1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)

Eighth race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 81.41 mph km/h 47th Annual Goody's Headache Powder 500 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 211 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Rusty Wallace Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Penske Racing South 2 Motor Racing Network Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway Goody's Headache Powder 500 April 21 0.847 423.257 500 0.526 31 8 1996 20.344 263 The 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte, who had broken the record of most consecutive starts from Richard Petty. Labonte was starting his 514th straight race. 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville).jpeg The 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 48th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 21, 1996, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to make a late-race pass on Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon to take his 42nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom April 22, 1996 Wallace streaks to victory http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/4_21good.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213947/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/4_21good.htm August 15, 2000 October 13, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike April 22, 1996 King of the short track 9 The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111232303/king-of-the-short-track/ October 13, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan and the aforementioned Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. 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 MotorsportsChevrolet27Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac33Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord41Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac46Stacy ComptonMonroe RacingChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord78Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 19, 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, April 20, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-32 would be decided on time,April 19, 1996 Goody's 500 38 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111230955/goodys-500/ October 13, 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. Ricky Craven, driving for Larry Hedrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.344 and an average speed of 93.079 mph km/h.Pitzer Matt April 20, 1996 Craven's first pole worth the wait 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111231228/cravens-first-pole-worth-the-wait/ October 13, 2022 Newspapers.com Seven drivers would fail to qualify: Randy MacDonald, Elton Sawyer, Steve Grissom, Dick Trickle, Bobby Hillin Jr., Wally Dallenbach Jr., and Ward Burton. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed141Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.34493.079242Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac20.35993.010394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord20.36292.99746Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.37592.93752Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord20.38392.901625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.38792.88375Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.38992.87483Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.39592.846946Stacy ComptonMonroe RacingChevrolet20.39892.8331018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20.41192.7741171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet20.43192.6831288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20.44492.6241324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.45592.5741412Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord20.45892.560154Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.49692.3891698Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord20.49692.3891737John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord20.49992.3751830Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac20.50192.366197Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord20.51392.3122075Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord20.52092.2812143Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.52192.2762290Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord20.52492.2632317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet20.52892.245249Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord20.54192.1862599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord20.55192.142Failed to lock in Round 1261Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac20.49892.3802721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord20.55592.1242881Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord20.55592.1242987Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet20.55792.1153010Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord20.56492.0833111Brett BodineWood Brothers RacingFord20.58391.9983223Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord20.59591.945Provisionals3316Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord -* -*3428Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord -* -*3533Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*368Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord -* -*Failed to qualify3778Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*3827Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord -* -*3929Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4019Dick TrickleTriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*4177Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord -* -*4215Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord -* -*4322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings152Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord500164running180$59,24523428Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord5002running175$57,39531324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500211running175$57,49541698Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord5000running160$32,545583Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50012running160$35,19562143Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac4990running150$27,3957625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4980running146$26,29581018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4980running142$30,18593316Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord4980running138$24,98510154Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4980running134$32,48511249Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord4980running130$23,32012141Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet49828running132$28,23513394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord4970running124$23,415142881Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord4960running121$11,21515261Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac4960running118$23,715162317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4960running115$21,815172721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord4950running112$21,615183111Brett BodineWood Brothers RacingFord4940running109$21,120193223Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord4940running106$20,465202075Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord4930running103$15,0652146Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4930running100$27,065222599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord4930running97$9,665233010Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4900running94$24,6152475Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48016brakes96$26,965251830Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac4770running88$19,965262987Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet4760running85$19,56527197Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord4620fuel pump82$12,415281412Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord4620running79$12,215291288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4580running76$17,11530242Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac44567running78$21,06531368Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord3720rear end70$11,565322290Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord3680rear end67$9,06533946Stacy ComptonMonroe RacingChevrolet3530brakes64$9,065343533Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3430running61$16,065351171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3410engine58$9,065361737John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord3380rear end55$16,065Official race results References NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1996 Winston Select 500 1996 1996 First Union 400 Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup 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