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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 18th, 1996

Race #1 of the 1996 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 43
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (13)
    • Ford (24)
    • Pontiac (6)
  • Last Daytona International Speedway race (Pepsi 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#22 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: Joey Logano drives the #22 NASCAR Next Gen car in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
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 Loy Allen Jr Ford Healthsource Tri-Star Motorsports
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
30 Johnny Benson Jr Grand Rapids, MI Pontiac Pennzoil Chuck Rider
33 Robert Pressley Asheville, NC Chevrolet Skoal Bandit Leo Jackson
37 John Andretti Bethlehem, PA Ford Kmart / Little Caesars Michael Kranefuss
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
44 Jeff Purvis Clarksville, TN Chevrolet MCA Records James Finch
5 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Kellogg's Corn Flakes Rick Hendrick
6 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Ford Valvoline Jack Roush
63 Dick Trickle Wisconsin Rapids, WI Ford Purina Hi Pro Brittan Schnell
7 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Ford QVC Geoffrey Bodine
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Prodigy Dave Marcis
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
90 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Ford Heilig-Meyers Junie Donlavey
94 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford McDonald's Bill Elliott
97 Chad Little Spokane, WA Pontiac Sterling Cowboy Greg Pollex
98 Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, KY Ford RCA Cale Yarborough
99 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Ford Exide Batteries Jack Roush