The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup series featured 31 races, the first of which was the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18th. The season ended with a race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Nov. 10th. The 1996 season was the last year the cup series raced at North Wilkesboro Speedway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series.


Here are some stats:

Date	Site	Cars	Winner(s)
2/18/1996	Daytona	43	Dale Jarrett
2/25/1996	Rockingham	41	Dale Earnhardt
3/3/1996	Richmond	40	Jeff Gordon
3/10/1996	Atlanta	41	Dale Earnhardt
3/24/1996	Darlington	41	Jeff Gordon
3/31/1996	Bristol	37	Jeff Gordon
4/14/1996	North Wilkesboro	37	Terry Labonte
4/21/1996	Martinsville	36	Rusty Wallace
4/28/1996	Talladega	43	Sterling Marlin
5/5/1996	Sonoma	44	Rusty Wallace
5/26/1996	Charlotte	43	Dale Jarrett
6/2/1996	Dover	42	Jeff Gordon
6/16/1996	Pocono	41	Jeff Gordon
6/23/1996	Michigan	40	Rusty Wallace
7/6/1996	Daytona	42	Sterling Marlin
7/14/1996	Loudon	40	Ernie Irvan
7/21/1996	Pocono	41	Rusty Wallace
7/28/1996	Talladega	42	Jeff Gordon
8/3/1996	Indianapolis	40	Dale Jarrett
8/11/1996	Watkins Glen	39	Geoffrey Bodine
8/18/1996	Michigan	41	Dale Jarrett
8/24/1996	Bristol	39	Rusty Wallace
9/1/1996	Darlington	42	Jeff Gordon
9/7/1996	Richmond	40	Ernie Irvan
9/15/1996	Dover	41	Jeff Gordon
9/22/1996	Martinsville	36	Jeff Gordon
9/29/1996	North Wilkesboro	37	Jeff Gordon
10/6/1996	Charlotte	43	Terry Labonte
10/20/1996	Rockingham	42	Ricky Rudd
10/27/1996	Phoenix	44	Bobby Hamilton
11/10/1996	Atlanta	42	Bobby Labonte

Notes: Bobby Hamilton's win at Phoenix was his first career win
Geoff Bodine's win at Watkins Glen was his last career win.


Final point standings:
1. Terry Labonte
2. Jeff Gordon -37
3. Dale Jarrett -89
4. Dale Earnhardt -330
5. Mark Martin -379 (Highest driver in points with no wins)


Wins by team:
Rick Hendrick 12 wins (Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont Chevy 10 wins, Terry Labonte #5 Kellogg's Chevy 2 wins)
Robert Yates 6 wins (Dale Jarrett #88 Quality Care Ford 4 wins, Ernie Irvan #28 Texaco Ford 2 wins)
Roger Penske 5 wins (Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Ford)
Richard Childress 2 wins (Dale Earnhardt #3 Goodwrench Chevy)
Morgan-McClure 2 wins (Sterling Marlin #4 Kodak Chevy)
Ricky Rudd 1 win (#10 Tide Ford)
Petty Enterprises 1 win (Bobby Hamilton #43 STP Pontiac)
Joe Gibbs 1 win (Bobby Labonte #18 Interstate Batteries Chevy)
Geoff Bodine 1 win (#7 QVC Ford)


Races won from the pole:
Terry Labonte North Wilkesboro
Jeff Gordon Dover
Jeff Gordon Pocono
Bobby Labonte Atlanta 2


Farthest back anybody started and won: Dale Jarrett started 24th at Indianapolis and won
Most cautions in a race: 14 Dover 2
Fewest cautions in a race: 2 Michigan
Fastest average speed: 166.033 Michigan
Slowest average speed: 77.673 Sonoma
Most lead changes: 32 Daytona 500
Fewest lead changes: 7 Bristol
Longest race by time: 4 hours 43 minutes at Dover 2
Shortest race by time: 1 hour 48 minutes at Daytona 2.