1996 Daytona 500
The 1996 Daytona 500, the 38th running of the event, was run on February 18, 1996, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, as the first race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Dale Jarrett won this race for the second time after winning it in 1993 and for the first (and only) time in all of Daytona 500 history, Dale Earnhardt won the pole position, allowing many to believe that he would finally win the race. Ernie Irvan returned to race full-time alongside Earnhardt (both drivers won their respective Gatorade Twin 125-mile qualifying races).
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1996 Daytona 500
The 1996 Daytona 500, the 38th running of the event, was run on February 18, 1996, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, as the first race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Dale Jarrett won this race for the second time after winning it in 1993 and for the first (and only) time in all of Daytona 500 history, Dale Earnhardt won the pole position, allowing many to believe that he would finally win the race. Ernie Irvan returned to race full-time alongside Earnhardt (both drivers won their respective Gatorade Twin 125-mile qualifying races).
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announcers
Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, and Ned Jarrett
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Track map of Daytona International Speedway
Course km
4.02336e+0
Course mi
Description
Race 1 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Distance km
8.04672e+2
Distance laps
Distance mi
Duel
First Driver
first team
Robert Yates Racing
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1996-02-18
Most Driver
Most laps
Most Team
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One Team
Richard Childress Racing
Pole driver
Pole team
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Season No
title
NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Two Team
weather
Temperatures reaching up to ; wind speeds approaching
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1996 Daytona 500
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