cup qualifying record of 170.833 mph set in March 1995. Dale Earnhardt set the 400-mile race record of 132.432 mph in March, 1994.
Based on recent testing the qualifying mark is expected to fall.
The UNOCAL Bonus is worth $114,400 this week. The RJR Points Leader Bonus is worth $30,000.
David Pearson has recorded 13 victories at DR, 7 of which were in the spring. Dale Earnhardt is next on the all-time Darlington win list with 9, followed by Cale Yarborough's, Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip and Bill Elliott with 5.
Of active drivers with overall victories at DR, Dale Earnhardt - 9,
Darrell Waltrip, Bill Elliott - 5, Terry Labonte, Lake Speed, Ricky Rudd,
Mark Martin, Sterling Marlin and Jeff Gordon all have one victory to their credit at DR.
