1996 IRL Driver Summary Report

Laps Times
Rank Driver Pts Races Laps Miles Purse Led Led Wins Poles
1 Buzz Calkins 82 3 541 763.00 345,553 130 1
2 Scott Sharp 82 3 578 869.00 330,303 40 1
3 Robbie Buhl 80 3 543 838.50 322,653 21 2
4 Roberto Guerrero 79 3 484 781.00 412,003
5 Richie Hearn 79 3 415 715.00 484,203 7 1
6 Mike Groff 76 3 516 699.00 279,253
7 Arie Luyendyk 75 3 481 704.50 387,503 122 1 1
8 Tony Stewart 68 3 447 570.00 349,303 92 2 1
9 Davey Hamilton 64 3 449 720.50 261,003 2
10 Johnny O'Connell 64 3 439 509.50 244,303
11 Michele Alboreto 63 3 428 492.50 259,203
12 Lyn St. James 62 3 356 585.50 240,853
13 Stephan Gregoire 55 3 318 406.50 231,853
14 Buddy Lazier 53 2 261 561.00 1,423,854 71 2 1 1
15 John Paul, Jr 51 3 316 331.00 227,453
16 Eddie Cheever 49 2 373 656.50 259,353
17 Johnny Parsons 47 3 242 314.00 237,203
18 Dave Kudrave 40 2 172 172.00 78,250
19 Scott Brayton 37 2 175 175.00 213,500 1
20 Jim Guthrie 37 2 259 475.00 206,453
21 Michel Jourdain, Jr 37 2 208 473.50 226,653
22 Davy Jones 33 1 200 500.00 632,503
23 Alessandro Zampedri 31 1 199 497.50 270,853 20 1
24 Fermin Velez 30 2 139 299.50 210,653
25 Eliseo Salazar 29 1 197 492.50 236,653
26 Danny Ongais 28 1 197 492.50 228,253
27 Johnny Unser 28 2 185 185.00 188,203
28 Hideshi Matsuda 27 1 197 492.50 233,953
29 Stam Wattles 22 1 144 144.00 50,000
30 Scott Harrington 20 1 150 375.00 190,753
31 Mark Dismore 16 1 129 322.50 161,253
32 Paul Durant 16 2 10 23.50 159,153
33 Joe Gosek 13 1 106 265.00 169,653
34 Brad Murphy 12 1 91 227.50 177,853
35 Racin Gardner 10 1 76 190.00 149,853
36 Marco Greco 9 1 64 160.00 153,303
37 Justin Bell
38 Billy Boat 5,000
39 Butch Brickell 5,000
40 Jim Buick 5,000
41 Tyce Carlson
42 Rick DeLorto 10,000
43 Dan Drinan 2,000
44 Andy Michner
45 Bill Tempero 10,000
46 Randy Tolsma
47 Rob Wilson

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 1996 IRL Results
Orlando, FL 200 Mile Race - 27 Jan 1996

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1 mile Total Purse: $1,078,500
Race Distance: 200 miles Margin of Victory: 0.866 sec Promoter: Walt Disney World
Race Name: Indy 200 At Walt Disney World

