1996 Daytona 500 Results
Dale Jarrett won the 1996 Daytona 500 at Daytona on February 18, 1996, leading 40 of 200 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 43 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | 7 | 200 | 40 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 1 | 200 | 32 | Running |
| 3 | 25 | Ken Schrader | 4 | 200 | 12 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | 15 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 99 | Jeff Burton | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | 20 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 94 | Bill Elliott | 21 | 200 | 29 | Running |
| 9 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | 11 | 200 | 1 | Running |
| 11 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | 19 | 200 | 1 | Running |
| 12 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | 34 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 41 | Ricky Craven | 36 | 200 | 6 | Running |
| 14 | 9 | Lake Speed | 32 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 23 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 43 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | 35 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 42 | Kyle Petty | 29 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | 14 | 199 | 1 | Running |
| 20 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | 39 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | 33 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | 42 | 199 | 1 | Running |
| 23 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr. | 27 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 5 | 196 | 44 | Running |
| 25 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | 18 | 196 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 22 | Ward Burton | 13 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 29 | Steve Grissom | 26 | 191 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 1 | Rick Mast | 31 | 190 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | 40 | 180 | 0 | Handling |
| 30 | 33 | Robert Pressley | 25 | 171 | 4 | Handling |
| 31 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | 12 | 164 | 0 | Handling |
| 32 | 11 | Brett Bodine | 41 | 162 | 1 | Handling |
| 33 | 97 | Chad Little | 30 | 158 | 0 | Crash |
| 34 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | 38 | 157 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | 145 | 2 | Running |
| 36 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. | 24 | 135 | 0 | Crash |
| 37 | 90 | Mike Wallace | 17 | 135 | 0 | Crash |
| 38 | 37 | John Andretti | 6 | 128 | 23 | Crash |
| 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | 37 | 86 | 0 | Handling |
| 40 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | 3 | 81 | 3 | Engine |
| 41 | 12 | Derrike Cope | 22 | 53 | 0 | Crash |
| 42 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 13 | 0 | Handling |
| 43 | 63 | Dick Trickle | 28 | 9 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | February 18, 1996 |
| Track | Daytona |
| Laps | 200 |