1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500

The 1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 47th running of the Bojangles' [Southern 500|event], was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 1, 1996 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the speedway, it was the 23rd 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:
Pole speed:
Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Margin of victory: 5.23 seconds
Lead changes: 29
Percent of race run under caution: 10.1%
Average green flag run: 47.1 laps