Official 1996 Busch Grand National Schedule
Busch Grand
National Companion
Date Venue TV WC date
February
17 Goody's 300 Daytona,FL
96 Champion: Steve Grissom 140.772mph 1st Goody's win, 11th BGN win
96 Pole: Jeff Purvis 189.733mph 1st Daytona Pole, 3rd BGN pole
24 Goodwrench 200 Rockingham,NC
96 Champion: Mark Martin 120.753mph 21st Busch Win
96 Pole: Mark Martin 150.952mph 14th Busch Pole
March 2 Richmond,VA Hardee's Challenge 250
96 Champion: Jeff Purvis 98.168mph 1st Busch win
96 Pole: Jeff Purvis 150.642mph 4th Busch Pole
9 Atlanta,GA Busch Lite 300
96 Champion: Terry Labonte 139.656mph 8th Busch Win
96 Pole: Dick Trickle 177.544mph R 3rd Busch Pole
17 Nashville, TN BellSouth Mobility/Opryland USA 320
96 Champion: Bobby Labonte 64.487mph 7th Busch Win
96 Pole: Sterling Marlin 113.566mph R 1st Busch Pole
23 Darlington,SC Darlington 200 ESPN* Yes
30 Bristol,TN Goody's 250 ESPN* Yes
April 6 Hickory,NC SunDrop 400 TNN
May 11 Loudon,NH New England Chevy Dealers 200 TNN
19 Nazareth,PA Meridian Advantage 200 TNN
25 Charlotte,NC Red Dog 300 WTBS Yes
June 1 Dover,DE GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200 TNN Yes
8 South Boston Ford Credit 300 TNN
22 Myrtle Beach Carolina Pride/Red Dog 250 TNN
30 Watkins Glen Lysol 200 CBS
July 7 Milwaukee,WI Sears Auto Center 250 TNN
27 Talladega,AL HumminBird FishFinder 500K TNN Yes
August 2 Indianapolis,IN Kroger 200 ESPN Yes
17 Brooklyn,MI Detroit Gasket 200 ESPN Yes
23 Bristol,TN Food City 250 ESPN Yes
31 Darlington GatorAde 200 ESPN* Yes
September 6 Richmond,VA AutoLite Platinum 250 ESPN Yes
14 Dover,DE MBNA 200 TNN Yes
October 5 Charlotte,NC AllPro Bumper to Bumper 300 WTBS Yes
19 Rockingham,NC AC-Delco 200 TNN Yes
November 3 Homestead,FL Jiffy Lube 300 CBS
ESPN* denotes telecasts that are taped delayed.