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Foodmart Bradley Motorsports 5 0:20.517 175.464 200 1:33:30.748 128.325 122,500 35
2 20 Tony Stewart Quaker State/Glidden Team Menard 7 0:20.624 174.554 200 1:33:31.614 128.305 0.866 85,250 33
3 54 Robbie Buhl Zunne Group Beck Motorsports 13 0:21.107 170.560 198 Flagged 87,250 32
4 33 Michele Alboreto Alta-Fresh/Perry Ellis Scandia/Simon Racing 14 0:21.121 170.446 198 Flagged 65,000 31
5 21 Roberto Guerrero WavePhore/J Lightning Pagen Racing 2 0:20.210 178.130 197 Flagged 59,500 30
6 11 Mike Groff AJ Foyt Enterprises AJ Foyt Enterprises 12 0:21.095 170.657 195 Flagged 49,500 29
7 75 Johnny O'Connell Ultimate Energy Cunningham Motorsports 15 0:21.462 167.738 195 Flagged 46,250 28
8 90 Lyn St. James Lifetime Channel Scandia/Simon Racing 11 0:21.039 171.111 192 Flagged 48,250 27
9 18 John Paul, Jr PDM/Auto Sprinkler PDM 16 0:22.466 160.242 190 Flagged 44,250 26
10 3 Eddie Cheever Quaker State Team Menard 20 0:20.703 173.888 184 Wrecked T1 43,250 25
11 41 Scott Sharp AJ Foyt Enterprises AJ Foyt Enterprises 4 0:20.430 176.211 184 Wrecked T1 42,000 24
12 14 Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt Enterprises AJ Foyt Enterprises 6 0:20.537 175.293 173 Wrecked T2 41,000 23
13 17 Stam Wattles Leigh Miller Leigh Miller Racing 8 0:20.752 173.477 144 Wrecked T2 40,000 22
14 5 Arie Luyendyk Byrd's Cafeteria Byrd/Leberle-Treadway Racing 3 0:20.305 177.296 132 Gearbox 39,000 21
15 2 Scott Brayton Glidden Menards Team Menard 10 0:20.787 173.185 105 Handling 38,000 20
16 9 Stephan Gregoire Pierre Qui Mousse Hemelgard Racing 9 0:20.780 173.244 69 Gearbox 37,000 19
17 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet Hemelgarn Racing 1 0:19.847 181.388 61 Brakes 46,000 18
18 16 Johnny Parsons Linkite Blueprint Racing 17 0:23.451 153.512 45 Suspension 35,000 17
19 4 Richie Hearn Ralphs Food-4-Less Della Penna Motorsports 19 0:19.900 180.905 17 Wrecked T2 36,500 16
20 25 Dave Kudrave D.A.R.E./Bodylines Tempero/Giuffre Racing 18 0:24.598 146.353 4 Transmission 33,000 15
Lap Leaders
Buddy Lazier 28 1-28
Tony Stewart 37 29-65
Buzz Calkins 130 66-70, 76-200
Stan Wattles 2 71-72
Robbie Buhl 1 73
Davey Hamilton 2 74-75
Non-Qualifiers
7 Eliseo Salazar Cristal/Mobil 1 Scandia/Simon Racing DNS 10,000
81 Rick DeLorto Dymnag-USA Rick DeLorto Racing DNS 10,000
15 Bill Tempero D.A.R.E./Bodylines Tempero/Giuffre Racing DNS 10,000
26 Jim Buick O'Brien Motorsports O'Brien Racing DNS 5,000
77 Butch Brickell Brickell Racing Brickell Racing DNS 5,000
Data Source: www.indyracing.com
Race Notes 1) Hearn and Cheever started backup cars at end of field after wrecking qualified cars in final practice.
2) First race on new course. All times and speeds automatically track records.
3) Yellow flags: 18-23, Hearn wreck; 147-150, Wattles wreck; 178-183, Hamilton wreck;
189-193, Sharp and Cheever.

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 1996 IRL Results
Phoenix, AZ 200 Mile Race - 17 Mar 1996

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1 mile Total Purse: $1,077,500
Race Distance: 200 miles Margin of Victory: 8.896 sec Promoter: Buddy Jobe
Race Name: Dura-Lube 200

