Official NASCAR Race Results
Jeff Gordon won the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
07-28-1996 | DieHard 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 129 | 37 | Running | 272,550 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 175 | 129 | 5 | Running | 55,070 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 170 | 129 | 7 | Running | 53,980 |
| 4 | 6 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 165 | 129 | 1 | Running | 44,455 |
| 5 | 15 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 155 | 129 | 0 | Running | 50,025 |
| 6 | 40 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | QVC | 150 | 129 | 0 | Running | 40,175 |
| 7 | 7 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 146 | 129 | 0 | Running | 23,475 |
| 8 | 24 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 142 | 129 | 0 | Running | 33,425 |
| 9 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 138 | 129 | 0 | Running | 27,795 |
| 10 | 32 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller | 134 | 129 | 0 | Running | 31,925 |
| 11 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Prodigy | 135 | 129 | 3 | Running | 19,955 |
| 12 | 18 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 127 | 129 | 0 | Running | 26,575 |
| 13 | 39 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 124 | 129 | 0 | Running | 26,255 |
| 14 | 36 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 121 | 129 | 0 | Running | 18,985 |
| 15 | 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 118 | 129 | 0 | Running | 26,710 |
| 16 | 1 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 120 | 129 | 12 | Running | 24,375 |
| 17 | 37 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 112 | 128 | 0 | Running | 25,110 |
| 18 | 10 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 109 | 128 | 0 | Running | 25,905 |
| 19 | 27 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 106 | 128 | 0 | Running | 24,625 |
| 20 | 12 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D / T.I.C. | 103 | 127 | 0 | Running | 19,085 |
| 21 | 31 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | Ford | Healthsource | 100 | 126 | 0 | Running | 17,005 |
| 22 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 97 | 126 | 0 | Running | 23,595 |
| 23 | 38 | 95 | Gary Bradberry | Ford | Shoney's Restaurants | 94 | 121 | 0 | Running | 13,495 |
| 24 | 29 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 91 | 120 | 0 | Crash | 29,715 |
| 25 | 34 | 29 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 88 | 119 | 0 | Crash | 23,335 |
| 26 | 26 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 85 | 119 | 0 | Crash | 23,060 |
| 27 | 23 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Badcock | 82 | 117 | 0 | Crash | 22,490 |
| 28 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 89 | 117 | 40 | Crash | 31,020 |
| 29 | 16 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 81 | 117 | 19 | Crash | 29,450 |
| 30 | 5 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam / Melling | 73 | 117 | 0 | Crash | 19,830 |
| 31 | 14 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 75 | 117 | 1 | Crash | 19,690 |
| 32 | 35 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Ford | Hayes Modems | 67 | 117 | 0 | Crash | 19,620 |
| 33 | 33 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 64 | 117 | 0 | Crash | 27,540 |
| 34 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 61 | 114 | 0 | Running | 12,495 |
| 35 | 30 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Ford | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | 58 | 113 | 0 | Running | 12,465 |
| 36 | 17 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / Primestar | 55 | 113 | 0 | Running | 19,420 |
| 37 | 28 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 52 | 113 | 0 | Running | 27,406 |
| 38 | 11 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 49 | 109 | 0 | Crash | 12,250 |
| 39 | 19 | 37 | John Andretti | Ford | Kmart / Little Caesars | 51 | 102 | 4 | Crash | 19,250 |
| 40 | 20 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet | MCA Records | 43 | 86 | 0 | Engine | 12,250 |
| 41 | 13 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 40 | 85 | 0 | Running | 19,250 |
| 42 | 22 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 37 | 16 | 0 | Engine | 19,250 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-28-1996
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: DieHard 500
- Race #: 18
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Jeff Gordon
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 133.387 mph
- Distance: 343 miles
- Purse: $1,324,336
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 35
- Lead Changes: 24
- Pole: 192.370 mph
