| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 26, 1996 | Race 11 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 147.581 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | Time of Race: | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 15 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $165,250 |
| 2 | 20 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $97,000 |
| 3 | 4 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $75,300 |
| 4 | 1 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 165/5 | 400 | Running | $118,200 |
| 5 | 23 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/0 | 399 | Running | $46,350 |
| 6 | 36 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 155/5 | 399 | Running | $55,100 |
| 7 | 7 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 146/0 | 399 | Running | $43,400 |
| 8 | 8 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | CITGO | 142/0 | 399 | Running | $36,500 |
| 9 | 22 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 138/0 | 398 | Running | $37,000 |
| 10 | 31 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | QVC | 134/0 | 398 | Running | $36,500 |
| 11 | 35 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 130/0 | 397 | Running | $34,150 |
| 12 | 26 | #1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 127/0 | 397 | Running | $29,150 |
| 13 | 28 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 124/0 | 397 | Running | $27,700 |
| 14 | 14 | #12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Badcock Home Furnishing | 121/0 | 397 | Running | $26,450 |
| 15 | 30 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 118/0 | 396 | Running | $30,620 |
| 16 | 21 | #29 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 115/0 | 395 | Running | $24,200 |
| 17 | 18 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 112/0 | 395 | Running | $23,350 |
| 18 | 13 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 109/0 | 395 | Running | $15,490 |
| 19 | 19 | #15 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | Hayes Modems | 106/0 | 393 | Running | $21,800 |
| 20 | 9 | #19 | Dick Trickle | Ford | HealthSource | 103/0 | 392 | Running | $16,325 |
| 21 | 42 | #27 | Elton Sawyer | Ford | David Blair Motorsports | 100/0 | 392 | Running | $13,490 |
| 22 | 5 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 102/5 | 391 | Running | $26,945 |
| 23 | 32 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 94/0 | 391 | Running | $19,485 |
| 24 | 40 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 91/0 | 389 | Running | $19,220 |
| 25 | 33 | #87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 88/0 | 386 | Running | $19,210 |
| 26 | 17 | #77 | Bobby Hillin | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 85/0 | 369 | Running | $8,680 |
| 27 | 3 | #37 | John Andretti | Ford | Kmart/Little Caesars | 82/0 | 368 | Running | $22,170 |
| 28 | 25 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 79/0 | 364 | Running | $11,510 |
| 29 | 38 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 76/0 | 364 | Running | $11,480 |
| 30 | 39 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel/ PRIMESTAR | 73/0 | 352 | Running | $18,465 |
| 31 | 37 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 70/0 | 342 | Running | $15,455 |
| 32 | 16 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D/T.I.C. | 67/0 | 332 | Engine | $8,445 |
| 33 | 29 | #33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 64/0 | 310 | Running | $15,435 |
| 34 | 43 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft | 61/0 | 300 | Running | $23,425 |
| 35 | 10 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam | 58/0 | 213 | Handling | $15,720 |
| 36 | 12 | #94 | Todd Bodine | Ford | McDonald's | 55/0 | 209 | Accident | $15,415 |
| 37 | 2 | #41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 57/5 | 193 | Accident | $21,415 |
| 38 | 11 | #30 | Johnny Benson * | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 49/0 | 192 | Accident | $16,400 |
| 39 | 27 | #90 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 46/0 | 189 | Oil Pump | $8,400 |
| 40 | 41 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Prodigy | 48/5 | 138 | Accident | $9,300 |
| 41 | 24 | #98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 40/0 | 136 | Transmission | $8,400 |
| 42 | 34 | #95 | Chuck Bown | Ford | Shoney's Inn | 37/0 | 68 | Handling | $8,400 |
| 43 | 6 | #97 | Chad Little | Pontiac | Sterling Cowboy | 34/0 | 0 | Oil Pump | $8,400 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||