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu SpdLaps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 5 Arie Luyendyk Jonathan Byrd/Bryant Byrd/Leberle-Treadway Racing A 1 0:19.608 183.599200 1:42:14.000 117.368 132,000 35
2 11 Scott Sharp AJ Foyt Enterprises AJ Foyt Enterprises 6 0:19.694 182.797200 1:42:22.896 117.209 8.896 86,250 33
3 41 Mike Groff AJ Foyt Enterprises AJ Foyt Enterprises 7 0:20.441 176.117199 Flagged 71,250 32
4 4 Richie Hearn Ralph's Food 4 Less Fuji Della Penna Motorsports 2 0:19.694 182.797198 Flagged 72,500 31
5 75 Johnny O'Connell Ultimate Energy Cunningham Racing 10 0:20.611 174.664197 Flagged 52,500 30
6 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Foodmart Bradley Motorsports 8 0:20.465 175.910193 Flagged 49,500 29
7 9 Stephan Gregoire Pierre Qui Mousse Hemelgarn Racing 12 0:20.830 172.828190 Flagged 47,750 28
8 33 Michele Alboreto Scandia/Simon Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises 21 0:22.408 160.657187 Flagged 49,250 27
9 64 Johnny Unser Ruger-Titanium Project Indy 19 0:22.218 162.031185 Flagged 44,250 26
10 15 Dave Kudrave D.A.R.E./Bodylines Tempero/Giuffre Racing 20 0:22.363 160.980168 Fuel 45,250 25
11 20 Tony Stewart Quaker State/Glidden Team Menard 4 0:19.885 181.041165 Electrical 42,000 24
12 16 Johnny Parsons Linkite Blueprint Racing 17 0:21.772 165.350149 Broken fuel pump 41,000 23
13 54 Robbie Buhl Zunne Group Beck Motorsports 11 0:20.773 173.302148 Broken header 40,000 22
14 18 John Paul, Jr PDM/Auto Sprinkler PDM 13 0:20.966 171.707116 Engine 39,000 21
15 27 Jim Guthrie Team Blueprint Team Blueprint Racing 18 0:22.019 163.495115 Wrecked turn 3 38,000 20
16 21 Roberto Guerrero WavePhore/J Lightning Pagen Racing 3 0:19.884 181.050 89 Broken CV Joint 37,000 19
17 14 Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt Enterprises AJ Foyt Enterprises 9 0:20.505 175.567 95 Electrical 36,000 18
18 2 Scott Brayton Glidden Menards Team Menard 5 0:19.963 180.334 70 Wrecked turn 4 35,000 17
19 7 Fermin Velez Cristal/Mobil 1 Scandia/Simon Racing 15 0:21.326 168.808 32 Wrecked turn 4 34,000 16
20 22 Michel Jourdain, Jr Herdez/Quaker State Team Scandia 14 0:21.038 171.119 31 Wrecked turn 4 33,000 15
21 90 Lyn St. James Lifetime Channel Team Scandia 22 11 Electrical 10,000 14
22 96 Paul Durant ABF ABF Motorsports 16 0:21.355 168.579 1 Front end 10,000 13
Lap Leaders
Arie Luyendyk 122 1-24, 75-102, 118-120, 134-200
Scott Sharp 40 44-74, 121-128
Robbie Buhl 20 103-117, 129-133
Tony Stewart 11 25-35
Richie Hearn 7 36-43
Non-Qualifiers
17 Stam Wattles Leigh Miller Leigh Miller Racing Did not qualify 10,000
3 Eddie Cheever Quaker State Team Menard Did not qualify 10,000
91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet Hemelgarn Racing Wrecked practice 10,000
36 Dan Drinan Blueprint Racing Blueprint Racing Did not qualify 2,000
Data Source: www.indyracing.com
Race Notes 1) Fastest race and leading lap: Arie Luyendyk, lap 11, 173.152 mph.
2) Scott Sharp and Mike Grodd were each penalized 1 lap for entering closed pit.
3) Yellow flags: 3-7, Calkins spun turn 2; 33-47, Jordain wrecked turn 4, Guerrero & Velez wrecked turn 3;
72-80, Brayton wrecked turn 4; 128-135, Guthrie wrecked turn 3.

