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Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass."><img alt="The 1996 Miller 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/ff/1996_Miller_500_%28Dover%29.jpeg/220px-1996_Miller_500_%28Dover%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/1996_Miller_500_%28Dover%29.jpeg 1.5x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="359" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The 1996 Miller 500 program cover, featuring <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a>. Artwork by NASCAR artist <a href="/wiki/Sam_Bass_(artist)" title="Sam Bass (artist)">Sam Bass</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="1996-06-02">June 2, 1996</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Official name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 28th Annual Miller 500</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover, Delaware</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dover_International_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Dover International Speedway">Dover International Speedway</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />1 mi (1.6 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Scheduled Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 122.741 miles per hour (197.532 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Time</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 23.258</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 307</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 10</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_TNN" title="NASCAR on TNN">TNN</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Eli_Gold" title="Eli Gold">Eli Gold</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dick_Berggren" title="Dick Berggren">Dick Berggren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Baker" title="Buddy Baker">Buddy Baker</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Radio in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Radio</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">Motor Racing Network</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>1996 Miller 500</b> was the 12th <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car race</a> of the <a href="/wiki/1996_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" 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The race was held on Sunday, June 2, 1996, in <a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover, Delaware</a> at <a href="/wiki/Dover_International_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Dover International Speedway">Dover International Speedway</a>, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 13th career <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="NASCAR Winston Cup Series">NASCAR Winston Cup Series</a> victory and his fourth victory of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To fill out the top three, <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt" title="Dale Earnhardt">Dale Earnhardt</a> would finish second and third, respectively. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Miller_500_(Dover)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dover_International_Speedway.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Dover_International_Speedway.svg/220px-Dover_International_Speedway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Dover_International_Speedway.svg/330px-Dover_International_Speedway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Dover_International_Speedway.svg/440px-Dover_International_Speedway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4496" data-file-height="2275" /></a><figcaption>The layout of <a href="/wiki/Dover_International_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Dover International Speedway">Dover International Speedway</a>, the venue where the race was held.</figcaption></figure> <p>Dover International Speedway is an oval <a href="/wiki/Race_track" title="Race track">race track</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover</a>, Delaware, United States that has held at least two <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted <a href="/wiki/United_States_Auto_Club" title="United States Auto Club">USAC</a> and the <a href="/wiki/NTT_IndyCar_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="NTT IndyCar Series">NTT IndyCar Series</a>. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete <a href="/wiki/Oval" title="Oval">oval</a>, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by <a href="/wiki/Dover_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Dover Motorsports">Dover Motorsports</a>. </p><p>The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after <a href="/wiki/Dover_Downs" class="mw-redirect" title="Dover Downs">Dover Downs</a> Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entry_list">Entry list</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Miller_500_(Dover)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Entry list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>(R)</b> denotes rookie driver.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Make </th> <th>Sponsor </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Mast" title="Rick Mast">Rick Mast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Precision_Products_Racing" title="Precision Products Racing">Precision Products Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hooters" title="Hooters">Hooters</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penske_Racing_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske Racing South">Penske Racing South</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miller_Brewing_Company" title="Miller Brewing Company">Miller</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt" title="Dale Earnhardt">Dale Earnhardt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/GM_Certified_Service" title="GM Certified Service">GM Goodwrench Service Plus</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Marlin" title="Sterling Marlin">Sterling Marlin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan%E2%80%93McClure_Motorsports" title="Morgan–McClure Motorsports">Morgan–McClure Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kodak" title="Kodak">Kodak</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frosted_Flakes" title="Frosted Flakes">Kellogg's Frosted Flakes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RFK_Racing" title="RFK Racing">Roush Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valvoline" title="Valvoline">Valvoline</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Bodine" title="Geoff Bodine">Geoff Bodine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Bodine_Racing" title="Geoff Bodine Racing">Geoff Bodine Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/QVC" title="QVC">QVC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hut_Stricklin" title="Hut