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1996 Daytona 500 Results

Fin. Pos. Str. Car Pos. Car No. Driver Laps Money Car
1 7 88 Dale Jarrett 200 $360,775 Ford
2 1 3 Dale Earnhardt 200 $215,065 Chevrolet
3 4 25 Ken Schrader 200 $169,547 Chevrolet
4 15 6 Mark Martin 200 $118,840 Ford
5 16 99 Jeff Burton 200 $91,702 Ford
6 9 15 Wally Dallenbach 200 $96,720 Ford
7 20 16 Ted Musgrave 200 $82,712 Ford
8 21 94 Bill Elliott 200 $78,155 Ford
9 10 10 Ricky Rudd 200 $79,987 Ford
10 11 21 Michael Waltrip 200 $74,255 Ford
11 19 23 Jimmy Spencer 200 $66,105 Ford
12 34 44 Jeff Purvis 200 $52,262 Chevrolet
13 36 41 Ricky Craven 200 $63,167 Chevrolet
14 32 9 Lake Speed 200 $60,445 Ford
15 23 71 Dave Marcis 200 $52,230 Chevrolet
16 43 2 Rusty Wallace 200 $60,142 Ford
17 35 18 Bobby Labonte 200 $59,715 Chevrolet
18 29 42 Kyle Petty 199 $53,870 Pontiac
19 14 98 Jeremy Mayfield 199 $46,482 Ford
20 39 43 Bobby Hamilton 199 $53,740 Pontiac
21 33 81 Kenny Wallace 199 $40,685 Ford
22 42 8 Hut Stricklin 199 $43,675 Ford
23 27 30 Johnny Benson 197 $51,775 Pontiac
24 5 5 Terry Labonte 196 $68,570 Chevrolet
25 18 27 Elton Sawyer 196 $40,572 Ford
26 13 22 Ward Burton 195 $54,860 Pontiac
27 26 29 Steve Grissom 191 $49,437 Chevrolet
28 31 1 Rick Mast 190 $48,782 Pontiac
29 40 17 Darrell Waltrip 180 $48,220 Chevrolet
30 25 33 Robert Pressley 171 $48,265 Chevrolet
31 12 75 Morgan Shepherd 164 $43,192 Ford
32 41 11 Brett Bodine 162 $44,405 Ford
33 30 97 Chad Little 158 $37,687 Pontiac
34 38 7 Geoff Bodine 157 $44,120 Ford
35 2 28 Ernie Irvan 145 $85,847 Ford
36 24 19 Loy Allen 135 $37,192 Ford
37 17 90 Mike Wallace 135 $37,237 Ford
38 6 37 John Andretti 128 $57,152 Ford
39 37 87 Joe Nemechek 86 $43,302 Chevrolet
40 3 4 Sterling Marlin 81 $70,120 Chevrolet
41 22 12 Derrike Cope 53 $43,752 Ford
42 8 24 Jeff Gordon 13 $59,052 Chevrolet
43 28 63 Dick Trickle 9 $36,552 Ford
Time of Race: 3 hours, 14 minutes, 25 seconds
Average Speed: 154.308 mph
Fastest Qualifier: Dale Earnhardt, 189.510 mph
Pole: Dale Earnhardt
Margin of Victory: .12 seconds
Caution Flags: 6 flags for 26 laps
Lead Changes: 32 lead changes among 15 drivers. Lap Leaders: Ernie Irvan 1-2, Ken Schrader 3-4, Dale Earnhardt 5-18, Terry Labonte 19-22, Earnhardt 23-25, T. Labonte 26, Dale Jarrett 27-28, T. Labonte 29, Robert Pressley 30-33, Michael Waltrip 34, Jeremy Mayfield 35, Dale Jarrett 36-37, T. Labonte 38-55, Hut Stricklin 56, T. Labonte 57-76, Sterling Marlin 77-79, John Andretti 80-93, Schrader 94-100, Andretti 101-109, Jimmy Spencer 110, Bill Elliott 111-131, Brett Bodine 132, Elliott 133-140, Jarrett 141-144, Earnhardt 145-151, Jarrett 152-159, Earnhardt 160, Ricky Craven 161-166, Earnhardt 167-171, Schrader 172-174, Earnhardt 175-176, Jarrett 177-200.
Total Laps Led: Terry Labonte 44, Dale Jarrett 40, Dale Earnhardt 32, Bill Elliott 29, John Andretti 23, Ken Schrader 12, Ricky Craven 6, Robert Pressley 4, Sterling Marlin 3, Ernie Irvan 2, Michael Waltrip 1, Hut Stricklin 1, Jeremy Mayfield 1, Jimmy Spencer 1, Brett Bodine 1.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 41 minutes, 22 seconds
Average Speed: 135.521 mph
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Bud Pole Award: Dale Jarrett, Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford (191.091 mph, 47.098 seconds)
Bud Fastest Second-Round Qualifier: Andy Hillenburg, KMC Telecom Chevrolet (186.556 mph, 48.243 seconds)
Caution Flags: 6 flags for 24 laps.
Lead Changes: 9 lead changes among 7 drivers. Ricky Rudd 1; Mike Skinner 2-4; Dale Jarrett 5-33; Bill Elliott 34; Jarrett 35-90; Chad Little 91-92; Mark Martin 93-157; Johnny Benson 158-196; Jarrett 197-200.