1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500

February 2025 NASWINSTON Mountain Dew Southern 500 1996 09 1 1996 23 31 1996_Southern_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 1996 Southern 500 program cover Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina 1.366 2.198 367 501.322 806.800 Temperatures reaching up to 86 F C; wind speeds up to 10.2 mph km/hWeather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac 135.757 mi/h Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing 143 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons The 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 47th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 1, 1996 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366 mi km off on speedway, it was the 23rd race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. Top 10 results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 6 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 7 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 8 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 9 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 10 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Race statistics Time of race: 3:41:34 Average speed: 135.757 mph Pole speed: 170.934 mph Cautions: 6 for 37 laps Margin of victory: 5.23 seconds Lead changes: 29 Percent of race run under caution: 10.1% Average green flag run: 47.1 laps Race statistics at Race Database References Mountain Dew Southern 500 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway