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  1.   3fan4eva posted:
  05.03.2007 - 9:01 am
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Car Numbers

#21 Michael Waltrip
#2 Rusty Wallace
#3 Dale Earnhardt
#6 Mark Martin
#5 Terry Labonte
#10 Ricky Rudd
#28 Ernie Irvan
#24 Jeff Gordon
#88 Dale Jarrett
#4 Sterling Marlin
#42 Kyle Petty
#9 Lake Speed
#18 Bobby Labonte
#23 Jimmy Spencer
#94? Harry Gant
#8 Hut Stricklin
#7 Geoff Bodine
#17 Darrell Waltrip
#22 Ward Burton
#99 Jeff Burton


  2.   biffle16 posted:
  05.08.2007 - 11:13 pm
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This rac ewas also on Tony Stewart's 25th birthday.


  3.   Dodge posted:
  08.09.2007 - 2:01 am
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Yes, Harry Gant was in the 94 car.


  4.   RaceFanX posted:
  01.30.2008 - 10:06 pm
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Michael Waltrip shocks everyone by becoming the first driver ever to
transfer out of the Open (not even winning, he finished 5th!) and win
the All-Star race. In victory lane, Mikey couldn't even believe he
pulled it out.

Harry Gant came out of retirement to run this single event, his last on
the Cup tour, as a replacement for Bill Elliott who was still on the
mend from injuries suffered at Talladega.

I can't figure out how Harry was eligible for the event, his last win
was in 1992, the #94 team hadn't won a race the previous season and
while Bill was a Cup champion and eligible because of it, Harry wasn't.
Oh well, becoming a fan in 1995 this was my only chance to see Harry
race Cup and I thought it was cool even if he ran poorly all night, only
briefly getting to the front thanks to a full-field inversion (I'd love
to see them bring that back) after the 1st segment.


  5.   stricklinfan82 posted:
  04.28.2008 - 10:39 pm
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Eligibility Requirements for the 1996 All-Star Race:

- all active 1995 and 1996 race winning drivers:

1.) Sterling Marlin - 2/95 Daytona
2.) Jeff Gordon - 2/95 Rockingham
3.) Terry Labonte - 3/95 Richmond
4.) Dale Earnhardt - 4/95 North Wilkesboro
5.) Rusty Wallace - 4/95 Martinsville
6.) Mark Martin - 4/95 Talladega
7.) Bobby Labonte - 6/95 Charlotte
8.) Kyle Petty - 6/95 Dover
9.) Dale Jarrett - 7/95 Pocono
10.) Ward Burton - 10/95 Rockingham
11.) Ricky Rudd - 10/95 Phoenix

- all active 1995 and 1996 race winning car owners:

12.) # 28 Ford - 7/95 Pocono (new driver Ernie Irvan)

- all All-Star Race winning drivers from the last 5 years:

13.) Geoff Bodine - '94 All-Star Race winner

- all active former Winston Cup Champions:

14.) Bill Elliott - 1988 Champion (replaced by Harry Gant due to injury)
15.) Darrell Waltrip - 3-time champion

- 1996 Winston Open results to fill out the 20 car field:

16.) Jimmy Spencer - 1st place '96 Winston Open
17.) Lake Speed - 2nd place '96 Winston Open
18.) Hut Stricklin - 3rd place '96 Winston Open
19.) Jeff Burton - 4th place '96 Winston Open
20.) Michael Waltrip - 5th place '96 Winston Open


  6.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.06.2009 - 1:05 am
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Dale Earnhardt had a special Red, White and Blue flag car to promote the
then-upcoming 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics


  7.   18fan posted:
  10.12.2009 - 9:42 pm
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How bout Jeff Burton. Qualifies for the Winston and doesn't complete one
lap before blowing the engine.


  8.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.20.2012 - 11:38 pm
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Sponsor:
#3 Dale Earnhardt- GM Goodwrench / 1996 Atlanta Olympics

The race was called The Winston Select in 1994, 1995 and 1996 (the brief
name change from just The Winston was to promote a line of cigarettes).


  9.   Unser1 posted:
  05.18.2012 - 11:21 am
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Michael Waltrip got $100,000 of the winnings from this race. He said, on
Speed during a Truck series practice, he used all of it and then some to
build a new house for his parents.


