MBNA 500
The MBNA 500 was run on the September 15 at the Dover Downs International Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. On lap 456, a wreck involving the #23 of Jimmy Spencer, the #16 of Ted Musgrave, the #11 of Brett Bodine and the #15 of Wally Dallenbach Jr. occurred on the front straight. Spencer blamed Dallenbach for the wreck, and after the cars rolled to a stop, Spencer got out of his car, ran over to Dallenbach's, and tried to punch Wally through the window net. Spencer had to be restrained by a Winston Cup official. Another fight occurred in the garage area when Derrike Cope crashed and was assaulted by crew chief Larry McReynolds over an earlier wreck that eliminated Ernie Irvan; as cars stopped on pit road after the race a third spat occurred as Kyle Petty and Michael Waltrip got into an argument.
Top Ten Results
- 24-Jeff Gordon
- 2-Rusty Wallace
- 88-Dale Jarrett
- 18-Bobby Labonte
- 6-Mark Martin
- 1-Rick Mast
- 22-Ward Burton
- 42-Kyle Petty
- 21-Michael Waltrip
- 43-Bobby Hamilton
Failed to Qualify: 49-Eric Smith
Read more about this topic: 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series