Stricklin">Hut Stricklin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stavola_Brothers_Racing" title="Stavola Brothers Racing">Stavola Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Circuit_City" title="Circuit City">Circuit City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Speed" title="Lake Speed">Lake Speed</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melling_Racing" title="Melling Racing">Melling Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spam_(food)" title="Spam (food)">Spam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rudd" title="Ricky Rudd">Ricky Rudd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudd_Performance_Motorsports" title="Rudd Performance Motorsports">Rudd Performance Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tide_(brand)" title="Tide (brand)">Tide</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Bodine" title="Brett Bodine">Brett Bodine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Bodine_Racing" title="Brett Bodine Racing">Brett Bodine Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lowe%27s" title="Lowe's">Lowe's</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derrike_Cope" title="Derrike Cope">Derrike Cope</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Allison Motorsports">Bobby Allison Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Badcock_Home_Furniture" class="mw-redirect" title="Badcock Home Furniture">Badcock Home Furniture</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wally_Dallenbach_Jr." title="Wally Dallenbach Jr.">Wally Dallenbach Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bud_Moore_Engineering" title="Bud Moore Engineering">Bud Moore Engineering</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hayes_Microcomputer_Products" title="Hayes Microcomputer Products">Hayes Modems</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Musgrave" title="Ted Musgrave">Ted Musgrave</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Racing">Roush Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PrimeStar" title="PrimeStar">PrimeStar</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Family_Channel_(American_TV_network,_founded_2008)" title="The Family Channel (American TV network, founded 2008)">The Family Channel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip_Motorsports" title="Darrell Waltrip Motorsports">Darrell Waltrip Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parts_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Parts America">Parts America</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Interstate_Batteries" title="Interstate Batteries">Interstate Batteries</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Trickle" title="Dick Trickle">Dick Trickle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TriStar_Motorsports" title="TriStar Motorsports">TriStar Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HealthSource_RI" title="HealthSource RI">HealthSource RI</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Citgo" title="Citgo">Citgo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ward_Burton" title="Ward Burton">Ward Burton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Davis_Racing" title="Bill Davis Racing">Bill Davis Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MBNA" title="MBNA">MBNA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Spencer_(racing_driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)">Jimmy Spencer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Haas-Carter_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Haas-Carter Motorsports">Haas-Carter Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camel_(cigarette)" title="Camel (cigarette)">Camel Cigarettes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DuPont_(1802%E2%80%932017)" class="mw-redirect" title="DuPont (1802–2017)">DuPont</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Schrader" title="Ken Schrader">Ken Schrader</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Budweiser" title="Budweiser">Budweiser</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hermie_Sadler" title="Hermie Sadler">Hermie Sadler</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sadler_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Sadler Racing">Sadler Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peebles_(store)" title="Peebles (store)">Peebles Department Stores</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Irvan" title="Ernie Irvan">Ernie Irvan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Yates_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Yates Racing">Robert Yates Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texaco" title="Texaco">Texaco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Havoline" title="Havoline">Havoline</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Grissom" title="Steve Grissom">Steve Grissom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Ridge_Motorsports" title="Diamond Ridge Motorsports">Diamond Ridge Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Flintstones" title="The Flintstones">The Flintstones</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Benson_Jr." title="Johnny Benson Jr.">Johnny Benson Jr.</a> <b>(R)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bahari_Racing" title="Bahari Racing">Bahari Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennzoil" title="Pennzoil">Pennzoil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Pressley" title="Robert Pressley">Robert Pressley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leo_Jackson_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Leo Jackson Motorsports">Leo Jackson Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Skoal_(tobacco)" title="Skoal (tobacco)">Skoal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Mayfield" title="Jeremy Mayfield">Jeremy Mayfield</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kranefuss-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Kranefuss-Haas Racing">Kranefuss-Haas Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kmart" title="Kmart">Kmart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Little_Caesars" title="Little Caesars">Little Caesars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Craven" title="Ricky Craven">Ricky Craven</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Hedrick_Motorsports" title="Larry Hedrick Motorsports">Larry Hedrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kodiak_tobacco" title="Kodiak tobacco">Kodiak</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Petty" title="Kyle Petty">Kyle Petty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_SABCO" class="mw-redirect" title="Team SABCO">Team SABCO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coors_Light" title="Coors Light">Coors Light Earnhardt