1996 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Marlboro 500 Race Results

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1996 - Marlboro 500 Race Results

Race Name - Marlboro 500
Date - 7/28/1996
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 250
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Jimmy Vasser / 234.665 mph
Cautions - 8 cautions for 59 laps
Average Race Speed - 152.627 mph
Lead Changes - 7 Leader(s) with 15 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Andre Ribeiro
Race Number - 12

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	8	Andr Ribeiro	LCI International	Lola	Honda	231.009
2	11	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Mercedes	229.794
3	13	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Ford	228.765
4	4	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	233.115
5	14	Stefan Johansson	Alumax Aluminum	Reynard	Mercedes	228.452
6	21	Mark Blundell	VISA/PacWest	Reynard	Ford	225.872
7	15	Raul Boesel	Brahma Sports Car	Reynard	Ford	228.405
8	25	Robby Gordon	Valvoline/Cummins	Reynard	Ford	224.768
9	1	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	234.665
10	19	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Lola	Ford	226.702
11	18	Eliseo Salazar	Cristal/Copec/Mobil 1	Lola	Ford	226.803
12	17	Davy Jones	Delco Electronics	Lola	Mercedes	227.147
13	7	Scott Pruett	Firestone/Patrick Racing	Lola	Ford	231.783
14	23	Juan Manuel Fangio II	All American Racers	Eagle	Toyota	222.609
15	20	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Lola	Ford	225.994
16	24	PJ Jones	All American Racers	Eagle	Toyota	214.852
17	3	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	233.501
18	10	Parker Johnstone	Motorola	Reynard	Honda	230.401
19	16	Gil de Ferran	Pennzoil Special	Reynard	Honda	228.008
20	6	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	232.048
21	2	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	233.643
22	12	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco Havoline	Lola	Ford	228.808
23	22	Roberto Moreno	The Data Control Car	Lola	Ford	225.744
24	9	Bobby Rahal	Miller Genuine Draft	Reynard	Mercedes	230.528
25	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	232.86