The 1996 Purolator 500 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 10, 1996. Dale Earnhardt won his second and final race of the year, leading the most laps and holding off Terry Labonte by 4.28 seconds. Points leader Dale Jarrett was 11th and held a 50-point cushion on Earnhardt. Stats