1996 UAW-GM Teamwork 500

13th race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON June 16 TNN Jeff Gordon 94 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports 24 Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 53.027 139.104 mph km/h Motor Racing Network 15th Annual UAW-GM Teamwork 500 Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway 200 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 1996 31 13 4.0 2.5 804.672 500 Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren 1996 UAW-GM Teamwork 500.jpeg The 1996 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte. The 1996 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 15th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 16, 1996, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate a majority of the race, leading 94 laps en route to his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fifth victory of the season, and his second consecutive victory.Higgins Tom June 17, 1996 Gordon's shift of fortune means victory at Pocono http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/6_16uawg.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213815/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/6_16uawg.htm August 15, 2000 October 17, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverBrinster Dick June 17, 1996 Gordon drives without flaw to capture Teamwork 500 29 The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111452068/gordon-drives-without-flaw-to-capture/ October 17, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Rudd Performance Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd and Geoff Bodine Racing driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. 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 MotorsportsFord14Jeff GreenDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet15Wally 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 MotorsportsChevrolet28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac33Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord41Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord78Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Todd BodineBill Elliott RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 31, at 3:00 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, June 1, 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,June 14, 1996 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 39 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111452296/uaw-gm-teamwork-500/ October 17, 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. Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 53.027 and an average speed of 169.725 mph km/h.Brinster Dick June 15, 1996 Gordon blitzes field for Pocono pole 8 The Danville News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111452586/gordon-blitzes-field-for-pocono-pole/ October 17, 2022 Newspapers.com Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.027169.725212Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord53.189169.20838Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord53.200169.173441Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.273168.941525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.357168.67566Mark MartinRoush RacingFord53.359168.669718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet53.428168.451887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet53.454168.369910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord53.518168.168103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet53.528168.136115Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.563168.0261222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac53.595167.926131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac53.626167.8291421Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord53.688167.6351543Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac53.702167.5921699Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord53.788167.3241728Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord53.796167.2991823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord53.800167.286192Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord53.813167.2462037John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord53.827167.202219Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord53.940166.8522211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord53.974166.747234Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet53.978166.7352494Todd BodineBill Elliott RacingFord53.999166.6702519Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord54.004166.654Failed to lock in Round 1267Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord53.442168.4072775Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord53.502168.2182888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord53.544168.0862915Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord53.749167.4453016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord53.760167.4113177Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord53.882167.0323217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet53.917166.9233314Jeff GreenDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet54.046166.5253498Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord54.100166.3593533Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet54.136166.2483678Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord54.159166.1773729Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet54.163166.1653842Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac54.186166.095Provisionals3930Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac -* -*4090Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord -* -*4181Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord -* -*Failed to qualify4271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup *Time not available. Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20094running185$96,9802910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord20011running175$52,9003267Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord20012running170$54,700466Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20011running165$38,97551543Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac2002running160$31,87562775Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord2002running155$19,3057115Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2001running151$29,90581823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord2000running142$24,20591699Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2000running138$16,605102494Todd BodineBill Elliott RacingFord2000running134$26,40511234Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2000running130$28,055122915Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord2000running127$23,205133177Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord2000running124$11,005141421Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord2000running121$21,805153498Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2000running118$15,505162037John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord2000running115$21,20517441Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1991running117$21,00518525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running109$20,805193016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1990running106$20,555203942Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac1992running108$22,13021887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1980running100$19,935223729Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1980running97$19,735232519Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord1970running94$12,510243678Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord1970running91$9,460254030Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac1910running88$20,585264190Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord1880handling85$11,83527212Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord18325running87$16,28528131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac1800engine79$16,2352938Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord17019running81$10,185303217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1590engine73$16,13531192Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord15220running75$34,08532103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1350engine67$26,035333533Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1260engine64$15,93534219Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord980crash61$15,860351222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac940piston58$23,785363314Jeff GreenDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet890engine55$8,710373881Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord700engine52$8,645382888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord370crankshaft49$16,520391728Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord270crash46$23,520402211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord260crash43$15,52041718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20crash40$24,520Official race results References 1996 Miller 500 (Dover) 1996 Miller 400 (Michigan) 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway Category:June 1996 sports events in the United States Category:1996 in sports in Pennsylvania