Food City 500 | March 31, 1996 | Race 6 of 31
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 185/10 | 342 | Running | 93,765 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170/0 | 342 | Running | 54,215 |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 170/5 | 342 | Running | 44,815 |
| 4 | 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 160/0 | 342 | Running | 35,351 |
| 5 | 11 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft | 160/5 | 342 | Running | 29,895 |
| 6 | 7 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 150/0 | 342 | Running | 26,395 |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 151/5 | 341 | Running | 28,895 |
| 8 | 29 | 19 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | HealthSource | 142/0 | 341 | Running | 15,495 |
| 9 | 13 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Kodiak | 138/0 | 341 | Running | 25,190 |
| 10 | 25 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 134/0 | 340 | Running | 27,040 |
| 11 | 14 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 130/0 | 340 | Running | 16,190 |
| 12 | 32 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 127/0 | 340 | Running | 23,340 |
| 13 | 15 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 124/0 | 340 | Running | 22,565 |
| 14 | 9 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 126/5 | 340 | Running | 26,115 |
| 15 | 34 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 118/0 | 340 | Running | 23,265 |
| 16 | 16 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 115/0 | 340 | Running | 25,890 |
| 17 | 23 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Skoal Bandit | 112/0 | 340 | Running | 21,940 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 109/0 | 340 | Running | 27,490 |
| 19 | 21 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 106/0 | 340 | Running | 14,780 |
| 20 | 22 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 103/0 | 339 | Running | 23,321 |
| 21 | 35 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 100/0 | 338 | Running | 14,215 |
| 22 | 17 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Mane 'N Tail | 97/0 | 338 | Running | 21,065 |
| 23 | 33 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 94/0 | 338 | Running | 10,415 |
| 24 | 31 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | Hayes Modems | 91/0 | 338 | Running | 20,840 |
| 25 | 30 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | 88/0 | 336 | Running | 20,895 |
| 26 | 3 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 85/0 | 333 | Accident | 21,865 |
| 27 | 36 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Cartoon Network | 82/0 | 326 | Running | 20,441 |
| 28 | 37 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 84/5 | 324 | Running | 20,290 |
| 29 | 28 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Budweiser | 76/0 | 305 | Running | 20,160 |
| 30 | 18 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 73/0 | 304 | Running | 12,835 |
| 31 | 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 70/0 | 261 | Running | 18,835 |
| 32 | 24 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | STP | 67/0 | 203 | Running | 15,835 |
| 33 | 12 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 64/0 | 200 | Running | 24,785 |
| 34 | 10 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D / T.I.C. | 61/0 | 184 | Running | 8,835 |
| 35 | 26 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam | 58/0 | 152 | Running | 15,835 |
| 36 | 6 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Team Realtree | 60/5 | 72 | Accident | 8,835 |
| 37 | 27 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Ford | David Blair Motorsports | 52/0 | 29 | Accident | 8,835 |