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12th race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Motor car race
The 1996 Miller 500 was the 12th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 28th iteration of the event . The race was held on Sunday, June 2, 1996, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway , a 1-mile (1.6 km ) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1] [2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
Background [ edit ]
The layout of Dover International Speedway , the venue where the race was held.
Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover , Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series . The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km ) concrete oval , with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports .
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list [ edit ]
(R ) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying [ edit ]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 31, 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, June 1, at 11:30 am EST . As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26–38 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.
Jeff Gordon , driving for Hendrick Motorsports , would win the pole, setting a time of 23.258 and an average speed of 154.785 miles per hour (249.102 km/h).[4]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results [ edit ]
Race results [ edit ]
Fin
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
1
24
Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
500
307
running
185
$138,730
2
4
5
Terry Labonte
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
500
0
running
170
$57,480
3
14
3
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
500
90
running
170
$60,080
4
21
28
Ernie Irvan
Robert Yates Racing
Ford
500
16
running
165
$42,440
5
7
18
Bobby Labonte
Joe Gibbs Racing
Chevrolet
499
0
running
155
$42,295
6
24
23
Jimmy Spencer
Travis Carter Enterprises
Ford
499
0
running
150
$37,215
7
8
2
Rusty Wallace
Penske Racing South
Ford
499
0
running
146
$22,265
8
16
10
Ricky Rudd
Rudd Performance Motorsports
Ford
499
0
running
142
$32,765
9
18
99
Jeff Burton
Roush Racing
Ford
499
0
running
138
$22,115
10
31
25
Ken Schrader
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
499
0
running
134
$32,465
11
27
21
Michael Waltrip
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
498
0
running
130
$27,365
12
39
98
Jeremy Mayfield
Cale Yarborough Motorsports
Ford
497
0
running
127
$19,765
13
20
16
Ted Musgrave
Roush Racing
Ford
497
0
running
124
$26,365
14
29
41
Ricky Craven
Larry Hedrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
497
1
running
126
$25,965
15
33
94
Todd Bodine
Bill Elliott Racing
Ford
496
0
running
118
$25,765
16
3
22
Ward Burton
Bill Davis Racing
Pontiac
496
0
running
115
$29,490
17
23
30
Johnny Benson Jr. (R )
Bahari Racing
Pontiac
496
0
running
112
$26,065
18
15
42
Kyle Petty
Team SABCO
Pontiac
496
0
running
109
$24,850
19
28
90
Mike Wallace
Donlavey Racing
Ford
495
0
running
106
$17,665
20
9
81
Kenny Wallace
FILMAR Racing
Ford
495
0
running
103
$19,315
21
38
43
Bobby Hamilton
Petty Enterprises
Pontiac
495
0
running
100
$24,365
22
34
15
Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
493
0
running
97
$24,215
23
17
12
Derrike Cope
Bobby Allison Motorsports
Ford
492
0
running
94
$24,065
24
11
11
Brett Bodine
Brett Bodine Racing
Ford
490
0
running
91
$23,915
25
36
87
Joe Nemechek
NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
488
0
running
88
$23,940
26
32
9
Lake Speed
Melling Racing
Ford
481
0
running
85
$23,690
27
40
33
Greg Sacks
Leo Jackson Motorsports
Chevrolet
480
0
running
82
$24,140
28
2
19
Dick Trickle
TriStar Motorsports
Ford
471
0
running
79
$13,990
29
22
77
Bobby Hillin Jr.
Jasper Motorsports
Ford
467
0
running
76
$13,540
30
13
7
Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine Racing
Ford
467
0
running
73
$20,490
31
42
71
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
452
0
running
70
$13,450
32
37
75
Morgan Shepherd
Butch Mock Motorsports
Ford
434
0
running
67
$13,380
33
25
37
John Andretti
Kranefuss-Haas Racing
Ford
429
3
engine
69
$20,330
34
5
8
Hut Stricklin
Stavola Brothers Racing
Ford
421
0
engine
61
$13,280
35
10
1
Rick Mast
Precision Products Racing
Pontiac
405
0
crash
58
$20,080
36
6
88
Dale Jarrett
Robert Yates Racing
Ford
374
83
crash
60
$22,055
37
30
26
Hermie Sadler
Sadler Racing
Chevrolet
349
0
handling
52
$13,055
38
26
95
Gary Bradberry
Sadler Brothers Racing
Ford
345
0
engine
49
$13,055
39
41
17
Darrell Waltrip
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Chevrolet
229
0
handling
46
$20,055
40
12
6
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Ford
219
0
engine
43
$29,855
41
19
4
Sterling Marlin
Morgan–McClure Motorsports
Chevrolet
87
0
engine
40
$29,655
42
35
29
Steve Grissom
Diamond Ridge Motorsports
Chevrolet
64
0
crash
37
$20,055
Official race results
References [ edit ]
^ "Miller 500" . The Charlotte Observer . May 31, 1996. p. 16 . Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Brinster, Dick (June 1, 1996). "Gordon under close scrutiny" . The Daily American . p. 11 . Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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