NASCAR: Darlington results

• Dave Rodman
• MNI - Motorsport News International
• Wed Sep 4 23:17:05 EDT 1996

UNOFFICIAL FINISHING ORDER
47th MOUNTAIN DEW SOUTHERN 500
DARLINGTON RACEWAY -- SEPT. 1, 1996

FIN STR   CAR
POS POS   NO.  DRIVER           CAR          LAPS      STATUS

 1    2   24   Jeff Gordon      Chevrolet    367       Running
 2   10    8   Hut Stricklin    Ford         367       Running
 3    6    6   Mark Martin      Ford         367       Running
 4    4   25   Ken Schrader     Chevrolet    366       Running
 5   15   37   John Andretti    Ford         366       Running
 6   21   18   Bobby Labonte    Chevrolet    366       Running
 7   13   28   Ernie Irvan      Ford         366       Running
 8    5    4   Sterling Marlin  Chevrolet    366       Running
 9   26   94   Bill Elliott     Ford         366       Running
10   37    9   Lake Speed       Ford         366       Running
11   27   30*  Johnny Benson    Pontiac      365       Running
12   12    3   Dale Earnhardt   Chevrolet    365       Running
13   14   81   Kenny Wallace    Ford         365       Running
14    1   88   Dale Jarrett     Ford         365       Running
15   16   27   Todd Bodine      Ford         365       Running
16   18   10   Ricky Rudd       Ford         365       Running
17   41   42   Kyle Petty       Pontiac      364       Running
18   25   77   Bobby Hillin     Ford         363       Running
19   31   43   Bobby Hamilton   Pontiac      362       Running
20    7   29   Chad Little      Chevrolet    362       Running
21    3    7   Geoff Bodine     Ford         362       Running
22    9    1   Rick Mast        Pontiac      362       Running
23   17   23   Jimmy Spencer    Ford         362       Running
24   38   75   Morgan Shepherd  Ford         359       Running
25   36   15   Wally Dallenbach Ford         359       Running
26    8    5   Terry Labonte    Chevrolet    358       Running
27   42   33   Robert Pressley  Chevrolet    355       Running
28   19   11   Brett Bodine     Ford         355       Running
29   20   16   Ted Musgrave     Ford         354       Running
30   29   71   Dave Marcis      Chevrolet    353       Running
31   39   99   Jeff Burton      Ford         347       Running
32   34   17   Darrell Waltrip  Chevrolet    340       Running
33   22   21   Michael Waltrip  Ford         333       Running
34   11   12   Derrike Cope     Ford         316       Running
35   32   95   Gary Bradberry   Ford         286       Running
36   30   90   Dick Trickle     Ford         284       Engine
37   24   98   Jeremy Mayfield  Ford         191       Wreck
38   28    2   Rusty Wallace    Ford         102       Wreck
39   33   60   Ed Berrier       Ford          57       Oil Leak
40   35   22   Ward Burton      Pontiac       54       Wreck
41   23   19   Loy Allen        Ford          23       Wreck
42   40   41   Ricky Craven     Chevrolet     10       Engine

* = NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Candidate

Time of Race: 3 hours, 41 minutes, 34 seconds
Avg. Speed: 135.757 mph
Margin of Victory: 5.230 seconds
Caution Flags: 6 for 37 laps
Lead changes: 29 among 14 drivers

RECAP OF LEAD CHANGES
NO.  CAR  LAP-LAP   TOTAL (total)
Pole  88    
 1     7    1 -   5    5 (  5)
 2    88    6 -   8    3     
 3    24    9 -  24   16
 4    71   25          1
 5    88   26 -  45   20 ( 23)
 6     5   46 -  47    2 (  2)
 7    71   48 -  49    2 (  3)
 8    23   50 -  54    5
 9    25   55 -  63    9 (  9)
10    23   64 -  70    7
11     6   71 - 116   46
12    10  117 - 118    2 (  2)
13    98  119 - 121    3 (  3)
14    23  122 - 178   57 ( 69)
15    18  179 - 180    2
16    24  181 - 186    6
17    18  187 - 190    4 (  6)
18    24  191 - 192    2
19     8  193 - 238   46
20    24  239 - 247    9
21    27  248          1 (  1)
22    94  249          1
23     8  250 - 299   50 
24    24  300 - 301    2
25     6  302          1 ( 47)
26    94  303          1 (  2)
27    24  304          1
28     8  305 - 351   47 (143)
29    24  352 - 367   16 ( 52)

UNOFFICIAL NASCAR WINSTON CUP POINTS
1. T. Labonte  3,382     ----
2. Gordon      3,358     - 24
3. Jarrett     3,291     - 91
4. Earnhardt   3,221     -161
5. Martin      3,042     -340
6. Rudd        2,881     -501
7. Schrader    2,836     -546
8. Irvan       2,782     -600
9. Marlin      2,781     -601 
10 R. Wallace  2,737     -645