ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, February 4, 1996 TAG: 9602060028
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-8 EDITION: METRO
Total money winnings:
1. Jeff Gordon - $4,347,343
2. Dale Earnhardt - $3,154,241
3. Sterling Marlin - $2,253,502
4. Mark Martin - $1,893,519
5. Rusty Wallace - $1,642,837
6. Terry Labonte - $1,558,659
7. Bobby Labonte - $1,413,682
8. Dale Jarrett - $1,363,158
9. Ricky Rudd - $1,337,703
10. Ted Musgrave - $1,147,445
11. Geoff Bodine - $1,011,090
(Note: Top Winston Cup drivers typically receive about 50 percent of their money winnings plus a hefty salary).
Average finish for 31 races:
1. Dale Earnhardt - 9.22
2. Jeff Gordon - 9.51
3. Sterling Marlin - 9.83
4. Mark Martin - 10.74
5. Rusty Wallace - 11.83
Race victories:
1. Jeff Gordon - 7.
2. Dale Earnhardt - 5.
3. Mark Martin - 4.
4. Sterling Marlin - 3.
Terry Labonte - 3.
Bobby Labonte - 3.
7. Rusty Wallace - 2.
8. Ricky Rudd - 1.
Dale Jarrett - 1.
Ward Burton - 1.
Kyle Petty - 1.
Winston Cup points:
1. Jeff Gordon - 4,614
2. Dale Earnhardt - 4,580
3. Sterling Marlin - 4,361
4. Mark Martin - 4,320
5. Rusty Wallace - 4,240
6. Terry Labonte - 4,146
7. Ted Musgrave - 3,949
8. Bill Elliott - 3,746
9. Ricky Rudd - 3,734
10. Bobby Labonte - 3,718
LENGTH: Medium: 60 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: (headshots) Gordon, Earnhardt.by CNB