Protest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hamilton" title="Bobby Hamilton">Bobby Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petty_Enterprises" title="Petty Enterprises">Petty Enterprises</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/STP_(motor_oil_company)" title="STP (motor oil company)">STP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>71 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Marcis" title="Dave Marcis">Dave Marcis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcis_Auto_Racing" title="Marcis Auto Racing">Marcis Auto Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)" title="Prodigy (online service)">Prodigy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>75 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Shepherd" title="Morgan Shepherd">Morgan Shepherd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butch_Mock_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Butch Mock Motorsports">Butch Mock Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Remington_Arms" title="Remington Arms">Remington Arms</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>77 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hillin_Jr." title="Bobby Hillin Jr.">Bobby Hillin Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jasper_Motorsports" title="Jasper Motorsports">Jasper Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jasper_Motorsports" title="Jasper Motorsports">Jasper Engines & Transmissions</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>81 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Wallace" title="Kenny Wallace">Kenny Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FILMAR_Racing" title="FILMAR Racing">FILMAR Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Square_D" title="Square D">Square D</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=TIC_Financial_Systems&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TIC Financial Systems (page does not exist)">TIC Financial Systems</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>87 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NEMCO_Motorsports" title="NEMCO Motorsports">NEMCO Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burger_King" title="Burger King">Burger King</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>88 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yates_Racing" title="Yates Racing">Robert Yates Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quality_Care_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Quality Care Service (page does not exist)">Quality Care Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford Credit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>90 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wallace_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Wallace (racing driver)">Mike Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donlavey_Racing" title="Donlavey Racing">Donlavey Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heilig-Meyers" title="Heilig-Meyers">Heilig-Meyers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>94 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Bodine" title="Todd Bodine">Todd Bodine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott_Racing" title="Bill Elliott Racing">Bill Elliott Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Monopoly" title="McDonald's Monopoly">McDonald's Monopoly</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>95 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Bradberry" title="Gary Bradberry">Gary Bradberry</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sadler_Brothers_Racing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sadler Brothers Racing (page does not exist)">Sadler Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shoney%27s" title="Shoney's">Shoney's Inn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>98 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Mayfield" title="Jeremy Mayfield">Jeremy Mayfield</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough_Motorsports" title="Cale Yarborough Motorsports">Cale Yarborough Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RCA" title="RCA">RCA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>99 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Racing">Roush Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Exide" title="Exide">Exide</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Miller_500_(Dover)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 31, at 3:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a>. 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, June 1, at 11:30 am <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a>. 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,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a>, driving for <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a>, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.258 and an average speed of 154.785 miles per hour (249.102 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>No drivers would fail to qualify. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Full_qualifying_results">Full qualifying results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Miller_500_(Dover)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Full qualifying results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos. </th> <th># </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Make </th> <th>Time </th> <th>Speed </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td><b>23.258</b> </td> <td><b>154.785</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Trickle" title="Dick Trickle">Dick Trickle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TriStar_Motorsports" title="TriStar Motorsports">TriStar Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.390 </td> <td>153.912 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ward_Burton" title="Ward Burton">Ward Burton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Davis_Racing" title="Bill Davis Racing">Bill Davis Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td>23.392 </td> <td>153.899 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>23.428 </td> <td>153.662 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hut_Stricklin" title="Hut Stricklin">Hut Stricklin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stavola_Brothers_Racing" title="Stavola Brothers Racing">Stavola Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.461 </td> <td>153.446 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>88 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Yates_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Yates Racing">Robert Yates Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.497 </td> <td>153.211 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>23.499 </td> <td>153.198 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penske_Racing_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske