1996 Purolator 500

Race 4 of 31

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:05:10
Average speed of winner: 161.298 mph
Margin of victory: 4.17 sec.
Lead changes: 30 among 13 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 13 laps
Lap leaders: Benson pole, T. Labonte 1-48, Earnhardt 49-53, T. Labonte 54-55, B. Labonte 56-57, M. Waltrip 58, M. Wallace 59-61, Earnhardt 62, R. Wallace 63-87, Earnhardt 88-89, T. Labonte 90-112, R. Wallace 113, B. Labonte 114-115, Elliott 116-117, R. Wallace 118-127, Earnhardt 128-141, Gordon 142-165, Earnhardt 166-218, Mayfield 219-220, Irvan 221-222, Rudd 223, M. Waltrip 224, Elliott 225-229, T. Labonte 230-232, Earnhardt 233-264, Irvan 265-267, T. Labonte 268-291, Irvan 292, Mayfield 293-294, Schrader 295-299, Earnhardt 300-328

Race notes: First pole for Johnny Benson, Jr.

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	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	David Smith	183.435	328	7	136	running	91050	185
2	3	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	185.096	328	5	100	running	60500	175
3	21	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	183.116	328	1	24	running	61600	170
4	37	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds	181.479	328	3	6	running	40400	165
5	4	Jeremy Mayfield	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	184.946	328	2	4	running	32100	160
6	30	Ken Schrader	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammer	182.354	328	1	5	running	28500	155
7	39	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	provisional	327	0	0	running	27150	146
8	20	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Broome	183.226	327	1	1	running	29650	147
9	27	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	182.561	327	2	2	running	25450	143
10	23	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	182.933	327	2	7	running	27950	139
11	36	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	181.563	326	0	0	running	20820	130
12	15	Ricky Craven	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	183.496	326	0	0	running	23600	127
13	28	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover	182.506	325	0	0	running	28780	124
14	17	Dick Trickle	19	HealthSource	Ford	Mark Smith		183.453	325	0	0	running	12060	121
15	16	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	183.490	325	0	0	running	28030	118
16	6	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	184.746	325	0	0	running	22870	115
17	12	Joe Nemechek	87	Burger King	Chevrolet	Nemechek	Buice	183.761	323	0	0	running	22660	112
18	25	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Comstock	182.835	323	0	0	running	22340	109
19	35	Elton Sawyer	27	David Blair Motorsports	Ford	David Blair	Mike Hill	181.593	322	0	0	running	11430	106
20	10	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	15	Hayes Modems	Ford	Moore	Means	184.039	321	0	0	running	23760	103
21	7	John Andretti	37	Kmart/Little Caesar's	Ford	Kranefuss	Brewer	184.510	320	0	0	running	21800	100
22	33	Kyle Petty	42	Coors Light	Pontiac	SABCO	Woodruff	181.749	315	0	0	running	21640	97
23	5	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews	184.777	314	0	0	running	21430	94
24	19	Brett Bodine	11	Lowe's	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	183.331	314	0	0	running	21195	91
25	9	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	184.193	312	0	0	running	14190	88
26	2	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel	185.183	300	0	0	engine	27535	85
27	14	Robert Pressley	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson	Petree	183.515	297	0	0	engine	21725	82
28	29	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper		182.366	294	0	0	running	13550	79
29	41	Dave Marcis	71	Prodigy	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	provisional	293	0	0	running	13410	76
30	32	Morgan Shepherd	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Selberg	182.209	293	0	0	running	12750	73
31	8	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar	184.485	286	2	4	running	26190	75
32	13	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Peterson	183.552	236	0	0	running	17130	67
33	40	Mike Wallace	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	provisional	235	1	3	engine	10035	69
34	31	Rick Mast	1	Hooters	Pontiac	Richard Jackson	Hamlin	182.336	205	0	0	engine	17000	61
35	26	Derrike Cope	12	Mane 'N Tail	Ford	Allison	Fennig	182.774	181	0	0	overheating	16965	58
36	22	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	183.000	178	3	36	engine	15540	60
37	38	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D/T.I.C.	Ford	FilMar	Martin	181.304	155	0	0	engine	9925	52
38	1	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	185.434	107	0	0	handling	24345	49
39	24	Steve Grissom	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge	Ingle	182.933	99	0	0	engine	16845	46
40	34	Chuck Bown	95	Shoney's Inn	Ford	Sadler Brothers		180.897	85	0	0	rear end	9275	43
41	11	Lake Speed	9	Spam	Ford	Melling	Long	183.909	29	0	0	engine	16845	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Jarrett	660	4	0	1	3	3
2	Dale Earnhardt	610	4	1	2	3	3
3	Ricky Rudd	588	4	0	0	1	4
4	Bill Elliott	543	4	0	0	0	3
5	Ricky Craven	533	4	0	0	1	1
6	Ken Schrader	522	4	0	0	1	2
7	Terry Labonte	494	4	2	0	1	2
8	Ted Musgrave	490	4	0	0	1	2
9	Bobby Hamilton	474	4	0	0	0	1
10	Mark Martin	467	4	0	0	2	2
11	Jeremy Mayfield	456	4	0	0	1	1
12	Sterling Marlin	452	4	0	0	0	1
13	Jimmy Spencer	449	4	0	0	0	1
14	Jeff Burton	444	3	0	0	2	2
15	Kyle Petty	439	4	0	0	0	0
16	Jeff Gordon	430	4	0	1	2	2
17	Rusty Wallace	423	4	0	0	0	1
18	Kenny Wallace	416	4	0	0	0	1
19	Ernie Irvan	398	4	0	0	1	1
20	Michael Waltrip	395	4	0	0	0	2
21	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	390	4	0	0	0	1
22	Steve Grissom	383	4	0	0	1	1
23	Rick Mast	380	4	0	0	0	1
24	Ward Burton	367	4	0	0	0	0
25	Robert Pressley	365	4	0	0	0	0