1996 TranSouth Financial 400

Fifth race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON March 24 189 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 24 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons MRN 31 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 5 124.792 mph km/h 40th Annual TranSouth Financial 400 TranSouth Financial 400 1996 293 644.12 2.198 1.366 28.295 400.238 The 1996 TranSouth Financial 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt and Sterling Marlin. 1996_TranSouth_Financial_400.jpeg The 1996 TranSouth Financial 400 was the fifth stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 24, 1996, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 293 laps to complete. With seven laps to go, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to take advantage of a disaster-stricken Dale Jarrett and pull away to take his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom March 25, 1997 Gordon seizes chance to win http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/3_24tran.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815214003/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/3_24tran.htm August 15, 2000 October 11, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike March 25, 1996 Gordon roars to second straight win at Darlington 48 Citizens' Voice https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111116675/gordon-roars-to-second-straight-win-at/ October 11, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Larry Hedrick Motorsports driver Ricky Craven would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord02Robbie FaggartMiles MotorsportsChevrolet3Dale 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 EnterprisesPontiac71Dave 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 22, 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, March 23, 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,March 22, 1996 Nuts and Bolts 36 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111123469/nuts-and-bolts/ 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. Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 28.295 and an average speed of 173.797 mph km/h.March 23, 1996 Burton wins record pole 19 Hattiesburg American https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111125897/burton-wins-record-pole/ October 11, 2022 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify: Chuck Bown, Randy MacDonald, and Robbie Faggart. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac28.295173.797224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.325173.613388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord28.527172.384475Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord28.640171.704594Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord28.652171.632625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.657171.602781Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord28.686171.42982Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord28.687171.423998Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord28.704171.3211027Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord28.705171.315111Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac28.708171.2971223Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord28.731171.1601318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet28.732171.1541441Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.746171.0711511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord28.746171.071166Mark MartinRoush RacingFord28.747171.065175Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.749171.0531816Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord28.758170.999197Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord28.779170.8752012Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord28.782170.8572199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord28.804170.7262219Dick TrickleTriStar MotorsportsFord28.805170.7202343Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac28.809170.6972410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord28.826170.596259Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord28.828170.584Failed to lock in Round 12677Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord28.842170.502273Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.891170.2122829Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet28.963169.7892921Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord28.972169.7363017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet28.972169.7363133Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet28.985169.6603228Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord28.987169.648334Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.000169.572348Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord29.016169.4793537John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord29.034169.3743615Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord29.053169.2633771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet29.059169.2283830Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac29.079169.112Provisionals3942Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac -* -*4087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4190Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord -* -*Failed to qualify4295Chuck BownSadler Brothers RacingFord -* -*4378Randy MacDonaldTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*4402Robbie FaggartMiles MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet293189running185$97,31021318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29338running175$57,55031441Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2930running165$46,690482Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord2930running160$29,4805175Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2930running155$34,3256166Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2930running150$31,27571816Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord2930running146$25,6958475Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord2920running142$17,56592410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord2920running138$27,560102199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord29215running139$15,05511334Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29220running135$30,800123942Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac2920running127$22,87013594Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord2920running124$22,58514273Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2921running126$28,08015388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29110out of gas123$22,950162343Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac2910out of gas115$21,90517781Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord2910running112$10,55018998Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2910running109$14,51519111Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac2900running106$21,27020348Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord2900running103$15,690214190Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord2890running100$13,67022197Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord2890running97$20,450233771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2891running99$13,205243830Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac2880handling91$21,48525259Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord2830out of gas88$19,965262829Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet2820running85$19,550271511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2810engine82$19,38528625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2810running79$19,225292921Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord2770running76$19,115301027Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord2680out of gas73$9,080314087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet2420handling70$16,020321223Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord2330running67$15,985333228Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord2300running64$23,895343017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2030handling61$15,860352219Dick TrickleTriStar MotorsportsFord1650handling58$8,825363133Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet16112crash6015,790373615Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord1520crash52$15,77638122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1377crash54$29,029392012Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1300engine46$15,654403537John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord870crash43$15,654412677Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord290crash40$9,279Official race results References 1996 Purolator 500 1996 Food City 500 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:March 1996 sports events in the United States Category:1996 in sports in South Carolina