Pepsi Southern 500
The Pepsi Southern 500 was held September 3 at Darlington Raceway. Jeremy Mayfield won the pole.
Top Ten Results
- Bobby Labonte
- Jeff Burton
- Dale Earnhardt
- Jeff Gordon
- Dale Jarrett
- Ward Burton
- Kevin Lepage
- Ricky Rudd
- Tony Stewart
- Steve Park
Failed to qualify: Stacy Compton (#9)
- Bobby Labonte won the race from 37th starting position the worse since Jeff Gordon at Talladega when he started 36th.
- The race was shorten to 328 laps due to thunderstorms.
- This was the first win for Pontiac to win the Southern 500 since Buddy Baker in 1960.
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