1996 Dura Lube 500

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1996 Dura Lube 500
Race details
Race 30 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1996 Dura Lube 500 program cover.
DateOctober 27, 1996
Official name 9th Annual Dura Lube 500
Location Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Scheduled Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Average speed 109.709 miles per hour (176.560 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 27.465
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 83
Winner
No. 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1996 Dura Lube 500 was the 30th and penultimate stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the 14th and penultimate race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 27, 1996, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Petty Enterprises driver Bobby Hamilton would manage to make a late race pass and dominate to take his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. [1] [2]

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Heading into the final race of the season, the 1996 NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, points leader Terry Labonte would come into the race with a 47 point lead over teammate Jeff Gordon. To clinch the championship, Labonte would need to finish eighth or better. [1]

Background

The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Phoenix-international-raceway-2011-new.svg
The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00 Scott Gaylord Oliver Racing Chevrolet Oliver Gravity Separators
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac Hooters
01 Jeff Krogh Excel Motorsports Chevrolet Clearwater Forest Industries
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Silver Splash
02 Bill McAnally Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet Bill McAnally Racing
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
03 Joe Bean Bean Racing Ford Bean Racing
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
07 Lance Hooper Golden West Motorsports Pontiac Cinema Vehicle Services
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
19 Dick Trickle TriStar Motorsports Ford HealthSource RI
20 Mark Krogh Excel Motorsports Chevrolet Excel Motorsports
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 Robert Pressley Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Cartoon Network, The Flintstones
30 Johnny Benson Jr. (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Todd Bodine Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
35 Larry Gunselman Race Stuff Motorsports Ford Race Stuff Motorsports
37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Kmart, Little Caesars
38 Rich Woodland Jr. Bill Stroppe Motorsports Chevrolet Bill Stroppe Motorsports
40 Robby Gordon Team SABCO Chevrolet First Union
41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac Coors Light Silver Bullet
43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
52 Jack Sprague Ken Schrader Racing Pontiac Pedigree, Kal Kan
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
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
98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford RCA
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide

Qualifying

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Friday, October 25, at 4:30 PM EST. However, only six drivers were able to set a lap before qualifying was rained out and postponed until Saturday, October 26, at 2:00 PM EST. Qualifying was eventually combined into only one round. [3] Each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-38 would be decided on time, [4] 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, setting a time of 27.465 and an average speed of 131.076 miles per hour (210.946 km/h). [5]

Six drivers would fail to qualify: Mark Krogh, Scott Gaylord, Larry Gunselman, Rich Woodland Jr., Joe Bean, and Bill McAnally.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 27.465131.076
231 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.545130.695
310 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 27.587130.496
425 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.617130.354
588 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 27.669130.110
66 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 27.680130.058
781 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 27.693129.997
81 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 27.694129.992
92 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 27.701129.959
1037 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 27.734129.805
1194 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 27.746129.748
1228 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 27.749129.734
1333 Todd Bodine Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 27.762129.674
1498 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 27.763129.669
154 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 27.781129.585
1687 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 27.792129.534
1743 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 27.794129.524
1817 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 27.810129.450
1924 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.815129.427
2015 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford 27.817129.417
2199 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 27.826129.375
2242 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 27.856129.236
2330 Johnny Benson Jr. (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac 27.870129.171
243 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.884129.106
2516 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 27.896129.051
2675 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 27.900129.032
2712 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 27.902129.023
287 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 27.911128.981
2990 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 27.922128.931
305 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.954128.783
3121 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.954128.783
3240 Robby Gordon Team SABCO Chevrolet 27.954128.783
339 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 27.960128.755
3452 Jack Sprague Ken Schrader Racing Pontiac 27.981128.659
3511 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 27.991128.613
3629 Robert Pressley Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 28.017128.493
3723 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 28.038128.397
3871 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 28.063128.283
Winston Cup provisionals
3941 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
408 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford -*-*
4122 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac -*-*
4277 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford -*-*
Winston West provisionals
4307 Lance Hooper Golden West Motorsports Pontiac -*-*
4401 Jeff Krogh Excel Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
Failed to qualify
4520 Mark Krogh Excel Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
4600 Scott Gaylord Oliver Racing Chevrolet -*-*
4735 Larry Gunselman Race Stuff Motorsports Ford -*-*
4838 Rich Woodland Jr. Bill Stroppe Motorsports Ford -*-*
4903 Joe Bean Bean Racing Chevrolet -*-*
5002 Bill McAnally Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet -*-*
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
11743 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31240running180$95,550
266 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31283running180$59,795
3305 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31261running170$61,590
42516 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 3122running165$35,153
51924 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3120running155$45,065
6287 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 31231running155$30,555
71228 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 3120running146$31,555
8588 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 31229running147$22,055
9118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 31254running143$34,555
101817 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 3120running134$27,155
111333 Todd Bodine Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 3120running130$23,955
12243 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3120running127$29,055
13231 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3110running124$12,255
14310 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 3110running121$26,855
152015 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford 3110running118$22,355
163121 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3110running115$22,055
172675 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 3110running112$14,855
183723 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 31110running114$22,330
191498 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 3100running106$14,330
202990 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 3100running103$15,745
211194 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 3100running100$20,820
224122 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 3100running97$25,195
233452 Jack Sprague Ken Schrader Racing Pontiac 3102running99$10,170
243871 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 3090running91$13,620
251687 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 3090running88$20,695
263511 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 3090running85$20,370
27154 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 3080running82$26,465
28339 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 3080running79$20,220
292242 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 3070oil leak76$20,095
30408 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 3070running73$12,970
312199 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 3040running70$12,945
322330 Johnny Benson Jr. (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac 3040running67$19,170
334307 Lance Hooper Golden West Motorsports Pontiac 3020running64$9,645
343941 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2960running61$16,620
35425 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2880rear end58$16,790
363629 Robert Pressley Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 2570engine55$16,565
37781 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 2540engine52$9,525
3881 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 1980engine49$18,465
394277 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 1530accident46$9,465
4092 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 1510engine43$24,465
414401 Jeff Krogh Excel Motorsports Chevrolet 1510accident40$9,465
423240 Robby Gordon Team SABCO Chevrolet 1340accident37$9,465
432712 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 1140accident34$17,465
441037 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 100engine31$17,065
Failed to qualify
4520 Mark Krogh Excel Motorsports Chevrolet
4600 Scott Gaylord Oliver Racing Chevrolet
4735 Larry Gunselman Race Stuff Motorsports Ford
4838 Rich Woodland Jr. Bill Stroppe Motorsports Ford
4903 Joe Bean Bean Racing Chevrolet
5002 Bill McAnally Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

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