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North Carolina Speedway
October 20, 1996 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 393 Laps/401 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 393 | 180 | 90,025 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 393 | 180 | 62,125 | Running | |
| 3 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 393 | 165 | 46,725 | Running | |
| 4 | 20 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 393 | 165 | 35,950 | Running | |
| 5 | 22 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 393 | 160 | 25,675 | Running | |
| 6 | 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | 393 | 155 | 33,300 | Running | |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 393 | 146 | 31,100 | Running | |
| 8 | 25 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Ford | 393 | 142 | 28,900 | Running | |
| 9 | 15 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 393 | 143 | 30,700 | Running | |
| 10 | 14 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 393 | 134 | 28,100 | Running | |
| 11 | 12 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 393 | 130 | 17,400 | Running | |
| 12 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 392 | 132 | 35,000 | Running | |
| 13 | 28 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 392 | 124 | 29,150 | Running | |
| 14 | 34 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 392 | 126 | 23,700 | Running | |
| 15 | 13 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 392 | 118 | 28,200 | Running | |
| 16 | 17 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's Ford | 392 | 115 | 23,200 | Running | |
| 17 | 41 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 391 | 112 | 29,200 | Running | |
| 18 | 9 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 391 | 109 | 22,700 | Running | |
| 19 | 8 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 391 | 106 | 15,400 | Running | |
| 20 | 10 | 33 | Todd Bodine | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 390 | 103 | 25,850 | Running | |
| 21 | 24 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 390 | 100 | 21,525 | Running | |
| 22 | 29 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak Chevrolet | 390 | 97 | 21,325 | Running | |
| 23 | 31 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser Chevrolet | 390 | 94 | 21,125 | Running | |
| 24 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King Chevrolet | 389 | 91 | 20,925 | Running | |
| 25 | 11 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light Pontiac | 389 | 88 | 20,925 | Running | |
| 26 | 6 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 387 | 90 | 13,525 | Running | |
| 27 | 32 | 95 | Gary Bradberry | Shoney's Restaurants Ford | 387 | 82 | 10,125 | Running | |
| 28 | 26 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 386 | 79 | 20,225 | Running | |
| 29 | 39 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms Ford | 385 | 76 | 13,025 | Running | |
| 30 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Chevrolet | 377 | 73 | 12,825 | Running | |
| 31 | 21 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 353 | 70 | 12,600 | Running | |
| 32 | 16 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 326 | 67 | 19,000 | Handling | |
| 33 | 42 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 311 | 64 | 9,400 | Water Pump | |
| 34 | 33 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / Little Caesars Ford | 311 | 61 | 16,300 | Accident | |
| 35 | 23 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam Ford | 305 | 58 | 16,200 | Accident | |
| 36 | 36 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Hayes Modems Ford | 303 | 55 | 16,175 | Accident | |
| 37 | 30 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 294 | 52 | 16,175 | Accident | |
| 38 | 18 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters Pontiac | 281 | 49 | 16,100 | Engine | |
| 39 | 27 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Ford | 267 | 51 | 17,675 | Accident | |
| 40 | 38 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 225 | 43 | 17,100 | Accident | |
| 41 | 35 | 78 | Billy Standridge | Diamond Rio / Hanes Ford | 140 | 40 | 9,100 | Handling | |
| 42 | 7 | 40 | Robby Gordon | First Union Chevrolet | 4 | 37 | 9,100 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 16 Minutes 3 Seconds
Average Speed .:122.32
Margin of Victory .: 3.397 Seconds