1996 UAW-GM Quality 500

28th race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON October 6 806.281 143.143 mph km/h Joe Gibbs Racing TBS Terry Labonte Performance Racing Network Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren Hendrick Motorsports Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports 129 31 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 29.337 334 2.41 1.5 28 37th Annual UAW-GM Quality 500 5 UAW-GM Quality 500 1996 501 Bobby Labonte 1996 UAW-GM Quality 500.jpeg The 1996 UAW-GM Quality 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1996 UAW-GM Quality 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 6, 1996, in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would manage to make a late-race charge to the front, managing to close and come within one point of teammate Jeff Gordon in the point standings after a late season slump by Gordon. The win was Labonte's 18th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 7, 1996 CMS victory leaves Labonte one behind Gordon with 3 races left http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/10_06uaw.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213656/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/10_06uaw.htm August 15, 2000 October 25, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike October 7, 1996 Labonte's victory tightens points race 14 The Republic https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111962613/labontes-victory-tightens-points-race/ October 25, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NASCAR All-Star Race, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus Smith as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord1Rick 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 MotorsportsFord14Robby GordonDale 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 MotorsportsChevrolet27Todd BodineDavid Blair MotorsportsFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Chad LittleDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac33Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Greg SacksTeam SABCOChevrolet41Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord78Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord95Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord97Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 2, 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 Thursday, October 3, at 1:30 PM 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,October 2, 1996 Charlotte schedule 14 The State https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111963953/charlotte-schedule/ October 25, 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. Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.337 and an average speed of 184.068 mph km/h.Hembree Mike October 3, 1996 Bobby Labonte on Charlotte pole 21 The Greenville News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111964016/bobby-labonte-on-charlotte-pole/ October 25, 2022 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify: Joe Nemechek, Gary Bradberry, Dave Marcis, Robbie Faggart, and Delma Cowart. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.337184.068224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.577182.574337Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord29.597182.451443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.626182.272527Todd BodineDavid Blair MotorsportsFord29.626182.272629Jeff GreenDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet29.628182.260799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord29.635182.217841Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.679181.947928Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29.695181.8491088Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.716181.7201121Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord29.718181.708126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.730181.6351314Robby GordonDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.731181.6291422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac29.736181.5981575Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord29.819181.093165Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.820181.0871730Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac29.868180.796181Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac29.885180.6931916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord29.886180.687209Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord29.892180.6502194Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord29.895180.6322211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord29.900180.602232Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord29.941180.355248Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord29.961180.2342577Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord29.985180.090267Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord29.987180.0782725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.000180.0002823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord30.005179.9702990Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord30.026179.8443097Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac30.028179.8323198John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord30.034179.7963278Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord30.041179.754334Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.049179.706343Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.060179.6413540Greg SacksTeam SABCOChevrolet30.065179.6113612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord30.076179.5453715Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord30.125179.2533819Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord30.147179.122Provisionals3910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord -* -*4042Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac -* -*4181Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord -* -*4233Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Champion's Provisional4317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4487Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4595Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord -* -*4671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*4702Robbie FaggartMiles MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*480Delma CowartH. 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Waters RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1165Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet334129running185$133,9502126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord33456running175$85,10031088Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3340running165$58,3004334Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3340running160$60,1005841Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet33486running160$63,4006343Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33415running155$44,70071422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3340running146$37,5008232Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3340running142$35,00091121Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord3340running138$31,000102194Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3340running134$31,10011799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord33411running135$26,90012209Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3340running127$24,300133910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3330running124$26,250141730Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac3330running121$22,45015181Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac3330running118$21,450162823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3331running120$19,450171916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3320running112$18,450183612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3320running109$17,95019443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3320running106$20,05020267Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3320running103$23,45021527Todd BodineDavid Blair MotorsportsFord3320running100$7,900223097Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac3310running97$6,195231575Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord3300running94$9,515243540Greg SacksTeam SABCOChevrolet3300running91$5,87525248Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord3300running88$9,34026629Jeff GreenDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3280running85$16,615273278Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord3280running82$5,500282211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3270running79$15,580292725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3250running76$15,370304181Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord3251running78$8,36531224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31914running75$35,070324233Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3140running67$14,995333715Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord3110axle64$14,415343819Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord2860handling61$4,890352990Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord2300crash58$4,865362577Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord2280crash55$4,84037928Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord2080crash52$20,220381314Robby GordonDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2060crash49$4,800393198John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2060crash46$5,30040118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet17921engine48$48,900414042Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac1140engine40$11,800424317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet880clutch37$11,80043337Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord170crash34$15,300Official race results References 1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400 1996 AC Delco 400 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:October 1996 sports events in the United States Category:1996 in sports in North Carolina