Official NASCAR Race Results
Jeff Gordon won the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
09-01-1996 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | 180 | 367 | 52 | Running | 99,630 |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 180 | 367 | 143 | Running | 52,405 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 170 | 367 | 47 | Running | 45,430 |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165 | 366 | 9 | Running | 40,590 |
| 5 | 15 | 37 | John Andretti | Ford | Kmart / Little Caesars | 155 | 366 | 0 | Running | 32,120 |
| 6 | 21 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 155 | 366 | 6 | Running | 33,315 |
| 7 | 13 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 146 | 366 | 0 | Running | 31,070 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 142 | 366 | 0 | Running | 32,750 |
| 9 | 26 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 143 | 366 | 2 | Running | 26,020 |
| 10 | 37 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam / Melling | 134 | 366 | 0 | Running | 30,630 |
| 11 | 27 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 130 | 365 | 0 | Running | 26,440 |
| 12 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 127 | 365 | 0 | Running | 30,545 |
| 13 | 14 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D / T.I.C. | 124 | 365 | 0 | Running | 17,455 |
| 14 | 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 126 | 365 | 23 | Running | 128,165 |
| 15 | 16 | 27 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Blair Motorsports | 123 | 365 | 1 | Running | 14,075 |
| 16 | 18 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 120 | 365 | 2 | Running | 27,805 |
| 17 | 41 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 112 | 364 | 0 | Running | 23,635 |
| 18 | 25 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Ford | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | 109 | 363 | 0 | Running | 16,260 |
| 19 | 31 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 106 | 362 | 0 | Running | 22,980 |
| 20 | 7 | 29 | Chad Little | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 103 | 362 | 0 | Running | 20,910 |
| 21 | 3 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | QVC | 105 | 362 | 5 | Running | 26,750 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 97 | 362 | 0 | Running | 23,230 |
| 23 | 17 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 99 | 362 | 69 | Running | 21,985 |
| 24 | 38 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 91 | 359 | 0 | Running | 14,710 |
| 25 | 36 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Ford | Hayes Modems | 88 | 359 | 0 | Running | 21,700 |
| 26 | 8 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 90 | 358 | 2 | Running | 27,440 |
| 27 | 42 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 82 | 355 | 0 | Running | 21,130 |
| 28 | 19 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 79 | 355 | 0 | Running | 20,920 |
| 29 | 20 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / Primestar | 76 | 354 | 0 | Running | 20,710 |
| 30 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Prodigy | 78 | 353 | 3 | Running | 13,650 |
| 31 | 39 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 70 | 347 | 0 | Running | 12,965 |
| 32 | 34 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 67 | 340 | 0 | Running | 17,375 |
| 33 | 22 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 64 | 333 | 0 | Running | 17,310 |
| 34 | 11 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Badcock | 61 | 316 | 0 | Running | 17,275 |
| 35 | 32 | 95 | Gary Bradberry | Ford | Shoney's Restaurants | 58 | 286 | 0 | Running | 10,165 |
| 36 | 30 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 55 | 284 | 0 | Engine | 10,105 |
| 37 | 24 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 57 | 191 | 3 | Crash | 10,041 |
| 38 | 28 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller | 49 | 102 | 0 | Engine | 24,895 |
| 39 | 33 | 60 | Ed Berrier | Ford | Berrier Racing | 46 | 57 | 0 | Oil leak | 9,895 |
| 40 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 43 | 54 | 0 | Crash | 25,395 |
| 41 | 23 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | Ford | Healthsource | 40 | 23 | 0 | Crash | 9,895 |
| 42 | 40 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 37 | 10 | 0 | Engine | 16,895 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-01-1996
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Mountain Dew Southern 500
- Race #: 23
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Jeff Gordon
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 135.757 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $1,146,666
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 37
- Lead Changes: 29
- Pole: 170.934 mph
