1996 Hanes 500

26th race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 263 20.119 0.526 24 423.257 500 82.223 mph km/h September 22 26 31 1996 Hanes 500 331 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 48th Annual Hanes 500 0.847 The 1996 Hanes 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 1996 Hanes 500.jpeg The 1996 Hanes 500 was the 26th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 48th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 22, 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 a one-lap shootout to the finish, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to defend the field to take his 18th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his ninth victory of the season.Higgins Tom September 23, 1996 Martinsville gets its Gordon, Labonte finish http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/9_22hane.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213704/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/9_22hane.htm August 15, 2000 October 24, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike September 23, 1996 Short-track win boosts Gordon's confidence 11 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111908775/short-track-win-boosts-gordons/ October 24, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Petty Enterprises driver Bobby Hamilton finished 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 RacingChevrolet21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Chad LittleDiamond 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 MotorsportsFord78Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord95Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 20, 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, September 21, at 12:30 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,September 20, 1996 Hanes 500 36 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111909236/hanes-500/ October 24, 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 Hamilton, driving for Petty Enterprises, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.119 and an average speed of 94.120 mph km/h.Harris Mke September 21, 1996 Hamilton delivers Petty team 2nd pole 15 The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111909373/hamilton-delivers-petty-team-2nd-pole/ October 24, 2022 Newspapers.com Six drivers would fail to qualify: Derrike Cope, Brett Bodine, Chad Little, Ward Burton, Billy Standridge, and Gary Bradberry. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed143Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.11994.12022Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord20.17093.88236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.19493.770488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20.25593.488575Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord20.29293.318698John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord20.29293.318742Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac20.29993.285890Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord20.30593.258994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord20.30793.2491024Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.32693.161115Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.32793.1571218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20.32893.1521337Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord20.34293.0881415Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord20.35093.0521533Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet20.35093.0521625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.35393.0381799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord20.36992.9651828Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord20.39792.837193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.40692.796207Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord20.40792.7922116Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord20.41292.7692230Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac20.41492.7602346Stacy ComptonMonroe RacingChevrolet20.42692.7052481Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord20.43592.665258Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord20.44892.606Failed to lock in Round 12621Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord20.33793.1112787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet20.36093.006289Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord20.37592.937291Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac20.45392.5833017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet20.46592.5293177Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord20.47192.5023271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet20.47292.497Provisionals3310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord -* -*344Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3523Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord -* -*3641Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify3712Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord -* -*3811Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord -* -*3929Chad LittleDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac -* -*4178Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*4295Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11024Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500133running180$93,8252115Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5001running175$56,1753143Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac500331running175$50,4264291Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac5000running160$36,1255698John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord5000running155$26,2356575Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord5000running150$19,6257207Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord5000running146$29,8758742Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac5000running142$25,450936Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4990running138$31,350102481Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord4990running134$18,050111799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord4990running130$17,085121828Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord4980running127$26,50013890Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord4980running124$15,300142621Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord4980running121$22,50015193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4980running118$29,10016488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4980running115$19,500172230Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac4980running112$22,60018994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord4970running109$21,105193523Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord4970running106$20,450202116Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord4970running103$22,050211218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4960running100$25,750221415Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord4940running97$19,950233017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4930running94$19,800243177Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord4930running91$12,65025258Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord4920running88$12,650263641Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4910running85$19,350272787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet4900running82$18,80028289Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord4890running79$16,200293271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4840running76$9,100301625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4770running73$16,05031344Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4550crash70$25,650321533Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet4390running67$16,050332346Stacy ComptonMonroe RacingChevrolet4030running64$9,050341337Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord3250brakes61$16,050353310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord2830rear end58$24,0503622Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord14835water pump60$31,550Official race results References 1996 MBNA 500 1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:September 1996 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