Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard®
Starting Grid for the 1996 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1+ | 24 | Jeff Gordon (W) | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 176.419 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | Ford/Ford | 175.922 |
| 3 | 9 | Lake Speed | Spam Ford | Ford/Ford | 175.840 |
| 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Budweiser Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 175.445 |
| 5 | 77 | Bobby Hillin | Jasper Engines Ford | Ford/Ford | 175.343 |
| 6 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Burger King Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 175.333 |
| 7 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | Ford/Ford | 175.131 |
| 8 | 1 | Rick Mast | Hooters Pontiac | Pontiac/Pontiac | 175.077 |
| 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 175.053 |
| 10 | 29 | Greg Sacks | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 174.965 |
| 11 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 174.951 |
| 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt (W) | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 174.910 |
| 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Coors Light Pontiac | Pontiac/Pontiac | 174.910 |
| 14 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr. (R) | Pennzoil Pontiac | Pontiac/Pontiac | 174.876 |
| 15 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.750 |
| 16 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.713 |
| 17 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.706 |
| 18 | 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Hayes Modems Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.456 |
| 19 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | RCA Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.446 |
| 20 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.429 |
| 21 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel/Primestar Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.419 |
| 22 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Lowe's Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.395 |
| 23 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 174.324 |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.260 |
| 25 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.203 |
| 26 | 95 | Gary Bradberry (R) | Shoney's Restaurant Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.584 |
| 27 | 37 | John Andretti | Kmart/Little Caesars Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.162 |
| 28 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | Ford/Ford | 174.031 |
| 29 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC Ford | Ford/Ford | 173.796 |
| 30 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | Ford/Ford | 173.501 |
| 31 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D/TIC Ford | Ford/Ford | 173.487 |
| 32 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | Pontiac/Pontiac | 173.274 |
| 33 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 173.210 |
| 34 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 173.174 |
| 35 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | Ford/Ford | 173.154 |
| 36 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Badcock Ford | Ford/Ford | 173.154 |
| 37 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | Pontiac/Pontiac | 172.954 |
| 38 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Remington Arms Ford | Ford/Ford | 172.927 |
| 39 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Kodiak Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 0.000 |
| 40 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Prodigy Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 0.000 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner
- + - Tony Stewart started the 1996 Indianapolis 500 from the Pole Position after Scott Brayton was fatally injured in a practice crash prior to the race.