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1996 Dura Lube 500 - Wikipedia

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1996 Dura Lube 500
Race details
Race 30 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1996 Dura Lube 500 program cover.
Date	October 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	Bobby Labonte	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]

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 – 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

(R) denotes rookie driver.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
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.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	27.465	131.076
2	31	Mike Skinner	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	27.545	130.695
3	10	Ricky Rudd	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Ford	27.587	130.496
4	25	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.617	130.354
5	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	27.669	130.110
6	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	27.680	130.058
7	81	Kenny Wallace	FILMAR Racing	Ford	27.693	129.997
8	1	Rick Mast	Precision Products Racing	Pontiac	27.694	129.992
9	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing South	Ford	27.701	129.959
10	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kranefuss-Haas Racing	Ford	27.734	129.805
11	94	Bill Elliott	Bill Elliott Racing	Ford	27.746	129.748
12	28	Ernie Irvan	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	27.749	129.734
13	33	Todd Bodine	Andy Petree Racing	Chevrolet	27.762	129.674
14	98	John Andretti	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Ford	27.763	129.669
15	4	Sterling Marlin	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.781	129.585
16	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.792	129.534
17	43	Bobby Hamilton	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	27.794	129.524
18	17	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.810	129.450
19	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.815	129.427
20	15	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	27.817	129.417
21	99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	27.826	129.375
22	42	Kyle Petty	Team SABCO	Pontiac	27.856	129.236
23	30	Johnny Benson Jr. (R)	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	27.870	129.171
24	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	27.884	129.106
25	16	Ted Musgrave	Roush Racing	Ford	27.896	129.051
26	75	Morgan Shepherd	Butch Mock Motorsports	Ford	27.900	129.032
27	12	Derrike Cope	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Ford	27.902	129.023
28	7	Geoff Bodine	Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	27.911	128.981
29	90	Dick Trickle	Donlavey Racing	Ford	27.922	128.931
30	5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	27.954	128.783
31	21	Michael Waltrip	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	27.954	128.783
32	40	Robby Gordon	Team SABCO	Chevrolet	27.954	128.783
33	9	Lake Speed	Melling Racing	Ford	27.960	128.755
34	52	Jack Sprague	Ken Schrader Racing	Pontiac	27.981	128.659
35	11	Brett Bodine	Brett Bodine Racing	Ford	27.991	128.613
36	29	Robert Pressley	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.017	128.493
37	23	Jimmy Spencer	Travis Carter Enterprises	Ford	28.038	128.397
38	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	28.063	128.283
Winston Cup provisionals
39	41	Ricky Craven	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	-*	-*
40	8	Hut Stricklin	Stavola Brothers Racing	Ford	-*	-*
41	22	Ward Burton	Bill Davis Racing	Pontiac	-*	-*
42	77	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Jasper Motorsports	Ford	-*	-*
Winston West provisionals
43	07	Lance Hooper	Golden West Motorsports	Pontiac	-*	-*
44	01	Jeff Krogh	Excel Motorsports	Chevrolet	-*	-*
Failed to qualify
45	20	Mark Krogh	Excel Motorsports	Chevrolet	-*	-*
46	00	Scott Gaylord	Oliver Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
47	35	Larry Gunselman	Race Stuff Motorsports	Ford	-*	-*
48	38	Rich Woodland Jr.	Bill Stroppe Motorsports	Ford	-*	-*
49	03	Joe Bean	Bean Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
50	02	Bill McAnally	Bill McAnally Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	17	43	Bobby Hamilton	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	312	40	running	180	$95,550
2	6	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	312	83	running	180	$59,795
3	30	5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	312	61	running	170	$61,590
4	25	16	Ted Musgrave	Roush Racing	Ford	312	2	running	165	$35,153
