| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 31, 1996 | Race 6 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 91.308 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | Time of Race: | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | 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 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||