1996 Miller 400

Race 14 of 31

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:24:23
Average speed of winner: 166.033 mph
Margin of victory: 1.1 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 9 laps
Lap leaders: Hamilton 1-5, Shepherd 6-43, T. Labonte 44, Jarrett 45-46, B. Labonte 47-49, Gordon 50, Shepherd 51-57, Gordon 58-59, Shepherd 60-63, Gordon 64-97, Rudd 98-102, Marlin 103-142, Jarrett 143-145, T. Labonte 146, R. Wallace 147-148, B. Labonte 149, Marlin 150-187, Gordon 188-190, R. Wallace 191-200

Race notes: First pole for Bobby Hamilton.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	18	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	182.385	200	2	12	running	71380	180
2	6	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	183.393	200	2	2	running	59730	175
3	8	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover	183.309	200	2	78	running	55930	175
4	39	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	provisional	200	0	0	running	43775	160
5	32	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds	180.950	200	0	0	running	40525	155
6	7	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	183.379	200	4	40	running	41650	155
7	4	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel	183.608	200	0	0	running	35350	146
8	12	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Comstock	182.927	200	0	0	running	29200	142
9	11	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	David Smith	182.997	200	0	0	running	33350	138
10	30	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	181.077	200	2	5	running	27850	139
11	3	Morgan Shepherd	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Selberg	183.613	200	3	49	running	19900	135
12	5	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar	183.580	200	2	4	running	30425	132
13	31	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	15	Hayes Modems	Ford	Moore	Means	181.041	199	0	0	running	25375	124
14	28	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper		181.214	199	0	0	running	13525	121
15	1	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	185.166	199	1	5	running	26025	123
16	27	Ken Schrader	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammer	181.452	199	0	0	running	23950	115
17	25	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	181.855	199	0	0	running	16625	112
18	17	Rick Mast	1	Hooters	Pontiac	Richard Jackson	Hamlin	182.403	199	0	0	running	23290	109
19	9	Lake Speed	9	Spam	Ford	Melling	Long	183.304	199	0	0	running	22875	106
20	40	Todd Bodine	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	provisional	199	0	0	running	24360	103
21	21	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews	182.242	199	0	0	running	22240	100
22	10	Brett Bodine	11	Lowe's	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	183.029	199	0	0	running	22025	97
23	35	Robert Pressley	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson	Petree	180.374	199	0	0	running	21790	94
24	23	John Andretti	37	Kmart/Little Caesar's	Ford	Kranefuss	Brewer	182.062	198	0	0	running	21580	91
25	26	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Peterson	181.593	198	0	0	running	21545	88
26	36	Dave Marcis	71	Prodigy	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	179.762	198	0	0	running	14085	85
27	33	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	180.668	197	0	0	running	13925	82
28	38	Loy Allen, Jr.	19	HealthSource	Ford	Mark Smith		178.993	197	0	0	running	13865	79
29	15	Ricky Craven	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	182.695	197	0	0	running	20255	76
30	13	Jeremy Mayfield	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	182.825	196	0	0	out of gas	17690	73
31	14	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Broome	182.783	195	1	5	running	35540	75
32	20	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	182.338	192	0	0	running	17490	67
33	16	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D/T.I.C.	Ford	FilMar	Martin	182.556	192	0	0	running	10385	64
34	22	Steve Grissom	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge	Ingle	182.186	166	0	0	engine	10315	61
35	34	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	180.519	156	0	0	engine	25245	58
36	24	Joe Nemechek	87	Burger King	Chevrolet	Nemechek	Buice	181.924	137	0	0	engine	17165	55
37	37	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	179.538	130	0	0	engine	16165	52
38	29	Kyle Petty	42	Coors Light	Pontiac	SABCO	Woodruff	181.200	125	0	0	engine	17080	49
39	19	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	182.362	119	0	0	engine	10080	46
40	2	Derrike Cope	12	Badcock Home Furnishing	Ford	Allison	Fennig	184.153	53	0	0	piston	24080	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	2106	14	1	2	10	11
2	Terry Labonte	2091	14	4	1	9	11
3	Jeff Gordon	2059	14	3	5	9	11
4	Dale Jarrett	1874	14	0	2	5	7
5	Ricky Rudd	1799	14	0	0	2	8
6	Sterling Marlin	1793	14	0	1	3	6
7	Ken Schrader	1719	14	0	0	2	7
8	Rusty Wallace	1717	14	0	3	5	7
9	Mark Martin	1675	14	1	0	5	8
10	Ted Musgrave	1675	14	0	0	1	6
11	Bobby Hamilton	1648	14	1	0	1	4
12	Ricky Craven	1620	14	1	0	2	4
13	Bobby Labonte	1605	14	0	0	2	6
14	Jeff Burton	1547	13	0	0	2	5
15	Michael Waltrip	1546	14	0	0	1	5
16	Ernie Irvan	1523	14	1	0	4	6
17	Jimmy Spencer	1523	14	0	0	1	4
18	Rick Mast	1454	14	0	0	0	1
19	Jeremy Mayfield	1420	14	0	0	2	2
20	Kyle Petty	1377	14	0	0	0	0
21	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	1358	13	0	0	1	2
22	Kenny Wallace	1313	14	0	0	0	1
23	Geoff Bodine	1266	14	0	0	1	2
24	Hut Stricklin	1251	14	0	0	0	0
25	Darrell Waltrip	1241	14	0	0	0	0