1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!)

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The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 48th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 25th modern era NASCAR Cup series.
1996 marked the final year the Chrysler brand would be seen in NASCAR. Starting in 1997, Chrysler exclusively used the Dodge name. It was also the final year the car design introduced in 1981 (now known as the "Legacy Car") was used, being replaced by the SAFER Car in 1997.
==Teams and drivers==
===Complete schedule===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model
Chevrolet 	Darrell Waltrip Racing 	17 	Darrell Waltrip 	Pete Peterson 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Diamond Ridge Motorsports 	29 	Steve Grissom 	Bill Ingle 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Diamond Ridge Motorsports 	29 	Greg Sacks 	Bill Ingle 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Diamond Ridge Motorsports 	29 	Butch Leitzinger 	Bill Ingle 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Diamond Ridge Motorsports 	29 	Chad Little 	Bill Ingle 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Diamond Ridge Motorsports 	29 	Jeff Green 	Bill Ingle 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Diamond Ridge Motorsports 	29 	Robert Pressley 	Bill Ingle 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Terry Labonte 	Gary DeHart 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	25 	Tim Richmond 	Phil Hammer 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	35 	Ricky Craven 	Tim Brewer 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	Dale Jarrett 	Jimmy Makar 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	81 	Shawna Robinson 	 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Larry Hedrick Motorsports 	41 	Ricky Craven 	Charley Pressley	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Leo Jackson Motorsports 	33 	Robert Pressley 	Andy Petree 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Leo Jackson Motorsports 	33 	Greg Sacks 	Andy Petree 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Leo Jackson Motorsports 	33 	Todd Bodine 	Andy Petree 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Dave Marcis 	Terry Fisher 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Morgan-McClure Motorsports 	4 	Sterling Marlin 	Tony Glover 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	NEMCO Motorsports 	87 	Joe Nemechek 	Jeff Buice 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Andy Petree 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	31 	Neil Bonnett 	 	1996 Monte Carlo
1996 Beretta
Chrysler
Dodge	AK Racing 	7 	Alan Kulwicki 	Paul Andrews 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Bahari Racing 	30 	Johnny Benson (R) 	Doug Hewitt 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Bill Davis Racing 	22 	Jeff Gordon 	Ray Evernham 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Bill Davis Racing 	23 	Bobby Labonte 	 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Bill Davis Racing 	24 	Ward Burton 	Chris Hussey 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Donlavey Racing 	90 	Ken Schrader 	Bob Johnson 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Kelman Racing 	86 	Ryan Kelman 	Scott Searle 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Moroso Racing 	20 	Rob Moroso 	 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Pacific Coast Racing 	60 	Chloe Johnson 	Rodney Clay 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Pacific Coast Racing 	69 	Jenny Smith 	Andy Lyman 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Pacific Coast Racing 	80 	Tim Johnson 	Lyle White 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Pacific Coast Racing 	85 	Belle Johnson 	Alan Walker 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Petty Enterprises 	43 	Bobby Hamilton 	Robbie Loomis 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Precision Products Racing 	1 	Rick Mast 	Kevin Hamlin 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Team SABCO 	42 	Kyle Petty 	William Woodruff	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Ford 	Elliott-Hardy Racing
Bill Elliott Racing	9 	Bill Elliott 	Mike Beam 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Elliott-Hardy Racing
Bill Elliott Racing	94 	Casey Elliott (R) 	 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Bobby Allison Motorsports 	12 	Derrike Cope 	Jimmy Fennig 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Brett Bodine Racing 	11 	Brett Bodine 	Donnie Richeson 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Bud Moore Engineering 	15 	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Jimmy Means 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	FILMAR Racing 	82 	Kenny Wallace 	Gil Martin 	1995 Thunderbird
1995 Mustang