  10.   83andJoe posted:
  03.04.2013 - 9:10 pm
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Running order at end of segment 1:
#88 Jarrett
#18 B. Labonte
#22 W. Burton
#6 Martin
#24 Gordon
#4 Marlin
#28 Irvan
#2 R. Wallace
#8 Stricklin
#23 Spencer
#21 M. Waltrip
#3 Earnhardt
#7 G. Bodine
#9 Speed
#10 Rudd
#42 Petty
#5 T. Labonte
#17 D. Waltrip
#94 Gant
#99 Burton (out)


  11.   83andJoe posted:
  03.04.2013 - 9:30 pm
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Running order at end of Segment 2:
#3 Earnhardt
#5 T. Labonte
#2 R. Wallace
#21 M. Waltrip
#6 Martin
#4 Marlin
#18 B. Labonte
#88 Jarrett
#10 Rudd
#28 Irvan
#24 Gordon
#8 Stricklin
#42 Petty
#23 Spencer
#94 Gant
#17 D. Waltrip
#7 G. Bodine
#9 Speed
#22 W. Burton (out)
#99 J. Burton (out)


  12.   83andJoe posted:
  03.04.2013 - 10:27 pm
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Pole speed: 142.001mph

Leaders: Jeff Gordon 1-11, Dale Jarrett 12-30, Harry Gant 31, Terry
Labonte 32-53, Dale Earnhardt 54-61, Michael Waltrip 62-70

Cautions:
(end lap 30-start lap 31: end Segment 1)
Lap 38-40: #22 accident turn 4
(end lap 60-start lap 61: end segment 2)


  13.   83andJoe posted:
  03.05.2013 - 5:29 pm
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Laps led: T. Labonte 22, Jarrett 19, Gordon 11, M. Waltrip 9, Earnhardt
8, Gant 1


  14.   Anonymous posted:
  05.19.2013 - 10:44 pm
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Don't really hate Mikey, but the fact that he was even in this race,
much less won it was a joke.


  15.   Evan posted:
  12.22.2013 - 10:16 am
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Michael Waltrip won this race with the very same car chassis that Morgan
Shepherd won the 1993 Motorcraft 400 with. It was rebuilt after Morgan
Shepherd wrecked it at Charlotte the previous year. Michael won this one
fair and square though and even though it was an exhibition event, it
goes down as his first major win. He used the cash that he won with to
build a new house for his parents but he also went about 10 grand in the
hole but it was worth it though. This was at the time Michael Waltrip's
biggest purse he ever collected in an event until the 2001 Daytona 500
where he took home much more than this amount.


  16.   JasonB72 posted:
  05.16.2014 - 3:40 pm
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Does anybody know why this race was run on a Monday? Seem like a weird
day to run this race on.


  17.   Evan posted:
  05.25.2014 - 5:05 pm
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Sponsor
#94 Harry Gant McDonalds/"Hurry Back Bill"
Gant ran the #94 McDonalds with the words Hurry Back Bill on the rear of
the car. Source: There is a diecast that Racing Champions made with his
and Bill Elliott's names on it, that says "Hurry Back Bill" on the card.


  18.   Aaron posted:
  09.19.2014 - 9:46 am
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It wasn't raced on a Monday, that's a mistake. It was on a Saturday
night. I was there.


  19.   saltsburgtrojanfan posted:
  07.09.2015 - 7:46 pm
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Green flag: Lap 1-30

Caution 1: Lap 31 end segment 1 (caution laps do not count in segment
endings)

Green flag: Lap 31-37

Caution 2: Lap 38-40: #22 accident turn 4

Green flag: Lap 41-60

Caution 3: Lap 61: end segment 2 (caution laps do not count in segment
endings)

Caution 4: Lap 61: #2,18,88 jumped restart (caution laps do not count in
final segment)

Green flag: Lap 61-70


  20.   sk posted:
  11.04.2015 - 3:28 pm
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Ward ran great before his accident, as high as 2nd during the first
segment. He was 36th in Winston Cup points at the time of this race,
with 1 top-10 and 2 DNQ's after his hot finish to '95.


  21.   that e-guy posted:
  04.26.2016 - 3:02 am
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I'm not supposed to win this race. - Michael Waltrip


  22.   Jimnsimforever posted:
  03.20.2019 - 10:43 pm
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@7

Jeff Burton was interviewed right after he qualified for the all star
race by finishing 4th in the Open. He said he was happy for the team
that they made it in but they think they broke a rocker arm so he hopes
that they can play with the big boys. Behind him during the interview
his entire crew were at the car with the hood up frantically working on
it (including Jack Roush himself) trying to get it fixed. So the damage
was done before the race. Might as well go out and start and park and
pick up a 2nd check that even finishing dead last in 20th in The
Winston, was still substantially bigger than the check for 4th in the
Open. Heck, the check was even bigger than Spencer got for winning the
Open.


  23.   Steve posted:
  03.17.2021 - 12:17 pm
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This was the first ever Nascar race I attended and what a great win for
Mikey!


  24.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  03.18.2021 - 7:38 am
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Bob Dole served as the grand marshal.


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