1996 in NASCAR

NASCAR champions in 1996 were Terry Labonte, Randy LaJoie, Ron Hornaday Jr., Lance Hooper, Dave Dion, Tony Hirschman, Lyndon Amick, Mike Cope, Kelly Tanner, Chris Raudman, Joe Kosiski, and Larry Phillips.

[4] Terry Labonte won his second series championship, beating Jeff Gordon by 37 points;[5] the Rick Hendrick-owned No.

[20] Randy LaJoie,[21] Buckshot Jones,[22] Greg Sacks,[23] Jeff Fuller,[24] and Kevin Lepage were first-time winners during the season.

[31] Dave Rezendes,[32] Jack Sprague,[33] Rick Carelli,[34] and Mark Martin were first-time winners during the season.

[36] The 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series consisted of 15 events, run at 11 race tracks in 6 states; two races, at Sears Point Raceway in May and at Phoenix International Raceway in October, were combination events with the Winston Cup Series.

[47] The 1996 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour consisted of 20 events, run at 11 race tracks in 7 states.

[48] Tony Hirschman won the series championship for the second consecutive year, beating Steve Park by 12 points.

[52] The 1996 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series consisted of 21 events, run at 18 race tracks in 5 states.

[55] The 1996 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series consisted of 23 events, run at 19 race tracks in 11 states.

[56] Eleven drivers won races over the course of the 21-race season; Toby Porter and Ron Young tied for winning the most events, with four victories each.

[59] The 1996 NASCAR Reb-Co Northwest Tour consisted of 13 events, run at 7 race tracks in Washington and Oregon.

[60] The 1996 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour consisted of 18 events, run at 13 race tracks in 5 states.

[65] Chris Raudman also won the series' "Winter Heat" exhibition race at Tucson Raceway Park in December.

Joe Kosiski won his fourth series championship, beating Ray Guss Jr. by 19 points.