Standings After Race #5 at Darlington Raceway - Sunday, March 24th, 1996
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 5 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 783 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 736 | -47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 5 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 726 | -57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 5 | Ricky Craven | 41 | Chevrolet | 698 | -85 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -1 | 5 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 667 | -116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 649 | -134 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +1 | 5 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 636 | -147 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +2 | 5 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 617 | -166 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +7 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 615 | -168 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -4 | 5 | Ken Schrader | 25 | Chevrolet | 601 | -182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -2 | 5 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 589 | -194 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 5 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 587 | -196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 4 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 583 | -200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +3 | 5 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 583 | -200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 5 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Pontiac | 566 | -217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -5 | 5 | Jeremy Mayfield | 98 | Ford | 565 | -218 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +1 | 5 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 528 | -255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +11 | 5 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Chevrolet | 520 | -263 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -6 | 5 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 516 | -267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +3 | 5 | Rick Mast | 1 | Pontiac | 486 | -297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 5 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 471 | -312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 5 | Steve Grissom | 29 | Chevrolet | 468 | -315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -4 | 5 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 462 | -321 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +3 | 5 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 456 | -327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 5 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 446 | -337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -5 | 5 | Wally Dallenbach | 442 | -341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | +1 | 5 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Chevrolet | 427 | -356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -3 | 5 | Robert Pressley | 33 | Chevrolet | 425 | -358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +5 | 5 | Mike Wallace | 90 | Ford | 424 | -359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -6 | 5 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 421 | -362 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +1 | 5 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 412 | -371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +3 | 5 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 412 | -371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +7 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 75 | Ford | 404 | -379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -4 | 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 401 | -382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | 5 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 389 | -394 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -5 | 5 | Derrike Cope | 12 | Ford | 383 | -400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -4 | 5 | John Andretti | 37 | Ford | 373 | -410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 5 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 367 | -416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 4 | Elton Sawyer | 27 | Ford | 340 | -443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -3 | 4 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 313 | -470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 3 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 213 | -570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 1 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 127 | -656 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 1 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 127 | -656 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 110 | -673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 1 | Chad Little | 23 | Pontiac | 64 | -719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 1 | Chuck Bown | 50 | Ford | 43 | -740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |