1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Results
Rusty Wallace won the 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 at Bristol on August 24, 1996, leading 353 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 39 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 5 | 500 | 353 | Running |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 500 | 99 | Running |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | 1 | 500 | 9 | Running |
| 4 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | 9 | 500 | 18 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 3 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | 6 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | 15 | 500 | 21 | Running |
| 8 | 22 | Ward Burton | 21 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 13 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | 35 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | 20 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | 28 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 25 | Ken Schrader | 10 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 11 | Brett Bodine | 19 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | 7 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 9 | Lake Speed | 26 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | 36 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | 11 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | 16 | 495 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | 17 | 492 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 41 | Ricky Craven | 4 | 492 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 94 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 39 | 491 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 29 | Chad Little | 38 | 486 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 23 | 476 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 32 | 473 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 90 | Dick Trickle | 25 | 470 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 24 | 470 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr. | 29 | 465 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 12 | Derrike Cope | 37 | 458 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 95 | Gary Bradberry | 27 | 449 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 42 | Jim Sauter | 33 | 433 | 0 | Crash |
| 32 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | 22 | 408 | 0 | Crash |
| 33 | 33 | Robert Pressley | 31 | 396 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | 14 | 385 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 1 | Rick Mast | 30 | 374 | 0 | Crash |
| 36 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | 8 | 370 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 99 | Jeff Burton | 18 | 348 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 37 | John Andretti | 34 | 340 | 0 | Crash |
| 39 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | 12 | 206 | 0 | Oil leak |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | August 24, 1996 |
| Track | Bristol |
| Laps | 500 |