1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the 48th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 25th modern era NASCAR Cup series, started on February 18, and ended on November 10, with Terry Labonte pulling off a massive upset and winning his second championship.

The 1996 Winston Cup champion Terry Labonte

Labonte's teammate Jeff Gordon finished second by 37 points.

Dale Jarrett finished third in the championship.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Race driver	Crew chief
Chevrolet	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	17	Darrell Waltrip	Pete Peterson
	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	29	Steve Grissom 14	Bill Ingle
			Greg Sacks 6
			Butch Leitzinger 1
			Chad Little 5
			Jeff Green 2
			Robert Pressley 3
	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Terry Labonte	Gary DeHart
		24	Jeff Gordon	Ray Evernham
		25	Ken Schrader	Phil Hammer
	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Bobby Labonte	Jimmy Makar
	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	41	Ricky Craven	Charley Pressley
	Leo Jackson Motorsports	33	Robert Pressley 27	Andy Petree
			Greg Sacks 1
			Todd Bodine 3
	Marcis Auto Racing	71	Dave Marcis	Terry Fisher
	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	4	Sterling Marlin	Tony Glover
	NEMCO Motorsports	87	Joe Nemechek	Jeff Buice
	Richard Childress Racing	3	Dale Earnhardt	David Smith
Ford	Elliott-Hardy Racing Bill Elliott Racing	94	Bill Elliott 24	Mike Beam
			Tommy Kendall 1
			Todd Bodine 4
			Dorsey Schroeder 1
			Bobby Hillin, Jr. 1
	Bobby Allison Motorsports	12	Derrike Cope	Jimmy Fennig
	Brett Bodine Racing	11	Brett Bodine	Donnie Richeson
	Bud Moore Engineering	15	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Jimmy Means
	Butch Mock Motorsports	75	Morgan Shepherd	Troy Selberg
	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	98	Jeremy Mayfield 23	Tony Furr
	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	98	John Andretti 8	Tony Furr
	Donlavey Racing	90	Mike Wallace 12	Bob Johnson
	Donlavey Racing	90	Dick Trickle 19	Bob Johnson
	FILMAR Racing	81	Kenny Wallace	Gil Martin
	Geoff Bodine Racing	7	Geoff Bodine	Paul Andrews
	Geoff Bodine Racing	7	Dave Rezendes 1	Paul Andrews
	Jasper Motorsports	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Michael McSwain
	Kranefuss-Haas Racing	37	John Andretti 23	Tim Brewer
	Kranefuss-Haas Racing	37	Jeremy Mayfield 8	Tim Brewer
	Melling Racing	9	Lake Speed	Jim Long
	Penske Racing South	2	Rusty Wallace	Robin Pemberton
	Robert Yates Racing	28	Ernie Irvan	Larry McReynolds
	Robert Yates Racing	88	Dale Jarrett	Todd Parrott
	Roush Racing	6	Mark Martin	Steve Hmiel
		16	Ted Musgrave	Howard Comstock
		99	Jeff Burton	Buddy Parrott
	Rudd Performance Motorsports	10	Ricky Rudd	Richard Broome
	Travis Carter Enterprises	23	Jimmy Spencer	Donnie Wingo
	Stavola Brothers Racing	8	Hut Stricklin	Phillipe Lopez
	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Michael Waltrip	Leonard Wood
Pontiac	Bahari Racing	30	Johnny Benson, Jr. (R)	Doug Hewitt
	Bill Davis Racing	22	Ward Burton	Chris Hussey
	Petty Enterprises	43	Bobby Hamilton	Robbie Loomis
	Precision Products Racing	1	Rick Mast	Kevin Hamlin
	Team SABCO	42	Kyle Petty 29	William Woodruff
	Team SABCO	42	Jim Sauter 2	William Woodruff

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Race driver	Crew chief	Round(s)
Chevrolet	Active Motorsports	32	Jimmy Hensley		1
	Balough Racing	57	Jim Bown		1
	Barkdoll Racing	73	Tracy Leslie		1
	Barkdoll Racing	73	Phil Barkdoll		1
	Bradberry Racing	93	Gary Bradberry		1
	Byers Racing	82	Terry Byers		1
	Cicci-Welliver Racing	34	Mike McLaughlin		1
	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	14	Jeff Green		2
			Ron Hornaday, Jr.		1
			Robby Gordon	Dave Charpentier	1
	JTC Racing	45	Chad Little		1
	Marcis Auto Racing	72	Jim Sauter		1
	Miles Motorsports	02	Robbie Faggart		6
	Miles Motorsports	02	Randy Baker		1
	Monroe Motorsports	46	Stacy Compton (R)		4
	Phoenix Racing	44	Jeff Purvis	Marc Reno	5
	Richard Childress Racing	31	Mike Skinner		5
	Sadler Racing	26	Hermie Sadler		2
	Team SABCO	40	Greg Sacks	Tony Glover	1
	Team SABCO	40	Robby Gordon	Tony Glover	2
Ford	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	50	A. J. Foyt		1
	Berrier Racing	60	Ed Berrier		2
	Bill Elliott Racing	91	Ron Barfield, Jr.		1
	Campbell Racing	49	Mark Gibson		1
	Campbell Racing	49	Eric Smith		2
	David Blair Motorsports	27	Elton Sawyer	Mike Hill	11
			Jason Keller		1
			Todd Bodine		3
			Ron Barfield, Jr.		1
	Geoff Bodine Racing	07	Geoff Bodine		1
	H.L. Waters Racing	0	Delma Cowart		4
	Hover Motorsports	80	Joe Ruttman		1
	O'Neil Racing	65	Steve Seligman		3
	Ranier-Walsh Racing	20	Elton Sawyer		1
	Sadler Brothers Racing	95	Chuck Bown		6
	Sadler Brothers Racing	95	Gary Bradberry		13
	Schnell Motorsports	63	Dick Trickle		2
			Ed Berrier		1
			Mike Wallace		1
	Seligman Racing	57	Steve Seligman		3
	Triad Motorsports	78	Randy MacDonald (R)		12
	Triad Motorsports	78	Billy Standridge		4
	TriStar Motorsports	19	Loy Allen, Jr.	Peter Sospenzo	11
			Dick Trickle		10
			Mike Wallace		1
Pontiac	Hendrick Motorsports	52	Jack Sprague		2
	Mark Rypien Motorsports	97	Chad Little	Harold Holly	7
	Team SABCO	40	Jay Sauter	Brad Noffsinger	2
	Team SABCO	40	Greg Sacks	Tony Glover	1
	T.R.I.X. Racing	79	Norm Benning		1

