1996 Food City 500 Results
Jeff Gordon won the 1996 Food City 500 at Bristol on March 31, 1996, leading 148 of 342 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 37 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 342 | 148 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 2 | 342 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | 1 | 342 | 59 | Running |
| 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 19 | 342 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 11 | 342 | 76 | Running |
| 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | 7 | 342 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | 5 | 341 | 2 | Running |
| 8 | 19 | Dick Trickle | 29 | 341 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 41 | Ricky Craven | 13 | 341 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | 25 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | 14 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 1 | Rick Mast | 32 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | 15 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 9 | 340 | 9 | Running |
| 15 | 42 | Kyle Petty | 34 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | 16 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 33 | Robert Pressley | 23 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | 21 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 11 | Brett Bodine | 22 | 339 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | 35 | 338 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 12 | Derrike Cope | 17 | 338 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | 33 | 338 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 31 | 338 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | 30 | 336 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 333 | 0 | Crash |
| 27 | 29 | Steve Grissom | 36 | 326 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 94 | Bill Elliott | 37 | 324 | 38 | Running |
| 29 | 25 | Ken Schrader | 28 | 305 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | 18 | 304 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | 20 | 261 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | 24 | 203 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 22 | Ward Burton | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | 10 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 9 | Lake Speed | 26 | 152 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 31 | Mike Skinner | 6 | 72 | 10 | Crash |
| 37 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | 27 | 29 | 0 | Crash |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | March 31, 1996 |
| Track | Bristol |
| Laps | 342 |