1996 PEPSI 400 FACT SHEET

EVENT:            38th Pepsi 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race

LOCATION:         Daytona International Speedway; Daytona Beach,
                  Fla.

DATE:             July 6, 1996

START TIME:       11 a.m.

TRACK:            2.5-mile trioval

RACE LENGTH:      400 miles, 160 laps

1995 WINNER:      Jeff Gordon, DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet.  Avg.
                  Speed: 166.976 mph 

POLE              Busch Pole Award Qualifying, July 4, 2:30 p.m.
QUALIFYING:       Two timed laps, fastest lap counted; positions 1-
                  25 set

SECOND-ROUND      Busch Beer Second-Round Qualifying, July 5, 1 p.m.
QUALIFYING:       Positions 26-38 set; up to five provisional
                  starters may be added

1995 BUSCH
POLE WINNER:      Dale Earnhardt, GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet,
                  191.355 mph

QUALIFYING
RECORD:           Sterling Marlin, Bull's Eye BBQ Chevrolet, 203.666
                  mph, 1986

RACE
RECORD:           Bobby Allison, Hodgdon/Curb Mercury, 173.473 mph*,
                  1980
                  *=World Record 400-mile stock car race

TICKET
INFORMATION:      Daytona International Speedway Ticket Office,
                  (904) 253-RACE (7223)
                  (VISA and MasterCard accepted as payment for
                  advance ticket orders)

1996 PEPSI 400 QUICK FACTS

FASTEST RACE:            173.473 mph, Bobby Allison, Mercury, 1980
                         (World Record 400-mile stock car race)
SLOWEST RACE:            131.916 mph, Tim Richmond, Chevrolet, 1986

OLDEST WINNER:           Bobby Allison, 1987 (49 yrs, 7 months, 1 day)
YOUNGEST WINNER:         Jeff Gordon, 1995 (23 yrs, 10 mos, 27 days)

MOST MONEY WON, ONE RACE: $96,580, Jeff Gordon, 1995

MOST STARTS:             32, Richard Petty
MOST CONSECUTIVE STARTS: 27, Richard Petty (1966-92)

MOST BUSCH POLES:        Cale Yarborough, 7 ('69-70, '78, '80-81, '83-
                         84)

MOST VICTORIES:          David Pearson, 5 ('61, '72-74, '78)
MOST SECOND PLACES:      Buddy Baker, 5 (S. Marlin & R. Petty each
                         have 4)
MOST TOP FIVES:          David Pearson, 13; R. Petty, 12; Buddy Baker,
                         11
MOST VICTORIES, MFTR:    Ford, 10                       

MOST LAPS LED:           142, Cale Yarborough, 1968
MOST LEAD CHANGES:       49 (among 9 drivers), 1974
FEWEST LEAD CHANGES:     8 (among 4 drivers), 1968, '95 (7 among
                         3 in '59 250-mile race)
MOST LEADERS:            15, 1986
FEWEST LEADERS:          4, 1964, '68, '95 (3 in 1960, '62 250-mile
                         races)

CLOSEST VICTORY MARGIN:  18 inches (Bill Elliott over Rick
                         Wilson), 1988
WIDEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2 laps plus (Cale Yarborough, 1968)

MOST CAUTION LAPS:       58, 1986
FEWEST CAUTION LAPS:     8, 1992 (1959-61 250-mile races were
                         caution-free)

MOST CARS RUNNING AT FINISH:   38, 1995
FEWEST CARS RUNNING AT FINISH: 11, 1963

MOST CARS ON LEAD LAP, FINISH: 20, 1994
FEWEST CARS ON LEAD LAP:       1, 1968

MOST STARTERS:                 43, 1994-95
FEWEST STARTERS:               30, 1961