1996 - PPG Indy Car World Series - U.S. 500 Race Results

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

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1996 - U.S. 500 Race Results

Race Name - U.S. 500
Date - 5/26/1996
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 250
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Jimmy Vasser / 232.025 mph
Cautions - 12 cautions for 78 laps
Average Race Speed - 156.403 mph
Lead Changes - 8 Leader(s) with 11 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alex Zanardi
Race Number - 6

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	232.025
2	14	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Ford	225.625
3	20	Roberto Moreno	The Data Control Car	Lola	Ford	221.447
4	6	Andr Ribeiro	LCI International	Lola	Honda	229.71
5	19	Mark Blundell	VISA/PacWest	Reynard	Ford	221.487
6	18	Eddie Lawson	Delco Electronics	Lola	Mercedes	221.618
7	7	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	228.98
8	5	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	230.213
9	13	Gil de Ferran	Pennzoil Special	Reynard	Honda	225.957
10	8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	227.816
11	16	Parker Johnstone	Motorola	Reynard	Honda	224.372
12	12	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Lola	Ford	226.246
13	17	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	224.025
14	25	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Lola	Ford	216.048
15	3	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Mercedes	230.774
16	22	Stefan Johansson	Alumax Aluminum	Reynard	Mercedes	219.081
17	4	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	230.751
18	24	Jeff Krosnoff	Arciero/Wells Racing	Reynard	Toyota	217.341
19	15	Bobby Rahal	Miller Genuine Draft	Reynard	Mercedes	225.464
20	21	Robby Gordon	Valvoline/Cummins	Reynard	Ford	220.877
21	27	Gary Bettenhausen	Bettenhausen Motorsports	Penske	Mercedes	208.607
22	26	Juan Manuel Fangio II	All American Racers	Eagle	Toyota	209.476
23	11	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco Havoline	Lola	Ford	226.602
24	10	Raul Boesel	Brahma Sports Car	Reynard	Ford	227.561
25	23	Fredrik Ekblom	Valvoline DuraBlend	Reynard	Ford	218.501
26	9	Scott Pruett	Firestone/Patrick Racing	Lola	Ford	227.718
27	2	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	231.108