Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 1996
Stats Final Points Tally
| Race | Track | Start | Finish | Money Won | WC Position |
| Daytona 500 | Daytona | 2nd | 35th | 85,847 | 34th |
| Goodwrench Service 400 | Rockingham | 34th | 14th | 27,425 | 26th |
| Pontiac Excitement 400 | Richmond | 26th | 38th | 32,715 | 34th |
| Purolator 500 | Atlanta | 37th | 4th | 40,400 | 19th |
| TranSouth Financial 400 | Darlington | 32th | 33th | 23,895 | 23th |
| Food City 500 | Bristol | 16th | 16th | 25,890 | 22nd |
| First Union 400 | North Wilkesboro | 22nd | 6th | 22,755 | 19th |
| Goody's Headache Powders 500 | Martinsville | 34th | 2nd | 57,395 | 16th |
| Winston Select 500 | Talladega | 1st | 31st | 32,155 | 17th |
| Save Mart Supermarkets 300 | Sears Point | 18th | 42nd | 26,095 | 19th |
| Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte | 22nd | 9th | 37,000 | 17th |
| Dover 500 | Dover | 21th | 4th | 42,440 | 15th |
| Uaw-Gm Teamwork 500 | Pocono | 17th | 39th | 23,520 | 16th |
| Miller Genuine Draft 400 | Michigan | 32nd | 5th | 40,525 | 16th |
| Pepsi 400 | Daytona | 14th | 5th | 44,210 | 14th |
| Slick 50 300 | New Hampshire | 6th | 1st | 112,625 | 12th |
| Miller Genuine Draft 500 | Pocono | 35th | 4th | 44,590 | 10th |
| Diehard 500 | Talladega | 6th | 4th | 44,455 | 10th |
| Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis | 15th | 2nd | 267,285 | 7th |
| The Bud at the Glen | Watkins Glen | 7th | 35th | 24,310 | 10th |
| GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 | Michigan | 12th | 4th | 43,770 | 7th |
| Goody's 500 | Bristol | 8th | 36th | 30,060 | 10th |
| Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Darlington | 13th | 7th | 31,070 | 8th |
| Miller Genuine Draft 400 | Richmond | 16th | 1st | 86,665
| 7th |
| MBNA 500 | Dover | 19th | 36th | 29,205 | 9th |
| Hanes 500 | Martinsville | 18th | 12th | 26,500 | 6th |
| Tyson Holly Farms 400 | North Wilkesboro | 5th | 36th | 22,425 | 9th |
| UAW-GM Quality 500 | Charlotte | 9th | 37th | 20,220 | 10th |
| AC-Delco 400 | Rockingham | 20th | 4th | 35,950 | 9th |
| Dura Lube 500 | Phoenix | 12th | 7th | 31,555 | 8th |
| NAPA 500 | Atlanta | - | - | - | 10th |
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| Average Starting Position | | 17.26
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| Average Finishing Position | 17.58 |
| Total Money Won | 1,480,167 |