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Unofficial Results
Post-Race Awards 
           
Martinsville Speedway
April 21, 1996


   Unofficial Results of the Goody's Headache Powders 500 NASCAR Winston 
Cup 
Series Race.
                                                                 Finish
Fin St Car Driver        Team/Make          Laps Points  Money   Status

1   5  2 Rusty Wallace   Miller Genuine Draft      
                                         Ford    500 180 $59,245 Running 
2  34 28 Ernie Irvan     Havoline Ford           500 175  57,395 Running
3  13 24 Jeff Gordon     DuPont Refinishes 
                                    Chevrolet    500 175  57,495 Running
4  16 98 Jeremy Mayfield RCA Ford                500 160  32,545 Running
5   8  3 Dale Earnhardt  GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 500 160  35,195 Running
6  21 43 Bobby Hamilton  STP Pontiac             499 150  27,395 Running
7   6 25 Ken Schrader    Budweiser Chevrolet     498 146  26,295 Running
8  10 18 Bobby Labonte   Interstate Batteries 
                                    Chevrolet    498 142  30,185 Running
9  33 16 Ted Musgrave    Family Channel Ford     498 138  24,985 Running
10 15  4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Chevrolet         498 134  32,485 Running
11 24  9 Lake Speed      Spam Ford               498 130  23,320 Running
12  1 41 Ricky Craven    Kodiak Chevrolet        498 132  28,235 Running
13  3 94 Bill Elliott    McDonald's Ford         497 124  23,415 Running
14 28 81 Kenny Wallace   Square D Ford           496 121  11,215 Running
15 26  1 Rick Mast       Hooters Pontiac         496 118  23,715 Running
16 23 17 Darrell Waltrip Parts America Chevrolet 496 115  21,815 Running
17 27 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford              495 112  21,615 Running
18 31 11 Brett Bodine    Lowe's Ford             494 109  21,120 Running
19 32 23 Jimmy Spencer   Smokin' Joe's Ford      494 106  20,465 Running
20 20 75 Morgan Shepherd Remington Ford          493 103  15,065 Running
21  4  6 Mark Martin     Valvoline Ford          493 100  27,065 Running
22 25 99 Jeff Burton     Exide Batteries         493  97   9,665 Running
23 30 10 Ricky Rudd      Tide Ford               490  94  24,615 Running
24  7  5 Terry Labonte   Kellogg's Chevrolet     480  96  26,965 Running
25 18 30 Johnny Benson   Pennzoil Pontiac        477  88  19,965 Running
26 29 87 Joe Nemechek    Burger King Chevrolet   476  85  19,565 Running
27 19  7 Geoff Bodine    QVC Ford                462  82  12,415 Running
28 14 12 Derrike Cope    Mane n Tail Ford        462  79  12,215 Running
29 12 88 Dale Jarrett    Quality Care Ford       458  76  17,115 Running
30  2 42 Kyle Petty      Coors Light Pontiac     445  78  21,065 Running
31 36  8 Hut Stricklin   Circuit City Ford       372  70  11,565 Running
32 22 90 Mike Wallace    Heilig Meyers Ford      368  67   9,065 Rear End
33  9 46 Stacey Compton  Monroe Motorsports 
                                       Chevrolet 353  64   9,065 Brakes
34 35 33 Robert Pressley Skoal Chevrolet         345  61  16,065 Running
35 11 71 Dave Marcis     Prodigy Chevrolet       341  58   9,065 Engine
36  7 37 John Andretti   K-Mart/Little Caesars 
                                            Ford 338  55  16,065 Rear End

Margin of Victory:  2.526 seconds  Time of Race:  3 hr, 13 min, 52 sec.
Average speed:  81.396 Winston Cup Record

It was Wallace's fourth consecutive even win.  First driver to ever do 
that in spring race.  Richard Petty won four straight fall races.

Caution Flags: 6 for a total of 36 laps.

There was a record 18 lead changes among 7 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Gordon 210; R. Wallace 164; K. Petty 67; Craven 28; 
T. Labonte 16; Earnhardt 13; Irvan 2



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