1996 Coca-Cola 600
11th race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1996 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 26, 1996, in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 11 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | May 26, 1996 | ||
Official name | 37th Annual Coca-Cola 600 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Average speed | 147.581 miles per hour (237.509 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 165,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 29.384 | ||
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 | Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |