| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| UAW-GM Quality 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 06, 1996 | Race 28 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 143.143 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | Time of Race: | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 16 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 185/10 | 334 | Running | $133,950 |
| 2 | 12 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $85,100 |
| 3 | 10 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 165/0 | 334 | Running | $58,300 |
| 4 | 33 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 160/0 | 334 | Running | $60,100 |
| 5 | 8 | #41 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Kodiak | 160/5 | 334 | Running | $63,400 |
| 6 | 34 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 155/5 | 334 | Running | $44,700 |
| 7 | 14 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 146/0 | 334 | Running | $37,500 |
| 8 | 23 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft | 142/0 | 334 | Running | $35,000 |
| 9 | 11 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 138/0 | 334 | Running | $31,000 |
| 10 | 21 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 134/0 | 334 | Running | $31,100 |
| 11 | 7 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 135/5 | 334 | Running | $26,900 |
| 12 | 20 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam | 127/0 | 334 | Running | $24,300 |
| 13 | 39 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 124/0 | 333 | Running | $26,250 |
| 14 | 17 | #30 | Johnny Benson * | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 121/0 | 333 | Running | $22,450 |
| 15 | 18 | #1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 118/0 | 333 | Running | $21,450 |
| 16 | 28 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 120/5 | 333 | Running | $19,450 |
| 17 | 19 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel/ PRIMESTAR | 112/0 | 332 | Running | $18,450 |
| 18 | 36 | #12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Badcock Home Furnishing | 109/0 | 332 | Running | $17,950 |
| 19 | 4 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | STP | 106/0 | 332 | Running | $20,050 |
| 20 | 26 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 103/0 | 332 | Running | $23,450 |
| 21 | 5 | #27 | Todd Bodine | Ford | David Blair Motorsports | 100/0 | 332 | Running | $7,900 |
| 22 | 30 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 97/0 | 331 | Running | $6,195 |
| 23 | 30 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Sterling Cowboy | 94/0 | 330 | Running | $9,515 |
| 24 | 35 | #40 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | First Union | 91/0 | 330 | Running | $5,875 |
| 25 | 24 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 88/0 | 330 | Running | $9,340 |
| 26 | 6 | #29 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 85/0 | 328 | Running | $16,615 |
| 27 | 32 | #78 | Billy Standridge | Ford | Diamond Rio | 82/0 | 328 | Running | $5,500 |
| 28 | 22 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 79/0 | 327 | Running | $15,580 |
| 29 | 27 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Budweiser | 76/0 | 325 | Running | $15,370 |
| 30 | 41 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 78/5 | 325 | Running | $8,365 |
| 31 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 75/5 | 319 | Running | $35,070 |
| 32 | 42 | #33 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Skoal Bandit | 67/0 | 314 | Running | $14,995 |
| 33 | 37 | #15 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | Hayes Modems | 64/0 | 311 | Axle | $14,415 |
| 34 | 38 | #19 | Loy Allen | Ford | HealthSource | 61/0 | 286 | Handling | $4,890 |
| 35 | 29 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 58/0 | 230 | Accident | $4,865 |
| 36 | 25 | #77 | Bobby Hillin | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 55/0 | 228 | Accident | $4,840 |
| 37 | 9 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 52/0 | 208 | Accident | $20,220 |
| 38 | 13 | #14 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Racing For Kids | 49/0 | 206 | Accident | $4,800 |
| 39 | 31 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 46/0 | 206 | Accident | $5,300 |
| 40 | 1 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 48/5 | 179 | Engine | $48,900 |
| 41 | 40 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 40/0 | 114 | Engine | $11,800 |
| 42 | 43 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 37/0 | 88 | Clutch | $11,800 |
| 43 | 3 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/Little Caesars | 34/0 | 17 | Accident | $15,300 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||