Schedule

No.	Race Title	Track	Date	TV
	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 11	CBS
	Gatorade Twin 125s		February 15	CBS
1	Daytona 500		February 18	CBS
2	Goodwrench Service 400	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham	February 25	TNN
3	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	March 3	ESPN
4	Purolator 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	March 10	ABC
5	TranSouth Financial 400	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	March 24	ESPN
6	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	March 31	ESPN
7	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	April 14	ESPN
8	Goody's Headache Powder 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	April 21	ESPN
9	Winston Select 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	April 28	ESPN
10	Save Mart Supermarkets 300	Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma	May 5	ESPN
	Winston Open	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 20	TNN
	The Winston Select		May 20	TNN
11	Coca-Cola 600		May 26	TBS
12	Miller 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	June 2	TNN
13	UAW-GM Teamwork 500	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	June 16	TNN
14	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	June 23	CBS
15	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 6	ESPN
16	Jiffy Lube 300	New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon	July 14	TNN
17	Miller 500	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	July 21	TBS
18	DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	July 28	CBS
19	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	August 3	ABC
20	The Bud at the Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	August 11	ESPN
21	GM Goodwrench Dealer 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	August 18	ESPN
22	Goody's Headache Powder 500	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	August 24	ESPN
23	Mountain Dew Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	September 1	ESPN
24	Miller 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	September 7	ESPN
25	MBNA 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	September 15	TNN
26	Hanes 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	September 22	ESPN
27	Tyson Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	September 29	ESPN
28	UAW-GM Quality 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	October 6	TBS
29	AC Delco 400	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham	October 20	TNN
30	Dura Lube 500	Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix	October 27	TNN
31	NAPA 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	November 10	ESPN
	NASCAR Suzuka Thunder Special	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	November 24	TBS

Busch Clash

The Busch Clash is the exhibition race that honors the drivers who won a pole in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series that the driver won the previous year. Dale Jarrett won his first Busch Clash. Rick Mast won the random draw for the pole.

Top ten results

Gatorade Twin 125s

The Gatorade Twin 125s, qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held on February 15.

Race one top ten results

Marlin passed Earnhardt on the opening lap but Earnhardt repassed and led the last 22 laps.

Race two top ten results

Irvan led wire-to-wire but Scharder stormed alongside in the final lap.

Daytona 500

Main article: 1996 Daytona 500

Top ten results:

88-Dale Jarrett
3-Dale Earnhardt
25-Ken Schrader
6-Mark Martin
99-Jeff Burton
15-Wally Dallenbach Jr.
16-Ted Musgrave
94-Bill Elliott
10-Ricky Rudd
21-Michael Waltrip

This was Dale Jarrett's second career Daytona 500 victory. He also won the 1996 Busch Clash (now the Sprint Unlimited).

Goodwrench Service 400

The Goodwrench Service 400 was held on February 25 on the North Carolina Speedway. The #5 of Terry Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

On Lap 343 Earnhardt and Bobby Hamilton had traded the lead three times in the previous three laps when Earnhardt punted Hamilton in Turn Four; Hamilton scraped the wall and later crashed because of damage from the earlier scrape.
Failed to qualify: 27-Elton Sawyer, 78-Randy MacDonald, 93-Gary Bradberry, 63-Dick Trickle

Pontiac Excitement 400

The Pontiac Excitement 400 was run on March 3 on the Richmond International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 78-Randy MacDonald, 02-Robbie Faggart, 19-Dick Trickle
Coming into this race, Terry Labonte had led the most laps at Daytona and Rockingham but was 30th in the points standings, while Jeff Gordon was 43rd. After this race they were 17th and 27th, respectively.

Purolator 500

The Purolator 500 was run on March 10 on the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The No. 30 of Johnny Benson won the pole, but crashed in Happy Hour, forcing him to a backup car (and the back of the field for the start).

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 65-Steve Seligman, 78-Randy MacDonald, 99-Jeff Burton

TranSouth Financial 400

The TranSouth Financial 400 was run on March 24 on the Darlington Raceway. Ward Burton won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 95-Chuck Bown, 78-Randy MacDonald, 02-Robbie Faggart, 32-Jimmy Hensley

Food City 500

The Food City 500 was run on March 31 on the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. The race was shortened to 342 laps due to rain.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 90-Mike Wallace, 37-John Andretti, 30-Johnny Benson, 71-Dave Marcis, 77-Bobby Hillin, Jr., 95-Chuck Bown
Darrell Waltrip's crash led to a lengthy yellow before rains hit.

First Union 400

The First Union 400 was run on April 14 on the North Wilkesboro Speedway. Terry Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 71-Dave Marcis, 78-Randy MacDonald, 90-Mike Wallace, 22-Ward Burton, 77-Bobby Hillin Jr.
This was the first race run at North Wilkesboro following the passing of track president Enoch Staley, which threw the track's NASCAR future into doubt.

Goody's Headache Powder 500

The Goody's Headache Powder 500 was run on April 21 on the Martinsville Speedway. The #41 of Ricky Craven won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 78-Randy MacDonald, 27-Elton Sawyer, 29-Steve Grissom, 19-Dick Trickle, 77-Bobby Hillin, Jr., 15-Wally Dallenbach, Jr., 22-Ward Burton
Terry Labonte, by starting this race, broke the record for most consecutive starts with his 514th consecutive start. The previous record, 513, was held by Richard Petty. A special "Iron Man" paint scheme was used to commemorate this feat.

Winston Select 500

The Winston Select 500 was run on April 28 on the Talladega Superspeedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.

