Race: AC-Delco 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 29 of 31
Date: October 20, 1996
Track: North Carolina Speedway
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AC-Delco 400 Race Information
| Winner | Ricky Rudd | Car | No. 10 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Ricky Rudd | Sponsor | Tide |
| Winner Start | 2nd | Winner Laps Led | 81 |
| Started First | Dale Jarrett | Most Laps Led | Dale Jarrett (207) |
| Race Distance | 399.681 miles (393 laps) | Track Length | 1.017 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 42 |
| Total Purse | $1,012,875 | Winner Earnings | $90,025 |
| Different Leaders | 10 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 11 |
| Points Leader After Race | Terry Labonte | Season Race | 29 of 31 |
AC-Delco 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 393 | 81 | running | 180 | $90,025 |
| 2 | 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Yates Racing | Ford | 393 | 207 | running | 180 | $62,125 |
| 3 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Honey Crunch Corn Flakes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 165 | $46,725 |
| 4 | 20 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Yates Racing | Ford | 393 | 47 | running | 165 | $35,950 |
| 5 | 22 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Jack Roush | Ford | 393 | 14 | running | 160 | $25,675 |
| 6 | 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs | Chevrolet | 393 | 1 | running | 155 | $33,300 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Jack Roush | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 146 | $31,100 |
| 8 | 25 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller / 25 Years of Racing | Roger Penske | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 142 | $28,900 |
| 9 | 15 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 393 | 37 | running | 143 | $30,700 |
| 10 | 14 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Travis Carter | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 134 | $28,100 |
| 11 | 12 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Stavola Brothers | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 130 | $17,400 |
| 12 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 392 | 1 | running | 132 | $35,000 |
| 13 | 28 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 124 | $29,150 |
| 14 | 34 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo | Wood Brothers | Ford | 392 | 1 | running | 126 | $23,700 |
| 15 | 13 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 118 | $28,200 |
| 16 | 17 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Brett Bodine | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 115 | $23,200 |
| 17 | 41 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Bill Davis | Pontiac | 391 | 0 | running | 112 | $29,200 |
| 18 | 9 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar | Jack Roush | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 109 | $22,700 |
| 19 | 8 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Fil Martocci | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 106 | $15,400 |
| 20 | 10 | 33 | Todd Bodine | Skoal Bandit | Andy Petree | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 103 | $25,850 |
| 21 | 24 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 100 | $21,525 |
| 22 | 29 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Larry Hedrick | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 97 | $21,325 |
| 23 | 31 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 94 | $21,125 |
| 24 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 91 | $20,925 |
| 25 | 11 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Felix Sabates | Pontiac | 389 | 0 | running | 88 | $20,925 |
| 26 | 6 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Cale Yarborough | Ford | 387 | 1 | running | 90 | $13,525 |
| 27 | 32 | 95 | Gary Bradberry | Shoney's Restaurants | Sadler Brothers | Ford | 387 | 0 | running | 82 | $10,125 |
| 28 | 26 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 386 | 0 | running | 79 | $20,225 |
| 29 | 39 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Butch Mock | Ford | 385 | 0 | running | 76 | $13,025 |
| 30 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 73 | $12,825 |
| 31 | 21 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 353 | 0 | running | 70 | $12,600 |
| 32 | 16 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Bill Elliott | Ford | 326 | 0 | handling | 67 | $19,000 |
| 33 | 42 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | Doug Bawel | Ford | 311 | 0 | water pump | 64 | $9,400 |
| 34 | 33 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / Little Caesars | Michael Kranefuss | Ford | 311 | 0 | crash | 61 | $16,300 |
| 35 | 23 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Harry Melling | Ford | 305 | 0 | crash | 58 | $16,200 |
| 36 | 36 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Bud Moore | Ford | 303 | 0 | crash | 55 | $16,175 |
| 37 | 30 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network | Gary Bechtel | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | engine | 52 | $16,175 |
| 38 | 18 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Richard Jackson | Pontiac | 281 | 0 | crash | 49 | $16,100 |
| 39 | 27 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock | Bobby Allison | Ford | 267 | 3 | crash | 51 | $17,675 |
| 40 | 38 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 225 | 0 | crash | 43 | $17,100 |
| 41 | 35 | 78 | Billy Standridge | Diamond Rio / Hanes | Jim Wilson | Ford | 140 | 0 | handling | 40 | $9,100 |
| 42 | 7 | 40 | Robby Gordon | First Union | Felix Sabates | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | crash | 37 | $9,100 |
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