- 1996 Food City 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1996 Food City 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | 148 | #24 Chevy Monte Carlo | DuPont Refinishes | 185 | 342 | Finish | $93,765 |
| 2 | 2 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 | #5 Chevy Monte Carlo | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170 | 342 | Finish | $54,215 |
| 3 | 1 | Mark Martin | RFK Racing | 59 | #6 Ford Fusion | Valvoline | 170 | 342 | Finish | $44,815 |
| 4 | 19 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Chevy | GM Goodwrench Service | 160 | 342 | Finish | $35,351 |
| 5 | 11 | Rusty Wallace | Team Penske | 76 | #2 Ford | Miller | 160 | 342 | Finish | $29,895 |
| 6 | 7 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | 0 | #88 Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 150 | 342 | Finish | $26,395 |
| 7 | 5 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | #18 Chevy Monte Carlo | Interstate Batteries | 151 | 341 | Finish | $28,895 |
| 8 | 29 | Dick Trickle | 0 | #19 Ford | Healthsource | 142 | 341 | Finish | $15,495 | |
| 9 | 13 | Ricky Craven | 0 | #41 Chevy | Kodiak | 138 | 341 | Finish | $25,190 | |
| 10 | 25 | Michael Waltrip | 0 | #21 Ford | Citgo | 134 | 340 | Finish | $27,040 | |
| 11 | 14 | Hut Stricklin | 0 | #8 Ford | Circuit City | 130 | 340 | Finish | $16,190 | |
| 12 | 32 | Rick Mast | 0 | #1 Pontiac | Hooters | 127 | 340 | Finish | $23,340 | |
| 13 | 15 | Jimmy Spencer | 0 | #23 Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 124 | 340 | Finish | $22,565 | |
| 14 | 9 | Ricky Rudd | 9 | #10 Ford | Tide | 126 | 340 | Finish | $26,115 | |
| 15 | 34 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #42 Pontiac | Coors Light | 118 | 340 | Finish | $23,265 | |
| 16 | 16 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | 0 | #28 Ford | Texaco Havoline | 115 | 340 | Finish | $25,890 |
| 17 | 23 | Robert Pressley | 0 | #33 Chevy | Skoal Bandit | 112 | 340 | Finish | $21,940 | |
| 18 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 0 | #4 Chevy Monte Carlo | Kodak Film | 109 | 340 | Finish | $27,490 |
| 19 | 21 | Geoff Bodine | 0 | #7 Ford | QVC | 106 | 340 | Finish | $14,780 | |
| 20 | 22 | Brett Bodine | 0 | #11 Ford | Lowe's | 103 | 339 | Finish | $23,321 | |
| 21 | 35 | Jeremy Mayfield | 0 | #98 Ford | RCA | 100 | 338 | Finish | $14,215 | |
| 22 | 17 | Derrike Cope | 0 | #12 Ford | Mane 'N Tail | 97 | 338 | Finish | $21,065 | |
| 23 | 33 | Jeff Burton | RFK Racing | 0 | #99 Ford Fusion | Exide Batteries | 94 | 338 | Finish | $10,415 |
| 24 | 31 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | 0 | #15 Ford | Hayes Modems | 91 | 338 | Finish | $20,840 | |
| 25 | 30 | Ted Musgrave | RFK Racing | 0 | #16 Ford Fusion | Family Channel / Primestar | 88 | 336 | Finish | $20,895 |
| 26 | 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 0 | #17 Chevy | Parts America | 85 | 333 | Accident | $21,865 | |
| 27 | 36 | Steve Grissom | 0 | #29 Chevy | Cartoon Network | 82 | 326 | Finish | $20,441 | |
| 28 | 37 | Bill Elliott | 38 | #94 Ford | McDonald's | 84 | 324 | Finish | $20,290 | |
| 29 | 28 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 | #25 Chevy Monte Carlo | Budweiser | 76 | 305 | Finish | $20,160 |
| 30 | 18 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #75 Ford | Remington Arms | 73 | 304 | Finish | $12,835 | |
| 31 | 20 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | 0 | #87 Chevy | Burger King | 70 | 261 | Finish | $18,835 |
| 32 | 24 | Bobby Hamilton | 0 | #43 Pontiac | STP | 67 | 203 | Finish | $15,835 | |
| 33 | 12 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | 0 | #22 Pontiac | MBNA America | 64 | 200 | Finish | $24,785 |
| 34 | 10 | Kenny Wallace | 0 | #81 Ford | Square D / T.I.C. | 61 | 184 | Finish | $8,835 | |
| 35 | 26 | Lake Speed | 0 | #9 Ford | Spam | 58 | 152 | Finish | $15,835 | |
| 36 | 6 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | 10 | #31 Chevy Monte Carlo | RealTree Camouflage | 60 | 72 | Accident | $8,835 |
| 37 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | 0 | #27 Ford | Blair Motorsports | 52 | 29 | Accident | $8,835 |