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1996 Hanes 500

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1996 Hanes 500
Race details
Race 26 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1996 Hanes 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
The 1996 Hanes 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date September 22, 1996
Official name 48th Annual Hanes 500
Location Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed 82.223 miles per hour (132.325 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Petty Enterprises
Time 20.119
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises
Laps 331
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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 miles (0.847 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.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Petty Enterprises driver Bobby Hamilton would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an 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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac Hooters
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Silver Splash
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford QVC
8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Circuit City
9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Spam
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Lowe's
12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Badcock Home Furniture
15 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford Hayes Modems
16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar, The Family Channel
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Parts America
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA
23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Camel Cigarettes
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Chad Little Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Cartoon Network, The Flintstones
30 Johnny Benson Jr. (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal
37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Kmart, Little Caesars
41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac Coors Light
43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
46 Stacy Compton Monroe Racing Chevrolet First Union
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Prodigy
75 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
78 Billy Standridge Triad Motorsports Ford Diamond Rio
81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D, TIC Financial Systems
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Burger King
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
95 Gary Bradberry Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's Inn
98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford RCA
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide

Qualifying

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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,[3] 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 miles per hour (151.471 km/h).[4]

Six drivers would fail to qualify: Derrike Cope, Brett Bodine, Chad Little, Ward Burton, Billy Standridge, and Gary Bradberry.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.119 94.120
2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 20.170 93.882
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.194 93.770
4 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.255 93.488
5 75 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 20.292 93.318
6 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20.292 93.318
7 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 20.299 93.285
8 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 20.305 93.258
9 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 20.307 93.249
10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.326 93.161
11 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.327 93.157
12 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 20.328 93.152
13 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 20.342 93.088
14 15 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford 20.350 93.052
15 33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 20.350 93.052
16 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.353 93.038
17 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20.369 92.965
18 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.397 92.837
19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.406 92.796
20 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 20.407 92.792
21 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 20.412 92.769
22 30 Johnny Benson Jr. (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac 20.414 92.760
23 46 Stacy Compton Monroe Racing Chevrolet 20.426 92.705
24 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 20.435 92.665
25 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 20.448 92.606
Failed to lock in Round 1
26 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.337 93.111
27 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 20.360 93.006
28 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 20.375 92.937
29 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 20.453 92.583
30 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20.465 92.529
31 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 20.471 92.502
32 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 20.472 92.497
Provisionals
33 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford -* -*
34 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
35 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford -* -*
36 41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
37 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford -* -*
38 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford -* -*
39 29 Chad Little Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
40 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac -* -*
41 78 Billy Standridge Triad Motorsports Ford -* -*
42 95 Gary Bradberry Sadler Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 133 running 180 $93,825
2 11 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 1 running 175 $56,175
3 1 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 500 331 running 175 $50,426
4 29 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 500 0 running 160 $36,125
5 6 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 500 0 running 155 $26,235
6 5 75 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 500 0 running 150 $19,625
7 20 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 500 0 running 146 $29,875
8 7 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 500 0 running 142 $25,450
9 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 138 $31,350
10 24 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 499 0 running 134 $18,050
11 17 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 130 $17,085
12 18 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 498 0 running 127 $26,500
13 8 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 498 0 running 124 $15,300
14 26 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 498 0 running 121 $22,500
15 19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 498 0 running 118 $29,100
16 4 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 498 0 running 115 $19,500
17 22 30 Johnny Benson Jr. (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac 498 0 running 112 $22,600
18 9 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 497 0 running 109 $21,105
19 35 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 497 0 running 106 $20,450
20 21 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 497 0 running 103 $22,050
21 12 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 496 0 running 100 $25,750
22 14 15 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford 494 0 running 97 $19,950
23 30 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 493 0 running 94 $19,800
24 31 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 493 0 running 91 $12,650
25 25 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 492 0 running 88 $12,650
26 36 41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 491 0 running 85 $19,350
27 27 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 490 0 running 82 $18,800
28 28 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 489 0 running 79 $16,200
29 32 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 484 0 running 76 $9,100
30 16 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 477 0 running 73 $16,050
31 34 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 455 0 crash 70 $25,650
32 15 33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 439 0 running 67 $16,050
33 23 46 Stacy Compton Monroe Racing Chevrolet 403 0 running 64 $9,050
34 13 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 325 0 brakes 61 $16,050
35 33 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 283 0 rear end 58 $24,050
36 2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 148 35 water pump 60 $31,550
Failed to qualify
37 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford
38 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford
39 29 Chad Little Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet
40 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac
41 78 Billy Standridge Triad Motorsports Ford
42 95 Gary Bradberry Sadler Brothers Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 23, 1996). "Martinsville gets its Gordon, Labonte finish". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Harris, Mike (September 23, 1996). "Short-track win boosts Gordon's confidence". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 11. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Hanes 500". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1996. p. 36. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Harris, Mke (September 21, 1996). "Hamilton delivers Petty team 2nd pole". The Anniston Star. p. 15. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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