5	19	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	312	0	running	155	$45,065
6	28	7	Geoff Bodine	Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	312	31	running	155	$30,555
7	12	28	Ernie Irvan	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	312	0	running	146	$31,555
8	5	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	312	29	running	147	$22,055
9	1	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	312	54	running	143	$34,555
10	18	17	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	Chevrolet	312	0	running	134	$27,155
11	13	33	Todd Bodine	Andy Petree Racing	Chevrolet	312	0	running	130	$23,955
12	24	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	312	0	running	127	$29,055
13	2	31	Mike Skinner	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	311	0	running	124	$12,255
14	3	10	Ricky Rudd	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Ford	311	0	running	121	$26,855
15	20	15	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	311	0	running	118	$22,355
16	31	21	Michael Waltrip	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	311	0	running	115	$22,055
17	26	75	Morgan Shepherd	Butch Mock Motorsports	Ford	311	0	running	112	$14,855
18	37	23	Jimmy Spencer	Travis Carter Enterprises	Ford	311	10	running	114	$22,330
19	14	98	John Andretti	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Ford	310	0	running	106	$14,330
20	29	90	Dick Trickle	Donlavey Racing	Ford	310	0	running	103	$15,745
21	11	94	Bill Elliott	Bill Elliott Racing	Ford	310	0	running	100	$20,820
22	41	22	Ward Burton	Bill Davis Racing	Pontiac	310	0	running	97	$25,195
23	34	52	Jack Sprague	Ken Schrader Racing	Pontiac	310	2	running	99	$10,170
24	38	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	309	0	running	91	$13,620
25	16	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	309	0	running	88	$20,695
26	35	11	Brett Bodine	Brett Bodine Racing	Ford	309	0	running	85	$20,370
27	15	4	Sterling Marlin	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	308	0	running	82	$26,465
28	33	9	Lake Speed	Melling Racing	Ford	308	0	running	79	$20,220
29	22	42	Kyle Petty	Team SABCO	Pontiac	307	0	oil leak	76	$20,095
30	40	8	Hut Stricklin	Stavola Brothers Racing	Ford	307	0	running	73	$12,970
31	21	99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	304	0	running	70	$12,945
32	23	30	Johnny Benson Jr. (R)	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	304	0	running	67	$19,170
33	43	07	Lance Hooper	Golden West Motorsports	Pontiac	302	0	running	64	$9,645
34	39	41	Ricky Craven	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	296	0	running	61	$16,620
35	4	25	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	288	0	rear end	58	$16,790
36	36	29	Robert Pressley	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	257	0	engine	55	$16,565
37	7	81	Kenny Wallace	FILMAR Racing	Ford	254	0	engine	52	$9,525
38	8	1	Rick Mast	Precision Products Racing	Pontiac	198	0	engine	49	$18,465
39	42	77	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Jasper Motorsports	Ford	153	0	accident	46	$9,465
40	9	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing South	Ford	151	0	engine	43	$24,465
41	44	01	Jeff Krogh	Excel Motorsports	Chevrolet	151	0	accident	40	$9,465
42	32	40	Robby Gordon	Team SABCO	Chevrolet	134	0	accident	37	$9,465
43	27	12	Derrike Cope	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Ford	114	0	accident	34	$17,465
44	10	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kranefuss-Haas Racing	Ford	10	0	engine	31	$17,065
Failed to qualify
45		20	Mark Krogh	Excel Motorsports	Chevrolet
46		00	Scott Gaylord	Oliver Racing	Chevrolet
47		35	Larry Gunselman	Race Stuff Motorsports	Ford
48		38	Rich Woodland Jr.	Bill Stroppe Motorsports	Ford
49		03	Joe Bean	Bean Racing	Chevrolet
50		02	Bill McAnally	Bill McAnally Racing	Chevrolet
Official race results

References

^ ^a ^b Higgins, Tom (October 28, 1996). "No. 43 returns to Victory Lane". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^ Harris, Mike (October 28, 1996). "Hamilton gives Petty Enterprises 1st win in 13 years". The Morning Call. p. 24. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harris, Mike (October 26, 1996). "Labonte injured; Dura-Lube qualifying postponed". Palladium-Item. p. 22. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dura Lube 500". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1996. p. 32. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Strubin, John (October 27, 1996). "Bobby Labonte feels brother's pain, gains pole". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 45. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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