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1996 MBNA 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 25 of 31
Sunday, September 15, 1996 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:43:58
Average Speed: 105.646 mph
Pole Speed: 155.086 mph

Cautions: 14 for 91 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.441 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 28

Glossary 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1996 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
6	2	1	Rick Mast	Hooters (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	500	33,740	running	0	150
34	14	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	433	28,430	running	0	61
27	37	11	Brett Bodine	Lowe's (Brett Bodine)	Ford	486	23,990	running	0	82
31	15	12	Derrike Cope	Badcock (Bobby Allison)	Ford	466	23,090	crash	0	70
29	25	15	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Hayes Modems (Bud Moore)	Ford	483	23,690	running	0	76
33	17	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	455	20,480	crash	0	64
39	41	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	74	20,205	engine	0	46
4	1	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	500	50,390	running	3	165
2	6	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller / 25 Years of Racing (Roger Penske)	Ford	500	54,580	running	0	170
9	34	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	500	28,740	running	0	138
7	33	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	500	35,490	running	39	151
30	39	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	472	23,640	running	0	73
1	3	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	153,630	running	204	185
22	12	25	Ken Schrader	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	496	24,765	running	0	97
36	19	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	199	29,205	crash	47	60
41	31	29	Chad Little	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	3	20,205	crash	0	40
16	20	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	498	31,515	running	11	120
24	30	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	492	25,465	running	0	91
19	16	31	Mike Skinner	RealTree Camouflage (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	498	14,215	running	0	106
32	28	33	Robert Pressley	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Chevrolet	461	20,530	crash	1	72
15	36	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / Little Caesars (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	498	26,890	running	0	118
17	26	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	498	31,515	running	1	117
35	22	41	Ricky Craven	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	202	20,230	crash	0	58
8	24	42	Kyle Petty	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	500	29,890	running	0	142
10	40	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	500	33,190	running	2	139
21	4	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	496	30,515	running	57	105
5	8	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	48,820	running	103	160
11	5	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	500	31,090	running	0	130
26	38	71	Dave Marcis	Prodigy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	490	17,140	running	0	85
18	13	75	Morgan Shepherd	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	498	18,100	running	0	109
12	34	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	500	19,890	running	4	132
38	11	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	91	13,205	crash	0	49
20	18	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	498	15,965	running	0	103
25	35	87	Joe Nemechek	Burger King (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	490	24,490	crash	0	88
3	9	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	40,880	running	28	170
13	21	9	Lake Speed	Spam / Melling (Harry Melling)	Ford	499	26,490	running	0	124
23	7	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	495	17,615	running	0	94
28	27	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	483	23,840	running	0	79
37	32	95	Gary Bradberry	Shoney's Restaurants (Sadler Brothers)	Ford	156	13,205	crash	0	52
14	10	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	498	19,090	running	0	121
40	29	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	4	13,205	crash	0	43

Failed to qualify: Eric Smith (#49)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	17	13	#29,99 accident backstretch
	18	70	53
	71	75	5	competition
	76	90	15
	91	95	5	#8 accident turn 2
	96	142	47
	143	146	4	debris backstretch
	147	158	12
	159	163	5	#41,95 accident turn 2
	164	200	37
	201	206	6	#28 accident turn 3
	207	277	71
	278	296	19	debris
	297	336	40
	337	342	6	#33 accident turn 1
	343	349	7
	350	353	4	#4,94 accident frontstretch
	354	447	94
	448	452	5	debris backstretch
	453	456	4
	457	465	9	#11,15,16,23 accident frontstretch
	466	471	6
	472	476	5	#12 accident turn 3
	477	485	9
	486	487	2	#33 accident
	488	493	6
	494	496	3	#87 accident turn 3
	497	500	4
Percent of race run under caution: 18.2% Average green flag run: 27.3 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Labonte	1	3	3
Terry Labonte	4	41	38
Jeff Gordon	42	75	34
Mark Martin	76	97	22
Ernie Irvan	98	109	12
Mark Martin	110	143	34
Sterling Marlin	144	144	1
Terry Labonte	145	148	4
Mark Martin	149	151	3
Terry Labonte	152	164	13
Ernie Irvan	165	199	35
Terry Labonte	200	201	2
Robert Pressley	202	202	1
Jeff Gordon	203	207	5
Dale Earnhardt	208	218	11
Mark Martin	219	257	39
Jeff Gordon	258	273	16
Mark Martin	274	278	5
Bobby Hamilton	279	280	2
Ward Burton	281	319	39
Dale Jarrett	320	337	18
Jeff Gordon	338	346	9
Dale Jarrett	347	348	2
Jeff Gordon	349	424	76
Bobby Hillin, Jr.	425	428	4
Dale Jarrett	429	433	5
Jeff Gordon	434	445	12
Dale Jarrett	446	448	3
Jeff Gordon	449	500	52

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	3723
2	Terry Labonte	3647	-76
3	Dale Jarrett	3626	-97
4	Dale Earnhardt	3444	-279
5	Mark Martin	3345	-378
6	Ricky Rudd	3069	-654
7	Ken Schrader	3057	-666
8	Rusty Wallace	3057	-666
9	Ernie Irvan	3022	-701
10	Sterling Marlin	2998	-725
11	Bobby Labonte	2835	-888
12	Ted Musgrave	2801	-922
13	Bobby Hamilton	2797	-926
14	Michael Waltrip	2778	-945
15	Jimmy Spencer	2778	-945
16	Jeff Burton	2735	-988
17	Rick Mast	2540	-1183
18	Geoffrey Bodine	2538	-1185
19	Ricky Craven	2515	-1208
20	Morgan Shepherd	2501	-1222

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