Two major accidents marred the race: Bill Elliott suffered a broken femur after going airborne and landing driver side-first in a single-car crash on Lap 77. Then "The Big One" hit on lap 130, collecting 14 cars and sending the #41 of Ricky Craven flying into the catch fence and nearly over it. He was not seriously injured. The race was red-flagged for clean-up on Lap 131 because Craven's car had completely destroyed the catch fence in Turn Two. Bob Jenkins, ESPN's lap-by-lap announcer, was so shocked by the crash that he said "Oh shit!" over the raw feed when Craven's car was flipping. Sterling Marlin won by passing the entire field on three separate occasions after pit stops.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 73-Phil Barkdoll, 65-Steve Seligman, 77-Bobby Hillin Jr., 0-Delma Cowart, 97-Chad Little
Controversy developed before the race; after winning the pole, Ernie Irvan's Ford was taken to a flatbed-mounted chassis dynamometer and "driven" by Gary Nelson to check horsepower; the engine was overrevved and subsequently damaged beyond repair. Sterling Marlin's Chevrolet was supposed to be tested as well but the chassis dyno failed to produce a horsepower figure and the test was scrapped. Several reporters in the garage area questioned Nelson on the test and crew chief Larry McReynolds got into a heated dispute with Nelson over the test. Irvan struggled in the race and reacted after the Ricky Craven crash where he was buried in midpack, "It's all a result of what happened on Friday when (NASCAR) blew our motor up."

Save Mart Supermarkets 300

The Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was run on May 5 on the Sears Point Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 07-Geoffrey Bodine, 45-Chad Little, 20-Mark Krogh, 03-Joe Bean, 58-Wayne Jacks, 02-Bill McAnally, 07W-Lance Hooper (Note: Bodine replaced Dave Rezendes in the No. 7 in the race)

The Winston

The Winston is the 2nd exhibition race run each year at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jimmy Spencer won the Winston Open. Jeff Gordon won the pole.

Top ten results

Harry Gant came out of retirement for this race to sub for Bill Elliott who was recovering from his injuries suffered at the Winston Select 500.

Coca-Cola 600

Main article: 1996 Coca-Cola 600

The Coca-Cola 600 was run on May 26 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.

Top ten results

88-Dale Jarrett
3-Dale Earnhardt
5-Terry Labonte
24-Jeff Gordon
25-Ken Schrader, 1 lap down
4-Sterling Marlin, 1 lap down
6-Mark Martin, 1 lap down
21-Michael Waltrip, 1 lap down
28-Ernie Irvan, 2 laps down
7-Geoff Bodine, 2 laps down

Johnny Benson was knocked unconscious briefly when his Pontiac hit the Turn Two wall then slid into the path of Ricky Craven, who blasted through the rear deck of his car at full speed.

Failed to qualify: 78-Randy MacDonald, 63-Ed Berrier, 26-Hermie Sadler, 49-Mark Gibson, 02-Robbie Faggart, 0-Delma Cowart, 57-Steve Seligman

Miller 500 (Dover)

The Miller 500 was run on June 2 on the Dover Downs International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.

Top ten results

24-Jeff Gordon
5-Terry Labonte
3-Dale Earnhardt
28-Ernie Irvan
18-Bobby Labonte, 1 lap down
23-Jimmy Spencer, 1 lap down
2-Rusty Wallace, 1 lap down
10-Ricky Rudd, 1 lap down
99-Jeff Burton, 1 lap down
25-Ken Schrader, 1 lap down

No DNQs

UAW-GM Teamwork 500

The UAW-GM Teamwork 500 was run on June 16 on the Pocono Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 71-Dave Marcis

Todd Bodine was subbing for Bill Elliott, who was still recovering from his broken femur at Talladega.
It was the first race at Pocono since the track was repaved; the lead changed two to three times a lap on some ten separate laps during the race's first half, primarily between Gordon, Hut Stricklin, and Derrike Cope.

Miller 400 (Michigan)

The Miller 400 was run on June 23 on the Michigan Speedway. The #43 of Bobby Hamilton won the pole.

Top ten results

No DNQs

Pepsi 400

The Pepsi 400 was run on July 6 on the Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon started on the pole. The race was shortened to 117 laps due to rain.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 57-Steve Seligman

Bill Elliott returned in this race from his broken femur suffered back at Talladega.
Morning rain delayed the start for 3 hours. After only 117 of 160 laps, the race was red flagged and ended for rain once again.

Jiffy Lube 300

The Jiffy Lube 300 was run on July 14 on the New Hampshire International Speedway. The #41 of Ricky Craven won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 19-Loy Allen Jr.
This was Ernie Irvan's 1st victory since his comeback from his near-fatal injuries at Michigan in 1994.

Miller 500 (Pocono)

The Miller 500 was run on July 21 on the Pocono Raceway. Mark Martin won the pole.

Top ten results

No DNQs

DieHard 500

Main article: 1996 DieHard 500

The DieHard 500 was run on July 28 on the Talladega Superspeedway. The #98 of Jeremy Mayfield won the pole. The race started late due to rain delays, and was marred by "The Big One" on lap 117 that injured Dale Earnhardt after he, Ernie Irvan and Sterling Marlin got together, sending Earnhardt and Marlin head-on into the tri-oval wall at approximately 200 miles per hour. Earnhardt flipped onto his roof and collected 11 other cars. Earnhardt took a hit to the roof from Robert Pressley's #33 and another big hit from Derrike Cope's #12. Earnhardt suffered a broken collarbone and sternum in the crash. Marlin suffered several contusions from the hard impact. Due to darkness caused by the rain delay and red flag, it was shortened to 129 laps.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 97-Chad Little

This is the last points race in NASCAR that was tape delayed. The rain delay made CBS transfer to golf. One week later, one day after the Brickyard 400, the race was finally televised.

