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Dover International Speedway
September 15, 1996 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1-Mile Superspeedway 500 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 153,630 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Ford | 500 | 170 | 54,580 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 500 | 170 | 40,880 | Running | |
| 4 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | 500 | 165 | 50,390 | Running | |
| 5 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 500 | 160 | 48,820 | Running | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters Pontiac | 500 | 150 | 33,740 | Running | |
| 7 | 33 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 500 | 151 | 35,490 | Running | |
| 8 | 24 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light Pontiac | 500 | 142 | 29,890 | Running | |
| 9 | 23 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 500 | 138 | 28,740 | Running | |
| 10 | 40 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 500 | 139 | 33,190 | Running | |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 500 | 130 | 31,090 | Running | |
| 12 | 34 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Jasper Engines Ford | 500 | 132 | 19,890 | Running | |
| 13 | 21 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam / Melling Ford | 499 | 124 | 26,490 | Running | |
| 14 | 10 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 498 | 121 | 19,090 | Running | |
| 15 | 36 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / Little Caesars Ford | 498 | 118 | 26,890 | Running | |
| 16 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 498 | 120 | 31,515 | Running | |
| 17 | 26 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 498 | 117 | 31,515 | Running | |
| 18 | 13 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms Ford | 498 | 109 | 18,100 | Running | |
| 19 | 16 | 31 | Mike Skinner | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 498 | 106 | 14,215 | Running | |
| 20 | 18 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 498 | 103 | 15,965 | Running | |
| 21 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 496 | 105 | 30,515 | Running | |
| 22 | 12 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser Chevrolet | 496 | 97 | 24,765 | Running | |
| 23 | 7 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 495 | 94 | 17,615 | Running | |
| 24 | 30 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 492 | 91 | 25,465 | Running | |
| 25 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King Chevrolet | 490 | 88 | 24,490 | Accident | |
| 26 | 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Chevrolet | 490 | 85 | 17,140 | Running | |
| 27 | 37 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's Ford | 486 | 82 | 23,990 | Running | |
| 28 | 27 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 483 | 79 | 23,840 | Running | |
| 29 | 25 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Hayes Modems Ford | 483 | 76 | 23,690 | Running | |
| 30 | 39 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 472 | 73 | 23,640 | Running | |
| 31 | 15 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Ford | 466 | 70 | 23,090 | Accident | |
| 32 | 28 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 461 | 72 | 20,530 | Accident | |
| 33 | 17 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 455 | 64 | 20,480 | Accident | |
| 34 | 14 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 433 | 61 | 28,430 | Running | |
| 35 | 22 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak Chevrolet | 202 | 58 | 20,230 | Accident | |
| 36 | 19 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 199 | 60 | 29,205 | Accident | |
| 37 | 32 | 95 | Gary Bradberry | Shoney's Restaurants Ford | 156 | 52 | 13,205 | Accident | |
| 38 | 11 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 91 | 49 | 13,205 | Accident | |
| 39 | 41 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 74 | 46 | 20,205 | Engine | |
| 40 | 29 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 4 | 43 | 13,205 | Accident | |
| 41 | 31 | 29 | Chad Little | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 3 | 40 | 20,205 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 43 Minutes 58 Seconds
Average Speed .:105.646
Margin of Victory .: 0.441 Second