Official NASCAR Race Results
Sterling Marlin won the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
07-06-1996 | Pepsi 400 | 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 | 2 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 185 | 117 | 88 | Running | 106,565 |
| 2 | 12 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170 | 117 | 0 | Running | 63,335 |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | 170 | 117 | 7 | Running | 63,735 |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 160 | 117 | 0 | Running | 97,960 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 155 | 117 | 0 | Running | 44,210 |
| 6 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 155 | 117 | 14 | Running | 30,910 |
| 7 | 23 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 151 | 117 | 6 | Running | 33,760 |
| 8 | 8 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 147 | 117 | 1 | Running | 31,660 |
| 9 | 36 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 138 | 117 | 0 | Running | 37,760 |
| 10 | 27 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 134 | 117 | 0 | Running | 31,310 |
| 11 | 40 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 130 | 117 | 0 | Running | 34,095 |
| 12 | 35 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Ford | Hayes Modems | 127 | 117 | 0 | Running | 27,990 |
| 13 | 38 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / Primestar | 124 | 117 | 0 | Running | 27,600 |
| 14 | 33 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 121 | 117 | 0 | Running | 20,260 |
| 15 | 18 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 118 | 117 | 0 | Running | 20,920 |
| 16 | 19 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 115 | 117 | 0 | Running | 26,530 |
| 17 | 16 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 112 | 117 | 0 | Running | 26,190 |
| 18 | 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 109 | 117 | 0 | Running | 25,875 |
| 19 | 15 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 106 | 117 | 0 | Running | 18,535 |
| 20 | 32 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 103 | 117 | 0 | Running | 25,670 |
| 21 | 6 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet | MCA Records | 100 | 117 | 0 | Running | 14,550 |
| 22 | 25 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 97 | 117 | 0 | Running | 24,730 |
| 23 | 22 | 37 | John Andretti | Ford | Kmart / Little Caesars | 94 | 117 | 0 | Running | 24,460 |
| 24 | 37 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 96 | 117 | 1 | Running | 24,240 |
| 25 | 5 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 88 | 117 | 0 | Running | 25,195 |
| 26 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 85 | 117 | 0 | Running | 23,835 |
| 27 | 24 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 82 | 117 | 0 | Running | 16,180 |
| 28 | 13 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 79 | 117 | 0 | Running | 13,560 |
| 29 | 9 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam | 76 | 116 | 0 | Running | 20,465 |
| 30 | 42 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | Ford | Healthsource | 73 | 116 | 0 | Running | 13,370 |
| 31 | 11 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller | 70 | 116 | 0 | Running | 28,315 |
| 32 | 31 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Ford | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | 67 | 116 | 0 | Running | 13,285 |
| 33 | 39 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 64 | 116 | 0 | Running | 28,255 |
| 34 | 41 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | QVC | 61 | 116 | 0 | Running | 20,225 |
| 35 | 29 | 95 | Gary Bradberry | Ford | Shoney's | 58 | 116 | 0 | Running | 13,195 |
| 36 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Prodigy | 55 | 115 | 0 | Running | 13,665 |
| 37 | 28 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 52 | 109 | 0 | Running | 20,136 |
| 38 | 21 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D / T.I.C. | 49 | 100 | 0 | Crash | 13,090 |
| 39 | 30 | 29 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 46 | 95 | 0 | Crash | 20,090 |
| 40 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 43 | 95 | 0 | Engine | 29,090 |
| 41 | 34 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 40 | 95 | 0 | Running | 28,090 |
| 42 | 17 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Badcock | 37 | 63 | 0 | Engine | 20,090 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-06-1996
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Pepsi 400
- Race #: 15
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Sterling Marlin
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 161.602 mph
- Distance: 293 miles
- Purse: $1,242,981
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 11
- Lead Changes: 9
- Pole: 188.869 mph
