1996 Pepsi 400

15th race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 38th Annual Pepsi 400 The 1996 Pepsi 400 program cover, featuring Jeff Gordon. July 6 161.602 mph km/h 31 15 160 4.0 117 470.733 2.5 643.737 400 Pepsi 400 Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Morgan-McClure Motorsports Sterling Marlin Hendrick Motorsports Morgan-McClure Motorsports Jeff Gordon Sterling Marlin 88 4 1996 292.5 47.652 1996 Pepsi 400.jpeg The 1996 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 6, 1996, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was shortened from its scheduled 160 laps to 117 laps due to rain. After suffering an ignition failure in the middle of the race, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin was able to come back through the field and dominate a majority of the race when the race ended due to the rain. The win was Marlin's sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom July 7, 1996 Marlin leaves Pepsi 400 field in a cloud http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/7_06peps.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213803/http://www.thatsracin.com/96/docs/7_06peps.htm August 15, 2000 October 18, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverWine Steven July 7, 1996 Marlin first on day of thunder 23 Indiana Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111534861/marlin-first-on-day-of-thunder/ October 18, 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 Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.August 11, 2010 NASCAR.COM : Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100811053515/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ August 11, 2010 October 17, 2021 The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.August 30, 2010 Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100830050250/http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html August 30, 2010 October 17, 2021 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 RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Greg SacksDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac33Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord41Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper 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 scheduled to be held on Thursday, July 4, at 2:30 PM EST. However, only nine drivers were able to set a lap before qualifying was rained out and postponed until Friday, July 5, at 9:00 AM EST.Wine Steven July 5, 1996 NASCAR qualifying delayed 13 The Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111519302/nascar-qualifying-delayed/ October 18, 2022 Newspapers.com Each driver would have two laps to set a time, the fastest of which would count as their qualifying lap. 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 Friday, July 5, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have two laps to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-38 would be decided on time,July 5, 1996 Pepsi 400 28 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111535126/pepsi-400/ October 18, 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 Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 47.652 and an average speed of 188.869 mph km/h.Goold Derrick July 6, 1996 Gordon takes first pole at Daytona (albeit 400) 55 The Palm Beach Post https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111535526/gordon-takes-first-pole-at-daytona/ October 18, 2022 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.652188.86924Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet48.075187.207388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord48.117187.044417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet48.186186.776530Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac48.218186.652644Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet48.264186.47473Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet48.281186.409825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.352186.13599Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord48.361186.1001018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet48.370186.066112Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord48.376186.043125Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.384186.0121390Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord48.402185.9431428Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord48.413185.900158Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord48.414185.8971633Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet48.498185.5751712Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord48.502185.5591875Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord48.541185.4101943Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac48.543185.4032087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet48.547185.3872181Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord48.576185.2772237John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord48.582185.2542321Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord48.603185.1742498Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord48.703184.7942541Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.717184.740Failed to lock in Round 12671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet48.286186.3892723Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord48.735184.6722894Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord48.738184.6612995Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord48.823184.3393029Greg SacksDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet48.828184.3203177Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord48.858184.207321Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac48.891184.0833399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord48.941183.8953422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac48.976183.7633515Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord48.985183.7303611Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord49.012183.6283742Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac49.035183.5423816Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord49.086183.352Provisionals3910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord -* -*406Mark MartinRoush RacingFord -* -*417Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord -* -*4219Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings124Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet11788running185$106,5652125Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1170running170$63,3353124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1177running170$63,735473Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1170running160$97,96051428Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord1170running155$44,2106388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord11714running155$30,91072321Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord1176running151$33,7608825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1171running147$31,66093611Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord1170running138$37,760102723Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1170running134$31,31011406Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1170running130$34,095123515Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord1170running127$27,990133816Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1170running124$27,600143399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord1170running121$20,260151875Morgan ShepherdButch Mock MotorsportsFord1170running118$20,920161943Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1170running115$26,530171633Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1170running112$26,190182087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1170running109$25,87519158Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord1170running106$18,53520321Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac1170running103$25,67021644Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet1170running100$14,550222541Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1170running97$24,730232237John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord1170running94$24,460243742Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac1171running96$24,24025530Johnny Benson Jr. (R)Bahari RacingPontiac1170running88$25,19526417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1170running85$23,835272498Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1170running82$16,180281390Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord1170running79$13,5602999Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord1160running76$20,465304219Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord1160running73$13,37031112Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord1160running70$28,315323177Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord1160running67$13,285333910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1160running64$28,25534417Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1160running61$20,225352995Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord1160running58$13,195362671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1150running55$13,665372894Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord1090running52$20,136382181Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord1000crash49$13,090393029Greg SacksDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet950crash46$20,090401018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet950engine43$29,090413422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac950running40$28,090421712Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord630engine37$20,090Official race results References 1996 Miller 400 (Michigan) 1996 Jiffy Lube 300 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway Category:July 1996 sports events in the United States Category:1996 in sports in Florida