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Martinsville Speedway
April 21, 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 | 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Ford | 500 | 180 | 59,245 | Running | |
| 2 | 34 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 500 | 175 | 57,395 | Running | |
| 3 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 57,495 | Running | |
| 4 | 16 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA Ford | 500 | 160 | 32,545 | Running | |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 500 | 160 | 35,195 | Running | |
| 6 | 21 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 499 | 150 | 27,395 | Running | |
| 7 | 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser Chevrolet | 498 | 146 | 26,295 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | 498 | 142 | 30,185 | Running | |
| 9 | 33 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 498 | 138 | 24,985 | Running | |
| 10 | 15 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 498 | 134 | 32,485 | Running | |
| 11 | 24 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam Ford | 498 | 130 | 23,320 | Running | |
| 12 | 1 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak Chevrolet | 498 | 132 | 28,235 | Running | |
| 13 | 3 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 497 | 124 | 23,415 | Running | |
| 14 | 28 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / T.I.C. Ford | 496 | 121 | 11,215 | Running | |
| 15 | 26 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters Pontiac | 496 | 118 | 23,715 | Running | |
| 16 | 23 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 496 | 115 | 21,815 | Running | |
| 17 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 495 | 112 | 21,615 | Running | |
| 18 | 31 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's Ford | 494 | 109 | 21,120 | Running | |
| 19 | 32 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 494 | 106 | 20,465 | Running | |
| 20 | 20 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms Ford | 493 | 103 | 15,065 | Running | |
| 21 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 493 | 100 | 27,065 | Running | |
| 22 | 25 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 493 | 97 | 9,665 | Running | |
| 23 | 30 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 490 | 94 | 24,615 | Running | |
| 24 | 7 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 480 | 96 | 26,965 | Brakes | |
| 25 | 18 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 477 | 88 | 19,965 | Running | |
| 26 | 29 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King Chevrolet | 476 | 85 | 19,565 | Running | |
| 27 | 19 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 462 | 82 | 12,415 | Fuel Pump | |
| 28 | 14 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Mane 'N Tail Ford | 462 | 79 | 12,215 | Running | |
| 29 | 12 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 458 | 76 | 17,115 | Running | |
| 30 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light Pontiac | 445 | 78 | 21,065 | Running | |
| 31 | 36 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 372 | 70 | 11,565 | Rear End | |
| 32 | 22 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 368 | 67 | 9,065 | Rear End | |
| 33 | 9 | 46 | Stacy Compton | IHC Chevrolet | 353 | 64 | 9,065 | Brakes | |
| 34 | 35 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 345 | 61 | 16,065 | Running | |
| 35 | 11 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Chevrolet | 341 | 58 | 9,065 | Engine | |
| 36 | 17 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars Ford | 338 | 55 | 16,065 | Rear End |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 13 Minutes 50 Seconds
Average Speed .:81.41
Margin of Victory .: 2.526 Seconds