Brickyard 400

The Brickyard 400 was run on August 3 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The #24 of Jeff Gordon won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 91-Ron Barfield, 27-Jason Keller, 78-Randy MacDonald, 46-Stacy Compton, 02-Robbie Faggart, 50-A. J. Foyt, 57-Steve Seligman, 44-Jeff Purvis, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 49-Erik Smith, 63-Mike Wallace

Dale Earnhardt had to be relieved by Mike Skinner as a result of the injuries Earnhardt suffered the previous week at Talladega. Skinner took over the car during the first caution and drove the car to a 15th-place finish.
Kyle Petty & Sterling Marlin had a bad crash coming off Turn 4 when Petty's Right Front tire burst. The car was sent into the wall and then slid into Marlin; Marlin hit Petty in the driver side and Petty's car slid into the wall again with Mark Martin slipping by, and then into the inside wall
During the weekend a fight erupted in the garage area between Ernie Irvan and Sterling Marlin and some crewmen from Morgan-McClure Motorsports over the crash at Talladega the previous weekend. Some of Marlin's crew had posted signs in the garage area deriding Irvan and mocking his eyesight.

The Bud at the Glen

The Bud at the Glen was run on August 11 at Watkins Glen International. Dale Earnhardt won the pole with a new track record of 120.733 mph while driving with the injuries suffered 2 weeks earlier. When asked what he thought of the lap, he was quoted as saying "It hurt so good." 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Champion David Green was standing by to relieve Earnhardt during the race, but Earnhardt decided to drive the full race. Geoff Bodine from nearby Chemung broke a 55-race winless streak, dating back to October 2 in the 1994 Tyson Holly Farms 400.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 34-Mike McLaughlin

This was the last win for Geoff Bodine.
This was the last pole position for Dale Earnhardt.
Geoff Bodine had won by short pitting - stopping before he needed fuel and tires so that he could stay out and improve track position when everyone else went to the pits. This was the first time in a NASCAR that it was done, and it would set a new strategy for future NASCAR crew chiefs to use for races.

GM Goodwrench Dealer 400

The GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 was run on August 18 at the Michigan Speedway. Jeff Burton won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 14-Ron Hornaday Jr., 27-Elton Sawyer

Goody's Headache Powder 500 ((Bristol))

The Goody's Headache Powder 500 was run on August 24 at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 77-Bobby Hillin Jr.

Mountain Dew Southern 500

The Mountain Dew Southern 500 was run on September 1 at the Darlington Raceway. 88-Dale Jarrett won the pole and had the chance to win the Winston Million if he won the race. Jarrett lost his chance at the bonus after hitting oil early in the race.

Top ten results

24-Jeff Gordon
8-Hut Stricklin
6-Mark Martin
25-Ken Schrader, 1 lap down
37-John Andretti, 1 lap down
18-Bobby Labonte, 1 lap down
28-Ernie Irvan, 1 lap down
4-Sterling Marlin, 1 lap down
94-Bill Elliott, 1 lap down
9-Lake Speed, 1 lap down

Failed to qualify: 78-Randy MacDonald, 87-Joe Nemechek, 40-Jay Sauter, 02-Robbie Faggart

Miller 400 (Richmond)

The Miller 400 was run on September 7 at the Richmond International Raceway. Mark Martin won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 46-Stacy Compton, 40-Jay Sauter, 95-Gary Bradberry

A driver change happened during the week after Darlington. Kranefuss-Haas Racing's No. 37 and Cale Yarborough Motorsports' No. 98 switched drivers. So John Andretti moved to the No. 98 and Jeremy Mayfield moved to the No. 37.

MBNA 500

The MBNA 500 was run on the September 15 at the Dover Downs International Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. On lap 456, a wreck involving the #23 of Jimmy Spencer, the #16 of Ted Musgrave, the #11 of Brett Bodine and the #15 of Wally Dallenbach Jr. occurred on the front straight. Spencer blamed Dallenbach for the wreck, and after the cars rolled to a stop, Spencer got out of his car, ran over to Dallenbach's, and tried to punch Wally through the window net. Spencer had to be restrained by a Winston Cup official. Another fight occurred in the garage area when Derrike Cope crashed and was assaulted by crew chief Larry McReynolds over an earlier wreck that eliminated Ernie Irvan; as cars stopped on pit road after the race a third spat occurred as Kyle Petty and Michael Waltrip got into an argument.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 49-Eric Smith

Hanes 500

The Hanes 500 was run on September 22 at the Martinsville Speedway. Bobby Hamilton won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 12-Derrike Cope, 11-Brett Bodine, 29-Chad Little, 22-Ward Burton, 78-Billy Standridge, 95-Gary Bradberry

This is the fastest Martinsville race in NASCAR history, with an average speed of 82.223 mph.

Tyson Holly Farms 400

Main article: 1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400

The Tyson Holly Farms 400 was run on September 29 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway. Ted Musgrave won the pole. It was the final NASCAR race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, which closed down after the race. It was the only track other than Martinsville that NASCAR had been running at since NASCAR's first full season in 1949.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 22-Ward Burton, 90-Dick Trickle, 95-Gary Bradberry

This was the final race until New Hampshire in September 2007 that had every car running at the finish.
Only 37 cars started this race. It was the last Cup Series race in which fewer than 40 cars started until the 2016 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, the second race after NASCAR reduced field sizes in the Cup Series from 43 to 40. A total of 39 cars entered that race.^[1]

UAW-GM Quality 500

The UAW-GM Quality 500 was run on October 6 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The #18 of Bobby Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

Ernie Irvan escaped serious injury in a savage melee when he spun in Turn Two, clipped Robby Gordon, then slid into the path of John Andretti, who annihilated the nose of Irvan's Ford while Gordon hit the inside concrete wall and dislodged it.

Failed to qualify: 87-Joe Nemechek, 95-Gary Bradberry, 71-Dave Marcis, 02-Robbie Faggart, 0-Delma Cowart

AC Delco 400

The AC Delco 400 was run on October 20 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 60-Ed Berrier, 79-Norm Benning, 82-Terry Byers

Dura Lube 500

The Dura Lube 500 was run on October 27 at the Phoenix International Raceway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 20-Mark Krogh, 00-Scott Gaylord, 35-Larry Gunselman, 38-Rich Woodland, 03-Joe Bean, 02-Bill McAnnally

This was Bobby Hamilton's first career Winston Cup Series win, and the first for the Petty Enterprises team since 1983 (it was the first for the No. 43 car since 1984, when Richard Petty won driving for Mike Curb).

