- 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Rusty Wallace | Team Penske | 353 | #2 Ford Taurus | Miller | 185 | 500 | Finish | $77,090 |
| 2 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | 99 | #24 Chevy Monte Carlo | DuPont Refinishes | 175 | 500 | Finish | $54,590 |
| 3 | 1 | Mark Martin | RFK Racing | 9 | #6 Ford Fusion | Valvoline | 170 | 500 | Finish | $46,490 |
| 4 | 9 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | 18 | #88 Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 165 | 500 | Finish | $32,980 |
| 5 | 3 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 | #5 Chevy Monte Carlo | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 155 | 500 | Finish | $37,875 |
| 6 | 6 | Michael Waltrip | 0 | #21 Ford | Citgo | 150 | 500 | Finish | $30,865 | |
| 7 | 15 | Jimmy Spencer | 21 | #23 Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 151 | 500 | Finish | $39,240 | |
| 8 | 21 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | 0 | #22 Pontiac | MBNA America | 142 | 500 | Finish | $32,440 |
| 9 | 13 | Ricky Rudd | 0 | #10 Ford | Tide | 138 | 500 | Finish | $32,115 | |
| 10 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton | 0 | #43 Pontiac | STP | 134 | 500 | Finish | $35,265 | |
| 11 | 20 | Darrell Waltrip | 0 | #17 Chevy | Parts America | 130 | 499 | Finish | $28,015 | |
| 12 | 28 | Ted Musgrave | RFK Racing | 0 | #16 Ford Fusion | Family Channel / Primestar | 127 | 498 | Finish | $27,715 |
| 13 | 10 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 | #25 Chevy Monte Carlo | Budweiser | 124 | 498 | Finish | $27,565 |
| 14 | 19 | Brett Bodine | 0 | #11 Ford | Lowe's | 121 | 498 | Finish | $27,215 | |
| 15 | 7 | Kenny Wallace | 0 | #81 Ford | Square D / T.I.C. | 118 | 497 | Finish | $21,060 | |
| 16 | 26 | Lake Speed | 0 | #9 Ford | Spam | 115 | 497 | Finish | $26,560 | |
| 17 | 36 | Jeremy Mayfield | 0 | #98 Ford | RCA | 112 | 496 | Finish | $19,410 | |
| 18 | 11 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 0 | #4 Chevy Monte Carlo | Kodak Film | 109 | 496 | Finish | $32,260 |
| 19 | 16 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #75 Ford | Remington Arms | 106 | 495 | Finish | $19,250 | |
| 20 | 17 | Hut Stricklin | 0 | #8 Ford | Circuit City | 103 | 492 | Finish | $20,910 | |
| 21 | 4 | Ricky Craven | 0 | #41 Chevy | Kodiak | 100 | 492 | Finish | $25,885 | |
| 22 | 39 | Bobby Hillin Jr | 0 | #94 Ford | McDonald's | 97 | 491 | Finish | $25,735 | |
| 23 | 38 | Chad Little | 0 | #29 Chevy | Cartoon Network | 94 | 486 | Finish | $25,585 | |
| 24 | 23 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Chevy | GM Goodwrench Service | 91 | 476 | Finish | $32,310 |
| 25 | 32 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | 0 | #15 Ford | Hayes Modems | 88 | 473 | Finish | $25,565 | |
| 26 | 25 | Dick Trickle | 0 | #90 Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 85 | 470 | Finish | $18,210 | |
| 27 | 24 | Dave Marcis | 0 | #71 Chevy | Prodigy | 82 | 470 | Finish | $18,187 | |
| 28 | 29 | Johnny Benson | 0 | #30 Pontiac | Pennzoil | 79 | 465 | Finish | $24,635 | |
| 29 | 37 | Derrike Cope | 0 | #12 Ford | Badcock | 76 | 458 | Finish | $22,110 | |
| 30 | 27 | Gary Bradberry | 0 | #95 Ford | Shoney's Restaurants | 73 | 449 | Finish | $15,060 | |
| 31 | 33 | Jim Sauter | 0 | #42 Pontiac | Coors Light | 70 | 433 | Accident | $22,060 | |
| 32 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | 0 | #18 Chevy Monte Carlo | Interstate Batteries | 67 | 408 | Accident | $32,060 |
| 33 | 31 | Robert Pressley | 0 | #33 Chevy | Skoal Bandit | 64 | 396 | Finish | $22,060 | |
| 34 | 14 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | 0 | #87 Chevy | Burger King | 61 | 385 | Finish | $22,060 |
| 35 | 30 | Rick Mast | 0 | #1 Pontiac | Hooters | 58 | 374 | Accident | $22,060 | |
| 36 | 8 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | 0 | #28 Ford | Texaco Havoline | 55 | 370 | Finish | $30,060 |
| 37 | 18 | Jeff Burton | RFK Racing | 0 | #99 Ford Fusion | Exide Batteries | 52 | 348 | Finish | $15,060 |
| 38 | 34 | John Andretti | 0 | #37 Ford | Kmart / Little Caesars | 49 | 340 | Accident | $22,060 | |
| 39 | 12 | Geoff Bodine | 0 | #7 Ford | QVC | 46 | 206 | Oil Leak | $30,060 |