1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500

The 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 47th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 1, 1996 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 23rd race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500
Race details
Race 23 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
1996 Southern 500 program cover
1996 Southern 500 program cover
Date September 1, 1996 (1996-September-01)
Official name Mountain Dew Southern 500
Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 86 °F (30 °C); wind speeds up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h)[1]
Average speed 135.757 miles per hour (218.480 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Most laps led
Driver Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing
Laps 143
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons

Top 10 results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford
6 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
7 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford
8 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
9 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford
10 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford

Race statistics

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  • Time of race: 3:41:34
  • Average Speed: 135.757 miles per hour (218.480 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 170.934
  • Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 5.23 sec
  • Lead changes: 29
  • Percent of race run under caution: 10.1%
  • Average green flag run: 47.1 laps

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References

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  1. ^ Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ Race statistics at Race Database