| Teams 1996 Hanes 250 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ultra Motorsports | Mike Bliss | Ford |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Grandaddy Racing | Kelly Denton | Dodge |
| 4 | Grubb Motorsports | Wayne Grubb | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Chesrown Racing | Rick Carelli | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Geoff Bodine Racing | Barry Bodine | Ford |
| 7 | Geoff Bodine Racing | Dave Rezendes | Ford |
| 8 | Chek Racing | John Nemechek | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Mike Colabucci | Curtis Markham | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Billy Ballew Motorsports | Bobby Gill | Ford |
| 16 | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Bill Sedgwick | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Roehrig Motorsports | Michael Dokken | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Walker Evans Racing | Walker Evans | Dodge |
| 21 | Venable Racing | Doug George | Ford |
| 23 | Team ASE | T.J. Clark | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Hendrick Motorsports | Jack Sprague | Chevrolet |
| 29 | K-Automotive Performance | Bob Keselowski | Dodge |
| 30 | Grandaddy Racing | Jimmy Hensley | Dodge |
| 31 | Brevak Racing | Bob Brevak | Ford |
| 32 | Courtney Register | Steve Mendenhall | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Bob Best | Harry Gant | Chevrolet |
| 41 | Greg Turnage | Randy Renfrow | Ford |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Rich Bickle | Dodge |
| 44 | Irvan-Simo Racing | Bryan Reffner | Ford |
| 48 | Chuck Spicer Racing | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet |
| 55 | Grubb Motorsports | Kevin Grubb | Chevrolet |
| 65 | AAG Racing | Kenny Allen | Chevrolet |
| 71 | Harry Johnson | Ronnie Newman | Ford |
| 75 | Spears Motorsports | Nathan Buttke | Chevrolet |
| 80 | Roush Racing | Joe Ruttman | Ford |
| 90 | L & R Motorsports | Lance Norick | Ford |
| 92 | Raymond Scanlan | Charlie Cragan | Chevrolet |
| 98 | Liberty Racing | Butch Miller | Ford |
| 99 | Roush Racing | Jeff Burton | Ford |