1996 Hanes 500
Race details | |||
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Race 26 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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
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
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
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,[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
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harris, Mike (September 23, 1996). "Short-track win boosts Gordon's confidence". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 11. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hanes 500". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1996. p. 36. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harris, Mke (September 21, 1996). "Hamilton delivers Petty team 2nd pole". The Anniston Star. p. 15. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Previous race: 1996 MBNA 500 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1996 season | Next race: 1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400 |
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