1996 Brickyard 400

The 1996 Brickyard 400, the 3rd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 3, 1996, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The race was the nineteenth of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the pole position with a speed of 176.419 miles per hour (283.919 km/h),[3] while Robert Yates Racing's Dale Jarrett won the race.

1996 Brickyard 400
Race details
Race 19 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1996 Brickyard 400 program cover
1996 Brickyard 400 program cover
Date August 3, 1996 (1996-08-03)
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.74 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures approaching 82.9 °F (28.3 °C); wind speeds up to 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)[1]
Average speed 139.508 mph (224.516 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Johnny Benson Jr. Bahari Racing
Laps 70
Winner
No. 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Announcers Danny Sullivan, Bob Jenkins and Benny Parsons
Nielsen Ratings 4.3/-[2]

The track had been repaved, and speeds had been reported to have increased by 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h).[4]

Race

Five laps into the race, the first caution flew for a crash involving Greg Sacks, Robert Pressley, Ricky Craven, Dave Marcis, and Bobby Hillin Jr.[5] On lap 23, pole-sitter Jeff Gordon cut his right-front tire and hit the wall;[4] Gordon finished 37th.[5] Subsequently, Johnny Benson Jr. took the lead, and led a race-high 70 laps.[5] Ernie Irvan took the lead from Benson on lap 108, and on lap 126, an error made during a pit stop dropped Benson to 13th.[4] Meanwhile, Dale Jarrett took the lead from his Robert Yates Racing teammate Irvan, who reclaimed the lead on lap 139 after passing Jarrett in turn 3. Jarrett managed to pass Irvan in turn 2[6] of lap 154,[5] and kept the lead after the race ended under caution due to Pressley crashing in turn 4 on lap 159.[6] Irvan finished second, followed by Terry Labonte, Mark Martin, Morgan Shepherd, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace, Benson, Rick Mast and Bill Elliott.[5]

Afterwards, Jarrett and crew chief Todd Parrott kissed the yard of bricks at the start/finish line, a practice that has continued to be performed in NASCAR,[7] and was eventually also done by Gil de Ferran after his win in the Indianapolis 500 in 2003.[8]

In the points standings after the race, Terry Labonte led with 2792 points, Dale Earnhardt trailed with 2731 points; Jarrett (2729), Jeff Gordon (2688), and Ricky Rudd (2415) rounded out the Top 5.[5]

Results

Qualifying
No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Grid
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.015176.419†1
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord51.159175.9222
9Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord51.183175.8403
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.298175.4454
77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord51.328175.3435
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet51.331175.3336
94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord51.390175.1317
1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac51.406175.0778
5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.413175.0539
29Greg SacksDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet51.439174.96510
4Sterling MarlinMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet51.443174.95111
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet51.455174.91012
42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac51.455174.91013
30Johnny Benson Jr. #Bahari RacingPontiac51.465174.87614
28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord51.502174.75015
8Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord51.513174.71316
2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord51.515174.70617
15Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord51.589174.45618
98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough RacingFord51.592174.44619
23Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord51.597174.42920
16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord51.600174.41921
11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord51.607174.39522
18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet51.628174.32423
88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord51.647174.26024
90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord51.664174.20325
95Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord51.551174.58426‡
37John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord51.676174.16227
99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord51.715174.03128
7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord51.785173.79629
21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord51.873173.50130
81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord51.877173.48731
22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac51.941173.27432
17Darrell WaltripDarWal Inc.Chevrolet51.960173.21033
33Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet51.971173.17434
10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord51.977173.15435
12Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord51.977173.15436
43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac52.037172.95437
75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesFord52.045172.92738
41Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet
Provisional
39
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet
Provisional
40
Failed to Qualify
91Ron Barfield Jr.Bill Elliott RacingFord52.101172.471
27Jason KellerDavid Blair MotorsportsFord52.332171.979
78Randy MacDonald #Triad MotorsportsFord52.532171.324
44Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet52.535171.314
46Stacy Compton #Monroe MotorsportsChevrolet52.611171.067
02Robbie FaggartMiles MotorsportsChevrolet52.668170.882
50A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesFord52.818170.396
57Steve SeligmanTeam III MotorsportsFord53.663167.713
# Rookie of the Year candidate / † New track record / ‡ Fastest second round qualifier
Source:[9][10]

Race results
Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
12488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord160180
21528Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord160175
395Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet160170
426Mark MartinRoush RacingFord160165
53875Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesFord160155
63510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord160155
7172Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord160146
81430Johnny Benson Jr. #Bahari RacingPontiac160152
981Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac160138
10794Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord160139
112899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord160130
122023Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord160127
1339Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord160129
143612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord160121
15123Dale Earnhardt*Richard Childress RacingChevrolet160123
16425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet160120
171815Wally Dallenbach Jr.Bud Moore EngineeringFord160112
18168Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord160109
192737John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord160106
20297Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord160103
212116Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord160100
222211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord15997
232590Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord15994
242318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet15991
251998Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough RacingFord15988
265†77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord15985
27687Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet15982
283021Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord15979
292695Gary BradberrySadler Brothers RacingFord15876
303433Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet15773
313743Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac15670
321029Greg SacksDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet15472
333181Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord15164
343941Ricky CravenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet14261
354071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet11258
363222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac8255
37124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4057
381342Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac3754
39114Sterling MarlinMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3751
403317Darrell WaltripDarWal Inc.Chevrolet943
# Rookie of the Year candidate / *Mike Skinner took over Earnhardt's car after five laps / † Started at rear of field due to backup car
Source:[11]

Standings after the race
Terry Labonte led the points standings after the race.
Pos Driver Points
1 Terry Labonte 2792
2 Dale Earnhardt 2731
3 Dale Jarrett 2729
4 Jeff Gordon 2688
5 Ricky Rudd 2415
6 Rusty Wallace 2393
7 Ernie Irvan 2363
8 Mark Martin 2357
9 Ken Schrader 2336
10 Sterling Marlin 2336

References
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  4. "Countdown To The 20th Running: The 1996 Brickyard 400". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  5. "1996 Brickyard 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  6. Oreovicz, John (July 29, 2011). "Dale Jarrett remembers a great day". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  7. "KISSING THE BRICKS, A NASCAR-INDY TRADITION". NASCAR. July 22, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
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