| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pontiac Excitement 400 | Richmond International Raceway | |||||||||
| March 03, 1996 | Race 3 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 102.75 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | Time of Race: | ||||||||
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| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $92,400 |
| 2 | 11 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $44,225 |
| 3 | 15 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 165/0 | 400 | Running | $42,200 |
| 4 | 21 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 165/5 | 400 | Running | $22,350 |
| 5 | 5 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 155/0 | 400 | Running | $37,850 |
| 6 | 3 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | STP | 160/10 | 400 | Running | $37,900 |
| 7 | 14 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft | 151/5 | 400 | Running | $28,375 |
| 8 | 1 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 147/5 | 400 | Running | $34,475 |
| 9 | 34 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 138/0 | 400 | Running | $27,875 |
| 10 | 6 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 139/5 | 400 | Running | $27,225 |
| 11 | 16 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 130/0 | 400 | Running | $28,675 |
| 12 | 38 | #37 | John Andretti | Pontiac | Kmart/Little Caesars | 127/0 | 400 | Running | $25,675 |
| 13 | 28 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 124/0 | 400 | Running | $26,725 |
| 14 | 13 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Budweiser | 121/0 | 399 | Running | $22,925 |
| 15 | 10 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 118/0 | 399 | Running | $12,635 |
| 16 | 23 | #33 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Skoal Bandit | 120/5 | 399 | Running | $22,570 |
| 17 | 4 | #41 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Kodiak | 112/0 | 399 | Running | $21,870 |
| 18 | 39 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam | 109/0 | 399 | Running | $21,720 |
| 19 | 18 | #1 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Hooters | 106/0 | 399 | Running | $21,495 |
| 20 | 36 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 103/0 | 399 | Running | $23,170 |
| 21 | 7 | #29 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Cartoon Network | 100/0 | 399 | Running | $22,210 |
| 22 | 27 | #12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Badcock Home Furnishing | 97/0 | 398 | Running | $21,085 |
| 23 | 37 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 94/0 | 398 | Running | $26,515 |
| 24 | 25 | #90 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 91/0 | 397 | Running | $13,890 |
| 25 | 24 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 88/0 | 397 | Running | $20,940 |
| 26 | 40 | #77 | Bobby Hillin | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 85/0 | 397 | Running | $13,615 |
| 27 | 12 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 82/0 | 396 | Running | $20,490 |
| 28 | 29 | #98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 79/0 | 395 | Running | $13,365 |
| 29 | 30 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 81/5 | 394 | Running | $20,340 |
| 30 | 20 | #27 | Elton Sawyer | Ford | Blair Motorsports | 73/0 | 394 | Running | $10,310 |
| 31 | 9 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 70/0 | 393 | Running | $27,265 |
| 32 | 22 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Remington Arms | 67/0 | 392 | Running | $12,740 |
| 33 | 19 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 69/5 | 392 | Running | $17,225 |
| 34 | 8 | #87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 61/0 | 391 | Running | $17,215 |
| 35 | 32 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Prodigy | 63/5 | 391 | Running | $10,215 |
| 36 | 35 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 55/0 | 386 | Accident | $17,215 |
| 37 | 33 | #30 | Johnny Benson * | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 52/0 | 386 | Running | $17,215 |
| 38 | 26 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 49/0 | 379 | Overheating | $32,715 |
| 39 | 31 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 46/0 | 288 | Running | $10,215 |
| 40 | 17 | #15 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | Hayes Modems | 43/0 | 19 | Accident | $18,215 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||