1996 UAW-GM Teamwork 500
13th race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1996 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 15th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 16, 1996, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate a majority of the race, leading 94 laps en route to his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fifth victory of the season, and his second consecutive victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Rudd Performance Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd and Geoff Bodine Racing driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.
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Race details | |||
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Race 13 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | June 16, 1996 | ||
Official name | 15th Annual UAW-GM Teamwork 500 | ||
Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Average speed | 139.104 miles per hour (223.866 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 53.027 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 94 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNN | ||
Announcers | Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
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