Diehard 500

Talladega Superspeedway — July 28, 1996

Jeff Gordon

Winner

129

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Jeff Gordon won the 1996 Diehard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on July 28, 1996, leading 37 of 129 laps. Dale Jarrett finished second; Mark Martin rounded out the podium. The race featured 10 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, July 28, 1996

Track

Talladega Superspeedway

Season

1996

Winner

Jeff Gordon

Leaders

10 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	+1	Jeff Gordon			129	—	Running	37	180
2	3	+1	Dale Jarrett			129	—	Running	5	175
3	8	+5	Mark Martin			129	—	Running	7	170
4	6	+2	Ernie Irvan			129	—	Running	1	165
5	15	+10	Jimmy Spencer			129	—	Running	—	155
6	40	+34	Geoffrey Bodine			129	—	Running	—	150
7	7	—	Jeff Burton			129	—	Running	—	146
8	24	+16	Bobby Labonte			129	—	Running	—	142
9	9	—	Darrell Waltrip			129	—	Running	—	138
10	32	+22	Rusty Wallace			129	—	Running	—	134
11	21	+10	Dave Marcis			129	—	Running	3	135
12	18	+6	Kyle Petty			129	—	Running	—	127
13	39	+26	Bill Elliott			129	—	Running	—	124
14	36	+22	Morgan Shepherd			129	—	Running	—	121
15	42	+27	Joe Nemechek			129	—	Running	—	118
16	1	-15	Jeremy Mayfield			129	—	Running	12	120
17	37	+20	Bobby Hamilton			128	—	Running	—	112
18	10	-8	Johnny Benson			128	—	Running	—	109
19	27	+8	Ricky Craven			128	—	Running	—	106
20	12	-8	Kenny Wallace			127	—	Running	—	103
21	31	+10	Loy Allen Jr.			126	—	Running	—	100
22	41	+19	Brett Bodine			126	—	Running	—	97
23	38	+15	Gary Bradberry			121	—	Running	—	94
24	29	+5	Terry Labonte			120	—	Running	—	91
25	34	+9	Greg Sacks			119	—	Running	—	88
26	26	—	Ken Schrader		Dodge	119	—	Running	—	85
27	23	-4	Derrike Cope			117	—	Running	—	82
28	4	-24	Dale Earnhardt			117	—	Running	40	89
29	16	-13	Sterling Marlin			117	—	Running	19	81
30	5	-25	Lake Speed			117	—	Running	—	73
31	14	-17	Robert Pressley			117	—	Running	1	75
32	35	+3	Wally Dallenbach Jr.			117	—	Running	—	67
33	33	—	Ward Burton			117	—	Running	—	64
34	25	-9	Hut Stricklin			114	—	Running	—	61
35	30	-5	Bobby Hillin Jr.			113	—	Running	—	58
36	17	-19	Ted Musgrave			113	—	Running	—	55
37	28	-9	Ricky Rudd			113	—	Running	—	52
38	11	-27	Dick Trickle			109	—	DNF	—	49
39	19	-20	John Andretti			102	—	DNF	4	51
40	20	-20	Jeff Purvis			86	—	DNF	—	43
41	13	-28	Rick Mast			85	—	DNF	—	40
42	22	-20	Michael Waltrip			16	—	DNF	—	37
43	—	—	Derrike Cope	Bobby Allison		114	—	Accident	—	34
44	—	—	Jeremy Mayfield	Michael Kranefuss		10	—	Engine	—	31