Racing South">Penske Racing South</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.503 </td> <td>153.172 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>81 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Wallace" title="Kenny Wallace">Kenny Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FILMAR_Racing" title="FILMAR Racing">FILMAR Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.505 </td> <td>153.159 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Mast" title="Rick Mast">Rick Mast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Precision_Products_Racing" title="Precision Products Racing">Precision Products Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td>23.514 </td> <td>153.100 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Bodine" title="Brett Bodine">Brett Bodine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Bodine_Racing" title="Brett Bodine Racing">Brett Bodine Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.519 </td> <td>153.068 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Racing">Roush Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.542 </td> <td>152.918 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Bodine" title="Geoff Bodine">Geoff Bodine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Bodine_Racing" title="Geoff Bodine Racing">Geoff Bodine Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.550 </td> <td>152.866 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt" title="Dale Earnhardt">Dale Earnhardt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>23.554 </td> <td>152.840 </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Petty" title="Kyle Petty">Kyle Petty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_SABCO" class="mw-redirect" title="Team SABCO">Team SABCO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td>23.560 </td> <td>152.801 </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rudd" title="Ricky Rudd">Ricky Rudd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudd_Performance_Motorsports" title="Rudd Performance Motorsports">Rudd Performance Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.580 </td> <td>152.672 </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derrike_Cope" title="Derrike Cope">Derrike Cope</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Allison Motorsports">Bobby Allison Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.594 </td> <td>152.581 </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>99 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Racing">Roush Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.597 </td> <td>152.562 </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Marlin" title="Sterling Marlin">Sterling Marlin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan%E2%80%93McClure_Motorsports" title="Morgan–McClure Motorsports">Morgan–McClure Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>23.637 </td> <td>152.304 </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Musgrave" title="Ted Musgrave">Ted Musgrave</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Racing">Roush Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.670 </td> <td>152.091 </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Irvan" title="Ernie Irvan">Ernie Irvan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Yates_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Yates Racing">Robert Yates Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.671 </td> <td>152.085 </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>77 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hillin_Jr." title="Bobby Hillin Jr.">Bobby Hillin Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jasper_Motorsports" title="Jasper Motorsports">Jasper Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.671 </td> <td>152.085 </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Benson_Jr." title="Johnny Benson Jr.">Johnny Benson Jr.</a> <b>(R)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bahari_Racing" title="Bahari Racing">Bahari Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td>23.686 </td> <td>151.989 </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Spencer_(racing_driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)">Jimmy Spencer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Carter_Enterprises" title="Travis Carter Enterprises">Travis Carter Enterprises</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.690 </td> <td>151.963 </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Andretti" title="John Andretti">John Andretti</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kranefuss-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Kranefuss-Haas Racing">Kranefuss-Haas Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.699 </td> <td>151.905 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7">Failed to lock in Round 1 </th></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td>95 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Bradberry" title="Gary Bradberry">Gary Bradberry</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sadler_Brothers_Racing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sadler Brothers Racing (page does not exist)">Sadler Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.637 </td> <td>152.304 </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.681 </td> <td>152.021 </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td>90 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wallace_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Wallace (racing driver)">Mike Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donlavey_Racing" title="Donlavey Racing">Donlavey Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.685 </td> <td>151.995 </td></tr> <tr> <th>29 </th> <td>41 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Craven" title="Ricky Craven">Ricky Craven</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Hedrick_Motorsports" title="Larry Hedrick Motorsports">Larry Hedrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>23.712 </td> <td>151.822 </td></tr> <tr> <th>30 </th> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hermie_Sadler" title="Hermie Sadler">Hermie Sadler</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sadler_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Sadler Racing">Sadler Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>23.713 </td> <td>151/815 </td></tr> <tr> <th>31 </th> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Schrader" title="Ken Schrader">Ken Schrader</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>23.726 </td> <td>151.732 </td></tr> <tr> <th>32 </th> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Speed" title="Lake Speed">Lake Speed</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melling_Racing" title="Melling Racing">Melling Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.737 </td> <td>151.662 </td></tr> <tr> <th>33 </th> <td>94 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Bodine" title="Todd Bodine">Todd Bodine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott_Racing" title="Bill Elliott Racing">Bill Elliott Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.740 </td> <td>151.815 </td></tr> <tr> <th>34 </th> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wally_Dallenbach_Jr." title="Wally Dallenbach Jr.">Wally Dallenbach Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bud_Moore_Engineering" title="Bud Moore Engineering">Bud Moore Engineering</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.757 </td> <td>151.534 </td></tr> <tr> <th>35 </th> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Grissom" title="Steve Grissom">Steve Grissom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Ridge_Motorsports" title="Diamond Ridge Motorsports">Diamond Ridge Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>23.772 </td> <td>151.439 </td></tr> <tr> <th>36 </th> <td>87 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NEMCO_Motorsports" title="NEMCO Motorsports">NEMCO Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>23.774 </td> <td>151.426 </td></tr> <tr> <th>37 </th> <td>75 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Shepherd" title="Morgan Shepherd">Morgan Shepherd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butch_Mock_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Butch Mock Motorsports">Butch Mock Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>23.777 </td> <td>151.407 </td></tr> <tr> <th>38 </th> <td>43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hamilton" title="Bobby Hamilton">Bobby Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petty_Enterprises" title="Petty Enterprises">Petty Enterprises</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td>23.779 </td> <td>151.394 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7">Provisionals </th></tr> <tr> <th>39 </th> <td>98 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Mayfield" title="Jeremy Mayfield">Jeremy Mayfield</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough_Motorsports" title="Cale Yarborough Motorsports">Cale Yarborough Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>-* </td> <td>-* </td></tr> <tr> <th>40 </th> <td>33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Sacks" title="Greg Sacks">Greg Sacks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leo_Jackson_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Leo Jackson Motorsports">Leo Jackson Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>-* </td> <td>-* </td></tr> <tr> <th>41 </th> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip_Motorsports" title="Darrell Waltrip Motorsports">Darrell Waltrip Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>-* </td> <td>-* </td></tr> <tr> <th>42 </th> <td>71 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Marcis" title="Dave Marcis">Dave Marcis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcis_Auto_Racing" title="Marcis Auto Racing">Marcis Auto Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>-* </td> <td>-* </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111341077/nascar-qualifying/">Official first round qualifying results</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000930002803/http://www.nascar.com/winstoncup/races96/miller500/qual.html">Official starting lineup</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_results">Race results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Miller_500_(Dover)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Race results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Fin </th> <th>St </th> <th># </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Make </th> <th>Laps </th> <th>Led </th> <th>Status </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>Winnings </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>1 </td> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>500 </td> <td>307 </td> <td>running </td> <td>185 </td> <td>$138,730 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>500 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>170 </td> <td>$57,480 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>14 </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt" title="Dale Earnhardt">Dale Earnhardt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>500 </td> <td>90 </td> <td>running </td> <td>170 </td> <td>$60,080 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>21 </td> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Irvan" title="Ernie Irvan">Ernie Irvan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Yates_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Yates Racing">Robert Yates Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>500 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>running </td> <td>165 </td> <td>$42,440 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>7 </td> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>499 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>155 </td> <td>$42,295 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>24 </td> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Spencer_(racing_driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)">Jimmy Spencer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Carter_Enterprises" title="Travis Carter Enterprises">Travis Carter Enterprises</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>499 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>150 </td> <td>$37,215 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>8 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penske_Racing_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske Racing South">Penske Racing South</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>499 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>146 </td> <td>$22,265 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>16 </td> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rudd" title="Ricky Rudd">Ricky Rudd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudd_Performance_Motorsports" title="Rudd Performance Motorsports">Rudd Performance Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>499 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>142 </td> <td>$32,765 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>18 </td> <td>99 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff 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href="/wiki/Larry_Hedrick_Motorsports" title="Larry Hedrick Motorsports">Larry Hedrick Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>497 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>running </td> <td>126 </td> <td>$25,965 </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>33 </td> <td>94 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Bodine" title="Todd Bodine">Todd Bodine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott_Racing" title="Bill Elliott Racing">Bill Elliott Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>496 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>118 </td> <td>$25,765 </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>3 </td> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ward_Burton" title="Ward Burton">Ward Burton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Davis_Racing" title="Bill Davis Racing">Bill Davis Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td>496 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>115 </td> <td>$29,490 </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>23 </td> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Benson_Jr." title="Johnny Benson Jr.">Johnny Benson Jr.