Official NASCAR Race Results
Jeff Gordon won the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series MBNA 500 at Dover International Speedway.
09-15-1996 | MBNA 500 | Dover 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 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | 185 | 500 | 204 | Running | 153,630 |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller | 170 | 500 | 0 | Running | 54,580 |
| 3 | 9 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 170 | 500 | 28 | Running | 40,880 |
| 4 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 165 | 500 | 3 | Running | 50,390 |
| 5 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 160 | 500 | 103 | Running | 48,820 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 150 | 500 | 0 | Running | 33,740 |
| 7 | 33 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 151 | 500 | 39 | Running | 35,490 |
| 8 | 24 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 142 | 500 | 0 | Running | 29,890 |
| 9 | 34 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 138 | 500 | 0 | Running | 28,740 |
| 10 | 40 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 139 | 500 | 2 | Running | 33,190 |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | QVC | 130 | 500 | 0 | Running | 31,090 |
| 12 | 34 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Ford | Jasper Engines | 132 | 500 | 4 | Running | 19,890 |
| 13 | 21 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam / Melling | 124 | 499 | 0 | Running | 26,490 |
| 14 | 10 | 98 | John Andretti | Ford | RCA | 121 | 498 | 0 | Running | 19,090 |
| 15 | 36 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart / Little Caesars | 118 | 498 | 0 | Running | 26,890 |
| 16 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 120 | 498 | 11 | Running | 31,515 |
| 17 | 26 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 117 | 498 | 1 | Running | 31,515 |
| 18 | 13 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 109 | 498 | 0 | Running | 18,100 |
| 19 | 16 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | RealTree Camouflage | 106 | 498 | 0 | Running | 14,215 |
| 20 | 18 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D | 103 | 498 | 0 | Running | 15,965 |
| 21 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 105 | 496 | 57 | Running | 30,515 |
| 22 | 12 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 97 | 496 | 0 | Running | 24,765 |
| 23 | 7 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 94 | 495 | 0 | Running | 17,615 |
| 24 | 30 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 91 | 492 | 0 | Running | 25,465 |
| 25 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 88 | 490 | 0 | Crash | 24,490 |
| 26 | 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Prodigy | 85 | 490 | 0 | Running | 17,140 |
| 27 | 37 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 82 | 486 | 0 | Running | 23,990 |
| 28 | 27 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 79 | 483 | 0 | Running | 23,840 |
| 29 | 25 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Ford | Hayes Modems | 76 | 483 | 0 | Running | 23,690 |
| 30 | 39 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 73 | 472 | 0 | Running | 23,640 |
| 31 | 15 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Badcock | 70 | 466 | 0 | Crash | 23,090 |
| 32 | 28 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 72 | 461 | 1 | Crash | 20,530 |
| 33 | 17 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / Primestar | 64 | 455 | 0 | Crash | 20,480 |
| 34 | 14 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 61 | 433 | 0 | Running | 28,430 |
| 35 | 22 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 58 | 202 | 0 | Crash | 20,230 |
| 36 | 19 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 60 | 199 | 47 | Crash | 29,205 |
| 37 | 32 | 95 | Gary Bradberry | Ford | Shoney's Restaurants | 52 | 156 | 0 | Crash | 13,205 |
| 38 | 11 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 49 | 91 | 0 | Crash | 13,205 |
| 39 | 41 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 46 | 74 | 0 | Engine | 20,205 |
| 40 | 29 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 43 | 4 | 0 | Crash | 13,205 |
| 41 | 31 | 29 | Chad Little | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 40 | 3 | 0 | Crash | 20,205 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-15-1996
- Track: Dover International Speedway
- Race: MBNA 500
- Race #: 25
- Cars: 41
- Winner: Jeff Gordon
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 105.646 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $1,201,250
- Cautions: 14
- Caution Laps: 91
- Lead Changes: 28
- Pole: 155.086 mph


