| Teams 1996 NAPA 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Precision Products Racing | Rick Mast | Pontiac |
| 2 | Miles Racing | Randy Baker | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Team Penske | Rusty Wallace | Ford |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Morgan McClure Motorsports | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Roush Racing | Mark Martin | Ford |
| 7 | Geoff Bodine Racing | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Hut Stricklin | Ford |
| 9 | Melling Racing | Lake Speed | Ford |
| 10 | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ricky Rudd | Ford |
| 11 | Brett Bodine Racing | Brett Bodine | Ford |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Wally Dallenbach, Jr | Ford |
| 16 | Roush Racing | Ted Musgrave | Ford |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet |
| 19 | TriStar Motorsports | Loy Allen, Jr. | Ford |
| 20 | Ranier Racing with MDM | Elton Sawyer | Ford |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Michael Waltrip | Ford |
| 22 | Bill Davis Racing | Ward Burton | Pontiac |
| 23 | Travis Carter Enterprises | Jimmy Spencer | Ford |
| 24 | Hendrick Motorsports | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet |
| 25 | Hendrick Motorsports | Ken Schrader | Pontiac |
| 28 | Yates Racing | Ernie Irvan | Ford |
| 29 | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Robert Pressley | Ford |
| 30 | Bahari Racing | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac |
| 33 | Andy Petree Racing | Todd Bodine | Ford |
| 40 | Team Sabco | Greg Sacks | Pontiac |
| 41 | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Ricky Craven | Ford |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Ken Schrader Racing | Jack Sprague | Pontiac |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet |
| 75 | Butch Mock Racing | Morgan Shepherd | Ford |
| 77 | Jasper Motorsports | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Ford |
| 78 | Triad Motorsports | Billy Standridge | Ford |
| 87 | NEMCO Motorsports | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Yates Racing | Dale Jarrett | Ford |
| 94 | Bill Elliott Racing | Bill Elliott | Ford |
| 95 | Sadler Brothers Racing | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet |
| 97 | ppc Racing | Chad Little | Ford |
| 98 | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | John Andretti | Pontiac |
| 99 | Roush Racing | Jeff Burton | Ford |