| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Goody's 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| August 24, 1996 | Race 22 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 91.267 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | Time of Race: | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $77,090 |
| 2 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $54,590 |
| 3 | 1 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $46,490 |
| 4 | 9 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $32,980 |
| 5 | 3 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $37,875 |
| 6 | 6 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 150/0 | 500 | Running | $30,865 |
| 7 | 15 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 151/5 | 500 | Running | $39,240 |
| 8 | 21 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 142/0 | 500 | Running | $32,440 |
| 9 | 13 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 138/0 | 500 | Running | $32,115 |
| 10 | 35 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | STP | 134/0 | 500 | Running | $35,265 |
| 11 | 20 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 130/0 | 499 | Running | $28,015 |
| 12 | 28 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel/ PRIMESTAR | 127/0 | 498 | Running | $27,715 |
| 13 | 10 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Budweiser | 124/0 | 498 | Running | $27,565 |
| 14 | 19 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 121/0 | 498 | Running | $27,215 |
| 15 | 7 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 118/0 | 497 | Running | $21,060 |
| 16 | 26 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam | 115/0 | 497 | Running | $26,560 |
| 17 | 36 | #98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 112/0 | 496 | Running | $19,410 |
| 18 | 11 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 109/0 | 496 | Running | $32,260 |
| 19 | 16 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 106/0 | 495 | Running | $19,250 |
| 20 | 17 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 103/0 | 492 | Running | $20,910 |
| 21 | 4 | #41 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Kodiak | 100/0 | 492 | Running | $25,885 |
| 22 | 39 | #94 | Bobby Hillin | Ford | McDonald's | 97/0 | 491 | Running | $25,735 |
| 23 | 38 | #29 | Chad Little | Ford | Cartoon Network | 94/0 | 486 | Running | $25,585 |
| 24 | 23 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 91/0 | 476 | Running | $32,310 |
| 25 | 32 | #15 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | Hayes Modems | 88/0 | 473 | Running | $25,565 |
| 26 | 25 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 85/0 | 470 | Running | $18,210 |
| 27 | 24 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Prodigy | 82/0 | 470 | Running | $18,187 |
| 28 | 29 | #30 | Johnny Benson * | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 79/0 | 465 | Running | $24,635 |
| 29 | 37 | #12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Badcock Home Furnishing | 76/0 | 458 | Running | $22,110 |
| 30 | 27 | #95 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Shoney's Inn | 73/0 | 449 | Running | $15,060 |
| 31 | 33 | #42 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Coors Light | 70/0 | 433 | Accident | $22,060 |
| 32 | 22 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 67/0 | 408 | Accident | $32,060 |
| 33 | 31 | #33 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Skoal Bandit | 64/0 | 396 | Running | $22,060 |
| 34 | 14 | #87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 61/0 | 385 | Running | $22,060 |
| 35 | 30 | #1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 58/0 | 374 | Accident | $22,060 |
| 36 | 8 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 55/0 | 370 | Running | $30,060 |
| 37 | 18 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 52/0 | 348 | Running | $15,060 |
| 38 | 34 | #37 | John Andretti | Pontiac | Kmart/Little Caesars | 49/0 | 340 | Accident | $22,060 |
| 39 | 12 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 46/0 | 206 | Oil Pump | $30,060 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||