1996 Coca-Cola 600

The 1996 Coca-Cola 600, the 37th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 26, 1996 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested for 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 11th race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing won the race.

Chuck Bown would make his final Cup Series start in this race.

On the day of the race, 0.01 inches of precipitation were recorded around the speedway.

Background
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and The Winston Select, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).

Race statistics

 * Time of race: 4:03:56
 * Average Speed: 147.581 mph
 * Pole Speed: 183.773
 * Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
 * Margin of Victory: 11.982 sec
 * Lead changes: 20
 * Percent of race run under caution: 8.8%
 * Average green flag run: 52.1 laps