Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Pontiac Excitement 400
Richmond Raceway
March 3rd, 1996
Race #3 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 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 180 | 175 | 5 | 400 | 124 | Running |
| 2 | 11 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 175 | 170 | 5 | 400 | 23 | Running |
| 3 | 15 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | 165 | 165 | 0 | 400 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 21 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 165 | 160 | 5 | 400 | 54 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 155 | 155 | 0 | 400 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 3 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | 160 | 150 | 10 | 400 | 129 | Running |
| 7 | 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | 151 | 146 | 5 | 400 | 26 | Running |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 147 | 142 | 5 | 400 | 3 | Running |
| 9 | 34 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 138 | 138 | 0 | 400 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 6 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 139 | 134 | 5 | 400 | 26 | Running |
| 11 | 16 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 130 | 130 | 0 | 400 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 38 | 37 | John Andretti | Ford | 127 | 127 | 0 | 400 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 28 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | 124 | 124 | 0 | 400 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 13 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 0 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 10 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | 118 | 118 | 0 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 23 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | 120 | 115 | 5 | 399 | 1 | Running |
| 17 | 4 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 0 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 39 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | 109 | 109 | 0 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 18 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | 106 | 106 | 0 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 36 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 103 | 103 | 0 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 7 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 0 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 27 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | 97 | 97 | 0 | 398 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 37 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 0 | 398 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 25 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Ford | 91 | 91 | 0 | 397 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 24 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | 88 | 88 | 0 | 397 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 40 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Ford | 85 | 85 | 0 | 397 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 0 | 396 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 29 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | 79 | 79 | 0 | 395 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 30 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | 81 | 76 | 5 | 394 | 1 | Running |
| 30 | 20 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Ford | 73 | 73 | 0 | 394 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 70 | 70 | 0 | 393 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 22 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | 67 | 67 | 0 | 392 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 19 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Ford | 69 | 64 | 5 | 392 | 10 | Running |
| 34 | 8 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 61 | 61 | 0 | 391 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 63 | 58 | 5 | 391 | 3 | Running |
| 36 | 35 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | 55 | 55 | 0 | 386 | 0 | Crash |
| 37 | 33 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pontiac | 52 | 52 | 0 | 386 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 26 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | 49 | 49 | 0 | 379 | 0 | Overheating |
| 39 | 31 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | 46 | 46 | 0 | 288 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 17 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Ford | 43 | 43 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Crash |