NAPA 500

The NAPA 500 was run on November 10 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 12-Derrike Cope, 37-Jeremy Mayfield, 90-Dick Trickle, 81-Kenny Wallace, 27-Ron Barfield, 42-Kyle Petty

Ross Perot, Jr. was the grand marshal for this race.

NASCAR Suzuka Thunder Special 100

The NASCAR Suzuka Thunder Special 100 was a non-points exhibition race ran on November 23 at the Suzuka Circuit – East Circuit. Rusty Wallace won the pole. This was the first ever NASCAR race in Japan.

Top ten results

NASCAR legend Elmo Langley was intended to drive the pace car for this race, but suffered a massive heart attack in the pace car when trying to get familiar with the course. Langley was 68 when died in a nearby hospital.

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points standings. * – Most laps led.

Pos.	Driver	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHS	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	Pts
1	Terry Labonte	24^*	34^*	8	2	5	2	1^*	24	4	5	3	2	7	2	2	6	16	24	3	2	3	5	26	5	21	2	5	1^*	3	3	5	4657
2	Jeff Gordon	42	40	1	3	1^*	1^*	2	3^*	33	6	4	1^*	1^*	6	3	34^*	7	1	37	4	5	2	1	2^*	1^*	1	1^*	31	12	5	3	4620
3	Dale Jarrett	1	2	2	11	15	6	11	29	2	12	1^*	36	38	10	6	2	3	2	1	24	1	4	14	4	3	16	3	3	2^*	8	2	4568
4	Dale Earnhardt	2	1	31	1^*	14	4	3	5	3	4	2	3	32	9	4	12	14	28^*	15	6^*	17	24	12	20	16	15	2	6	9	12	4	4327
5	Mark Martin	4	32	5	26	6	3	37	21	34	2	7	40	4	7	11	33	9^*	3	4	3	2^*	3	3	9	5	9	9	2	7	2^*	7	4278
6	Ricky Rudd	9	4	9	8	9	14	15	23	28	7	15	8	2	31	33	3	2	37	6	34	8	9	16	12	34	35	7	13	1	14	8	3845
7	Rusty Wallace	16	22	7	36	4	5	33	1	30	1^*	34	7	31	1	31	7	1	10	7	33	39	1^*	38	6	2	36	10	8	8	40	10	3717
8	Sterling Marlin	40	6	11	13	11	18	5	10	1^*	15	6	41	11	3^*	1^*	29	6	29	39	11	33	18	8	21	17	31	11	4	13	27	15	3682
9	Bobby Hamilton	20	24	6^*	16	16	32	8	6	11	17	31	21	5	15	16	20	39	17	31	38	13	10	19	7	10	3^*	8	19	28	1	6	3639
10	Ernie Irvan	35	14	38	4	33	16	6	2	31	42	9	4	39	5	5	1	4	4	2	35	4	36	7	1	36	12	36	37	4	7	36	3632
11	Bobby Labonte	17	33	23	31	2	7	10	8	24	9	22	5	41	12	40	31	37	8	24	5	6	32	6	11	4	21	13	40	6	9	1^*	3590
12	Ken Schrader	3	29	14	6	28	29	9	7	20	8	5	10	18	16	8	8	15	26	16	25	15	13	4	13	22	30	18	29	23	35	30	3540
13	Jeff Burton	5	13	4	DNQ	10	23	29	22	16	26	18	9	9	17	14	4	35	7	11	21	9	37	31	3	40	11	4	11	5	31	9	3538
14	Michael Waltrip	10	35	36	9	29	10	17	17	5	22	8	11	14	32	7	10	13	42	28	7	25	6	33	14	9	14	12	9	14	16	11	3535
15	Jimmy Spencer	11	27	29	7	32	13	31	19	40	21	17	6	8	4	10	17	24	5	12	19	10	7	23	30	30	19	20	16	10	18	14	3476
16	Ted Musgrave	7	31	3	18	7	25	12	9	8	23	30	13	19	8	13	11	19	36	21	12	23	12	29	15	33	20	19	17	18	4	31	3466
17	Geoff Bodine	34	39	33	23	22	19	19	27	26	40	10	30	3	21	34	15	11	6	20	1	12	39	21	17	11	7	30	20	15	6	26	3218
18	Rick Mast	28	10	19	34	19	12	14	15	15	19	12	35	28	18	20	13	30	41	9	27	16	35	22	19	6	4	6	15	38	38	13	3190
19	Morgan Shepherd	31	37	32	30	8	30	27	20	43	24	29	32	6	11	15	22	17	14	5	9	11	19	24	23	18	6	14	23	29	17	28	3133
20	Ricky Craven	13	3	17	12	3	9	7	12	36	31	37	14	17	29	22	26	20	19	34	36	18	21	42	28	35	26	22	5	22	34	35	3078
21	Johnny Benson, Jr. (R)	23	20	37	38	24	DNQ	24	25	10	18	38	17	25	37	25	9	5	18	8^*	15	7	28	11	10	24	17	17	14	40	32	27	3004
22	Hut Stricklin	22	30	39	25	20	11	16	31	22	13	28	34	29	27	19	23	32	34	18	37	26	20	2^*	24	38	25	16	25	11	30	17	2854
23	Lake Speed	14	25	18	41	25	35	35	11	42	16	35	26	34	19	29	24	8	30	13	17	32	16	10	31	13	28	25	12	35	28	19	2834
24	Brett Bodine	32	28	25	24	27	20	23	18	23	20	24	24	40	22	9	16	27	22	22	14	28	14	28	25	27	DNQ	23	28	16	26	21	2814
25	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	6	23	40	20	37	24	28	DNQ	12	3	19	22	12	13	12	18	33	32	17	10	34	25	25	33	29	22	34	33	36	15	40	2786
26	Jeremy Mayfield	19	19	28	5	18	21	20	4	32	32	41	12	15	30	27	36	12	16	25	22	20	17	37	29	15	34	28	43	34	44	DNQ	2721
27	Kyle Petty	18	11	20	22	12	15	30	30	18	30	23	18	20	38	24	28	26	12	38	23			17	18	8	8	31	41	25	29	DNQ	2696
28	Kenny Wallace	21	7	15	37	17	34	18	14	14	27	32	20	37	33	38	19	36	20	33	31	37	15	13	38	20	10	15	30	19	37	DNQ	2694
29	Darrell Waltrip	29	16	27	32	34	26	25	16	21	14	13	39	30	25	26	37	40	9	40	18	22	11	32	22	39	23	27	42	21	10	37	2657
30	Bill Elliott	8	15	10	10	13	28	21	13	41						37	14	21	13	10		14	INQ⁴	9	16	28	18	21	10	32	21	20	2627
31	John Andretti	38	38	12	21	40	DNQ	34	36	9	11	27	33	16	24	23	40	23	39	19	26	31	38	5	36	14	5	24	39	26	19	24	2621
32	Robert Pressley	30	26	16	27	36	17	4	34	7	34	33		33	23	17	5	25	31	30	30	41	33	27	26	32	32	33	32	37	36	33	2485
33	Ward Burton	26	41	13	15	38	33	DNQ	DNQ	27	10	11	16	35	35	41	25	22	33	36	32	35	8	40	37	7	DNQ	DNQ	7	17	22	12	2411
