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1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 31
Sunday, September 29, 1996 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a .625 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:34:54
Average Speed: 96.837 mph
Pole Speed: 118.054 mph

Cautions: 4 for 29 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.73 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1996 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	91,350	running	207	185
2	11	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	51,940	running	35	175
3	30	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	35,790	running	0	165
4	14	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	27,570	running	2	165
5	16	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	31,115	running	0	155
6	28	1	Rick Mast	Hooters (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	400	27,165	running	0	150
7	21	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	400	24,765	running	17	151
8	3	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	400	20,600	running	48	147
9	4	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	25,550	running	29	143
10	9	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller / 25 Years of Racing (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	24,605	running	43	139
11	13	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	400	25,050	running	0	130
12	10	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	399	19,625	running	0	127
13	18	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	399	24,050	running	0	124
14	19	75	Morgan Shepherd	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	399	12,200	running	0	121
15	27	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	399	13,225	running	0	118
16	26	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	399	13,775	running	0	115
17	6	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	398	19,650	running	0	112
18	24	25	Ken Schrader	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	398	18,375	running	0	109
19	1	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	398	27,175	running	0	106
20	32	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	398	19,925	running	0	103
21	12	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	398	17,925	running	0	100
22	20	41	Ricky Craven	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	397	17,750	running	0	97
23	31	11	Brett Bodine	Lowe's (Brett Bodine)	Ford	397	17,500	running	0	94
24	23	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	397	10,325	running	0	91
25	34	9	Lake Speed	Spam / Melling (Harry Melling)	Ford	397	17,400	running	0	88
26	29	87	Joe Nemechek	Burger King (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	396	17,050	running	0	85
27	37	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	396	16,975	running	0	82
28	15	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / Little Caesars (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	395	16,410	running	0	79
29	22	71	Dave Marcis	Prodigy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	395	6,835	running	0	76
30	33	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	394	21,525	running	0	73
31	25	42	Kyle Petty	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	394	13,451	running	0	70
32	36	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	394	13,425	running	0	67
33	35	33	Robert Pressley	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Chevrolet	392	13,425	running	0	64
34	17	15	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Hayes Modems (Bud Moore)	Ford	391	13,400	running	0	61
35	8	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	389	6,425	running	0	58
36	5	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	388	22,425	running	19	60
37	7	12	Derrike Cope	Badcock (Bobby Allison)	Ford	369	13,425	running	0	52

Failed to qualify: Ward Burton (#22), Dick Trickle (#90), Gary Bradberry (#95)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	21	21
	22	25	4	debris
	26	71	46
	72	78	7	#28,42,43 accident frontstretch
	79	260	182
	261	272	12	oil on track
	273	314	42
	315	320	6	#33 accident turn 3
	321	400	80
Percent of race run under caution: 7.2% Average green flag run: 74.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Gordon	1	3	3
Bobby Hamilton	4	51	48
Ernie Irvan	52	70	19
Mark Martin	71	99	29
Rusty Wallace	100	126	27
Jeff Gordon	127	166	40
Rusty Wallace	167	177	11
Jeff Gordon	178	184	7
Rusty Wallace	185	189	5
Jeff Gordon	190	220	31
Dale Earnhardt	221	239	19
Jeff Burton	240	241	2
Ricky Rudd	242	258	17
Jeff Gordon	259	302	44
Dale Earnhardt	303	308	6
Jeff Gordon	309	311	3
Dale Earnhardt	312	321	10
Jeff Gordon	322	400	79

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	4088
2	Terry Labonte	3977	-111
3	Dale Jarrett	3906	-182
4	Dale Earnhardt	3737	-351
5	Mark Martin	3626	-462
6	Ricky Rudd	3278	-810
7	Rusty Wallace	3256	-832
8	Ken Schrader	3239	-849
9	Ernie Irvan	3209	-879
10	Sterling Marlin	3198	-890
11	Bobby Hamilton	3119	-969
12	Bobby Labonte	3059	-1029
13	Jeff Burton	3030	-1058
14	Michael Waltrip	3026	-1062
15	Ted Musgrave	3010	-1078
16	Jimmy Spencer	2987	-1101
17	Rick Mast	2850	-1238
18	Morgan Shepherd	2772	-1316
19	Geoffrey Bodine	2757	-1331
20	Ricky Craven	2697	-1391

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