Official NASCAR Race Results
Jeff Gordon won the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-31-1996 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | 185 | 342 | 148 | Running | 93,765 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170 | 342 | 0 | Running | 54,215 |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 170 | 342 | 59 | Running | 44,815 |
| 4 | 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 160 | 342 | 0 | Running | 35,351 |
| 5 | 11 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller | 160 | 342 | 76 | Running | 29,895 |
| 6 | 7 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 150 | 342 | 0 | Running | 26,395 |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 151 | 341 | 2 | Running | 28,895 |
| 8 | 29 | 19 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Healthsource | 142 | 341 | 0 | Running | 15,495 |
| 9 | 13 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 138 | 341 | 0 | Running | 25,190 |
| 10 | 25 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 134 | 340 | 0 | Running | 27,040 |
| 11 | 14 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 130 | 340 | 0 | Running | 16,190 |
| 12 | 32 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 127 | 340 | 0 | Running | 23,340 |
| 13 | 15 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 124 | 340 | 0 | Running | 22,565 |
| 14 | 9 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 126 | 340 | 9 | Running | 26,115 |
| 15 | 34 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 118 | 340 | 0 | Running | 23,265 |
| 16 | 16 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 115 | 340 | 0 | Running | 25,890 |
| 17 | 23 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 112 | 340 | 0 | Running | 21,940 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 109 | 340 | 0 | Running | 27,490 |
| 19 | 21 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | QVC | 106 | 340 | 0 | Running | 14,780 |
| 20 | 22 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 103 | 339 | 0 | Running | 23,321 |
| 21 | 35 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 100 | 338 | 0 | Running | 14,215 |
| 22 | 17 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Mane 'N Tail | 97 | 338 | 0 | Running | 21,065 |
| 23 | 33 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 94 | 338 | 0 | Running | 10,415 |
| 24 | 31 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Ford | Hayes Modems | 91 | 338 | 0 | Running | 20,840 |
| 25 | 30 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / Primestar | 88 | 336 | 0 | Running | 20,895 |
| 26 | 3 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 85 | 333 | 0 | Crash | 21,865 |
| 27 | 36 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 82 | 326 | 0 | Running | 20,441 |
| 28 | 37 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 84 | 324 | 38 | Running | 20,290 |
| 29 | 28 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 76 | 305 | 0 | Running | 20,160 |
| 30 | 18 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 73 | 304 | 0 | Running | 12,835 |
| 31 | 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 70 | 261 | 0 | Running | 18,835 |
| 32 | 24 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 67 | 203 | 0 | Running | 15,835 |
| 33 | 12 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 64 | 200 | 0 | Running | 24,785 |
| 34 | 10 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D / T.I.C. | 61 | 184 | 0 | Running | 8,835 |
| 35 | 26 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam | 58 | 152 | 0 | Running | 15,835 |
| 36 | 6 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | RealTree Camouflage | 60 | 72 | 10 | Crash | 8,835 |
| 37 | 27 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Ford | Blair Motorsports | 52 | 29 | 0 | Crash | 8,835 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-31-1996
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Food City 500
- Race #: 6
- Cars: 37
- Winner: Jeff Gordon
- Start Position: 8th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 91.308 mph
- Distance: 182 miles
- Purse: $890,768
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 37
- Lead Changes: 7
- Pole: 123.578 mph
