Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.
The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 8, at 12:30 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, March 9, at 11:00 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.
Johnny Benson Jr., driving for Bahari Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.548 and an average speed of 185.434 miles per hour (298.427 km/h).[4]
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The 1996 Purolator 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday March 10 1996 in Hampton Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway a 1 522 miles 2 449 km permanent asphalt quad oval intermediate speedway The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete With the help of a fast final pit stop with 38 laps to go Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to charge to the front and secure his 70th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the top three Terry Labonte and Jeff Gordon both drivers for Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third respectively 1996 Purolator 500Race detailsRace 4 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1996 Primestar 500 program cover featuring Jeff Gordon and David Pearson Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass DateMarch 10 1996Official name37th Annual Purolator 500LocationHampton Georgia Atlanta Motor SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility1 522 mi 2 449 km Distance328 laps 499 216 mi 803 41 km Scheduled Distance328 laps 499 216 mi 803 41 km Average speed161 298 miles per hour 259 584 km h Pole positionDriverJohnny Benson Jr Bahari RacingTime29 548Most laps ledDriverDale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingLaps136WinnerNo 3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkABCAnnouncersBob Jenkins Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioPerformance Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway the circuit where the race was held Atlanta Motor Speedway formerly Atlanta International Raceway is a 1 522 mile race track in Hampton Georgia United States 20 miles 32 km south of Atlanta It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960 The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990 In 1994 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track In 1997 to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports other two intermediate ovals the entire track was almost completely rebuilt The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad oval with a new official length of 1 54 mile 2 48 km where before it was 1 522 mile 2 449 km The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac Hooters2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s Frosted Flakes6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford QVC8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Circuit City9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Spam10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Lowe s12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Mane n Tail15 Wally Dallenbach Jr Bud Moore Engineering Ford Hayes Modems16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar The Family Channel17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Parts America18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries19 Dick Trickle TriStar Motorsports Ford HealthSource RI21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA23 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Camel Cigarettes24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser27 Elton Sawyer David Blair Motorsports Ford David Blair Motorsports28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Cartoon Network The Flintstones30 Johnny Benson Jr R Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford Kmart Little Caesars41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac Coors Light Silver Bullet43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP65 Steve Seligman O Neil Racing Ford O Neil Racing71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Prodigy75 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions78 Randy MacDonald Triad Motorsports Ford Diamond Rio81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D TIC Financial Systems87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Burger King88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service Ford Credit90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig Meyers94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald s95 Chuck Bown Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney s Inn98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford RCA99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford ExideQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday March 8 at 12 30 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 March 9 at 11 00 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 Johnny Benson Jr driving for Bahari Racing would win the pole setting a time of 29 548 and an average speed of 185 434 miles per hour 298 427 km h 4 Three drivers would fail to qualify Jeff Burton Steve Seligman and Randy MacDonald Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 30 Johnny Benson Jr R Bahari Racing Pontiac 29 548 185 4342 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29 588 185 1833 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 602 185 0964 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 29 626 184 9465 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 29 653 184 7776 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 29 658 184 7467 37 John Andretti Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 29 696 184 5108 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29 700 184 4859 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 29 747 184 19310 15 Wally Dallenbach Jr Bud Moore Engineering Ford 29 772 184 03911 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 29 793 183 90912 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 29 817 183 76113 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 29 851 183 55214 33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 29 857 183 51515 41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 860 183 49616 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 29 861 183 49017 19 Dick Trickle TriStar Motorsports Ford 29 867 183 45318 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29 870 183 43519 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 29 887 183 33120 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 29 904 183 22621 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 922 183 11622 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 29 941 183 00023 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 29 952 182 93324 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 29 952 182 93325 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 29 968 182 835Failed to lock in Round 126 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 29 978 182 77427 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30 013 182 56128 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 30 022 182 50629 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford 30 045 182 36630 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30 047 182 35431 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 30 050 182 33632 75 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 30 071 182 20933 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 30 147 181 74934 95 Chuck Bown Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 30 169 181 61735 27 Elton Sawyer David Blair Motorsports Ford 30 173 181 59336 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 30 178 181 56337 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 30 192 181 47938 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 30 221 181 304Provisionals39 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 40 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 41 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Failed to qualify42 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 43 65 Steve Seligman O Neil Racing Ford 44 78 Randy MacDonald Triad Motorsports Ford Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 18 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 328 136 running 185 91 0502 3 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 328 100 running 175 60 5003 21 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 328 24 running 170 61 6004 37 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 328 6 running 165 40 4005 4 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 328 4 running 160 32 1006 30 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 328 5 running 155 28 5007 39 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 327 0 running 146 27 1508 20 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 327 1 running 147 29 6509 27 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 327 2 running 143 25 45010 23 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 327 7 running 139 27 95011 36 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 326 0 running 130 20 82012 15 41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 326 0 running 127 23 60013 28 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 325 0 running 124 28 78014 17 19 Dick Trickle TriStar Motorsports Ford 325 0 running 121 12 06015 16 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 325 0 running 118 28 03016 6 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 325 0 running 115 22 87017 12 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 323 0 running 112 22 66018 25 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 323 0 running 109 22 34019 35 27 Elton Sawyer David Blair Motorsports Ford 322 0 running 106 11 43020 10 15 Wally Dallenbach Jr Bud Moore Engineering Ford 321 0 running 103 23 76021 7 37 John Andretti Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 320 0 running 100 21 80022 33 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 315 0 running 97 21 64023 5 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 314 0 running 94 21 43024 19 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 314 0 running 91 21 19525 9 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 312 0 running 88 14 19026 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 300 0 engine 85 27 53527 14 33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 297 0 engine 82 21 72528 29 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford 294 0 running 79 13 55029 41 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 293 0 running 76 13 41030 32 75 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 293 0 running 73 12 75031 8 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 286 4 running 75 26 19032 13 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 236 0 running 67 17 13033 40 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 235 3 engine 69 10 03534 31 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 205 0 engine 61 17 00035 26 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 181 0 overheating 58 16 96536 22 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 178 36 engine 60 25 54037 38 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 155 0 engine 52 9 92538 1 30 Johnny Benson Jr R Bahari Racing Pontiac 107 0 handling 49 24 34539 24 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 99 0 engine 46 16 84540 34 95 Chuck Bown Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 85 0 rear end 43 9 27541 11 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 29 0 engine 40 16 845Failed to qualify42 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford43 65 Steve Seligman O Neil Racing Ford44 78 Randy MacDonald Triad Motorsports FordOfficial race resultsReferences edit Higgins Tom March 11 1996 Pit pass leads to victory That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 15 2000 Retrieved October 11 2022 Harris Mike March 11 1996 Earnhardt wins again Citizens Voice p 46 Retrieved October 11 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Purolator 500 The Charlotte Observer March 8 1996 p 30 Retrieved October 11 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Fry Darrell March 9 1996 Rookie rides to Purolator 500 pole Tampa Bay Times p 40 Retrieved October 11 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Previous race 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1996 season Next race 1996 TranSouth Financial 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 Purolator 500 amp oldid 1115375374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
