1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400

Race 27 of 31

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:34:54
Average speed of winner: 96.845 mph
Margin of victory: 1.73 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 29 laps
Lap leaders: Musgrave pole, Gordon 1-3, Hamilton 4-51, Irvan 52-70, Martin 71-99, R. Wallace 100-126, Gordon 127-166, R. Wallace 167-177, Gordon 178-184, R. Wallace 185-189, Gordon 190-220, Earnhardt 221-240, J. Burton 241, Rudd 242-258, Gordon 259-302, Earnhardt 303-308, Gordon 309-311, Earnhardt 312-321, Gordon 322-400

Race notes: Last pole for Ted Musgrave.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	117.937	400	7	207	running	91350	185
2	11	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	David Smith	117.230	400	3	36	running	51940	175
3	30	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	116.568	400	0	0	running	35790	165
4	14	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	116.974	400	1	1	running	27570	165
5	16	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	116.938	400	0	0	running	31115	155
6	28	Rick Mast	1	Hooters	Pontiac	Richard Jackson	Hamlin	116.623	400	0	0	running	27165	150
7	21	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Broome	116.792	400	1	17	running	24765	151
8	3	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	117.894	400	1	48	running	20600	147
9	4	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel	117.721	400	1	29	running	25550	143
10	9	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	117.310	400	3	43	running	24605	139
11	13	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover	117.200	400	0	0	running	25050	130
12	10	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	117.310	399	0	0	running	19625	127
13	18	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar	116.901	399	0	0	running	24050	124
14	19	Morgan Shepherd	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Selberg	116.804	399	0	0	running	12200	121
15	27	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	116.653	399	0	0	running	13225	118
16	26	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	116.677	399	0	0	running	13775	115
17	6	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	117.500	398	0	0	running	19650	112
18	24	Ken Schrader	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammer	116.695	398	0	0	running	18375	109
19	1	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Comstock	118.054	398	0	0	running	27175	106
20	32	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	116.508	398	0	0	running	19925	103
21	12	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	117.224	398	0	0	running	17925	100
22	20	Ricky Craven	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	116.798	397	0	0	running	17750	97
23	31	Brett Bodine	11	Lowe's	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	116.514	397	0	0	running	17500	94
24	23	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	116.725	397	0	0	running	10325	91
25	34	Lake Speed	9	Spam	Ford	Melling	Long	provisional	397	0	0	running	17400	88
26	29	Joe Nemechek	87	Burger King	Chevrolet	Nemechek	Buice	116.623	396	0	0	running	17050	85
27	37	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Peterson	provisional	396	0	0	running	16975	82
28	15	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/Little Caesar's	Ford	Kranefuss	Brewer	116.956	395	0	0	running	16410	79
29	22	Dave Marcis	71	Prodigy	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	116.780	395	0	0	running	6835	76
30	33	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews	provisional	394	0	0	running	21525	73
31	25	Kyle Petty	42	Coors Light	Pontiac	SABCO	Kennedy	116.653	394	0	0	running	13451	70
32	36	Jeff Green	14	Racing for Kids	Chevrolet	DEI		provisional	394	0	0	running	13425	67
33	35	Robert Pressley	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson	Petree	provisional	392	0	0	running	13425	64
34	17	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	15	Hayes Modems	Ford	Moore	Means	116.907	391	0	0	running	13400	61
35	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper		117.377	389	0	0	running	6425	58
36	5	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds	117.721	388	1	19	running	22425	60
37	7	Derrike Cope	12	Badcock Home Furnishing	Ford	Allison	Fennig	117.414	369	0	0	running	13425	52

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	4088	27	5	10	19	22
2	Terry Labonte	3977	27	4	1	17	20
3	Dale Jarrett	3906	27	1	4	14	17
4	Dale Earnhardt	3737	27	2	2	12	14
5	Mark Martin	3626	27	4	0	12	19
6	Ricky Rudd	3278	27	0	0	4	14
7	Rusty Wallace	3256	27	0	5	8	15
8	Ken Schrader	3239	27	0	0	3	10
9	Ernie Irvan	3209	27	1	2	11	14
10	Sterling Marlin	3198	27	0	2	4	9
11	Bobby Hamilton	3119	27	2	0	2	9
12	Bobby Labonte	3059	27	1	0	4	11
13	Jeff Burton	3030	26	1	0	5	10
14	Michael Waltrip	3026	27	0	0	1	10
15	Ted Musgrave	3010	27	1	0	1	6
16	Jimmy Spencer	2987	27	0	0	2	8
17	Rick Mast	2850	27	0	0	1	5
18	Morgan Shepherd	2772	27	0	0	1	5
19	Geoff Bodine	2757	27	0	1	2	5
20	Ricky Craven	2697	27	2	0	2	4
21	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2691	26	1	0	1	6
22	Jeremy Mayfield	2595	27	1	0	2	2
23	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	2506	26	0	0	1	3
24	Kyle Petty	2492	25	0	0	0	2
25	Lake Speed	2459	27	0	0	0	2