Race: NAPA 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 31 of 31
Date: November 10, 1996
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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NAPA 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Labonte | Car | No. 18 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Joe Gibbs | Sponsor | Interstate Batteries |
| Winner Start | 1st | Winner Laps Led | 147 |
| Started First | Bobby Labonte | Most Laps Led | Bobby Labonte (147) |
| Race Distance | 499.216 miles (328 laps) | Track Length | 1.522 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 42 |
| Total Purse | $1,379,085 | Winner Earnings | $274,900 |
| Different Leaders | 12 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 17 |
| Points Leader After Race | Terry Labonte | Season Race | 31 of 31 |
NAPA 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs | Chevrolet | 328 | 147 | running | 185 | $274,900 |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Yates Racing | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 170 | $59,500 |
| 3 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 328 | 59 | running | 170 | $71,600 |
| 4 | 17 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 328 | 4 | running | 165 | $47,400 |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 328 | 28 | running | 160 | $48,800 |
| 6 | 9 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP 25th Anniversary | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 328 | 13 | running | 155 | $40,000 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Jack Roush | Ford | 328 | 14 | running | 151 | $37,880 |
| 8 | 28 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 142 | $34,100 |
| 9 | 40 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Jack Roush | Ford | 328 | 1 | running | 143 | $26,075 |
| 10 | 30 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller | Roger Penske | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 134 | $34,000 |
| 11 | 33 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo / Star Trek First Contact | Wood Brothers | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 130 | $29,125 |
| 12 | 23 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Bill Davis | Pontiac | 328 | 7 | running | 132 | $33,000 |
| 13 | 15 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters | Richard Jackson | Pontiac | 328 | 0 | running | 124 | $30,375 |
| 14 | 41 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Travis Carter | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 121 | $27,950 |
| 15 | 34 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 118 | $34,025 |
| 16 | 25 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | Doug Bawel | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 115 | $20,150 |
| 17 | 11 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Stavola Brothers | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 112 | $19,730 |
| 18 | 8 | 40 | Greg Sacks | First Union | Felix Sabates | Pontiac | 327 | 0 | running | 109 | $15,315 |
| 19 | 20 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam / Melling | Harry Melling | Ford | 327 | 1 | running | 111 | $26,175 |
| 20 | 13 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Bill Elliott | Ford | 327 | 0 | running | 103 | $27,360 |
| 21 | 19 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's | Brett Bodine | Ford | 327 | 2 | running | 105 | $25,445 |
| 22 | 10 | 97 | Chad Little | Sterling Cowboy | Greg Pollex | Pontiac | 327 | 0 | running | 97 | $14,230 |
| 23 | 24 | 20 | Elton Sawyer | LaFayette Ford | Harry Ranier | Ford | 327 | 0 | running | 94 | $14,015 |
| 24 | 31 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Cale Yarborough | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 91 | $17,400 |
| 25 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 88 | $17,285 |
| 26 | 38 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 85 | $28,470 |
| 27 | 16 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 325 | 0 | running | 82 | $24,755 |
| 28 | 42 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms | Butch Mock | Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 79 | $16,540 |
| 29 | 22 | 78 | Billy Standridge | HealthSource / Hanes | Jim Wilson | Ford | 321 | 0 | running | 76 | $13,180 |
| 30 | 39 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 73 | $23,305 |
| 31 | 35 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar | Jack Roush | Ford | 316 | 0 | running | 70 | $23,140 |
| 32 | 7 | 33 | Todd Bodine | Skoal Bandit | Andy Petree | Chevrolet | 312 | 0 | running | 67 | $22,975 |
| 33 | 18 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network | Gary Bechtel | Chevrolet | 303 | 0 | running | 64 | $22,910 |
| 34 | 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | running | 61 | $22,345 |
| 35 | 26 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak | Larry Hedrick | Chevrolet | 259 | 2 | engine | 63 | $21,980 |
| 36 | 6 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Yates Racing | Ford | 255 | 50 | crash | 60 | $44,215 |
| 37 | 37 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | handling | 52 | $19,685 |
| 38 | 14 | 95 | Gary Bradberry | Shoney's Restaurants | Sadler Brothers | Ford | 194 | 0 | oil leak | 49 | $12,550 |
| 39 | 29 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | Healthsource | Mark Smith | Ford | 192 | 0 | crash | 46 | $12,550 |
| 40 | 32 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hayes Modems | Bud Moore | Ford | 190 | 0 | crash | 43 | $19,550 |
| 41 | 27 | 2 | Randy Baker | Miles Motorsports | Jim Miles | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | crash | 40 | $12,550 |
| 42 | 12 | 52 | Jack Sprague | Pedigree / Kal Kan Pet Care | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | 23 | 0 | crash | 37 | $12,550 |
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