Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 31
Date: February 18, 1996
Track: Daytona International Speedway
1996 Season Results | Goodwrench Service 400 →
Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Dale Jarrett | Car | No. 88 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Yates Racing | Sponsor | Quality Care / Ford Credit |
| Winner Start | 7th | Winner Laps Led | 40 |
| Started First | Dale Earnhardt | Most Laps Led | Terry Labonte (44) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Total Purse | $3,070,367 | Winner Earnings | $360,775 |
| Different Leaders | 15 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 17 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dale Jarrett | Season Race | 1 of 31 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Yates Racing | Ford | 200 | 40 | running | 180 | $360,775 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 200 | 32 | running | 175 | $215,065 |
| 3 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 200 | 12 | running | 170 | $169,547 |
| 4 | 15 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Jack Roush | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 160 | $118,840 |
| 5 | 16 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Jack Roush | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 155 | $91,702 |
| 6 | 9 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Bud Moore | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 150 | $96,720 |
| 7 | 20 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar | Jack Roush | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 146 | $82,712 |
| 8 | 21 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Bill Elliott | Ford | 200 | 29 | running | 147 | $78,155 |
| 9 | 10 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 138 | $79,987 |
| 10 | 11 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo | Wood Brothers | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 139 | $74,255 |
| 11 | 19 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Travis Carter | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 135 | $66,105 |
| 12 | 34 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | David Lee Murphy / MCA Records | James Finch | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 127 | $52,262 |
| 13 | 36 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak / Circle K | Larry Hedrick | Chevrolet | 200 | 6 | running | 129 | $63,167 |
| 14 | 32 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam | Harry Melling | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 121 | $60,445 |
| 15 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 118 | $52,230 |
| 16 | 43 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller | Roger Penske | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 115 | $60,142 |
| 17 | 35 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 112 | $59,715 |
| 18 | 29 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light | Felix Sabates | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 109 | $53,870 |
| 19 | 14 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA | Cale Yarborough | Ford | 199 | 1 | running | 111 | $46,482 |
| 20 | 39 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP 25th Anniversary | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 103 | $53,740 |
| 21 | 33 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / T.I.C. | Fil Martocci | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 100 | $40,685 |
| 22 | 42 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Stavola Brothers | Ford | 199 | 1 | running | 102 | $43,675 |
| 23 | 27 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 197 | 0 | running | 94 | $51,775 |
| 24 | 5 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 196 | 44 | running | 101 | $68,570 |
| 25 | 18 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Blair Motorsports | David Blair | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 88 | $40,572 |
| 26 | 13 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Bill Davis | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 85 | $54,860 |
| 27 | 26 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Cartoon Network | Gary Bechtel | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 82 | $49,437 |
| 28 | 31 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Richard Jackson | Pontiac | 190 | 0 | running | 79 | $48,782 |
| 29 | 40 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | handling | 76 | $48,220 |
| 30 | 25 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit | Leo Jackson | Chevrolet | 171 | 4 | handling | 78 | $48,265 |
| 31 | 12 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Butch Mock | Ford | 164 | 0 | handling | 70 | $43,192 |
| 32 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Brett Bodine | Ford | 162 | 1 | handling | 72 | $44,405 |
| 33 | 30 | 97 | Chad Little | Sterling Cowboy | Greg Pollex | Pontiac | 158 | 0 | crash | 64 | $37,687 |
| 34 | 38 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | 157 | 0 | crash | 61 | $44,120 |
| 35 | 2 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Yates Racing | Ford | 145 | 2 | running | 63 | $85,847 |
| 36 | 24 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | Healthsource | Mark Smith | Ford | 135 | 0 | crash | 55 | $37,192 |
| 37 | 17 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Heilig-Meyers | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 135 | 0 | crash | 52 | $37,237 |
| 38 | 6 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart / Little Caesars | Michael Kranefuss | Ford | 128 | 23 | crash | 54 | $57,152 |
| 39 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | handling | 46 | $43,302 |
| 40 | 3 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film / Back to Back Daytona 500 Winner | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 81 | 3 | engine | 48 | $70,120 |
| 41 | 22 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Mane 'N Tail | Bobby Allison | Ford | 53 | 0 | crash | 40 | $43,752 |
| 42 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | handling | 37 | $59,052 |
| 43 | 28 | 63 | Dick Trickle | Purina Hi Pro | Brittan Schnell | Ford | 9 | 0 | engine | 34 | $36,552 |
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