DieHard 500 | July 28, 1996 | Race 18 of 31
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 129 | Running | 272,550 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 175/5 | 129 | Running | 55,070 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 170/5 | 129 | Running | 53,980 |
| 4 | 6 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 165/5 | 129 | Running | 44,455 |
| 5 | 15 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 155/0 | 129 | Running | 50,025 |
| 6 | 40 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 150/0 | 129 | Running | 40,175 |
| 7 | 7 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 146/0 | 129 | Running | 23,475 |
| 8 | 24 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 142/0 | 129 | Running | 33,425 |
| 9 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 138/0 | 129 | Running | 27,795 |
| 10 | 32 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft | 134/0 | 129 | Running | 31,925 |
| 11 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Prodigy | 135/5 | 129 | Running | 19,955 |
| 12 | 18 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 127/0 | 129 | Running | 26,575 |
| 13 | 39 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 124/0 | 129 | Running | 26,255 |
| 14 | 36 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 121/0 | 129 | Running | 18,985 |
| 15 | 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 118/0 | 129 | Running | 26,710 |
| 16 | 1 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 120/5 | 129 | Running | 24,375 |
| 17 | 37 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | STP | 112/0 | 128 | Running | 25,110 |
| 18 | 10 | 30 | Johnny Benson * | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 109/0 | 128 | Running | 25,905 |
| 19 | 27 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Kodiak | 106/0 | 128 | Running | 24,625 |
| 20 | 12 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D / T.I.C. | 103/0 | 127 | Running | 19,085 |
| 21 | 31 | 19 | Loy Allen | Ford | HealthSource | 100/0 | 126 | Running | 17,005 |
| 22 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 97/0 | 126 | Running | 23,595 |
| 23 | 38 | 95 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Shoney's Inn | 94/0 | 121 | Running | 13,495 |
| 24 | 29 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 91/0 | 120 | Accident | 29,715 |
| 25 | 34 | 29 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Cartoon Network | 88/0 | 119 | Accident | 23,335 |
| 26 | 26 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Budweiser | 85/0 | 119 | Accident | 23,060 |
| 27 | 23 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Badcock Home Furnishing | 82/0 | 117 | Accident | 22,490 |
| 28 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 89/10 | 117 | Accident | 31,020 |
| 29 | 16 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 81/5 | 117 | Accident | 29,450 |
| 30 | 5 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam | 73/0 | 117 | Accident | 19,830 |
| 31 | 14 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Skoal Bandit | 75/5 | 117 | Accident | 19,690 |
| 32 | 35 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | Hayes Modems | 67/0 | 117 | Accident | 19,620 |
| 33 | 33 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 64/0 | 117 | Accident | 27,540 |
| 34 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 61/0 | 114 | Running | 12,495 |
| 35 | 30 | 77 | Bobby Hillin | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 58/0 | 113 | Running | 12,465 |
| 36 | 17 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | 55/0 | 113 | Running | 19,420 |
| 37 | 28 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 52/0 | 113 | Running | 27,406 |
| 38 | 11 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 49/0 | 109 | Accident | 12,250 |
| 39 | 19 | 37 | John Andretti | Pontiac | Kmart / Little Caesars | 51/5 | 102 | Accident | 19,250 |
| 40 | 20 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet | MCA Records | 43/0 | 86 | Engine | 12,250 |
| 41 | 13 | 1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 40/0 | 85 | Running | 19,250 |
| 42 | 22 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 37/0 | 16 | Engine | 19,250 |