1996 Brickyard 400

NASCAR race February 2025 NASWINSTON Brickyard 400 1996 8 3 1996 19 31 1996_Brickyard_400_program_cover_and_logo.png 1996 Brickyard 400 program cover Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 2.5 4.023 160 400 643.74 Warm with temperatures approaching 82.9 F C; wind speeds up to 7 mph km/h1996 Brickyard 400 weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/IN/Indianapolis/1996-08-03 The Old Farmers' Almanac September 29, 2013 139.508 mph km/h on Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Johnny Benson Jr. Bahari Racing 70 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing ABC Danny Sullivan, Bob Jenkins and Benny Parsons 4.3/-http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2009/07/brickyard-400-shoots-brick/ Brickyard 400 shoots a brick. SportsMediaWatch.com July 29, 2009 October 3, 2013 The 1996 Brickyard 400, the 3rd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 3, 1996, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The race was the nineteenth of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the pole position with a speed of 176.419 mph km/h,http://www.theautochannel.com/news/events/brick400/960802a.html Daily Trackside Report The Auto Channel August 2, 1996 September 28, 2013 while Robert Yates Racing's Dale Jarrett won the race. The track had been repaved, and speeds had been reported to have increased by 5 mph km/h.http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/brickyard400/news/show/type/news/52256-countdown-to-the-20th-running-the-1996-brickyard-400/ Countdown To The 20th Running: The 1996 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway September 28, 2013 Race Five laps into the race, the first caution flew for a crash involving Greg Sacks, Robert Pressley, Ricky Craven, Dave Marcis, and Bobby Hillin Jr.http://www.racing-reference.info/race?s=1&series=W&id=1996-19 1996 Brickyard 400 Racing-Reference September 28, 2013 September 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924155346/http://www.racing-reference.info/race?s=1&series=W&id=1996-19 dead On lap 23, pole-sitter Jeff Gordon cut his right-front tire and hit the wall; Gordon finished 37th. Subsequently, Johnny Benson Jr. took the lead, and led a race-high 70 laps. Ernie Irvan took the lead from Benson on lap 108, and on lap 126, an error made during a pit stop dropped Benson to 13th. Meanwhile, Dale Jarrett took the lead from his Robert Yates Racing teammate Irvan, who reclaimed the lead on lap 139 after passing Jarrett in turn 3. Jarrett managed to pass Irvan in turn 2Oreovicz John https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/6815476/nascar-dale-jarrett-banner-day-brickyard Dale Jarrett remembers a great day ESPN July 29, 2011 September 28, 2013 of lap 154, and kept the lead after the race ended under caution due to Pressley crashing in turn 4 on lap 159. Irvan finished second, followed by Terry Labonte, Mark Martin, Morgan Shepherd, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace, Benson, Rick Mast and Bill Elliott. Afterwards, Jarrett and crew chief Todd Parrott kissed the yard of bricks at the start/finish line, a practice that has continued to be performed in NASCAR,http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/blogs/Off-Track/nascar-indianapolis-brickyard-kissing-the-bricks-photos.html KISSING THE BRICKS, A NASCAR-INDY TRADITION NASCAR July 22, 2013 September 28, 2013 and was eventually also done by Gil de Ferran after his win in the Indianapolis 500 in 2003.Caldwell Dave https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/26/sports/auto-racing-de-ferran-dethrones-castroneves-at-indy-500.html AUTO RACING; De Ferran Dethrones Castroneves at Indy 500 The New York Times May 26, 2003 September 28, 2013 In the points standings after the race, Terry Labonte led with 2792 points, Dale Earnhardt trailed with 2731 points; Jarrett (2729), Jeff Gordon (2688), and Ricky Rudd (2415) rounded out the Top 5. Results Qualifying No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH Grid Starting position 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.015 176.419† 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 51.159 175.922 2 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 51.183 175.840 3 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.298 175.445 4 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 51.328 175.343 5 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 51.331 175.333 6 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 51.390 175.131 7 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 51.406 175.077 8 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.413 175.053 9 29 Greg Sacks Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 51.439 174.965 10 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 51.443 174.951 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.455 174.910 12 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 51.455 174.910 13 30 Johnny Benson Jr. # Bahari Racing Pontiac 51.465 174.876 14 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 51.502 174.750 15 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 51.513 174.713 16 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 51.515 174.706 17 15 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford 51.589 174.456 18 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 51.592 174.446 19 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 51.597 174.429 20 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 51.600 174.419 21 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 51.607 174.395 22 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 51.628 174.324 23 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 51.647 174.260 24 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 51.664 174.203 25 95 Gary Bradberry Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 51.551 174.584 26‡ 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 51.676 174.162 27 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 51.715 174.031 28 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 51.785 173.796 29 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 51.873 173.501 30 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 51.877 173.487 31 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 51.941 173.274 32 17 Darrell Waltrip DarWal Inc. Chevrolet 51.960 173.210 33 33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 51.971 173.174 34 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 51.977 173.154 35 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 51.977 173.154 36 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 52.037 172.954 37 