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1996 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 31
Sunday, February 18, 1996 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:14:25
Average Speed: 154.308 mph
Pole Speed: 189.51 mph

Cautions: 6 for 26 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.12 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 32

Glossary 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1996 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	7	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	360,775	running	40	180
2	1	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	215,065	running	32	175
3	4	25	Ken Schrader	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	169,547	running	12	170
4	15	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	118,840	running	0	160
6	9	15	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Hayes Modems (Bud Moore)	Ford	200	96,720	running	0	150
5	16	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	91,702	running	0	155
35	2	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	145	85,847	running	2	63
7	20	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	82,712	running	0	146
9	10	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	200	79,987	running	0	138
8	21	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	200	78,155	running	29	147
10	11	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	200	74,255	running	1	139
40	3	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	81	70,120	engine	3	48
24	5	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	196	68,570	running	44	101
11	19	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	200	66,105	running	1	135
13	36	41	Ricky Craven	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	200	63,167	running	6	129
14	32	9	Lake Speed	Spam (Harry Melling)	Ford	200	60,445	running	0	121
16	43	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	60,142	running	0	115
17	35	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	59,715	running	0	112
42	8	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	13	59,052	handling	0	37
38	6	37	John Andretti	Kmart / Little Caesars (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	128	57,152	crash	23	54
26	13	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	195	54,860	running	0	85
18	29	42	Kyle Petty	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	199	53,870	running	0	109
20	39	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP 25th Anniversary (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	199	53,740	running	0	103
12	34	44	Jeff Purvis	MCA Records (James Finch)	Chevrolet	200	52,262	running	0	127
15	23	71	Dave Marcis	Prodigy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	200	52,230	running	0	118
23	27	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	197	51,775	running	0	94
27	26	29	Steve Grissom	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	191	49,437	running	0	82
28	31	1	Rick Mast	Hooters (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	190	48,782	running	0	79
30	25	33	Robert Pressley	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Chevrolet	171	48,265	handling	4	78
29	40	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	180	48,220	handling	0	76
19	14	98	Jeremy Mayfield	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	199	46,482	running	1	111
32	41	11	Brett Bodine	Lowe's (Brett Bodine)	Ford	162	44,405	handling	1	72
34	38	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	157	44,120	crash	0	61
41	22	12	Derrike Cope	Mane 'N Tail (Bobby Allison)	Ford	53	43,752	crash	0	40
22	42	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	199	43,675	running	1	102
39	37	87	Joe Nemechek	Burger King (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	86	43,302	handling	0	46
31	12	75	Morgan Shepherd	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	164	43,192	handling	0	70
21	33	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D / T.I.C. (Fil Martocci)	Ford	199	40,685	running	0	100
25	18	27	Elton Sawyer	Blair Motorsports (David Blair)	Ford	196	40,572	running	0	88
33	30	97	Chad Little	Sterling Cowboy (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	158	37,687	crash	0	64
37	17	90	Mike Wallace	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	135	37,237	crash	0	52
36	24	19	Loy Allen, Jr.	Healthsource (Mark Smith)	Ford	135	37,192	crash	0	55
43	28	63	Dick Trickle	Purina Hi Pro (Brittan Schnell)	Ford	9	36,552	engine	0	34

Failed to qualify: Steve Seligman (#65), Chuck Bown (#95), Bobby Hillin, Jr. (#77), Tracy Leslie (#73), Delma Cowart (#0), Jim Bown (#57), Joe Ruttman (#80), Jim Sauter (#72)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	10	10
	11	14	4	#1,2,24,29,87 accident tri-oval
	15	28	14
	29	32	4	#28 accident tri-oval
	33	54	22
	55	58	4	#12 accident tri-oval
	59	130	72
	131	134	4	#21,37 accident backstretch
	135	136	2
	137	140	4	#11,18,19,90 accident backstretch
	141	159	19
	160	165	6	#7,9,33,43,44,75,97 accident tri-oval
	166	200	35
Percent of race run under caution: 13.0% Average green flag run: 24.9 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ernie Irvan	1	2	2
Ken Schrader	3	4	2
Dale Earnhardt	5	18	14
Terry Labonte	19	22	4
Dale Earnhardt	23	25	3
Terry Labonte	26	26	1
Dale Jarrett	27	28	2
Terry Labonte	29	29	1
Robert Pressley	30	33	4
Michael Waltrip	34	34	1
Jeremy Mayfield	35	35	1
Dale Jarrett	36	37	2
Terry Labonte	38	55	18
Hut Stricklin	56	56	1
Terry Labonte	57	76	20
Sterling Marlin	77	79	3
John Andretti	80	93	14
Ken Schrader	94	100	7
John Andretti	101	109	9
Jimmy Spencer	110	110	1
Bill Elliott	111	131	21
Brett Bodine	132	132	1
Bill Elliott	133	140	8
Dale Jarrett	141	144	4
Dale Earnhardt	145	151	7
Dale Jarrett	152	159	8
Dale Earnhardt	160	160	1
Ricky Craven	161	166	6
Dale Earnhardt	167	171	5
Ken Schrader	172	174	3
Dale Earnhardt	175	176	2
Dale Jarrett	177	200	24

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Jarrett	180
2	Dale Earnhardt	175	-5
3	Ken Schrader	170	-10
4	Mark Martin	160	-20
5	Jeff Burton	155	-25
6	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	150	-30
7	Bill Elliott	147	-33
8	Ted Musgrave	146	-34
9	Michael Waltrip	139	-41
10	Ricky Rudd	138	-42
11	Jimmy Spencer	135	-45
12	Ricky Craven	129	-51
13	Jeff Purvis	127	-53
14	Lake Speed	121	-59
15	Dave Marcis	118	-62
16	Rusty Wallace	115	-65
17	Bobby Labonte	112	-68
18	Jeremy Mayfield	111	-69
19	Kyle Petty	109	-71
20	Bobby Hamilton	103	-77

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