| WHAT: | 38th Annual PONTIAC EXCITEMENT 400 |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Race No. 3 | |
| WHERE: | Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
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| .750-Mile Banked, Paved Speedway | |
| 14 degrees of banking in the corners | |
| 8 degrees of banking on the front-stretch | |
| 2 degrees of banking on the back-stretch | |
| Backstretch is 860 feet in length | |
| WHEN: | Race starts at 1:00 (EST) Sunday, March 3, 1996 |
| DISTANCE: | 400 Laps (300 Miles) |
| PURSE: | $1,250,236 |
| SANCTION: | NASCAR |
| PROMOTER: | Richmond International Raceway |
| RADIO: | MRN Radio Live 1:00 p.m. (EST) Barney Hall & Alan Bestwick |
| TV: | ESPN Live 1:00 p.m. (EST) Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons |
Terry Labonte is the defending champion of the spring race at RIR, he also finished second in the Miller Genuine Draft 400 run in the fall. This is the first short-track race of the season. Labonte had previously won at Richmond under the lights in the Miller Draft 400 in the fall of 1994This
Jeff Gordon holds the NASCAR Winston Cup qualifying record of 124.757 mph set last year.
Davey Allison holds the 300 mile race record of 107.709 set March 7, 1993.
The UNOCAL Bonus is worth $98,800 this week.
Richard Petty recorded 13 victories at RIR, Bobby Allison is the next closest with 7.
Of active drivers, Darrell Waltrip has 6, Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace both have 5, Dave Marcis and Terry Labonte 2,
Ricky Rudd, Kyle Petty, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott and Ernie Irvan all have 1 victory apiece.
