1996 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1996 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 31 races across 18 tracks, with 11 different drivers reaching victory lane. Terry Labonte captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Terry Labonte

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 18, Ford: 10, Pontiac: 3

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
2	Goodwrench Service 400	North Carolina Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	41
3	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond International Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
4	Purolator 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	44
5	Transouth Financial 400	Darlington Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	42
6	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	41
7	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	42
8	Goody's Headache Powders 500	Martinsville Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Ford	40
9	Winston Select 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	43
10	Save Mart Supermarkets 300	Infineon Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Ford	44
11	Coca-Cola 600	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
12	Miller 500	Dover International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	42
13	UAW-GM Teamwork 500	Pocono Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	41
14	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Ford	41
15	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	42
16	Jiffy Lube 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Ernie Irvan	Pontiac	43
17	Miller 500	Pocono Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Ford	42
18	Diehard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	44
19	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	40
20	The Bud at the Glen	Watkins Glen International	Geoffrey Bodine	Chevrolet	39
21	GM Goodwrench Dealer 400	Michigan International Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	41
22	Goody's Headache Powders 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Ford	39
23	Mountain Dew Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	42
24	Miller 400	Richmond International Raceway	Ernie Irvan	Pontiac	40
25	MBNA 500	Dover International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	41
26	Hanes 500	Martinsville Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	36
27	Tyson Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	37
28	UAW-GM Quality 500	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	43
29	ACDelco 400	North Carolina Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	42
30	Dura Lube 500	Phoenix International Raceway	Bobby Hamilton	Chevrolet	44
31	NAPA 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	42

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Jeff Gordon	10	21	24	31	9.5
2	Rusty Wallace	5	8	18	31	16.6
3	Dale Jarrett	4	17	21	32	9.8
4	Terry Labonte ★	2	21	24	31	8.2
5	Dale Earnhardt	2	13	17	31	10.6
6	Ernie Irvan	2	12	16	33	19.0
7	Sterling Marlin	2	5	10	31	16.3
8	Ricky Rudd	1	5	16	31	14.6
9	Bobby Labonte	1	5	14	33	18.8
10	Bobby Hamilton	1	3	11	31	16.5
11	Geoffrey Bodine	1	2	6	31	20.5
12	Mark Martin	0	14	23	31	11.3
13	Jeff Burton	0	6	12	30	16.1
14	Ken Schrader	0	3	10	31	17.2
15	Ricky Craven	0	3	5	31	22.1
16	Ted Musgrave	0	2	7	31	17.6
17	Jimmy Spencer	0	2	9	31	17.7
18	Jeremy Mayfield	0	2	2	32	25.7
19	John Andretti	0	2	3	31	26.1
20	Robert Pressley	0	2	3	30	27.3
21	Michael Waltrip	0	1	11	31	16.9
22	Rick Mast	0	1	5	31	20.3
23	Johnny Benson	0	1	6	30	21.4
24	Morgan Shepherd	0	1	5	32	21.8
25	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	0	1	3	30	23.6
26	Hut Stricklin	0	1	1	31	24.0
27	Steve Grissom	0	1	2	14	25.6
28	Dorsey Schroeder	0	0	0	1	13.0
29	Bill Elliott	0	0	6	25	19.4
30	Mike Skinner	0	0	0	5	19.4