34	Joe Nemechek	39	9	34	17	31	31	36	26	13	41	25	25	21	36	18	35	34	15	27	8	27	34	DNQ	39	25	27	26	DNQ	24	25	34	2391
35	Derrike Cope	41	8	22	35	39	22	13	28	29	39	14	23	27	40	42	38	10	27	14	16	24	29	34	8	31	DNQ	37	18	39	43	DNQ	2374
36	Dick Trickle	43	DNQ	DNQ	14	35	8	22	DNQ	19	29	20	28	26	39	28	27	18	38	23	39	38	26	36	27	23	13	DNQ	35	31	20	DNQ	2131
37	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	DNQ	18	26	28	41	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	43	26	29	13	14	32	21	38	35	26	29	19	22	18	32	12	24	35	36	33	39	16	2128
38	Dave Marcis	15	21	35	29	23	DNQ	DNQ	35	39	33	40	31	DNQ	26	36	39	28	11	35	28	40	27	30	34	26	29	29	DNQ	30	24	25	2047
39	Steve Grissom	27	5	21	39	26	27	26	DNQ	6	25	16	42	22	34																		1188
40	Todd Bodine		QL¹									36	15	10	20									15	35				21	20	11	32	991
41	Mike Wallace	37	17	24	33	21	DNQ	DNQ	32	38	44	39	19									29											799
42	Greg Sacks												27			39	30	29	25	32		30							24			18	710
43	Elton Sawyer	25	DNQ	30	19	30	37	32	DNQ	37		21										DNQ										23	705
44	Chad Little	33								DNQ	DNQ	43							DNQ			36	23	20	40	41	DNQ		22			22	627
45	Loy Allen, Jr.	36	36											23	28	30	DNQ		21					41					34			39	603
46	Gary Bradberry		DNQ										38			35			23	29			30	35	DNQ	37	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	27		38	591
47	Mike Skinner		12				36			17																19					13		529
48	Jeff Purvis	12								35						21			40	DNQ													328
49	Jeff Green													36				41										32	26				247
50	Randy MacDonald (R)		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ			DNQ		24			32	31		DNQ				DNQ									228
51	Billy Standridge																										DNQ		27	41		29	198
52	Jim Sauter	DNQ																				21	31										170
53	Chuck Bown	DNQ			40	DNQ	DNQ			25		42																					168
54	Jack Sprague																														23	42	136
55	Dorsey Schroeder																				13												129
56	Stacy Compton (R)								33											DNQ					DNQ		33						128
57	Robby Gordon																												38	42	42		123
58	Butch Leitzinger																				20												103
59	Jeff Krogh										35																				41		98
60	Tommy Kendall										28																						84
61	Lance Hooper										DNQ																				33		64
62	Larry Gunselman										36																				DNQ		55
63	Rich Woodland, Jr.										37																				DNQ		52
64	Hermie Sadler											DNQ	37																				52
65	Scott Gaylord										38																				DNQ		49
66	Ed Berrier											DNQ												39						DNQ			46
67	Randy Baker																															41	40
Pos	Driver	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHS	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	Pts
	Steve Seligman	DNQ			DNQ					DNQ		DNQ				DNQ				DNQ
	Tracy Leslie	DNQ
	Delma Cowart	DNQ								DNQ		DNQ																	DNQ
	Jim Bown	DNQ
	Joe Ruttman	DNQ
	Robbie Faggart			DNQ		DNQ						DNQ								DNQ				DNQ					DNQ
	Jimmy Hensley					DNQ
	Phil Barkdoll									DNQ
	Mark Krogh										DNQ																				DNQ
	Joe Bean										DNQ																				DNQ
	Wayne Jacks										DNQ
	Bill McAnally										DNQ																				DNQ
	Mark Gibson											DNQ
	Ron Barfield, Jr.														QL³					DNQ												DNQ
	Jason Keller																			DNQ
	A. J. Foyt																			DNQ
	Eric Smith																									DNQ
	Mike McLaughlin																				DNQ
	Ron Hornaday, Jr.																					DNQ
	Jay Sauter																							DNQ	DNQ
	Norm Benning																													DNQ
	Terry Byers																													DNQ
	Dave Rezendes										QL²
Pos	Driver	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHS	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	Pts
¹At Rockingham, Geoff Bodine has his younger brother Todd qualify his No. 7 car, as Geoff Bodine had suffered broken ribs from a crash in the previous race, which was the 1996 Daytona 500.
²Geoff Bodine failed to qualify car No. 07 at Sonoma, but his Craftsman Truck driver Dave Rezendes timed in 23rd in the No. 7. Team owner Geoff Bodine drove the qualified entry, his regular car, in the race.
³Ron Barfield, Jr. qualified the No. 94 of the injured Bill Elliott at Michigan for Todd Bodine who was competing in the Busch Series' race at Myrtle Beach.
⁴Bobby Hillin, Jr. failed to qualify his regular ride at Bristol, but filled in for Bill Elliott who was still feeling effects from a crash earlier in the year at Talladega.

