1996 UAW-GM Quality 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1996 UAW-GM Quality 500 |
| Name of Track: | Lowe's Motor Speedway |
| Date: | October 6th |
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte.
First NASCAR Night RaceIt features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. Constructed in 1959, it was the first speedway to host nighttime racing (in 1992) and to offer year-round residences (in 1984) with 52 condominiums now available over turn one. It is presently owned by, and is the main facility of, Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,/p> The Center Of NASCAR
The speedway is considered the center of NASCAR, with 90% of NASCAR teams being based within 50 miles.
Along with the main oval, the speedway also has a 2.25 mile road course in the infield, an 0.6 mile kart course in the infield, a quarter-mile oval using part of the front stretch and pit road, and an 0.2 mile oval outside turn three. Also, across U.S. Highway 29 from the speedway is a 0.4 mile dirt track, opened in May 2000.
LevigationThe surface of the circuit had started to wear from its last paving in mid-1994, resulting in the track's treatment in a diamond-grinding process to smooth out bumps in 2005 and caused major tire problems during both NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events there, with a record 22 cautions at the showcase Coca-Cola 600, making it the first Nextel Cup Series event to go more than five hours (excluding red flags) in 25 years. Speed increases were also a result of the repaving. After the problem with the tires, speedway officials promptly announced that they plan to repave with a new generation asphalt.
Lowes Motor Speedway The Busiest VenueThe facility is considered one of the busiest sports venues in the country, with typically over 380 events a year. Along with many races, the speedway also hosts the Food Lion Auto Fair twice a year, one of the nation's largest car shows. Movies and commercials are filmed there, like Days of Thunder, and it is a popular tourist stop and testing grounds.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1996 UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1996 UAW-GM Quality 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Labonte | 5 | 16 | $133,950 | 334 | 0 | running | Kellogg's Corn Flakes |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 6 | 12 | $85,100 | 334 | 0 | running | Valvoline |
| 3 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | 10 | $58,300 | 334 | 0 | running | Quality Care / Ford Credit |
| 4 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | 33 | $60,100 | 334 | 0 | running | Kodak Film |
| 5 | Ricky Craven | 41 | 8 | $63,400 | 334 | 0 | running | Kodiak |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 34 | $44,700 | 334 | 0 | running | GM Goodwrench Service |
| 7 | Ward Burton | 22 | 14 | $37,500 | 334 | 0 | running | MBNA America |
| 8 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 23 | $35,000 | 334 | 0 | running | Miller |
| 9 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | 11 | $31,000 | 334 | 0 | running | Citgo |
| 10 | Bill Elliott | 94 | 21 | $31,100 | 334 | 0 | running | McDonald's |
| 11 | Jeff Burton | 99 | 7 | $26,900 | 334 | 0 | running | Exide Batteries |
| 12 | Lake Speed | 9 | 20 | $24,300 | 334 | 0 | running | Spam / Melling |
| 13 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | 39 | $26,250 | 333 | 0 | running | Tide |
| 14 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | 30 | 17 | $0 | 333 | 0 | running | Pennzoil |
| 15 | Rick Mast | 1 | 18 | $21,450 | 333 | 0 | running | Hooters |
| 16 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | 28 | $19,450 | 333 | 0 | running | Camel Cigarettes |
| 17 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | 19 | $18,450 | 332 | 0 | running | Family Channel / Primestar |
| 18 | Derrike Cope | 12 | 36 | $17,950 | 332 | 0 | running | Badcock |
| 19 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | 4 | $20,050 | 332 | 0 | running | STP |
| 20 | Geoffrey Bodine | 7 | 26 | $23,450 | 332 | 0 | running | QVC |
| 21 | Todd Bodine | 27 | 5 | $7,900 | 332 | 0 | running | Blair Motorsports |
| 22 | Chad Little | 97 | 30 | $6,195 | 331 | 0 | running | Sterling Cowboy |
| 23 | Morgan Shepherd | 75 | 15 | $9,515 | 330 | 0 | running | Remington Arms |
| 24 | Greg Sacks | 40 | 35 | $5,875 | 330 | 0 | running | First Union |
| 26 | Jeff Green | 29 | 6 | $16,615 | 328 | 0 | running | Cartoon Network |
| 28 | Brett Bodine | 11 | 22 | $15,580 | 327 | 0 | running | Lowe's |
| 29 | Ken Schrader | 25 | 27 | $15,370 | 325 | 0 | running | Budweiser |
| 30 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | 41 | $8,365 | 325 | 0 | running | Square D |
| 31 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | 2 | $35,070 | 319 | 0 | running | DuPont Refinishes |
| 32 | Robert Pressley | 33 | 42 | $14,995 | 314 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 34 | Loy Allen, Jr. | 19 | 38 | $0 | 286 | 0 | handling | Healthsource |
| 35 | Dick Trickle | 90 | 29 | $4,865 | 230 | 0 | crash | Heilig-Meyers |
| 36 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 77 | 25 | $0 | 228 | 0 | crash | Jasper Engines |
| 37 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | 9 | $20,220 | 208 | 0 | crash | Texaco Havoline |
| 38 | Robby Gordon | 14 | 13 | $4,800 | 206 | 0 | crash | Racing For Kids |
| 39 | John Andretti | 98 | 31 | $5,300 | 206 | 0 | crash | RCA |
| 40 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | 1 | $48,900 | 179 | 0 | engine | Interstate Batteries |
| 41 | Kyle Petty | 42 | 40 | $11,800 | 114 | 0 | engine | Coors Light |
| 42 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | 43 | $11,800 | 88 | 0 | clutch | Parts America |
| 43 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | 3 | $15,300 | 17 | 0 | crash | Kmart / Little Caesars |
