1996 - NASCAR Busch Grand National Series - Detroit Gasket 200 Race
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1996 - NASCAR Busch Grand National Series - Detroit Gasket 200 Race Results
Race Name - Detroit Gasket 200Date - 8/17/1996Race Track - Michigan International SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2 milesRace Length (Miles) - 200 milesPole Speed - 174.965 mphNumber of Cautions - 1Caution Laps - 4Average Race Speed - 161.03 mphLead Changes - 15Total Race Purse - $314,125Race Number - 19 | More Races from 1996 |
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor(Owner) | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 27 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Phoenix Racing (James Finch) | 100 | Chevrolet | 6 | $25,250 |
2 | 14 | Kevin Lepage | 88 | Farmers Choice Fertilizer (David Ridling) | 100 | Chevrolet | 0 | $19,600 |
3 | 15 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Bayer (Terry Labonte) | 100 | Chevrolet | 9 | $10,595 |
4 | 9 | Mark Martin | 60 | WinnDixie (Jack Roush) | 100 | Ford | 46 | $9,795 |
5 | 1 | Ricky Craven | 2 | DuPont Teflon (Ricky Craven) | 100 | Chevrolet | 18 | $9,995 |
6 | 7 | Bobby Labonte | 44 | Shell Oil (Bobby Labonte) | 100 | Chevrolet | 1 | $6,470 |
7 | 3 | David Green | 95 | Caterpillar (Buz McCall) | 100 | Chevrolet | 4 | $11,145 |
8 | 38 | Hut Stricklin | 28 | Smokey Mountain Chew (Hut Stricklin) | 100 | Ford | 1 | $6,145 |
9 | 10 | Elliott Sadler | 29 | WCW (Gary Bechtel) | 100 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,995 |
10 | 13 | Randy LaJoie | 74 | Fina (Bill Baumgardner) | 100 | Chevrolet | 6 | $8,545 |
11 | 6 | Chad Little | 23 | John Deere (Greg Pollex) | 100 | Pontiac | 0 | $10,195 |
12 | 8 | Ward Burton | 22 | MBNA (Fred Turner) | 100 | Pontiac | 0 | $5,595 |
13 | 4 | Mike McLaughlin | 34 | Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci) | 100 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,945 |
14 | 29 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Channellock (Phil Parsons) | 100 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,195 |
15 | 5 | Hermie Sadler | 1 | DeWalt Industrial Tools (Bell Sadler) | 100 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,395 |
16 | 26 | Jim Sauter | 51 | Barbasol (Dick Bown) | 100 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,495 |
17 | 25 | Jason Keller | 57 | Slim Jim (Joe Keller) | 100 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,045 |
18 | 2 | Jeff Green | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 99 | Chevrolet | 4 | $7,370 |
19 | 32 | Tracy Leslie | 11 | Dieselube (Tracy Leslie) | 99 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,120 |
20 | 11 | Rodney Combs | 43 | Lance Snacks (Petty Enterprises) | 99 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,620 |
21 | 16 | Dale Jarrett | 32 | BandAid (Dale Jarrett) | 99 | Ford | 0 | $5,070 |
22 | 21 | Kenny Wallace | 8 | Red Dog (Fil Martocci) | 99 | Ford | 0 | $5,045 |
23 | 39 | Glenn Allen Jr | 99 | Luxaire (Bill Papke) | 99 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,045 |
24 | 17 | Todd Bodine | 81 | Cape Canaveral Cruise (Ron Neal) | 99 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,245 |
25 | 22 | Elton Sawyer | 38 | Lipton Tea (Bob Sutton) | 99 | Ford | 0 | $4,970 |
26 | 41 | Jeff Fuller | 47 | Sunoco (Tad Geschickter) | 99 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,295 |
27 | 33 | Buckshot Jones | 0 | Aquafresh (Billy Jones) | 98 | Ford | 0 | $6,220 |
28 | 36 | Curtis Markham | 63 | Lysol (Hubert Hensley) | 98 | Pontiac | 0 | $6,145 |
29 | 35 | Doug Heveron | 52 | AC Delco (Ken Schrader) | 98 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,845 |
30 | 31 | Patty Moise | 14 | Dial Purex (Elton Sawyer) | 98 | Ford | 0 | $6,070 |
31 | 19 | Tommy Houston | 6 | Suburban Propane (Tommy Houston) | 97 | Ford | 0 | $5,995 |
32 | 30 | Mike Harmon | 24 | MedPartners (Bart Walker) | 97 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,790 |
33 | 20 | Larry Pearson | 92 | Stanley Tools (Mac Martin) | 95 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,030 |
34 | 37 | Stevie Reeves | 96 | Clabber Girl Baking Powder (Donald Laird) | 92 | Ford | 5 | $5,770 |
35 | 42 | Mike Dillon | 72 | Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker) | 91 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,010 |
36 | 18 | LW Miller | 21 | Miller Transport (LW Miller Sr) | 50 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,750 |
37 | 12 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker) | 45 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,745 |
38 | 34 | Michael Waltrip | 12 | MW Windows (Michael Waltrip) | 42 | Ford | 0 | $4,715 |
39 | 40 | Bobby Dotter | 55 | Lub Tek (Ray DeWitt) | 38 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,715 |
40 | 24 | Tim Fedewa | 40 | Kleenex (Doug Taylor) | 27 | Ford | 0 | $5,715 |
41 | 28 | Morgan Shepherd | 50 | UAW (Bobby Jones) | 24 | Ford | 0 | $4,715 |
42 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | 20 | Zippo Lighters (Allen Crestinger) | 0 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,715 |