1996 Goodwrench Service 400

Second race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 113.959 mph km/h 31st Annual Goodwrench Service 400 Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren TNN Motor Racing Network 198 Terry Labonte Dale Earnhardt Hendrick Motorsports Richard Childress Racing 3 Hendrick Motorsports Terry Labonte February 25 Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway 1.637 1.017 643.224 643.224 399.681 393 393 31 2 Goodwrench Service 400 1996 23.339 399.681 The 1996 Goodwrench Service 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 1996 Goodwrench Service 400.jpeg The 1996 Goodwrench Service 400 was the second stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 25, 1996, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 mi km permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. In a controversial and wreck-filled race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to pass for the lead with 15 to go to take his 69th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom February 25, 1996 Earnhardt pushes to front http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/2_25good.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815214018/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/2_25good.htm August 15, 2000 October 10, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike February 26, 1996 Earnhardt turns tables on Jarrett 39 Citizens' Voice https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111032446/earnhardt-turns-tables-on-jarrett/ October 10, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Larry Hedrick Motorsports driver Ricky Craven would finish second and third, respectively. The race was marred by a crash with TriStar Motorsports driver Loy Allen Jr. on lap 179. Allen's car would blow a right front tire, sending Allen's car into the turn two wall. The car then ricocheted into the inside retaining wall before coming to a stop. Allen was initially unconscious when checked by paramedics, and was placed on a stretcher before regaining consciousness in the ambulance. Allen was eventually diagnosed with a slight head injury and an injured shoulder blade.Wooten Eddie February 26, 1996 Allen injured when right front tire explodes 35 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111032591/allen-injured-when-right-front-tire/ October 10, 2022 Newspapers.com} Background thumb|The layout of North Carolina Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School. Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc http://www.fasttrackracing.com/ July 16, 2012 Fasttrackracing.com Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord9Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord15Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord41Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac63Dick TrickleSchnell MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord78Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord93Gary BradberryBradberry RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, February 23, at 1:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, February 24, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-38 would be decided on time,February 23, 1996 Goodwrench 400 30 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111033340/goodwrench-400/ October 10, 2022 Newspapers.com} and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points. Terry Labonte, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.339 and an average speed of 156.870 mph km/h.Hembree Mike February 24, 1996 Terry Labonte takes pole for Winston Cup Goodwrench 5 Star-Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111033933/terry-labonte-takes-pole-for-winston/ October 10, 2022 Newspapers.com} Four drivers would fail to qualify: Elton Sawyer, Randy MacDonald, Gary Bradberry, and Dick Trickle. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed15Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.339156.870224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.356156.756330Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac23.415156.36148Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord23.444156.168518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet23.547156.081629Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet23.517155.683737John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord23.525155.630881Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord23.528155.610942Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac23.534155.5711043Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.558155.4121122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23.581155.2611298Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord23.583155.2471388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord23.596155.1621417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet23.620155.0041594Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord23.622154.9911687Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet23.637154.8931711Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord23.640154.873183Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.641154.8671933Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet23.644154.8472025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.653154.788212Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord23.654154.781226Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.676154.6382399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord23.679154.618241Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac23.686154.5722510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord23.687154.5662621Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord23.687154.5332716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord23.701154.4742823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord23.707154.4352912Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord23.734154.2603041Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.872154.195314Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet23.758154.1043290Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord23.770154.026337Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord23.772154.0133428Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord23.781153.9553531Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.796153.8583675Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord23.811153.7653715Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord23.872153.368389Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord23.949152.875Provisionals3977Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord23.993152.5954071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet23.953152.8494119Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord23.991152.607Failed to qualify4227Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord -* -*4378Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*4493Gary BradberryBradberry RacingChevrolet -* -*4563Dick TrickleSchnell MotorsportsFord -* -*Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1183Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39395running180$83,84021388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3938running175$48,96033041Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3930running165$47,76042510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3933running165$35,8105629Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3930running155$31,4756314Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3930running150$34,4257881Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord3930running146$14,42582912Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3920running142$25,52591687Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet3920running138$25,22510241Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac3910running134$27,52511942Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac3910running130$24,325123531Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3910running127$12,825132399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3910running124$12,625143428Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord3900running121$27,425151594Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3900running118$25,325161417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3900running115$23,015173290Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord3890running112$15,625183977Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord3890crash109$15,325191298Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3880running106$14,97520330Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac3860running103$24,625214071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3860running100$14,35022212Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord3840running97$25,850233715Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord3830crash94$21,000241043Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac38336running96$27,30025389Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3700engine88$20,800261933Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3510running85$20,390272823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord32853engine87$20,290281711Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3110running79$19,740292025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3020running76$17,0653048Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord2870running73$10,015312716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord2630crash70$16,81532226Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2470camshaft67$26,56533518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2400running64$25,6153415Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet235198engine71$41,465352621Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord2320oil pump58$16,465364119Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord1670crash55$9,390373675Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord1610engine52$9,35038737John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord1590engine49$16,28039337Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1410engine46$16,28040224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1340engine43$31,730411122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac950crash40$24,280Failed to qualify4227Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord4378Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord4493Gary BradberryBradberry RacingChevrolet4563Dick TrickleSchnell MotorsportsFordOfficial race results References 1996 Daytona 500 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway Category:February 1996 sports events in the United States Category:1996 in sports in North Carolina