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1996 - Winston Cup Series Race Summary

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1996 - Winston Cup Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
2/18/1996 Dale Jarrett Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2/25/1996 Dale Earnhardt Goodwrench Service 400 North Carolina Motor Speedway
3/3/1996 Jeff Gordon Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond International Raceway
3/10/1996 Dale Earnhardt Purolator 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
3/24/1996 Jeff Gordon TranSouth Financial 400 Darlington Raceway
3/31/1996 Jeff Gordon Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
4/14/1996 Terry Labonte First Union 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/21/1996 Rusty Wallace Goodys Headache Powder 500 (April) Martinsville Speedway
4/28/1996 Sterling Marlin Winston Select 500 Talladega Superspeedway
5/5/1996 Rusty Wallace Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Sears Point Raceway
5/26/1996 Dale Jarrett Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/2/1996 Jeff Gordon Miller 500 (June) Dover Downs International Speedway
6/16/1996 Jeff Gordon UAW-GM Teamwork 500 Pocono Raceway
6/23/1996 Rusty Wallace Miller 400 (June) Michigan International Speedway
7/6/1996 Sterling Marlin Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway
7/14/1996 Ernie Irvan Jiffy Lube 300 New Hampshire International Speedway
7/21/1996 Rusty Wallace Miller 500 (July) Pocono Raceway
7/28/1996 Jeff Gordon DieHard 500 Talladega Superspeedway
8/3/1996 Dale Jarrett Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
8/11/1996 Geoffrey Bodine The Bud At The Glen Watkins Glen International
8/18/1996 Dale Jarrett GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 Michigan International Speedway
8/24/1996 Rusty Wallace Goodys Headache Powder 500 (August) Bristol Motor Speedway
9/1/1996 Jeff Gordon Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/7/1996 Ernie Irvan Miller 400 (September) Richmond International Raceway
9/15/1996 Jeff Gordon MBNA 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
9/22/1996 Jeff Gordon Hanes 500 Martinsville Speedway
9/29/1996 Jeff Gordon Tyson Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/6/1996 Terry Labonte UAW-GM Quality 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/20/1996 Ricky Rudd AC-Delco 400 North Carolina Motor Speedway
10/27/1996 Bobby Hamilton Dura Lube 500 Phoenix International Raceway
11/10/1996 Bobby Labonte NAPA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway