1996 Miller 500 (Dover)

December 2022 12th race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 28th Annual Miller 500 The 1996 Miller 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. MRN TNN Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 307 10 804.672 Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway 500 122.741 mph km/h June 2 23.258 1.6 1 Miller 500 1996 31 12 500 Eli Gold, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker 1996 Miller 500 (Dover).jpeg The 1996 Miller 500 was the 12th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 2, 1996, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.Laye Leonard June 3, 1996 Gordon conqueror of Monster Mile http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/6_02mons.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213820/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/6_02mons.htm August 15, 2000 October 16, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverBrinster Dick June 3, 1996 Patience pays off in Gordon's win 8 The State https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111394444/patience-pays-off-in-gordons-win/ October 16, 2022 Newspapers.com October 16, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221016050003/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111394444/patience-pays-off-in-gordons-win/ live To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. 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 RacingChevrolet19Dick TrickleTriStar MotorsportsFord21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Hermie SadlerSadler RacingChevrolet28Ernie 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 MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Todd BodineBill Elliott RacingFord95Gary BradberrySadler Brothers 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,May 31, 1996 Miller 500 16 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111394599/miller-500/ October 16, 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 23.258 and an average speed of 154.785 mph km/h.Brinster Dick June 1, 1996 Gordon under close scrutiny 11 The Daily American https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111394796/gordon-under-close-scrutiny/ October 16, 2022 Newspapers.com October 16, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221016050003/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111394796/gordon-under-close-scrutiny/ live No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.258154.785219Dick TrickleTriStar MotorsportsFord23.390153.912322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23.392153.89945Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.428153.66258Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord23.461153.446688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord23.497153.211718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet23.499153.19882Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord23.503153.172981Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord23.505153.159101Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac23.514153.1001111Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord23.519153.068126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.542152.918137Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord23.550152.866143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.554152.8401542Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac23.560152.8011610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord23.580152.6721712Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord23.594152.5811899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord23.597152.562194Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet23.637152.3042016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord23.670152.0912128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord23.671152.0852277Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord23.671152.0852330Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac23.686151.9892423Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord23.690151.9632537John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord23.699151.905Failed to lock in Round 12695Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord23.637152.3042721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord23.681152.0212890Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord23.685151.9952941Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.712151.8223026Hermie SadlerSadler RacingChevrolet23.713151/8153125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.726151.732329Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord23.737151.6623394Todd BodineBill Elliott RacingFord23.740151.8153415Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord23.757151.5343529Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet23.772151.4393687Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet23.774151.4263775Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord23.777151.4073843Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.779151.394Provisionals3998Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*4033Greg SacksLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500307running185$138,730245Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running170$57,4803143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50090running170$60,08042128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord50016running165$42,4405718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4990running155$42,29562423Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord4990running150$37,215782Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord4990running146$22,26581610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4990running142$32,76591899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord4990running138$22,115103125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running134$32,465112721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord4980running130$27,365123998Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4970running127$19,765132016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord4970running124$26,365142941Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4971running126$25,965153394Todd BodineBill Elliott RacingFord4960running118$25,76516322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac4960running115$29,490172330Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac4960running112$26,065181542Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac4960running109$24,850192890Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord4950running106$17,66520981Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord4950running103$19,315213843Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac4950running100$24,365223415Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord4930running97$24,215231712Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord4920running94$24,065241111Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord4900running91$23,915253687Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet4880running88$23,94026329Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord4810running85$23,690274033Greg SacksLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet4800running82$24,14028219Dick TrickleTriStar MotorsportsFord4710running79$13,990292277Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord4670running76$13,54030137Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord4670running73$20,490314271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4520running70$13,450323775Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord4340running67$13,380332537John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord4293engine69$20,3303458Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord4210engine61$13,28035101Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac4050crash58$20,08036688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord37483crash60$22,055373026Hermie SadlerSadler RacingChevrolet3490handling52$13,055382695Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord3450engine49$13,055394117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2290handling46$20,05540126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2190engine43$29,85541194Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet870engine40$29,655423529Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet640crash37$20,055Official race results References 1996 Coca-Cola 600 1996 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:June 1996 sports events in the United States Category:1996 in sports in Delaware