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Ford 52.045 172.927 38 41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Provisional 39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Provisional 40 Failed to Qualify 91 Ron Barfield Jr. Bill Elliott Racing Ford 52.101 172.471 27 Jason Keller David Blair Motorsports Ford 52.332 171.979 78 Randy MacDonald # Triad Motorsports Ford 52.532 171.324 44 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 52.535 171.314 46 Stacy Compton # Monroe Motorsports Chevrolet 52.611 171.067 02 Robbie Faggart Miles Motorsports Chevrolet 52.668 170.882 50 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Ford 52.818 170.396 57 Steve Seligman Team III Motorsports Ford 53.663 167.713 # Rookie of the Year candidate / † New track record / ‡ Fastest second round qualifierSource:http://www.theautochannel.com/news/events/brick400/960802l.html 1996 Brickyard 400: Starting Lineup August 2, 1996 The Auto Channel 2013-10-03http://www.theautochannel.com/news/events/brick400/960802a.html 1996 Brickyard 400: Daily Trackside Report August 2, 1996 The Auto Channel 2013-10-03 Race results Pos Finishing position Grid Starting position No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 124 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 160 180 215 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 160 175 39 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 170 42 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 160 165 538 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Ford 160 155 635 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 160 155 717 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 160 146 814 30 Johnny Benson Jr. #Bahari Racing Pontiac 160 152 98 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 160 138 107 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 160 139 1128 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 160 130 1220 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 160 127 133 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 160 129 1436 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 160 121 1512 3 Dale Earnhardt* Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 123 164 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 120 1718 15 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford 160 112 1816 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 160 109 1927 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 160 106 2029 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 160 103 2121 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 160 100 2222 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 159 97 2325 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 159 94 2423 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 159 91 2519 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 159 88 265† 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 159 85 276 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 159 82 2830 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 159 79 2926 95 Gary Bradberry Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 158 76 3034 33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 157 73 3137 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 156 70 3210 29 Greg Sacks Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 154 72 3331 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 151 64 3439 41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 142 61 3540 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 112 58 3632 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 82 55 371 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40 57 3813 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 37 54 3911 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 37 51 4033 17 Darrell Waltrip DarWal Inc. Chevrolet 9 43 # Rookie of the Year candidate / *Mike Skinner took over Earnhardt's car after five laps / † Started at rear of field due to backup carSource:http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/1996/19/data/results_official.html 1996 Official Race Results : Brickyard 400 NASCAR.com Turner Sports 2013-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20040410022404/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/1996/19/data/results_official.html 2004-04-10 Race statistics Time of race: 2:52:02 Average speed: 139.508 mph kph Pole speed: 176.419 mph kph Cautions: 5 for 21 laps Margin of victory: under caution Lead changes: 18 Percent of race run under caution: 13.1% Average green flag run: 27.8 laps Lap leaders Laps Leader 1–3 Jeff Gordon 4–22 Mark Martin 23–24 Lake Speed 25 Dale Earnhardt 26–27 Ken Schrader 28 Sterling Marlin 29–30 Bill Elliott 31 Kyle Petty 32–72 Johnny Benson Jr. 73–82 Ernie Irvan 83–107 Johnny Benson Jr. 108–116 Ernie Irvan 117–120 Johnny Benson Jr. 121 Ricky Rudd 122–126 Ernie Irvan 127–134 Terry Labonte 135–138 Dale Jarrett 139–153 Ernie Irvan 154–160 Dale Jarrett Total laps led Laps Leader 70 Johnny Benson Jr. 39 Ernie Irvan 19 Mark Martin 11 Dale Jarrett 8 Terry Labonte 3 Jeff Gordon 2 Bill Elliott 2 Lake Speed 2 Ken Schrader 1 Ricky Rudd 1 Dale Earnhardt 1 Kyle Petty 1 Sterling Marlin Cautions: 5 for 21 laps Laps Reason 6–8 #29 (Greg Sacks), #33 (Robert Pressley), #41 (Ricky Craven), #71 (Dave Marcis), and #77 (Bobby Hillin Jr.) crash backstraight 24–27 #24 (Jeff Gordon) crash turn 4 39–47 #4 (Sterling Marlin) and #42 (Kyle Petty) crash turn 4 126–129 Debris frontstraight 160 #33 (Robert Pressley) crash turn 4 Standings after the race thumb|Terry Labonte led the points standings after the race. Pos Driver Points 1 Terry Labonte2792 2 Dale Earnhardt2731 3 Dale Jarrett2729 4 Jeff Gordon2688 5 Ricky Rudd2415 6 Rusty Wallace2393 7 Ernie Irvan2363 8 Mark Martin2357 9 Ken Schrader2336 10 Sterling Marlin2336 Media Television The 1996 Brickyard 400 was carried live on television by ABC Sports. Paul Page, who was the announcer on ABC's Indianapolis 500 broadcasts, served as host for the final time. Bob Jenkins, 1973 Cup Series champion Benny Parsons and 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner Danny Sullivan called the race from the broadcast booth except Sullivan who was stationed in turn 2. Jerry Punch, Jack Arute and Gary Gerould handled pit road for the television side. ABC/ESPN Host Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color-commentators Paul Page Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons Danny Sullivan Jerry Punch Jack Arute Gary Gerould References 1996 DieHard 500 1996 The Bud at The Glen NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1996 Brickyard 400 Brickyard 400 Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway