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1996 NASCAR Suzuka Thunder Special     Post Exhibition or unclassified race Sunday, November 24, 1996 at Suzuka Circuitland, Suzuka City, Japan 100 laps on a 1.394 kilometer road course (139.400 kilometers) Time of race: 1:56:25 Average speed: 71.897 kph Pole time: 83.079 seconds Cautions: 5 for 10 laps Margin of victory: 1.192 sec Attendance: 40000 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    Other Exhibition / Unclassified Races

Pos St # Driver Team Sponsor Car Laps Status Led 1 1 2   Rusty Wallace Roger Penske Miller FR 100 running 84 2 9 3   Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress AC Delco CV 100 running 0 3 8 24   Jeff Gordon Rick Hendrick DuPont CV 100 running 12 4 7 5   Terry Labonte Rick Hendrick Kellogg's CV 100 running 4 5 12 15   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Bud Moore Hayes Modems FR 100 running 0 6 25 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Chuck Rider Pennzoil PT 100 running 0 7 17 77   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Doug Bawel Federal Mogul FR 100 running 0 8 5 31   Mike Skinner Richard Childress Snap-On Tools CV 100 running 0 9 22 61   Rick Carelli Marshall Chesrown RE/MAX International CV 100 running 0 10 11 38   Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Pro Insulation / Stroppe FR 100 running 0 11 15 07   Lance Hooper Dick Midgley Cinema Vehicle / Unocal PT 100 running 0 12 13 95   David Green Buz McCall Caterpillar CV 100 running 0 13 6 88   Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Ford Quality Care FR 100 running 0 14 2 28   Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Caltex / Havoline FR 100 running 0 15 16 1   Keiichi Tsuchiya Harry Ranier STP / Suzuka Circuit FR 100 running 0 16 4 4   Sterling Marlin Larry McClure Kodak Film CV 99 running 0 17 21 42   Robby Gordon Felix Sabates Winners Circle / Tonka PT 99 crash 0 18 14 02   Akihiko Nakaya Jim Smith U.S. & Nippon Challenge FR 98 running 0 19 19 50   Scott Gaylord Scott Gaylord BMR Motorsports CV 98 running 0 20 10 45   Ron Hornaday, Jr. Felix Sabates Tootiestoy CV 93 running 0 21 24 20   Kazuteru Wakida Harry Ranier Suzuka Challenge FR 93 running 0 22 18 23   Hideo Fukuyama Travis Carter Camel Powered FR 89 crash 0 23 23 37   Larry Gunselman Tamara Turner Isen / Olsen Technology FR 74 running 0 24 27 12   Dan Obrist Dan Obrist Doernbecher Children's Hospital CV 45 running 0 25 26 04   Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff DANA Corp. CV 23 engine 0 26 3 21   Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Citgo FR 8 transmission 0 27 20 03   Joe Bean Dick Midgley California Precision CV 0 oil pressure 0

Fastest Lap: Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 22 22     23 24 2   oil on track   25 50 26     51 51 0   segment break   51 88 38     89 90 2   #23 accident esses   91 93 3   #1,15 accident turn 5   94 96 3     97 99 3   #42 accident esses   100 100 1       Percent of race run under caution: 10.0%             Average green flag run: 18.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Rusty Wallace 1 38 38   Jeff Gordon 39 50 12   Terry Labonte 51 54 4   Rusty Wallace 55 100 46