Mountain Dew Southern 500

Darlington Raceway — September 1, 1996

Jeff Gordon
Winner
367
Laps
42
Entries
14
Leaders

Jeff Gordon won the 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 1, 1996, leading 52 of 367 laps. Hut Stricklin finished second; Mark Martin rounded out the podium. The race featured 14 different leaders.

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

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Who won the 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500?
Jeff Gordon won the 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Where was the 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500 held?
The 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was held at Darlington Raceway on September 1, 1996.