1996 The Bud at The Glen

The 1996 The Bud at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 11th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 11, 1996, in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45 miles (3.943 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Geoff Bodine, driving for his family-owned team Geoff Bodine Racing, would manage to come victorious in a battle for the lead with eight to go and pull away to win his 18th and final NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

1996 The Bud at The Glen
Race details
Race 20 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1996 The Bud at The Glen program cover, featuring Mark Martin.
The 1996 The Bud at The Glen program cover, featuring Mark Martin.
Date August 11, 1996
Official name 11th Annual The Bud at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.45 mi (3.943 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Average speed 92.334 miles per hour (148.597 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 1:13.054
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 54
Winner
No. 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac Hooters
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford QVC
8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Circuit City
9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Spam
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Lowe's
12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Badcock Home Furniture
15 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford Hayes Modems
16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar, The Family Channel
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Parts America
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA
23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Camel Cigarettes
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Butch Leitzinger Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Cartoon Network, The Flintstones
30 Johnny Benson Jr. (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal
34 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet Hardinge Machine Tools
37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Kmart, Little Caesars
41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac Coors Light
43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Prodigy
75 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D, TIC Financial Systems
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Burger King
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
94 Dorsey Schroeder Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford RCA
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 9, at 2:00 PM EST. 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, August 10, at 10:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-36 would be decided on time,[3] 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.

Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:13.054 and an average speed of 120.733 miles per hour (194.301 km/h).[4]

Mike McLaughlin was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:13.054 120.733
2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:13.271 120.375
3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 1:13.303 120.322
4 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.347 120.250
5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.543 119.930
6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 1:13.550 119.918
7 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:13.554 119.912
8 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:13.693 119.686
9 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.693 119.686
10 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:13.698 119.678
11 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.783 119.540
12 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 1:13.997 119.194
13 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 1:14.062 119.089
14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1:14.073 119.072
15 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 1:14.118 118.999
16 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 1:14.195 118.876
17 29 Butch Leitzinger Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.201 118.866
18 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 1:14.216 118.842
19 94 Dorsey Schroeder Bill Elliott Racing Ford 1:14.254 118.781
20 33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.277 118.745
21 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 1:14.428 118.504
22 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 1:14.435 118.493
23 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 1:14.475 118.429
24 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 1:14.570 118.278
25 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 1:14.574 118.272
26 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 1:14.466 118.443
27 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.503 118.384
28 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.578 118.265
29 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 1:14.587 118.251
30 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:14.741 118.008
31 15 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:14.774 117.955
32 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 1:14.795 117.922
33 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 1:14.871 117.803
34 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 1:14.925 117.718
35 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 1:15.421 116.944
36 30 Johnny Benson Jr. (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac 1:15.489 116.838
Provisionals
37 41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
38 75 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford -* -*
39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
40 34 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 13 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 90 15 running 180 $88,740
2 4 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 2 running 175 $51,390
3 10 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 165 $44,755
4 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 160 $44,370
5 14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 90 3 running 160 $35,325
6 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 54 running 160 $52,960
7 8 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 90 0 running 146 $26,640
8 9 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 142 $25,330
9 38 75 Morgan Shepherd Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 138 $20,100
10 31 15 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bud Moore Engineering Ford 90 0 running 134 $26,850
11 27 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 130 $28,675
12 22 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 127 $23,035
13 19 94 Dorsey Schroeder Bill Elliott Racing Ford 90 1 running 129 $22,745
14 12 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 90 0 running 121 $22,405
15 36 30 Johnny Benson Jr. (R) Bahari Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 118 $23,015
16 32 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 115 $21,795
17 18 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 90 0 running 112 $21,575
18 28 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 109 $21,355
19 33 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 90 0 running 106 $21,100
20 17 29 Butch Leitzinger Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 103 $22,705
21 23 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 100 $13,580
22 29 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 97 $13,360
23 16 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 90 0 running 94 $20,165
24 2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 90 0 running 91 $18,105
25 11 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 89 15 running 93 $20,270
26 15 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 89 0 running 85 $19,510
27 24 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac 89 0 running 82 $16,900
28 39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 89 0 running 79 $9,840
29 26 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 87 0 running 76 $10,280
30 20 33 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 87 0 running 73 $16,720
31 25 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 78 0 running 70 $9,555
32 21 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 77 0 engine 67 $24,490
33 6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 74 0 running 64 $24,430
34 3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 69 0 running 61 $24,370
35 7 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 68 0 running 58 $24,310
36 37 41 Ricky Craven Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 61 0 engine 55 $17,215
37 35 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 44 0 running 52 $9,215
38 30 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31 0 timing chain 49 $16,215
39 34 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 29 0 transmission 46 $10,215
Failed to qualify
40 34 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Bonnell, Rick (August 12, 1996). "Geoff Bodine takes home winning run". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Ott, Larry (August 12, 1996). "Geoff Bodine remains on lofty perch at Glen". The Buffalo News. p. 47. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Bud at The Glen 400". The Charlotte Observer. August 9, 1996. p. 28. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (August 10, 1996). "Earnhardt overcomes odds". The Daily Journal. p. 12. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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