Official NASCAR Race Results
Sterling Marlin won the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston Select 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
04-28-1996 | Winston Select 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 | 4 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 185 | 188 | 48 | Running | 109,845 |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 175 | 188 | 20 | Running | 64,145 |
| 3 | 16 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 170 | 188 | 26 | Running | 64,620 |
| 4 | 13 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 165 | 188 | 20 | Running | 60,570 |
| 5 | 31 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 160 | 188 | 8 | Running | 44,490 |
| 6 | 23 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 155 | 188 | 12 | Running | 35,480 |
| 7 | 8 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 146 | 188 | 0 | Running | 35,975 |
| 8 | 5 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / Primestar | 142 | 188 | 0 | Running | 32,000 |
| 9 | 34 | 37 | John Andretti | Ford | Kmart / Little Caesars | 138 | 188 | 0 | Running | 30,525 |
| 10 | 10 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 134 | 188 | 0 | Running | 34,525 |
| 11 | 39 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 135 | 188 | 1 | Running | 30,345 |
| 12 | 35 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Ford | Hayes Modems | 127 | 188 | 0 | Running | 27,265 |
| 13 | 26 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 124 | 188 | 0 | Running | 21,135 |
| 14 | 30 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D / T.I.C. | 126 | 188 | 6 | Running | 15,455 |
| 15 | 24 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 118 | 188 | 0 | Running | 26,825 |
| 16 | 9 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 115 | 188 | 0 | Running | 14,785 |
| 17 | 6 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | RealTree Camouflage | 112 | 187 | 0 | Running | 14,070 |
| 18 | 40 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 109 | 187 | 0 | Running | 24,430 |
| 19 | 32 | 19 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Healthsource | 106 | 187 | 0 | Running | 13,640 |
| 20 | 17 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 103 | 187 | 0 | Running | 25,730 |
| 21 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 100 | 187 | 0 | Running | 23,510 |
| 22 | 36 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 97 | 186 | 0 | Running | 16,290 |
| 23 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 94 | 186 | 0 | Running | 23,080 |
| 24 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 91 | 185 | 0 | Running | 28,775 |
| 25 | 28 | 95 | Chuck Bown | Ford | Shoney's | 88 | 185 | 0 | Running | 12,870 |
| 26 | 29 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | QVC | 85 | 181 | 0 | Handling | 22,690 |
| 27 | 19 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 87 | 178 | 1 | Running | 31,535 |
| 28 | 18 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 79 | 175 | 0 | Running | 27,480 |
| 29 | 12 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Straight Arrow | 76 | 168 | 0 | Running | 22,425 |
| 30 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller | 78 | 159 | 16 | Handling | 27,370 |
| 31 | 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 75 | 158 | 4 | Running | 32,155 |
| 32 | 3 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 67 | 157 | 0 | Running | 15,410 |
| 33 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | 69 | 141 | 18 | Crash | 34,325 |
| 34 | 37 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 66 | 129 | 4 | Crash | 28,895 |
| 35 | 7 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet | MCA Records | 58 | 129 | 0 | Crash | 12,065 |
| 36 | 22 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 55 | 129 | 0 | Crash | 22,535 |
| 37 | 33 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Ford | Blair Motorsports | 52 | 129 | 0 | Crash | 11,971 |
| 38 | 42 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 49 | 128 | 0 | Crash | 11,835 |
| 39 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Prodigy | 51 | 112 | 4 | Crash | 11,835 |
| 40 | 38 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 43 | 80 | 0 | Crash | 18,835 |
| 41 | 20 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 40 | 77 | 0 | Crash | 18,835 |
| 42 | 27 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam | 37 | 60 | 0 | Crash | 18,835 |
| 43 | 25 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 34 | 20 | 0 | Crash | 11,835 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-28-1996
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Winston Select 500
- Race #: 9
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Sterling Marlin
- Start Position: 4th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 149.999 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $1,211,246
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 31
- Lead Changes: 24
- Pole: 192.855 mph


