1996 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400

21st race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2025 NASWINSTON Cambridge Township, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway 400 38.836 643.737 200 3.2 2 139.792 mph km/h 1996 August 18 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 27th Annual GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 The 1996 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. Motor Racing Network 21 31 88 135 Roush Racing Jeff Burton Dale Jarrett Mark Martin Roush Racing Robert Yates Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 1996 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400.jpeg The 1996 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 was the 21st stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 18, 1996, in Cambridge Township, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would engage in a battle with Roush Racing driver Mark Martin, eventually passing Martin with seven laps to go and holding Martin off to come victorious in the race. The race was Jarrett's eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom August 19, 1996 Jarrett's ploy pays off http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/8_18gm.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213730/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/8_18gm.htm August 15, 2000 October 21, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverAtkins Harry August 19, 1996 .168 seconds edge 17 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111708797/168-seconds-edge/ October 21, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, the aforementioned Mark Martin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Cambridge Township, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. MIS is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). 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 MotorsportsFord14Ron Hornaday Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet15Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Greg SacksDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac33Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord41Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Jim SauterTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 16, 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, August 17, at 10:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-36 would be decided on time,August 16, 1996 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 28 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111709137/gm-goodwrench-dealer-400/ October 21, 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 Burton, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 38.836 and an average speed of 185.395 mph km/h.Cotsonika Nicholas J. August 17, 1996 Burton hits goal with pole 33 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111709202/burton-hits-goal-with-pole/ October 21, 2022 Newspapers.com Two drivers would fail to qualify: Elton Sawyer and Ron Hornaday Jr. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord38.836185.395218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet38.871185.22836Mark MartinRoush RacingFord38.873185.219490Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord38.890185.138543Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac39.044184.40764Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet39.047184.393724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.097184.157817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet39.162183.85299Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord39.166183.8331021Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord39.188183.7301188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord39.201183.6691228Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord39.211183.6221381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord39.259183.3971477Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord39.276183.3181537John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord39.277183.313163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39.291183.2481787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet39.306183.1781825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.359182.9311930Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac39.387182.801202Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord39.391182.7832194Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord39.392182.778225Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.402182.7322310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord39.426182.6212422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac39.437182.5702515Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord39.456182.4822623Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord39.347182.9872712Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord39.421182.6442875Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord39.442182.547297Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord39.469182.4223042Jim SauterTeam SABCOPontiac39.487182.3383111Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord39.498182.288321Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac39.521182.182338Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord39.524181.1683416Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord39.541182.0893597Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac39.575181.9333633Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet39.602181.8093771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet39.642181.6263841Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.753181.118Provisionals3998Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*4029Greg SacksDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4119Mike WallaceTriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*Failed to qualify4227Elton SawyerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord -* -*4314Ron Hornaday Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2008running180$83,195236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord200135running180$79,1703225Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2003running170$57,12041228Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord2000running160$43,7705724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running155$44,0406218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20038running155$41,24071930Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac2000running146$35,51582310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord2006running147$35,4659199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2000running138$25,215102623Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord2000running134$36,865112875Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord2000running130$22,66512297Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord2000running127$32,76513543Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac2000running124$28,765142194Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord2000running121$28,265151825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running118$28,91516321Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac2000running115$27,21517163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running112$32,865183841Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running109$29,165191477Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord2000running106$19,265203998Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2000running103$20,765213042Jim SauterTeam SABCOPontiac2000running100$25,64022817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2001running102$25,440233416Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord2000running94$25,215242712Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1990running91$25,015251021Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord1990running88$19,56526338Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord1990running85$17,465271787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1990running82$24,315283111Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord1990running79$24,265294119Mike WallaceTriStar MotorsportsFord1990running76$16,665304029Greg SacksDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1990running73$21,115311537John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord1760crash70$20,9403299Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord1697crash72$21,8903364Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1670crash64$30,440342515Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord1550ignition61$20,790352422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1490fuel pump58$28,740363597Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac1110running55$13,715371381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord840crash52$13,69038490Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord812engine54$13,74039202Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord770engine46$28,615403771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet350engine43$13,615413633Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet50crash40$20,615Official race results References 1996 The Bud at The Glen 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol) 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Category:August 1996 sports events in the United States Category:1996 in sports in Michigan