1996 Dura Lube 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1996 Dura Lube 500 |
| Name of Track: | Phoenix International Raceway |
| Date: | October 27th |
Phoenix International Raceway or just PIR, is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It opened in 1964, but wasn't used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki, where he debuted his Polish Victory Lap).
It is an unusual tri-oval shape, more like a "D" shape. This is because the owner did not wish to alter the infield road course to accommodate a traditional NASCAR oval. It has since been used by the Indy Racing League and an infield road course has been used by the Grand American Road Racing Association.
In 2005, the track hosted a second NASCAR race, replacing the spring race formerly held at Darlington Raceway, in South Carolina.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1996 Dura Lube 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1996 Dura Lube 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | 17 | $95,550 | 312 | 0 | running | STP |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 6 | 6 | $59,795 | 312 | 0 | running | Valvoline |
| 3 | Terry Labonte | 5 | 30 | $61,590 | 312 | 0 | running | Kellogg's Corn Flakes |
| 4 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | 25 | $35,153 | 312 | 0 | running | Family Channel / Primestar |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | 19 | $45,065 | 312 | 0 | running | DuPont Refinishes |
| 6 | Geoffrey Bodine | 7 | 28 | $30,555 | 312 | 0 | running | QVC |
| 7 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | 12 | $31,555 | 312 | 0 | running | Texaco Havoline |
| 8 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | 5 | $22,055 | 312 | 0 | running | Quality Care / Ford Credit |
| 9 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | 1 | $34,555 | 312 | 0 | running | Interstate Batteries |
| 10 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | 18 | $27,155 | 312 | 0 | running | Parts America |
| 11 | Todd Bodine | 33 | 13 | $23,955 | 312 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 12 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 24 | $29,055 | 312 | 0 | running | GM Goodwrench Service |
| 13 | Mike Skinner | 31 | 2 | $12,255 | 311 | 0 | running | RealTree Camouflage |
| 14 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | 3 | $26,855 | 311 | 0 | running | Tide |
| 16 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | 31 | $22,055 | 311 | 0 | running | Citgo |
| 17 | Morgan Shepherd | 75 | 26 | $14,855 | 311 | 0 | running | Remington Arms |
| 18 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | 37 | $22,330 | 311 | 0 | running | Camel Cigarettes |
| 19 | John Andretti | 98 | 14 | $14,330 | 310 | 0 | running | RCA |
| 20 | Dick Trickle | 90 | 29 | $15,745 | 310 | 0 | running | Heilig-Meyers |
| 21 | Bill Elliott | 94 | 11 | $20,820 | 310 | 0 | running | McDonald's |
| 22 | Ward Burton | 22 | 41 | $25,195 | 310 | 0 | running | MBNA America |
| 23 | Jack Sprague | 52 | 34 | $10,170 | 310 | 0 | running | Pedigree |
| 24 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 38 | $13,620 | 309 | 0 | running | Prodigy |
| 25 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | 16 | $20,695 | 309 | 0 | running | Burger King |
| 26 | Brett Bodine | 11 | 35 | $20,370 | 309 | 0 | running | Lowe's |
| 27 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | 15 | $26,465 | 308 | 0 | running | Kodak Film |
| 28 | Lake Speed | 9 | 33 | $20,220 | 308 | 0 | running | Spam / Melling |
| 29 | Kyle Petty | 42 | 22 | $20,095 | 307 | 0 | oil leak | Coors Light |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | 99 | 21 | $12,945 | 304 | 0 | running | Exide Batteries |
| 32 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | 30 | 23 | $0 | 304 | 0 | running | Pennzoil |
| 33 | Lance Hooper | 7 | 43 | $9,645 | 302 | 0 | running | Cinema / Unocal |
| 34 | Ricky Craven | 41 | 39 | $16,620 | 296 | 0 | running | Kodiak |
| 35 | Ken Schrader | 25 | 4 | $16,790 | 288 | 0 | rear end | Budweiser |
| 36 | Robert Pressley | 29 | 36 | $16,565 | 257 | 0 | engine | Cartoon Network |
| 37 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | 7 | $9,525 | 254 | 0 | engine | Square D |
| 38 | Rick Mast | 1 | 8 | $18,465 | 198 | 0 | engine | Hooters |
| 39 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 77 | 42 | $0 | 153 | 0 | crash | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul |
| 40 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 9 | $24,465 | 151 | 0 | engine | Miller |
| 41 | Jeff Krogh | 1 | 44 | $9,465 | 151 | 0 | crash | Clearwater Forest Industries |
| 42 | Robby Gordon | 40 | 32 | $9,465 | 134 | 0 | crash | First Union |
| 43 | Derrike Cope | 12 | 27 | $17,465 | 114 | 0 | crash | Badcock |
| 44 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | 10 | $17,065 | 10 | 0 | engine | Kmart / Little Caesars |
