Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Food City 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
March 31st, 1996
Race #6 of the 1996 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Makes
- Chevrolet (12)
- Ford (21)
- Pontiac (4)
- Last Bristol Motor Speedway
race (Goody's 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Mast | Rockbridge Baths, VA | Pontiac | Hooters | Richard Jackson | |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Ford | Tide | Ricky Rudd | |
| 11 | Brett Bodine | Chemung, NY | Ford | Lowe's | Brett Bodine | |
| 12 | Derrike Cope | Spanaway, WA | Ford | Mane 'N Tail | Bobby Allison | |
| 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Ford | Hayes Modems | Bud Moore | ||
| 16 | Ted Musgrave | Franklin, WI | Ford | Family Channel / Primestar | Jack Roush | |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Parts America | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs | |
| 19 | Dick Trickle | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | Ford | Healthsource | Mark Smith | |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Ford | Miller | Roger Penske | |
| 21 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Ford | Citgo | Wood Brothers | |
| 22 | Ward Burton | South Boston, VA | Pontiac | MBNA America | Bill Davis | |
| 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Berwick, PA | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | Travis Carter | |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | Rick Hendrick | |
| 25 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Rick Hendrick | |
| 27 | Elton Sawyer | Ford | Blair Motorsports | David Blair | ||
| 28 | Ernie Irvan | Modesto, CA | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | Yates Racing | |
| 29 | Steve Grissom | Gasden, AL | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | Gary Bechtel | |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | Richard Childress | |
| 31 | Mike Skinner | Ontario, CA | Chevrolet | RealTree Camouflage | Richard Childress | |
| 33 | Robert Pressley | Asheville, NC | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Leo Jackson | |
| 4 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | |
| 41 | Ricky Craven | Newburgh, ME | Chevrolet | Kodiak | Larry Hedrick | |
| 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Pontiac | Coors Light | Felix Sabates | |
| 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Nashville, TN | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 5 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Rick Hendrick | |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Ford | Valvoline | Jack Roush | |
| 7 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Ford | QVC | Geoffrey Bodine | |
| 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Ford | Remington Arms | Butch Mock | |
| 8 | Hut Stricklin | Calera, AL | Ford | Circuit City | Stavola Brothers | |
| 81 | Kenny Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Ford | Square D / T.I.C. | Fil Martocci | |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Chevrolet | Burger King | Joe Nemechek | |
| 88 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Yates Racing | |
| 9 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Ford | Spam | Harry Melling | |
| 94 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | McDonald's | Bill Elliott | |
| 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Owensboro, KY | Ford | RCA | Cale Yarborough | |
| 99 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Ford | Exide Batteries | Jack Roush |