Race: Coca-Cola 600
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 11 of 31
Date: May 26, 1996
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway
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Coca-Cola 600 Race Information
| Winner | Dale Jarrett | Car | No. 88 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Yates Racing | Sponsor | Quality Care / Ford Credit |
| Winner Start | 15th | Winner Laps Led | 199 |
| Started First | Jeff Gordon | Most Laps Led | Dale Jarrett (199) |
| Race Distance | 600 miles (400 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Total Purse | $1,305,100 | Winner Earnings | $165,250 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dale Earnhardt | Season Race | 11 of 31 |
Coca-Cola 600 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Yates Racing | Ford | 400 | 199 | running | 185 | $165,250 |
| 2 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 400 | 7 | running | 175 | $97,000 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 400 | 59 | running | 170 | $75,300 |
| 4 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 400 | 101 | running | 165 | $118,200 |
| 5 | 23 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 155 | $46,350 |
| 6 | 36 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 399 | 9 | running | 155 | $55,100 |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Jack Roush | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 146 | $43,400 |
| 8 | 8 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo | Wood Brothers | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 142 | $36,500 |
| 9 | 22 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Yates Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 138 | $37,000 |
| 10 | 31 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 134 | $36,500 |
| 11 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Bill Davis | Pontiac | 397 | 0 | running | 130 | $34,150 |
| 12 | 26 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Richard Jackson | Pontiac | 397 | 0 | running | 127 | $29,150 |
| 13 | 28 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 124 | $27,700 |
| 14 | 14 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock | Bobby Allison | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 121 | $26,450 |
| 15 | 30 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 118 | $30,620 |
| 16 | 21 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Cartoon Network | Gary Bechtel | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 115 | $24,200 |
| 17 | 18 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Travis Carter | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 112 | $23,350 |
| 18 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Jack Roush | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 109 | $15,490 |
| 19 | 19 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Bud Moore | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 106 | $21,800 |
| 20 | 9 | 19 | Dick Trickle | Healthsource | Mark Smith | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 103 | $16,325 |
| 21 | 42 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Blair Motorsports | David Blair | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 100 | $13,490 |
| 22 | 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs | Chevrolet | 391 | 13 | running | 102 | $26,945 |
| 23 | 32 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Felix Sabates | Pontiac | 391 | 0 | running | 94 | $19,485 |
| 24 | 40 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's 50th Anniversary | Brett Bodine | Ford | 389 | 0 | running | 91 | $19,220 |
| 25 | 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 88 | $19,210 |
| 26 | 17 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | Doug Bawel | Ford | 369 | 0 | running | 85 | $8,680 |
| 27 | 3 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Michael Kranefuss | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 82 | $22,170 |
| 28 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Stavola Brothers | Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 79 | $11,510 |
| 29 | 38 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Butch Mock | Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 76 | $11,480 |
| 30 | 39 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar | Jack Roush | Ford | 352 | 0 | running | 73 | $18,465 |
| 31 | 37 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 342 | 0 | running | 70 | $15,455 |
| 32 | 16 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / T.I.C. | Fil Martocci | Ford | 332 | 0 | engine | 67 | $8,445 |
| 33 | 29 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Leo Jackson | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | running | 64 | $15,435 |
| 34 | 43 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller | Roger Penske | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 61 | $23,425 |
| 35 | 10 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Harry Melling | Ford | 213 | 0 | handling | 58 | $15,720 |
| 36 | 12 | 94 | Todd Bodine | McDonald's Monopoly | Bill Elliott | Ford | 209 | 0 | crash | 55 | $15,415 |
| 37 | 2 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Larry Hedrick | Chevrolet | 193 | 9 | crash | 57 | $21,415 |
| 38 | 11 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 192 | 0 | crash | 49 | $16,400 |
| 39 | 27 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Heilig-Meyers | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 189 | 0 | oil pump | 46 | $8,400 |
| 40 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 138 | 3 | crash | 48 | $9,300 |
| 41 | 24 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Cale Yarborough | Ford | 136 | 0 | transmission | 40 | $8,400 |
| 42 | 34 | 95 | Chuck Bown | Shoney's | Sadler Brothers | Ford | 68 | 0 | handling | 37 | $8,400 |
| 43 | 6 | 97 | Chad Little | Sterling Cowboy | Greg Pollex | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | oil pump | 34 | $8,400 |
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