Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Jarrett won the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-18-1996 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International 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 | 7 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 180 | 200 | 40 | Running | 360,775 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 175 | 200 | 32 | Running | 215,065 |
| 3 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170 | 200 | 12 | Running | 169,547 |
| 4 | 15 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 160 | 200 | 0 | Running | 118,840 |
| 5 | 16 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 155 | 200 | 0 | Running | 91,702 |
| 6 | 9 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Ford | Hayes Modems | 150 | 200 | 0 | Running | 96,720 |
| 7 | 20 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / Primestar | 146 | 200 | 0 | Running | 82,712 |
| 8 | 21 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 147 | 200 | 29 | Running | 78,155 |
| 9 | 10 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 138 | 200 | 0 | Running | 79,987 |
| 10 | 11 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 139 | 200 | 1 | Running | 74,255 |
| 11 | 19 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 135 | 200 | 1 | Running | 66,105 |
| 12 | 34 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet | MCA Records | 127 | 200 | 0 | Running | 52,262 |
| 13 | 36 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 129 | 200 | 6 | Running | 63,167 |
| 14 | 32 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam | 121 | 200 | 0 | Running | 60,445 |
| 15 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Prodigy | 118 | 200 | 0 | Running | 52,230 |
| 16 | 43 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller | 115 | 200 | 0 | Running | 60,142 |
| 17 | 35 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 112 | 200 | 0 | Running | 59,715 |
| 18 | 29 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 109 | 199 | 0 | Running | 53,870 |
| 19 | 14 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 111 | 199 | 1 | Running | 46,482 |
| 20 | 39 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 103 | 199 | 0 | Running | 53,740 |
| 21 | 33 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D / T.I.C. | 100 | 199 | 0 | Running | 40,685 |
| 22 | 42 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 102 | 199 | 1 | Running | 43,675 |
| 23 | 27 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 94 | 197 | 0 | Running | 51,775 |
| 24 | 5 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 101 | 196 | 44 | Running | 68,570 |
| 25 | 18 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Ford | Blair Motorsports | 88 | 196 | 0 | Running | 40,572 |
| 26 | 13 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 85 | 195 | 0 | Running | 54,860 |
| 27 | 26 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 82 | 191 | 0 | Running | 49,437 |
| 28 | 31 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 79 | 190 | 0 | Running | 48,782 |
| 29 | 40 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 76 | 180 | 0 | Handling | 48,220 |
| 30 | 25 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 78 | 171 | 4 | Handling | 48,265 |
| 31 | 12 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 70 | 164 | 0 | Handling | 43,192 |
| 32 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 72 | 162 | 1 | Handling | 44,405 |
| 33 | 30 | 97 | Chad Little | Pontiac | Sterling Cowboy | 64 | 158 | 0 | Crash | 37,687 |
| 34 | 38 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | QVC | 61 | 157 | 0 | Crash | 44,120 |
| 35 | 2 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 63 | 145 | 2 | Running | 85,847 |
| 36 | 24 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | Ford | Healthsource | 55 | 135 | 0 | Crash | 37,192 |
| 37 | 17 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 52 | 135 | 0 | Crash | 37,237 |
| 38 | 6 | 37 | John Andretti | Ford | Kmart / Little Caesars | 54 | 128 | 23 | Crash | 57,152 |
| 39 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 46 | 86 | 0 | Handling | 43,302 |
| 40 | 3 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 48 | 81 | 3 | Engine | 70,120 |
| 41 | 22 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Mane 'N Tail | 40 | 53 | 0 | Crash | 43,752 |
| 42 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | 37 | 13 | 0 | Handling | 59,052 |
| 43 | 28 | 63 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Purina Hi Pro | 34 | 9 | 0 | Engine | 36,552 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-18-1996
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 1
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Dale Jarrett
- Start Position: 7th
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 154.308 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $3,070,367
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 26
- Lead Changes: 32
- Pole: 189.510 mph


