Standings After Race #21 at Michigan International Speedway - Sunday, August 18th, 1996
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 21 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 3137 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 21 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 3003 | -134 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 21 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 3003 | -134 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 21 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 3000 | -137 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 21 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 2702 | -435 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 21 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 2623 | -514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +3 | 21 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 2581 | -556 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 21 | Ken Schrader | 25 | Chevrolet | 2547 | -590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -2 | 21 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 2530 | -607 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -2 | 21 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 2503 | -634 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 21 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 2416 | -721 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 20 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 2400 | -737 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 21 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 2382 | -755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +1 | 21 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Chevrolet | 2318 | -819 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 2305 | -832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 21 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 2272 | -865 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 21 | Ricky Craven | 41 | Chevrolet | 2241 | -896 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 21 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 2145 | -992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 21 | Rick Mast | 1 | Pontiac | 2129 | -1008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | 75 | Ford | 2101 | -1036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 21 | Jeremy Mayfield | 98 | Ford | 2092 | -1045 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 20 | Wally Dallenbach | 2032 | -1105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | +2 | 20 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 2028 | -1109 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 21 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 1966 | -1171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -2 | 20 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Pontiac | 1917 | -1220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 21 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1849 | -1288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +2 | 21 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 1825 | -1312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +2 | 21 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 1818 | -1319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -2 | 20 | Robert Pressley | 33 | Chevrolet | 1813 | -1324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -2 | 21 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 1812 | -1325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 21 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Chevrolet | 1789 | -1348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 21 | Derrike Cope | 12 | Ford | 1779 | -1358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +1 | 15 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 1672 | -1465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 20 | John Andretti | 37 | Ford | 1662 | -1475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 19 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 1536 | -1601 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 18 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 1460 | -1677 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 18 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1332 | -1805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 16 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 1294 | -1843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 13 | Steve Grissom | 29 | Chevrolet | 1188 | -1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 11 | Mike Wallace | 90 | Ford | 799 | -2338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 8 | Elton Sawyer | 27 | Ford | 611 | -2526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +1 | 7 | Greg Sacks | 29 | Chevrolet | 510 | -2627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | 6 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 456 | -2681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 4 | Todd Bodine | 81 | Chevrolet | 410 | -2727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 4 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 328 | -2809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 3 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 299 | -2838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 4 | Gary Bradberry | 95 | Ford | 277 | -2860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 3 | Randy MacDonald | 78 | Ford | 228 | -2909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 3 | Chuck Bown | 50 | Ford | 168 | -2969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | +2 | 3 | Chad Little | 23 | Pontiac | 153 | -2984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 1 | Dorsey Schroeder | 94 | Ford | 129 | -3008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 1 | Butch Leitzinger | 29 | Chevrolet | 103 | -3034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 1 | Jim Sauter | 42 | Pontiac | 100 | -3037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 2 | Jeff Green | 3 | Chevrolet | 95 | -3042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 1 | Tommy Kendall | 94 | Ford | 84 | -3053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 1 | Stacy Compton | 46 | Chevrolet | 64 | -3073 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 1 | Jeff Krogh | 14 | Chevrolet | 58 | -3079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 55 | -3082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | 1 | Chevrolet | 52 | -3085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 1 | Rich Woodland | 38 | Chevrolet | 52 | -3085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 1 | Scott Gaylord | 00 | Chevrolet | 49 | -3088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |