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The 1996 DieHard 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that was held on July 28, 1996. Contested over 129 of the scheduled 188 laps at the 2.6 mile Talladega Superspeedway, it was the 18th race of the 1996 Winston Cup Season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. The race however was primarily known for Dale Earnhardt Sr. crashing into the wall hard on Lap 118, after Ernie Irvan clipped Sterling Marlin into Earnhardt sending both cars into the wall resulting in a major pileup. Earnhardt ended up flipping on his side before being hit in the roof. Miraculously, Earnhardt walked away despite having a broken sternum and was able to start the Brickyard 400 the following week. CBS was to have aired the race live, but due to a weather delay, the race was shown on tape delay (see be

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  • 1996 DieHard 500 (en)
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  • The 1996 DieHard 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that was held on July 28, 1996. Contested over 129 of the scheduled 188 laps at the 2.6 mile Talladega Superspeedway, it was the 18th race of the 1996 Winston Cup Season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. The race however was primarily known for Dale Earnhardt Sr. crashing into the wall hard on Lap 118, after Ernie Irvan clipped Sterling Marlin into Earnhardt sending both cars into the wall resulting in a major pileup. Earnhardt ended up flipping on his side before being hit in the roof. Miraculously, Earnhardt walked away despite having a broken sternum and was able to start the Brickyard 400 the following week. CBS was to have aired the race live, but due to a weather delay, the race was shown on tape delay (see be (en)
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  • Ken Squier
  • Joe Moore (en)
  • Ned Jarrett (en)
  • Buddy Baker (en)
  • Allen Bestwick and Barney Hall (en)
  • Fred Armstrong (en)
  • Kurt Becker (en)
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  • Race 18 of 31 in the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season (en)
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  • NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season (en)
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  • Mild with temperatures reaching up to ; average wind speeds of (en)
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  • DieHard 500 (en)
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