Pontiac Excitement 400

Richmond International Raceway — March 3, 1996

Jeff Gordon
Winner
400
Laps
43
Entries
11
Leaders

Jeff Gordon won the 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway on March 3, 1996, leading 124 of 400 laps. Dale Jarrett finished second; Ted Musgrave rounded out the podium. The race featured 11 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, March 3, 1996
Track
Richmond International Raceway
Season
1996
Winner
Leaders
11 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 2 +1 Jeff Gordon
2 11 +9 Dale Jarrett
3 15 +12 Ted Musgrave
4 21 +17 Jeff Burton
5 5 Mark Martin
6 3 -3 Bobby Hamilton
7 14 +7 Rusty Wallace
8 1 -7 Terry Labonte
9 34 +25 Ricky Rudd
10 6 -4 Bill Elliott
11 16 +5 Sterling Marlin
12 38 +26 John Andretti
13 28 +15 Ward Burton
14 13 -1 Ken Schrader
15 10 -5 Kenny Wallace
16 23 +7 Robert Pressley
17 4 -13 Ricky Craven
18 39 +21 Lake Speed
19 18 -1 Rick Mast
20 36 +16 Kyle Petty
21 7 -14 Steve Grissom
22 27 +5 Derrike Cope
23 37 +14 Bobby Labonte
24 25 +1 Mike Wallace
25 24 -1 Brett Bodine
26 40 +14 Bobby Hillin Jr.
27 12 -15 Darrell Waltrip
28 29 +1 Jeremy Mayfield
29 30 +1 Jimmy Spencer
30 20 -10 Elton Sawyer
31 9 -22 Dale Earnhardt
32 22 -10 Morgan Shepherd
33 19 -14 Geoffrey Bodine
34 8 -26 Joe Nemechek
35 32 -3 Dave Marcis
36 35 -1 Michael Waltrip
37 33 -4 Johnny Benson
38 26 -12 Ernie Irvan
39 31 -8 Hut Stricklin
40 17 -23 Wally Dallenbach Jr.
41 Bill Elliott
42 Lake Speed
43 Morgan Shepherd

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Who won the 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400?
Jeff Gordon won the 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
Where was the 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400 held?
The 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400 was held at Richmond International Raceway on March 3, 1996.