| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1996 Pepsi 400 program cover, featuring Jeff Gordon. | |||
| Date | July 6, 1996 | ||
| Official name | 38th Annual Pepsi 400 | ||
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 117 laps, 292.5 mi (470.733 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Average speed | 161.602 miles per hour (260.073 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 47.652 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| Laps | 88 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1996 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 6, 1996, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was shortened from its scheduled 160 laps to 117 laps due to rain. After suffering an ignition failure in the middle of the race, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin was able to come back through the field and dominate a majority of the race when the race ended due to the rain. The win was Marlin's sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Terry Labonte and Jeff Gordon, both drivers for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.
