Winston Select 500
The Winston Select 500 was run on April 28 on the Talladega Superspeedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.
Two major accidents marred the race: Bill Elliott suffered a broken femur after going airborne and landing driver side-first in a single-car crash on lap 77. Then "The Big One" hit on lap 130, collecting 14 cars and sending the #41 of Ricky Craven flying into the catch fence and nearly over it. He was not seriously injured. The race was stopped on lap 131 because Craven's car completely destroyed the catch fence in turn 2. Bob Jenkins, ESPN's lap-by-lap announcer, was so shocked by the crash that he said "Oh shit!" over the raw feed when Craven's car was flipping. Sterling Marlin won by passing the entire field on three separate occasions after pit stops.
Top Ten Results
- 4-Sterling Marlin
- 88-Dale Jarrett
- 3-Dale Earnhardt
- 5-Terry Labonte
- 21-Michael Waltrip
- 29-Steve Grissom
- 33-Robert Pressley
- 16-Ted Musgrave
- 37-John Andretti
- 30-Johnny Benson
Failed to qualify: 73-Phil Barkdoll, 65-Steve Seligman, 77-Bobby Hillin Jr., 0-Delma Cowart, 97-Chad Little
Read more about this topic: 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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