1996 Miller 400 (Richmond) Last updated November 10, 2025 Qualifying Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Friday, September 6, at 5:30 PM EST . However, only six drivers were able to set a lap before qualifying was rained out and postponed until Saturday, September 7, at 12:00 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 26-36 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.
Mark Martin , driving for Roush Racing , would win the pole, setting a time of 21.997 and an average speed of 122.744 miles per hour (197.537 km/h) . [ 5]
Three drivers would fail to qualify: Stacy Compton , Jay Sauter , and Gary Bradberry .
Race results Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 16 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 88 running 180 $86,665 2 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 168 running 180 $59,640 3 3 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 400 113 running 170 $50,755 4 8 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 11 running 165 $30,505 5 24 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 1 running 160 $37,155 6 10 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 400 0 running 150 $30,005 7 12 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 400 0 running 146 $29,005 8 18 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 400 0 running 142 $24,705 9 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 1 running 143 $34,805 10 34 30 Johnny Benson Jr. (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac 400 13 running 139 $26,155 11 4 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 400 0 running 130 $28,105 12 37 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 399 0 running 127 $29,405 13 11 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 running 124 $23,155 14 22 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 399 0 running 121 $22,955 15 9 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 399 0 running 118 $23,855 16 7 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 399 4 running 120 $23,500 17 30 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 399 0 running 112 $26,400 18 19 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 399 0 running 109 $22,150 19 21 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 398 0 running 106 $22,025 20 23 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 0 running 103 $30,100 21 17 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 100 $27,850 22 36 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 97 $21,825 23 38 75 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 398 0 running 94 $14,650 24 39 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 398 0 running 91 $14,525 25 26 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 397 0 running 88 $21,575 26 29 33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 85 $21,250 27 15 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 397 0 running 82 $14,125 28 25 41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 79 $21,000 29 35 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 396 0 running 76 $20,975 30 28 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 396 0 running 73 $20,925 31 13 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 396 0 running 70 $20,375 32 40 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 396 0 running 67 $10,850 33 33 15 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford 395 0 running 64 $17,845 34 27 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 395 1 running 66 $10,825 35 14 27 Todd Bodine David Blair Motorsports Ford 395 0 running 58 $10,825 36 31 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 394 0 running 55 $10,825 37 5 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 362 0 crash 52 $25,825 38 20 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 308 0 rear end 49 $10,825 39 6 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 301 0 transmission 46 $17,825 40 32 29 Chad Little Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 38 0 crash 43 $17,825 Failed to qualify 41 46 Stacy Compton Monroe Racing Chevrolet 42 40 Jay Sauter Team SABCO Chevrolet 43 95 Gary Bradberry Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Official race results
References ↑ Higgins, Tom (September 8, 1996). "Irvan holds off Gordon for 2nd Richmond win" . That's Racin' . The Charlotte Observer . Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 23, 2022 . ↑ Kurz Jr., Hank (September 8, 1996). "Irvan comeback includes Miller 400 win" . The Indianapolis Star . p. 30. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ↑ "Rain pushes NASCAR qualifying to today, Busch race to Sunday" . Star-Gazette . September 7, 1996. p. 5. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ↑ "Miller 400" . The Charlotte Observer . September 6, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ↑ Kurz Jr., Hank (September 8, 1996). "Martin nabs pole for Miller 400" . The Belleville News-Democrat . p. 40. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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