Owners' championship

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by owner's points standings. * – Most laps led.

Pos^[2]	Car	Owner	Drivers	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHS	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	Points
1	5	Hendrick Motorsports	T. Labonte	24^*	34^*	8	2	5	2	1^*	24	4	5	3	2	7	2	2	6	16	24	3	2	3	5	26	5	21	2	5	1^*	3	3	5	4657
2	24	Hendrick Motorsports	J. Gordon	42	40	1	3	1^*	1^*	2	3^*	33	6	4	1^*	1^*	6	3	34^*	7	1	37	4	5	2	1	2^*	1^*	1	1^*	31	12	5	3	4620
3	88	Robert Yates Racing	Jarrett	1	2	2	11	15	6	11	29	2	12	1^*	36	38	10	6	2	3	2	1	24	1	4	14	4	3	16	3	3	2^*	8	2	4568
4	3	Richard Childress Racing	Earnhardt	2	1	31	1^*	14	4	3	5	3	4	2	3	32	9	4	12	14	28^*	15	6^*	17	24	12	20	16	15	2	6	9	12	4	4327
5	6	Roush Racing	Martin	4	32	5	26	6	3	37	21	34	2	7	40	4	7	11	33	9^*	3	4	3	2^*	3	3	9	5	9	9	2	7	2^*	7	4278
6	10	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Rudd	9	4	9	8	9	14	15	23	28	7	15	8	2	31	33	3	2	37	6	34	8	9	16	12	34	35	7	13	1	14	8	3845
7	2	Penske Racing South	R. Wallace	16	22	7	36	4	5	33	1	30	1^*	34	7	31	1	31	7	1	10	7	33	39	1^*	38	6	2	36	10	8	8	40	10	3717
8	4	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	Marlin	40	6	11	13	11	18	5	10	1^*	15	6	41	11	3^*	1^*	29	6	29	39	11	33	18	8	21	17	31	11	4	13	27	15	3682
9	43	Petty Enterprises	Hamiliton	20	24	6^*	16	16	32	8	6	11	17	31	21	5	15	16	20	39	17	31	38	13	10	19	7	10	3^*	8	19	28	1	6	3639
10	28	Robert Yates Racing	Irvan	35	14	38	4	33	16	6	2	31	42	9	4	39	5	5	1	4	4	2	35	4	36	7	1	36	12	36	37	4	7	36	3632
11	18	Joe Gibbs Racing	B. Labonte	17	33	23	31	2	7	10	8	24	9	22	5	41	12	40	31	37	8	24	5	6	32	6	11	4	21	13	40	6	9	1^*	3590
12	25	Hendrick Motorsports	Schrader	3	29	14	6	28	29	9	7	20	8	5	10	18	16	8	8	15	26	16	25	15	13	4	13	22	30	18	29	23	35	30	3540
13	99	Roush Racing	J. Burton	5	13	4	DNQ	10	23	29	22	16	26	18	9	9	17	14	4	35	7	11	21	9	37	31	3	40	11	4	11	5	31	9	3538
14	21	Wood Brothers Racing	M. Waltrip	10	35	36	9	29	10	17	17	5	22	8	11	14	32	7	10	13	42	28	7	25	6	33	14	9	14	12	9	14	16	11	3535
15	23	Travis Carter Enterprises	Spencer	11	27	29	7	32	13	31	19	40	21	17	6	8	4	10	17	24	5	12	19	10	7	23	30	30	19	20	16	10	18	14	3476
16	16	Roush Racing	Musgrave	7	31	3	18	7	25	12	9	8	23	30	13	19	8	13	11	19	36	21	12	23	12	29	15	33	20	19	17	18	4	31	3466
17	94	Elliott-Hardy Racing	Kendall										28																						3347
			T. Bodine											36	15	10	20
			Elliott	8	15	10	10	13	28	21	13	41						37	14
		Bill Elliott Racing	Elliott																	21	13	10		14		9	16	28	18	21	10	32	21	20
			Schroeder																				13
			Hillin, Jr.																						22
17	7	Geoff Bodine Racing	G. Bodine	34	39	33	23	22	19	19	27	26	40	10	30	3	21	34	15	11	6	20	1	12	39	21	17	11	7	30	20	15	6	26	3218
18	1	Precision Products Racing	Mast	28	10	19	34	19	12	14	15	15	19	12	35	28	18	20	13	30	41	9	27	16	35	22	19	6	4	6	15	38	38	13	3190
20	75	Butch Mock Motorsports	Shepherd	31	37	32	30	8	30	27	20	43	24	29	32	6	11	15	22	17	14	5	9	11	19	24	23	18	6	14	23	29	17	28	3133
21	41	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	Craven	13	3	17	12	3	9	7	12	36	31	37	14	17	29	22	26	20	19	34	36	18	21	42	28	35	26	22	5	22	34	35	3078
22	98	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Mayfield	19	19	28	5	18	21	20	4	32	32	41	12	15	30	27	36	12	16	25	22	20	17	37									3016
22	98	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Andretti																								36	14	5	24	39	26	19	24	3016
23	30	Bahari Racing	Benson, Jr.	23	20	37	38	24	DNQ	24	25	10	18	38	17	25	37	25	9	5	18	8^*	15	7	28	11	10	24	17	17	14	40	32	27	3004
24	42	Team SABCO	Petty	18	11	20	22	12	15	30	30	18	30	23	18	20	38	24	28	26	12	38	23			17	18	8	8	31	41	25	29	DNQ	2866
24	42	Team SABCO	Jim Sauter																					21	31										2866
25	8	Stavola Brothers Racing	Stricklin	22	30	39	25	20	11	16	31	22	13	28	34	29	27	19	23	32	34	18	37	26	20	2^*	24	38	25	16	25	11	30	17	2854
26	9	Melling Racing	Speed	14	25	18	41	25	35	35	11	42	16	35	26	34	19	29	24	8	30	13	17	32	16	10	31	13	28	25	12	35	28	19	2834
27	11	Brett Bodine Racing	B. Bodine	32	28	25	24	27	20	23	18	23	20	24	24	40	22	9	16	27	22	22	14	28	14	28	25	27	DNQ	23	28	16	26	21	2814
28	15	Bud Moore Engineering	Dallenbach, Jr.	6	23	40	20	37	24	28	DNQ	12	3	19	22	12	13	12	18	33	32	17	10	34	25	25	33	29	22	34	33	36	15	40	2786
29	33	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Sacks												27																				2696
		Leo Jackson Motorsports	Pressley	30	26	16	27	36	17	4	34	7	34	33		33	23	17	5	25	31	30	30	41	33	27	26	32	32	33
		Andy Petree Racing	Pressley																												32
		Andy Petree Racing	T. Bodine																													20	11	32
30	81	FILMAR Racing	K. Wallace	21	7	15	37	17	34	18	14	14	27	32	20	37	33	38	19	36	20	33	31	37	15	13	38	20	10	15	30	19	37	DNQ	2694