Ford 	Geoff Bodine Racing 	70 	Geoff Bodine 	Paul Andrews 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Melling Racing 	92 	Lake Speed 	Jim Long 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Penske Racing South 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Robin Pemberton 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Robert Yates Racing 	28 	Davey Allison 	Larry McReynolds	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Robert Yates Racing 	88 	Ernie Irvan 	Todd Parrott 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Roush Racing 	6 	Mark Martin 	Steve Hmiel
Jimmy Fennig	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Roush Racing 	16 	Ted Musgrave 	Howard Comstock 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Roush Racing 	99 	Jeff Burton 	Buddy Parrott 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Travis Carter Enterprises 	32 	Jimmy Spencer 	Donnie Wingo 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Mercury 	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	98 	Jeremy Mayfield 	Tony Furr 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	98 	John Andretti 	Tony Furr 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	Jasper Motorsports 	77 	Bobby Hillin Jr. 	Michael McSwain 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	Kranefuss-Haas Racing 	37 	John Andretti 	 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	Kranefuss-Haas Racing 	37 	Jeremy Mayfield 	 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	Orr Motorsports 	74 	Rodney Orr 	 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	Rudd Performance Racing 	10 	Ricky Rudd 	Richard Broome 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	Stavola Brothers Racing 	8 	Hut Stricklin 	Phillipe Lopez 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	Stavola Brothers Racing 	84 	Clifford Allison (R)	 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Michael Waltrip 	Leonard Wood 	1996 Cougar
Pontiac 	Butch Mock Motorsports 	75 	Morgan Shepherd 	Troy Selberg 	1996 Grand Prix
1996 Sunfire
Pontiac 	Kennedy Racing 	03 	Melvin Kennedy 	Mark Cutter 	1996 Grand Prix
1996 Sunfire
Pontiac 	Kennedy Racing 	04 	Willy T. Ribbs 	 	1996 Grand Prix
1996 Sunfire
=== Limited schedule ===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model
Chevrolet 	Active Motorsports 	32 	Jimmy Hensley 	 	1995 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Bradberry Racing 	 	Gary Bradberry 	 	1995 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Cicci-Welliver Racing 	34 	Mike McLaughlin 	 	1996 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	14 	Jeff Green 	 	1996 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	14 	Ron Hornaday Jr. 	 	1996 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	14 	Robby Gordon 	Dave Charpentier	1996 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	JTC Racing 	45 	Chad Little 	 	1995 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Dave Marcis 	 	1996 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Phoenix Racing 	44 	Jeff Purvis 	Marc Reno 	1995 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Sadler Racing 	26 	Hermie Sadler 	 	1995 Monte Carlo
Chrysler
Dodge	A.J. Foyt Enterprises 	50 	A.J. Foyt 	 	1996 LeBaron
Chrysler
Dodge	Barkdoll Racing 	73 	Tracy Leslie 	 	1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Barkdoll Racing 	73 	Phil Barkdoll 	 	1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Miles Motorsports 	02 	Robbie Faggart 	 	1994 LeBaron
Chrysler
Dodge	Miles Motorsports 	02 	Randy Baker 	 	1994 LeBaron
Chrysler
Dodge	Pacific Coast Racing 	02 	Dennis Malone 	 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Seligman Racing 	57 	Steve Seligman 	 	1995 LeBaron
Chrysler
Dodge	Team SABCO 	40 	Greg Sacks 	Tony Glover 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Team SABCO 	40 	Robby Gordon 	Tony Glover 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Team SABCO 	40 	Jay Sauter 	Brad Noffsinger 	1996 LeBaron
1996 Daytona
Ford 	Bill Elliott Racing 	91 	Ron Barfield 	 	1996 Thunderbird
Ford 	Campbell Racing 	49 	Mark Gibson 	 	1995 Thunderbird
Ford 	Campbell Racing 	49 	Eric Smith 	 	1995 Thunderbird
Ford 	David Blair Motorsports	27 	Elton Sawyer 	Mike Hill 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	David Blair Motorsports	27 	Jason Keller 	Mike Hill 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	David Blair Motorsports	27 	Todd Bodine 	Mike Hill 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	David Blair Motorsports	27 	Ron Barfield 	Mike Hill 	1996 Thunderbird
1996 Mustang
Ford 	Geoff Bodine Racing 	07 	Geoff Bodine 	 	1996 Thunderbird
Ford 	O'Neil Racing 	65 	Steve Seligman 	 	1994 Thunderbird
Ford 	Sadler Brothers Racing 	95 	Chuck Bown 	 	1995 Thunderbird
Ford 	Sadler Brothers Racing 	95 	Gary Bradberry 	 	1995 Thunderbird
Ford 	Schnell Motorsports 	63 	Dick Trickle 	 	1995 Thunderbird
Ford 	Schnell Motorsports 	63 	Ed Berrier 	 	1995 Thunderbird
Ford 	Schnell Motorsports 	63 	Mike Wallace 	 	1995 Thunderbird
Mercury 	Balough Racing 	57 	Jim Bown 	 	1994 Cougar
Mercury 	Byers Racing 	82 	Terry Byers 	 	1994 Cougar
Mercury 	Monroe Motorsports 	46 	Stacy Compton (R) 	 	1995 Cougar
Mercury 	H.L. Waters Racing 	0 	Delma Cowart 	 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	Triad Motorsports 	78 	Randy MacDonald (R)	 	1995 Cougar
