- 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | 52 | #24 Chevy Monte Carlo | DuPont Refinishes | 180 | 367 | Finish | $99,630 |
| 2 | 10 | Hut Stricklin | 143 | #8 Ford | Circuit City | 180 | 367 | Finish | $52,405 | |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | RFK Racing | 47 | #6 Ford Fusion | Valvoline | 170 | 367 | Finish | $45,430 |
| 4 | 4 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | 9 | #25 Chevy Monte Carlo | Budweiser | 165 | 366 | Finish | $40,590 |
| 5 | 15 | John Andretti | 0 | #37 Ford | Kmart / Little Caesars | 155 | 366 | Finish | $32,120 | |
| 6 | 21 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6 | #18 Chevy Monte Carlo | Interstate Batteries | 155 | 366 | Finish | $33,315 |
| 7 | 13 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | 0 | #28 Ford | Texaco Havoline | 146 | 366 | Finish | $31,070 |
| 8 | 5 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 0 | #4 Chevy Monte Carlo | Kodak Film | 142 | 366 | Finish | $32,750 |
| 9 | 26 | Bill Elliott | 2 | #94 Ford Thunderbird | McDonald's | 143 | 366 | Finish | $26,020 | |
| 10 | 37 | Lake Speed | 0 | #9 Ford | Spam / Melling | 134 | 366 | Finish | $30,630 | |
| 11 | 27 | Johnny Benson | 0 | #30 Pontiac | Pennzoil | 130 | 365 | Finish | $26,440 | |
| 12 | 12 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Chevy | GM Goodwrench Service | 127 | 365 | Finish | $30,545 |
| 13 | 14 | Kenny Wallace | 0 | #81 Ford | Square D / T.I.C. | 124 | 365 | Finish | $17,455 | |
| 14 | 1 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | 23 | #88 Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 126 | 365 | Finish | $128,165 |
| 15 | 16 | Todd Bodine | 1 | #27 Ford | Blair Motorsports | 123 | 365 | Finish | $14,075 | |
| 16 | 18 | Ricky Rudd | 2 | #10 Ford | Tide | 120 | 365 | Finish | $27,805 | |
| 17 | 41 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #42 Pontiac | Coors Light | 112 | 364 | Finish | $23,635 | |
| 18 | 25 | Bobby Hillin Jr | 0 | #77 Ford | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | 109 | 363 | Finish | $16,260 | |
| 19 | 31 | Bobby Hamilton | 0 | #43 Pontiac | STP | 106 | 362 | Finish | $22,980 | |
| 20 | 7 | Chad Little | 0 | #29 Chevy | Cartoon Network | 103 | 362 | Finish | $20,910 | |
| 21 | 3 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | #7 Ford | QVC | 105 | 362 | Finish | $26,750 | |
| 22 | 9 | Rick Mast | 0 | #1 Pontiac | Hooters | 97 | 362 | Finish | $23,230 | |
| 23 | 17 | Jimmy Spencer | 69 | #23 Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 99 | 362 | Finish | $21,985 | |
| 24 | 38 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #75 Ford | Remington Arms | 91 | 359 | Finish | $14,710 | |
| 25 | 36 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | 0 | #15 Ford | Hayes Modems | 88 | 359 | Finish | $21,700 | |
| 26 | 8 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 | #5 Chevy Monte Carlo | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 90 | 358 | Finish | $27,440 |
| 27 | 42 | Robert Pressley | 0 | #33 Chevy | Skoal Bandit | 82 | 355 | Finish | $21,130 | |
| 28 | 19 | Brett Bodine | 0 | #11 Ford | Lowe's | 79 | 355 | Finish | $20,920 | |
| 29 | 20 | Ted Musgrave | RFK Racing | 0 | #16 Ford Fusion | Family Channel / Primestar | 76 | 354 | Finish | $20,710 |
| 30 | 29 | Dave Marcis | 3 | #71 Chevy | Prodigy | 78 | 353 | Finish | $13,650 | |
| 31 | 39 | Jeff Burton | RFK Racing | 0 | #99 Ford Fusion | Exide Batteries | 70 | 347 | Finish | $12,965 |
| 32 | 34 | Darrell Waltrip | 0 | #17 Chevy | Parts America | 67 | 340 | Finish | $17,375 | |
| 33 | 22 | Michael Waltrip | 0 | #21 Ford | Citgo | 64 | 333 | Finish | $17,310 | |
| 34 | 11 | Derrike Cope | 0 | #12 Ford | Badcock | 61 | 316 | Finish | $17,275 | |
| 35 | 32 | Gary Bradberry | 0 | #95 Ford | Shoney's Restaurants | 58 | 286 | Finish | $10,165 | |
| 36 | 30 | Dick Trickle | 0 | #90 Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 55 | 284 | Engine | $10,105 | |
| 37 | 24 | Jeremy Mayfield | 3 | #98 Ford | RCA | 57 | 191 | Accident | $10,041 | |
| 38 | 28 | Rusty Wallace | Team Penske | 0 | #2 Ford | Miller | 49 | 102 | Engine | $24,895 |
| 39 | 33 | Ed Berrier | 0 | #60 Ford | Berrier Racing | 46 | 57 | Oil Leak | $9,895 | |
| 40 | 35 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | 0 | #22 Pontiac | MBNA America | 43 | 54 | Accident | $25,395 |
| 41 | 23 | Loy Allen Jr | 0 | #19 Ford | Healthsource | 40 | 23 | Accident | $9,895 | |
| 42 | 40 | Ricky Craven | 0 | #41 Chevy | Kodiak | 37 | 10 | Engine | $16,895 |