The 1996 MBNA 500 was the 25th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 28th iteration of the event.

In the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his eighth victory of the season.

[1][2] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.

In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series.

Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.213 and an average speed of 155.086 miles per hour (249.587 km/h).