1996 Coca-Cola 600

1996 Coca-Cola 600
Race details
Race 11 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Date May 26, 1996 (1996-05-26)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Average speed 147.581 mph (237.509 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing
Laps 199
Winner
No. 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Eli Gold, Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, & Geoff Bodine

The 1996 Coca-Cola 600, the 37th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 26, 1996 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 11th race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing won the race.

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the The Winston Select, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).

Top 10 results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford
2 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
8 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford
9 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford
10 7 Geoffrey Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford

Race statistics

References

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