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1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500

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Date
  
September 1, 1996 (1996-September-01)

Official name
  
Mountain Dew Southern 500

Location
  
Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina

Course
  
Permanent racing facility1.366 mi (2.198 km)

Distance
  
367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km)

Weather
  
Temperatures reaching up to 86 °F (30 °C); wind speeds up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h)

The 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 47th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 1, 1996 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the twenty-third race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

Race statistics

  • Time of race: 3:41:34
  • Average Speed: 135.757 miles per hour (218.480 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 170.934
  • Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 5.23 sec
  • Lead changes: 29
  • Percent of race run under caution: 10.1%
  • Average green flag run: 47.1 laps

    • References

    1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Wikipedia
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