The 1996 Miller 500 was the 12th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 28th iteration of the event.

At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.

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

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995.

Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.258 and an average speed of 154.785 miles per hour (249.102 km/h).