Race 30 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1996 Dura Lube 500 program cover.
Date
October 27, 1996
Official name
9th Annual Dura Lube 500
Location
Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance
312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Scheduled Distance
312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Average speed
109.709 miles per hour (176.560 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Bobby Labonte
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time
27.465
Most laps led
Driver
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Laps
83
Winner
No. 43
Bobby Hamilton
Petty Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network
TNN
Announcers
Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1996 Dura Lube 500 was the 30th and penultimate stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the 14th and penultimate race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 27, 1996, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Petty Enterprises driver Bobby Hamilton would manage to make a late race pass and dominate to take his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2]
Heading into the final race of the season, the 1996 NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, points leader Terry Labonte would come into the race with a 47 point lead over teammate Jeff Gordon. To clinch the championship, Labonte would need to finish eighth or better.[1]
^ abHiggins, Tom (October 28, 1996). "No. 43 returns to Victory Lane". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^Harris, Mike (October 28, 1996). "Hamilton gives Petty Enterprises 1st win in 13 years". The Morning Call. p. 24. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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