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Martinsville Speedway
September 22, 1996 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 500 | 180 | 93,825 | Running | |
| 2 | 11 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 56,175 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 500 | 175 | 50,425 | Running | |
| 4 | 29 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters Pontiac | 500 | 160 | 36,125 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 500 | 155 | 26,235 | Running | |
| 6 | 5 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms Ford | 500 | 150 | 19,625 | Running | |
| 7 | 20 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 500 | 146 | 29,875 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light Pontiac | 500 | 142 | 25,450 | Running | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 499 | 138 | 31,350 | Running | |
| 10 | 24 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 499 | 134 | 18,050 | Running | |
| 11 | 17 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 499 | 130 | 17,085 | Running | |
| 12 | 18 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 498 | 127 | 26,500 | Running | |
| 13 | 8 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 498 | 124 | 15,300 | Running | |
| 14 | 26 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 498 | 121 | 22,500 | Running | |
| 15 | 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 498 | 118 | 29,100 | Running | |
| 16 | 4 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 498 | 115 | 19,500 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 498 | 112 | 22,600 | Running | |
| 18 | 9 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 497 | 109 | 21,105 | Running | |
| 19 | 35 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 497 | 106 | 20,450 | Running | |
| 20 | 21 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 497 | 103 | 22,050 | Running | |
| 21 | 12 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | 496 | 100 | 25,750 | Running | |
| 22 | 14 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Hayes Modems Ford | 494 | 97 | 19,950 | Running | |
| 23 | 30 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 493 | 94 | 19,800 | Running | |
| 24 | 31 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Jasper Engines Ford | 493 | 91 | 12,650 | Running | |
| 25 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 492 | 88 | 12,650 | Running | |
| 26 | 36 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak Chevrolet | 491 | 85 | 19,350 | Running | |
| 27 | 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King Chevrolet | 490 | 82 | 18,800 | Running | |
| 28 | 28 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam / Melling Ford | 489 | 79 | 16,200 | Running | |
| 29 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Chevrolet | 484 | 76 | 9,100 | Running | |
| 30 | 16 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser Chevrolet | 477 | 73 | 16,050 | Running | |
| 31 | 34 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 455 | 70 | 25,650 | Accident | |
| 32 | 15 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 439 | 67 | 16,050 | Running | |
| 33 | 23 | 46 | Stacy Compton | First Union Chevrolet | 403 | 64 | 9,050 | Running | |
| 34 | 13 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / Little Caesars Ford | 325 | 61 | 16,050 | Brakes | |
| 35 | 33 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 283 | 58 | 24,050 | Rear End | |
| 36 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Ford | 148 | 60 | 31,550 | Water Pump |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 11 Minutes 54 Seconds
Average Speed .:82.223
Margin of Victory .: 0.490 Second