Mercury 	Triad Motorsports 	78 	Billy Standridge 	 	1995 Cougar
Mercury 	TriStar Motorsports 	19 	Loy Allen Jr. 	Peter Sospenzo 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	TriStar Motorsports 	19 	Dick Trickle 	Peter Sospenzo 	1996 Cougar
Mercury 	TriStar Motorsports 	19 	Mike Wallace 	Peter Sospenzo 	1996 Cougar
Pontiac 	Hendrick Motorsports 	52 	Jack Sprague 	 	1996 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Mark Rypien Motorsports	97 	Chad Little 	Harold Holly 	1995 Grand Prix
1995 Sunfire
Pontiac 	T.R.I.X. Racing 	79 	Norm Benning 	 	1994 Grand Prix
== Schedule ==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Date 	TV
1 	Save Mart Supermarkets 300 	Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma 	January 28 	ESPN
 	Busch Clash 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 11 	CBS
 	Gatorade Twin 125s 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 15 	CBS
2 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 18 	CBS
3 	Goodwrench Service 400 	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham 	February 25 	TNN
4 	Pontiac Excitement 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	March 3 	ESPN
5 	Purolator 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	March 10 	ABC
6 	Coors 400 	Pikes Peak International Speedway, Fountain 	March 17 	ABC
7 	TranSouth Financial 400 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	March 24 	ESPN
8 	Food City 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	March 31 	ESPN
9 	First Union 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	April 14 	ESPN
10 	Goody's Headache Powder 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	April 21 	ESPN
11 	Winston Select 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	April 28 	ESPN
12 	Budweiser 400 	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside 	May 5 	ESPN
13 	Diet Coke 500 	Coca-Cola Superspeedway, Denver 	May 12 	CBS
 	Winston Open 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 20 	TNN
 	The Winston Select 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 20 	TNN
14 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 26 	TBS
15 	Miller 500 	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover 	June 2 	TNN
16 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis 	June 9 	TNN
17 	San Jose 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	June 16 	TNN
18 	Chrysler 400 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth 	June 23 	CBS
19 	Music City USA 420 	Nashville Speedway USA, Nashville 	June 30 	TNN
20 	Pepsi 400 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 6 	ESPN
21 	Jiffy Lube 300 	New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon 	July 14 	TNN
22 	Miller 500 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond 	July 21 	TBS
23 	DieHard 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	July 28 	CBS
24 	Brickyard 400 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 	August 3 	ABC
25 	The Bud at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen 	August 11 	ESPN
26 	GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 	Michigan Speedway, Brooklyn 	August 18 	ESPN
27 	Goody's Headache Powder 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	August 24 	ESPN
28 	Mountain Dew Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	September 1 	ESPN
29 	Miller 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	September 7 	ESPN
30 	MBNA 500 	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover 	September 15	TNN
31 	Hanes 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	September 22	ESPN
32 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	September 29	ESPN
33 	UAW-GM Quality 500 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	October 6 	TBS
34 	Cisco Systems 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	October 13 	TNN
35 	AC Delco 400 	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham 	October 20 	TNN
36 	Dura Lube 500 	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 	October 27 	TNN
37 	Sprite 500 	Coca-Cola Superspeedway, Denver 	November 2 	TNN
38 	NAPA 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	November 10 	ESPN
39 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario 	November 17 	ABC
 	NASCAR Suzuka Thunder Special	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 	November 24 	TBS
==Cars used in 1996==
File:1996 chevrolet monte carlo.jpg|Chevrolet Monte Carlo Z34
File:1996 chevrolet beretta.jpg|Chevrolet Beretta Z26 (final year; restrictor-plate tracks only)
File:1996 ford thunderbird.jpg|Ford Thunderbird
File:1996 ford mustang.jpg|Ford Mustang (final year until 2019; restrictor-plate tracks only)
File:1991 chrysler lebaron.jpg|Chrysler LeBaron (final year; officially listed as Chrysler Cirrus)
File:1993 dodge daytona.jpg|Dodge Daytona (final year; restrictor-plate tracks only)
File:1996 pontiac grand prix.jpg|Pontiac Grand Prix
File:1996 pontiac sunfire.jpg|Pontiac Sunfire (final year; restrictor-plate tracks only)
File:1996 mercury cougar.jpg|Mercury Cougar (final year)