31	17	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	D. Waltrip	29	16	27	32	34	26	25	16	21	14	13	39	30	25	26	37	40	9	40	18	22	11	32	22	39	23	27	42	21	10	37	2657
32	22	Bill Davis Racing	W. Burton	26	41	13	15	38	33	DNQ	DNQ	27	10	11	16	35	35	41	25	22	33	36	32	35	8	40	37	7	DNQ	DNQ	7	17	22	12	2411
33	87	NEMCO Motorsports	Nemechek	39	9	34	17	31	31	36	26	13	41	25	25	21	36	18	35	34	15	27	8	27	34	DNQ	39	25	27	26	DNQ	24	25	34	2391
34	12	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Cope	41	8	22	35	39	22	13	28	29	39	14	23	27	40	42	38	10	27	14	16	24	29	34	8	31	DNQ	37	18	39	43	DNQ	2374
35	37	Kranefuss-Haas Racing	Andretti	38	38	12	21	40	DNQ	34	36	9	11	27	33	16	24	23	40	23	39	19	26	31	38	5									2326
35	37	Kranefuss-Haas Racing	Mayfield																								29	15	34	28	43	34	44	DNQ	2326
36	29	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Grissom	27	5	21	39	26	27	26	DNQ	6	25	16	42	22	34																		2322
			Sacks															39	30	29	25	32		30
			Leitzinger																				20
			Little																						23	20	40	41	DNQ
			Green																											32	26
			Pressley																													37	36	33
37	71	Marcis Auto Racing	Marcis	15	21	35	29	23	DNQ	DNQ	35	39	33	40	31	DNQ	26	36	39	28	11	35	28	40	27	30	34	26	29	29	DNQ	30	24	25	2047
38	90	Donlavey Racing	M. Wallace	37	17	24	33	21	DNQ	DNQ	32	38	44	39	19																				2038
38	90	Donlavey Racing	Trickle													26	39	28	27	18	38	23	39	38	26	36	27	23	13	DNQ	35	31	20	DNQ	2038
39	77	Jasper Motorsports	Hillin, Jr.	DNQ	18	26	28	41	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	43	26	29	13	14	32	21	38	35	26	29	19	DNQ	18	32	12	24	35	36	33	39	16	2031
40	19	TriStar Motorsports	Allen, Jr.	36	36											23	28	30	DNQ		21	Wth				41					34			39	1461
			Trickle			DNQ	14	35	8	22	DNQ	19	29	20	28
			M. Wallace																					29
41	27	David Blair Motorsports	Sawyer	25	DNQ	30	19	30	37	32	DNQ	37		21										DNQ											892
			Keller																			DNQ
			T. Bodine																							15	35				21
			Barfield, Jr.																															DNQ
42	95	Sadler Brothers Racing	C. Bown	DNQ			40	DNQ	DNQ			25		42																					759
42	95	Sadler Brothers Racing	Bradberry												38			35			23	29			30	35	DNQ	37	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	27		38	759
43	31	Richard Childress Racing	Skinner		12				36			17																19					13		529
44	78	Triad Motorsports	MacDonald		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ			DNQ		24			32	31		DNQ				DNQ									426
44	78	Triad Motorsports	Standridge																										DNQ		27	41		29	426
45	97	Mark Rypien Racing	Little	33								DNQ		43							DNQ			36							22			22	347
46	44	Phoenix Racing	Purvis	12								35						21			40	DNQ													328
47	40	Team Sabco	Sacks																												24			18	274
			R. Gordon																													42	42
			Jay Sauter																							DNQ	DNQ
48	14	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Green													36				41															144
			Hornaday, Jr.																					DNQ
			R. Gordon																												38
49	52	Hendrick Motorsports	Sprague																														23	42	136
50	46	Monroe Motorsports	Compton								33											DNQ					DNQ		33						128
51	101	Excel Motorsports	J. Krogh										35																				41		98
52	20	Ranier-Walsh Racing	Sawyer																															23	94
53	107	Golden West Motorsports	Hooper										DNQ																				33		64
54	137	Olson Technology Racing	Gunselman										36																				DNQ		55
55	138	Woodland Racing	Woodland, Jr.										37																				DNQ		52
56	26	Sadler Racing	Sadler											DNQ	37																				52
57	100	Oliver Racing	Gaylord										38																				DNQ		49
58	60	Berrier Racing	Berrier																							39						DNQ			46
59	02	Miles Motorsports	Faggart			DNQ		DNQ						DNQ								DNQ				DNQ					DNQ				40
59	02	Miles Motorsports	Baker																															41	40
60	63	Schnell Motorsports	Trickle	43	DNQ																														34
			Berrier											DNQ
			M. Wallace																			Wth
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Rookie of the Year

Johnny Benson was the only rookie to make a full-time run in the 1996 season, making him the 1996 Rookie of the Year. Benson ended the year with one top-5, six top 10's, and one pole. Randy MacDonald and Stacy Compton made attempts at the award as well, but did not run enough times to catch Benson.

References

↑ Pockrass, Bob (February 27, 2016). "Field of 39 cars at Atlanta smallest in nearly 20 years". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
↑ 1997 NASCAR Preview & Press Guide, p.52.

External links

Winston Cup Standings and Statistics for 1996

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