1996 First Union 400

Race 7 of 31

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:35:36
Average speed of winner: 96.401 mph
Margin of victory: 0.239 sec.
Lead changes: 17 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: T. Labonte 1-56, Marlin 57-75, T. Labonte 76-77, Irvan 78, Andretti 79, Shepherd 80-81, Marlin 82-94, Pressley 95-137, Marlin 138-169, Musgrave 170, T. Labonte 171-238, Craven 239-240, R. Wallace 241-281, T. Labonte 282-292, R. Wallace 293-317, T. Labonte 318-320, R. Wallace 321-373, T. Labonte 374-400

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	116.659	400	6	167	running	229025	185
2	17	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	115.320	400	0	0	running	52750	170
3	26	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	David Smith	115.031	400	0	0	running	38525	165
4	11	Robert Pressley	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson	Petree	115.640	400	1	43	running	35305	165
5	8	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover	115.759	400	3	64	running	31855	160
6	22	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds	115.148	399	1	1	running	22755	155
7	7	Ricky Craven	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	115.896	399	1	2	running	24980	151
8	4	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	116.129	398	0	0	running	20815	142
9	5	Ken Schrader	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammer	116.087	398	0	0	running	20390	138
10	28	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar	114.790	398	0	0	running	29170	134
11	29	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	114.772	398	0	0	running	16615	130
12	6	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Comstock	115.949	398	1	1	running	19740	132
13	15	Derrike Cope	12	Mane 'N Tail	Ford	Allison	Fennig	115.450	398	0	0	running	19425	124
14	31	Rick Mast	1	Hooters	Pontiac	Richard Jackson	Hamlin	114.597	398	0	0	running	19190	121
15	33	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Broome	provisional	397	0	0	running	24140	118
16	35	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	provisional	397	0	0	running	13890	115
17	34	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	provisional	397	0	0	running	20590	112
18	16	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D/T.I.C.	Ford	FilMar	Martin	115.349	397	0	0	running	7765	109
19	27	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews	114.972	397	0	0	running	18415	106
20	10	Jeremy Mayfield	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	115.723	396	0	0	running	13115	103
21	37	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	provisional	396	0	0	running	18065	100
22	32	Dick Trickle	19	HealthSource	Ford	Mark Smith		114.585	395	0	0	running	7515	97
23	19	Brett Bodine	11	Lowe's	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	115.172	395	0	0	running	17765	94
24	24	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	115.125	395	0	0	running	18615	91
25	30	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Peterson	114.737	394	0	0	running	17640	88
26	25	Steve Grissom	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge	Ingle	115.048	394	0	0	running	17290	85
27	21	Morgan Shepherd	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Selberg	115.154	394	1	2	running	10140	87
28	23	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	15	Hayes Modems	Ford	Moore	Means	115.125	394	0	0	running	17075	79
29	9	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	115.759	394	0	0	running	7090	76
30	13	Kyle Petty	42	Coors Light	Pontiac	SABCO	Woodruff	115.551	394	0	0	running	16215	73
31	18	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	115.314	392	0	0	running	13640	70
32	2	Elton Sawyer	27	David Blair Motorsports	Ford	David Blair	Mike Hill	116.659	391	0	0	running	6615	67
33	12	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	115.568	390	3	119	running	21615	69
34	20	John Andretti	37	Kmart/Little Caesar's	Ford	Kranefuss	Brewer	115.166	368	1	1	accident	14590	66
35	14	Lake Speed	9	Spam	Ford	Melling	Long	115.503	368	0	0	running	13590	58
36	36	Joe Nemechek	87	Burger King	Chevrolet	Nemechek	Buice	provisional	367	0	0	accident	13565	55
37	3	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel	116.159	355	0	0	running	23415	52

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Jarrett	1063	7	0	1	3	4
2	Dale Earnhardt	1061	7	1	2	5	5
3	Terry Labonte	1004	7	3	1	4	5
4	Ricky Craven	987	7	0	0	2	4
5	Jeff Gordon	970	7	0	3	5	5
6	Ricky Rudd	970	7	0	0	1	5
7	Ted Musgrave	856	7	0	0	1	3
8	Sterling Marlin	856	7	0	0	1	2
9	Bill Elliott	851	7	0	0	0	3
10	Mark Martin	839	7	1	0	3	4
11	Ken Schrader	815	7	0	0	1	3
12	Rusty Wallace	812	7	0	0	2	3
13	Bobby Labonte	805	7	0	0	1	3
14	Bobby Hamilton	798	7	0	0	0	2
15	Jeremy Mayfield	768	7	0	0	1	1
16	Kyle Petty	757	7	0	0	0	0
17	Jeff Burton	753	6	0	0	2	3
18	Rick Mast	734	7	0	0	0	1
19	Ernie Irvan	732	7	0	0	1	2
20	Michael Waltrip	717	7	0	0	0	3
21	Jimmy Spencer	710	7	0	0	0	1
22	Robert Pressley	702	7	0	0	1	1
23	Kenny Wallace	698	7	0	0	0	1
24	Hut Stricklin	657	7	0	0	0	0
25	Steve Grissom	635	7	0	0	1	1