1996 Mountain Dew Southern 500

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 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: 135.757 mph
 * 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