Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Purolator 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 10th, 1996
Race #4 of the 1996 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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| FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 185 | 175 | 10 | 328 | 136 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 175 | 170 | 5 | 328 | 100 | Running |
| 3 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 170 | 165 | 5 | 328 | 24 | Running |
| 4 | 37 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | 165 | 160 | 5 | 328 | 6 | Running |
| 5 | 4 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | 160 | 155 | 5 | 328 | 4 | Running |
| 6 | 30 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 155 | 150 | 5 | 328 | 5 | Running |
| 7 | 39 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | 146 | 146 | 0 | 327 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 20 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 147 | 142 | 5 | 327 | 1 | Running |
| 9 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | 143 | 138 | 5 | 327 | 2 | Running |
| 10 | 23 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 139 | 134 | 5 | 327 | 7 | Running |
| 11 | 36 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 130 | 130 | 0 | 326 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 15 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | 127 | 127 | 0 | 326 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 28 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 124 | 124 | 0 | 325 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 17 | 19 | Dick Trickle | Ford | 121 | 121 | 0 | 325 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 16 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | 118 | 118 | 0 | 325 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 6 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | 115 | 115 | 0 | 325 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 12 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 0 | 323 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 25 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | 109 | 109 | 0 | 323 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 35 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Ford | 106 | 106 | 0 | 322 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 10 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Ford | 103 | 103 | 0 | 321 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 7 | 37 | John Andretti | Ford | 100 | 100 | 0 | 320 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 33 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 97 | 97 | 0 | 315 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 5 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Ford | 94 | 94 | 0 | 314 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 19 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | 91 | 91 | 0 | 314 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 9 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | 88 | 88 | 0 | 312 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 85 | 85 | 0 | 300 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 14 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 0 | 297 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 29 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Ford | 79 | 79 | 0 | 294 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 76 | 76 | 0 | 293 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 32 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | 73 | 73 | 0 | 293 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 8 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 75 | 70 | 5 | 286 | 4 | Running |
| 32 | 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 0 | 236 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 40 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Ford | 69 | 64 | 5 | 235 | 3 | Engine |
| 34 | 31 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | 61 | 61 | 0 | 205 | 0 | Engine |
| 35 | 26 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | 58 | 58 | 0 | 181 | 0 | Overheating |
| 36 | 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | 60 | 55 | 5 | 178 | 36 | Engine |
| 37 | 38 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | 52 | 52 | 0 | 155 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 1 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pontiac | 49 | 49 | 0 | 107 | 0 | Handling |
| 39 | 24 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | 46 | 46 | 0 | 99 | 0 | Engine |
| 40 | 34 | 95 | Chuck Bown | Ford | 43 | 43 | 0 | 85 | 0 | Rear end |
| 41 | 11 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | 40 | 40 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Engine |