</a> <b>(R)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bahari_Racing" title="Bahari Racing">Bahari Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td>496 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>112 </td> <td>$26,065 </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>15 </td> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Petty" title="Kyle Petty">Kyle Petty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_SABCO" class="mw-redirect" title="Team SABCO">Team SABCO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td>496 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>109 </td> <td>$24,850 </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>28 </td> <td>90 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wallace_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Wallace (racing driver)">Mike Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donlavey_Racing" title="Donlavey Racing">Donlavey Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>495 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>106 </td> <td>$17,665 </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>9 </td> <td>81 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Wallace" title="Kenny Wallace">Kenny Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FILMAR_Racing" title="FILMAR Racing">FILMAR Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>495 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>103 </td> <td>$19,315 </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>38 </td> <td>43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hamilton" title="Bobby Hamilton">Bobby Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petty_Enterprises" title="Petty Enterprises">Petty Enterprises</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> </td> <td>495 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>100 </td> <td>$24,365 </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>34 </td> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wally_Dallenbach_Jr." title="Wally Dallenbach Jr.">Wally Dallenbach Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bud_Moore_Engineering" title="Bud Moore Engineering">Bud Moore Engineering</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>493 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>97 </td> <td>$24,215 </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>17 </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derrike_Cope" title="Derrike Cope">Derrike Cope</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Allison Motorsports">Bobby Allison Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>492 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>94 </td> <td>$24,065 </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>11 </td> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Bodine" title="Brett Bodine">Brett Bodine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Bodine_Racing" title="Brett Bodine Racing">Brett Bodine Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>490 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>91 </td> <td>$23,915 </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>36 </td> <td>87 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NEMCO_Motorsports" title="NEMCO Motorsports">NEMCO Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>488 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>88 </td> <td>$23,940 </td></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td>32 </td> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Speed" title="Lake Speed">Lake Speed</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melling_Racing" title="Melling Racing">Melling Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>481 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>85 </td> <td>$23,690 </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td>40 </td> <td>33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Sacks" title="Greg Sacks">Greg Sacks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leo_Jackson_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Leo Jackson Motorsports">Leo Jackson Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>480 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>82 </td> <td>$24,140 </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td>2 </td> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Trickle" title="Dick Trickle">Dick Trickle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TriStar_Motorsports" title="TriStar Motorsports">TriStar Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>471 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>79 </td> <td>$13,990 </td></tr> <tr> <th>29 </th> <td>22 </td> <td>77 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hillin_Jr." title="Bobby Hillin Jr.">Bobby Hillin Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jasper_Motorsports" title="Jasper Motorsports">Jasper Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>467 </td> <td>0 </td> 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Mock Motorsports">Butch Mock Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>434 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>67 </td> <td>$13,380 </td></tr> <tr> <th>33 </th> <td>25 </td> <td>37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Andretti" title="John Andretti">John Andretti</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kranefuss-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Kranefuss-Haas Racing">Kranefuss-Haas Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>429 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>engine </td> <td>69 </td> <td>$20,330 </td></tr> <tr> <th>34 </th> <td>5 </td> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hut_Stricklin" title="Hut Stricklin">Hut Stricklin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stavola_Brothers_Racing" title="Stavola Brothers Racing">Stavola Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>421 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>engine </td> <td>61 </td> <td>$13,280 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