The 1996 The Bud at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 11th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 11, 1996, in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45 miles (3.943 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Geoff Bodine, driving for his family-owned team Geoff Bodine Racing, would manage to come victorious in a battle for the lead with eight to go and pull away to win his 18th and final NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.