1996 Hanes 500

Race 26 of 31

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:11:55
Average speed of winner: 83.992 mph
Margin of victory: 0.49 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: Hamilton pole, R. Wallace 1-34, Hamilton 35-122, Gordon 123-128, Hamilton 129-226, Gordon 227-229, Hamilton 230-248, Gordon 249-257, Hamilton 258-384, Gordon 385-387, T. Labonte 388, Gordon 389-500

Video links: Part 1 (Start/1st caution), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 (3rd caution), Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 (4th caution), Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20 (5th caution), Part 21 (6th caution), Part 22, Part 23 (7th caution), Part 24 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	10	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	93.161	500	5	133	running	93825	180
2	11	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	93.157	500	1	1	running	56175	175
3	1	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	94.120	500	4	332	running	50425	175
4	29	Rick Mast	1	Hooters	Pontiac	Richard Jackson	Hamlin	92.583	500	0	0	running	36125	160
5	6	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	93.318	500	0	0	running	26235	155
6	5	Morgan Shepherd	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Selberg	93.318	500	0	0	running	19625	150
7	20	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews	92.792	500	0	0	running	29875	146
8	7	Kyle Petty	42	Coors Light	Pontiac	SABCO	Kennedy	93.285	500	0	0	running	25450	142
9	3	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel	93.770	499	0	0	running	31350	138
10	24	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	92.665	499	0	0	running	18050	134
11	17	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	92.965	499	0	0	running	17085	130
12	18	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds	92.837	498	0	0	running	26500	127
13	8	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	93.258	498	0	0	running	15300	124
14	26	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	93.111	498	0	0	running	22500	121
15	19	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	David Smith	92.796	498	0	0	running	29100	118
16	4	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	93.488	498	0	0	running	19500	115
17	22	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	92.760	498	0	0	running	22600	112
18	9	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	93.249	497	0	0	running	21105	109
19	35	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	provisional	497	0	0	running	20450	106
20	21	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Comstock	92.769	497	0	0	running	22050	103
21	12	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar	93.152	496	0	0	running	25750	100
22	14	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	15	Hayes Modems	Ford	Moore	Means	93.052	494	0	0	running	19950	97
23	30	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Peterson	92.529	493	0	0	running	19800	94
24	31	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper		92.502	493	0	0	running	12650	91
25	25	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	92.606	492	0	0	running	12650	88
26	36	Ricky Craven	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	provisional	491	0	0	running	19350	85
27	27	Joe Nemechek	87	Burger King	Chevrolet	Nemechek	Buice	93.006	490	0	0	running	18800	82
28	28	Lake Speed	9	Spam	Ford	Melling	Long	92.937	489	0	0	running	16200	79
29	32	Dave Marcis	71	Prodigy	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	92.497	484	0	0	running	9100	76
30	16	Ken Schrader	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammer	93.038	477	0	0	running	16050	73
31	34	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover	provisional	455	0	0	accident	25650	70
32	15	Robert Pressley	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson	Petree	93.052	439	0	0	running	16050	67
33	23	Stacy Compton	46	First Union	Chevrolet	Monroe		92.705	403	0	0	running	9050	64
34	13	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/Little Caesar's	Ford	Kranefuss	Brewer	93.088	325	0	0	brakes	16050	61
35	33	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Broome	provisional	283	0	0	rear end	24050	58
36	2	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	93.882	148	1	34	water pump	31550	60

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	3903	26	5	9	18	21
2	Terry Labonte	3822	26	4	1	16	19
3	Dale Jarrett	3741	26	1	4	13	16
4	Dale Earnhardt	3562	26	2	2	11	13
5	Mark Martin	3483	26	4	0	12	18
6	Ernie Irvan	3149	26	1	2	11	14
7	Ken Schrader	3130	26	0	0	3	10
8	Ricky Rudd	3127	26	0	0	4	13
9	Rusty Wallace	3117	26	0	5	8	14
10	Sterling Marlin	3068	26	0	2	4	9
11	Bobby Hamilton	2972	26	2	0	2	8
12	Bobby Labonte	2935	26	1	0	4	11
13	Ted Musgrave	2904	26	0	0	1	6
14	Michael Waltrip	2899	26	0	0	1	10
15	Jimmy Spencer	2884	26	0	0	2	8
16	Jeff Burton	2865	25	1	0	4	9
17	Rick Mast	2700	26	0	0	1	4
18	Geoff Bodine	2684	26	0	1	2	5
19	Morgan Shepherd	2651	26	0	0	1	5
20	Ricky Craven	2600	26	2	0	2	4
21	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2579	25	1	0	1	6
22	Jeremy Mayfield	2516	26	1	0	2	2
23	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	2445	25	0	0	1	3
24	Kyle Petty	2422	24	0	0	0	2
25	Lake Speed	2371	26	0	0	0	2