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NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Race 23
1996 Mountain Dew/Southern 500
Darlington, SC - September 1, 1996


FP CAR  DRIVER            SPONSOR                       MAKE       LAPS
 1  24  Jeff Gordon       DuPont Refinishes             Chevrolet   367  $99,630 Running
 2   8  Hut Stricklin     Circuit City                  Ford        367   57,405 Running
 3   6  Mark Martin       Valvoline                     Ford        367   45,430 Running
 4  25  Ken Schrader      Budweiser                     Chevrolet   366   35,590 Running
 5  37  John Andretti     Kmart/Little Ceasers          Ford        366   32,120 Running
 6  18  Bobby Labonte     Interstate Batteries          Chevrolet   366   33,315 Running
 7  28  Ernie Irvan       Texaco/Havoline               Ford        366   31,070 Running
 8   4  Sterling Marlin   Kodak Film                    Chevrolet   366   32,750 Running
 9  94  Bill Elliott      McDonalds                     Ford        366   26,020 Running
10   9  Lake Speed        Spam                          Ford        366   30,630 Running
11  30  Johnny Benson     Pennzoil                      Pontiac     365   26,440 Running
12   3  Dale Earnhardt    GM Goodwrench Service         Chevrolet   365   30,545 Running
13  81  Kenny Wallace     Square D Ford                 Ford        365   17,455 Running
14  88  Dale Jarrett      Quality Care/Ford Credit      Ford        365   28,165 Running
15  27  Todd Bodine       David Blair Motorsports       Ford        365   14,075 Running
16  10  Ricky Rudd        Tide                          Ford        365   27,805 Running
17  42  Kyle Petty        Coors Light                   Pontiac     364   23,635 Running
18  77  Bobby Hillin      Jasper Engines                Ford        363   16,260 Running
19  43  Bobby Hamilton    STP                           Pontiac     362   22,980 Running
20  29  Chad Little       Cartoon Network               Chevrolet   362   20,910 Running
21   7  Geoff Bodine      QVC                           Ford        362   26,750 Running
22   1  Rick Mast         Hooters                       Pontiac     362   23,230 Running
23  23  Jimmy Spencer     Camel Cigarettes              Ford        362   21,985 Running
24  75  Morgan Shepherd   Remington Arms                Ford        359   14,710 Running
25  15  Wally Dallenbach  Hayes Modems                  Ford        359   21,700 Running
26   5  Terry Labonte     Kellogg's Corn Flakes         Chevrolet   358   27,440 Running
27  33  Robert Pressley   Skoal Bandit                  Chevrolet   355   21,130 Running
28  11  Brett Bodine      Lowe's                        Ford        355   20,920 Running
29  16  Ted Musgrave      The Family Channel            Ford        354   20,710 Running
30  71  Dave Marcis       Prodigy                       Chevrolet   353   13,560 Running
31  99  Jeff Burton       Exide Batteries               Ford        347   12,965 Running
32  17  Darrell Waltrip   Parts America                 Chevrolet   340   17,375 Running
33  21  Michael Waltrip   Citgo                         Ford        333   17,310 Running
34  12  Derrike Cope      Badcock Home Furnishings      Ford        316   17,275 Running
35  95  Gary Bradberry    Shoney's Inn                  Ford        286   10,165 Running
36  90  Dick Trickle      Heilig-Meyers                 Ford        284   10,105 Running
37  98  Jeremy Mayfield   RCA                           Ford        191   10,041 Accident
38   2  Rusty Wallace     Miller                        Ford        102   24,895 Engine
39  60  Ed Berrier        Berrier Racing                Ford         57    9,895 Engine
40  22  Ward Burton       MBNA America                  Pontiac      54   25,395 Accident
41  19  Loy Allen         Tri-Star Motorsports          Ford         23    9,895 Accident
42  41  Ricky Craven      Kodiak                        Chevrolet    10   16,895 Engine
Time of Race: 3:41:34 second
Margin of Victory: 5.230 seconds
Average Speed: 135.757 mph
Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Lead Changes: 29 among 14 drivers
Most Laps Led: Hut Stricklin, 3 for 143 laps