1996 Purolator 500

Fourth race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway 499.216 29.548 1.522 2.449 803.41 803.41 499.216 328 328 1996 Purolator 500 37th Annual Purolator 500 4 31 Performance Racing Network March 10 ABC Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons 3 Bahari Racing Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing 136 Johnny Benson Jr. 161.298 mph km/h 1996_Purolator_500.jpeg The 1996 Primestar 500 program cover, featuring Jeff Gordon and David Pearson. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1996 Purolator 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 10, 1996, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.522 mi km permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. With the help of a fast final pit stop with 38 laps to go, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to charge to the front and secure his 70th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom March 11, 1996 Pit pass leads to victory http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/3_11puro.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815214008/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/3_11puro.htm August 15, 2000 October 11, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike March 11, 1996 Earnhardt wins again 46 Citizens' Voice https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111095287/earnhardt-wins-again/ October 11, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Terry Labonte and Jeff Gordon, both drivers for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960. The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54 mi km on where before it was 1.522 mi km on. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. 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 EnterprisesPontiac65Steve SeligmanO'Neil RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord78Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord95Chuck BownSadler Brothers RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 8, at 12:30 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, March 9, at 11:00 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,March 8, 1996 Purolator 500 30 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111095529/purolator-500/ October 11, 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. Johnny Benson Jr., driving for Bahari Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.548 and an average speed of 185.434 mph km/h.Fry Darrell March 9, 1996 Rookie rides to Purolator 500 pole 40 Tampa Bay Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111095577/rookie-rides-to-purolator-500-pole/ October 11, 2022 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify: Jeff Burton, Steve Seligman, and Randy MacDonald. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed130Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac29.548185.43426Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.588185.18335Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.602185.096498Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord29.626184.94657Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord29.653184.777643Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.658184.746737John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord29.696184.510818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.700184.48598Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord29.747184.1931015Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord29.772184.039119Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord29.793183.9091287Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.817183.7611317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet29.851183.5521433Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet29.857183.5151541Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.860183.4961622Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac29.861183.4901719Dick TrickleTriStar MotorsportsFord29.867183.453183Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.870183.4351911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord29.887183.3312010Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord29.904183.2262124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.922183.116222Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord29.941183.0002394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord29.952182.9332429Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet29.952182.9332516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord29.968182.835Failed to lock in Round 12612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord29.978182.7742721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord30.013182.561284Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.022182.5062977Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord30.045182.3663025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.047182.354311Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac30.050182.3363275Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord30.071182.2093342Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac30.147181.7493495Chuck BownSadler Brothers RacingFord30.169181.6173527Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord30.173181.5933688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord30.178181.5633728Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord30.192181.4793881Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord30.221181.304Provisionals3923Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord -* -*4090Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord -* -*4171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4299Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord -* -*4365Steve SeligmanO'Neil RacingFord -* -*4478Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1183Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet328136running185$91,050235Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet328100running175$60,50032124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32824running170$61,60043728Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord3286running165$40,4005498Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3284running160$32,10063025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3285running155$28,50073923Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3270running146$27,15082010Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3271running147$29,65092721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord3272running143$25,450102394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3277running139$27,950113688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3260running130$20,820121541Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3260running127$23,60013284Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3250running124$28,780141719Dick TrickleTriStar MotorsportsFord3250running121$12,060151622Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3250running118$28,03016643Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3250running115$22,870171287Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet3230running112$22,660182516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3230running109$22,340193527Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord3220running106$11,430201015Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord3210running103$23,76021737John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord3200running100$21,800223342Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac3150running97$21,6402357Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3140running94$21,430241911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3140running91$21,1952598Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord3120running88$14,1902626Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3000engine85$27,535271433Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet2970engine82$21,725282977Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord2940running79$13,550294171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2930running76$13,410303275Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord2930running73$12,75031818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2864running75$26,190321317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2360running67$17,130334090Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord2353engine69$10,03534311Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac2050engine61$17,000352612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1810overheating58$16,96536222Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord17836engine60$25,540373881Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord1550engine52$9,92538130Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac1070handling49$24,345392429Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet990engine46$16,845403495Chuck BownSadler Brothers RacingFord850rear end43$9,27541119Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord290engine40$16,845Failed to qualify4299Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord4365Steve SeligmanO'Neil RacingFord4478Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFordOfficial race results References 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400 1996 TranSouth Financial 400 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway Category:March 1996 sports events in the United States Category:1996 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)