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 1996 IRL Results
Indianapolis, IN 500 Mile Race - 26 May 1996

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 2.5 miles Total Purse: $8,114,600
Race Distance: 500 miles Margin of Victory: 0.695 sec Promoter: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Race Name: Indianapolis 500

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet/Montana Hemelgarn Racing, Inc. 5 2:35.529 231.468 200 3:22:45.753 147.956 1,367,854 35
2 70 Davy Jones Delco Electronics Hi Tech Gallas Racing International 2 2:34.585 232.882 200 3:22:46.448 147.948 0.695 632,503 33
3 4 Richie Hearn Ralph's Food 4 Less Fuji Della Penna Motorsports 15 2:38.926 226.521 200 3:22:52.733 147.871 6.980 375,203 32
4 8 Alessandro Mi-Jack/AGIP/Xcel Team Scandia 7 2:36.798 229.595 199 Wrecked NW 270,853 31
5 21 Roberto Guerrero WavePhore/Pennzoil Pagen Racing 6 2:35.593 231.373 198 Wrecked NW 315,503 30
6 7 Eliseo Salazar Cristal/Copex Mobil Team Scandia 3 2:34.716 232.684 197 Wrecked NW 226,653 29
7 32 Danny Ongais Glidden Menards Team Menard, Inc. 33 197 Flagged 228,253 28
8 52 Hideshi Matsuda Team Taisan Beck Motorsports 30 2:38.691 226.856 197 Flagged 233,953 27
9 54 Robbie Buhl Original Coors Beck Motorsports 23 2:39.139 226.217 197 Flagged 195,403 26
10 11 Scott Sharp Conseco AJ Foyt Enterprises 21 2:35.709 231.201 194 Wrecked 202,053 25
11 3 Eddie Cheever Quaker State Team Menard, Inc. 4 2:35.319 231.781 189 Flagged 206,103 24
12 14 Davey Hamilton Copenhagen AJ Foyt Enterprises 10 2:37.283 228.887 181 Flagged 184,003 23
13 22 Michel Jourdain, Jr Herdez Quaker State Team Scandia 8 2:36.945 229.380 177 Flagged 193,653 22
14 45 Lyn St. James Spirit of San Antonio Zunne' Group Racing 18 2:40.289 224.594 153 Wrecked SW 182,603 21
15 44 Scott Harrington Gold Eagle/Mech Laundry Della Penna Motorsports 32 2:42.027 222.185 150 Wrecked SW 190,753 20
16 5 Arie Luyendyk Byrd Cafeteria/Bryant Jonathan Byrd/Treadway Racing 20 2:31.908 236.986 149 Accident damage 216,503 19
17 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts Bradley Motorsports 9 2:37.196 229.013 148 Lost brakes 173,553 18
18 27 Jim Guthrie Team Blueprint Racing Team Blueprint Racing, Inc. 19 2:41.875 222.394 144 Engine 168,453 17
19 30 Mark Dismore Quaker State Team Menard, Inc. 14 2:38.409 227.260 129 Engine 161,253 16
20 60 Mike Groff Valvoline Cummins Walker Racing 11 2:37.409 228.704 122 Fire 158,503 15
21 34 Fermin Velez Scandia/Xcel/Royal Purple Scandia Racing 28 2:41.807 222.487 107 Engine fire 176,653 14
22 43 Joe Gosek Scandia/Fantastics/Xcel Scandia Racing 31 2:41.585 222.793 106 Radiator 169,653 13
23 10 Brad Murphy Delta Faucet Hemelgarn Racing, Inc. 26 2:39.255 226.053 91 Broken suspension 177,853 12
24 20 Tony Stewart Glidden/Quaker State Team menard, Inc. 1 2:34.440 233.100 82 Engine 222,053 11
25 90 Racin Gardner Slick Gardner Enterprises Scandia Racing 25 2:40.390 224.453 76 Broken suspension 149,853 10
26 41 Marco Greco AJ Foyt Enterprises AJ Foyt Enterprises 22 2:37.315 228.840 64 Engine 153,303 9
27 9 Stephan Gregoire Delta Faucet Hemelgarn Racing, Inc. 13 2:38.203 227.556 59 Coil pack fire 147,103 8
28 16 Johnny Parsons Team Blueprint Racing Team Blueprint Racing 27 2:40.827 223.843 48 Radiator 161,203 7
29 75 Johnny O'Connell Mechanics Laundry Cunningham Racing 29 2:41.899 222.361 47 Fuel pickup 145,553 6
30 33 Michele Alboreto Rio Hotel/Casino/P Ellis Team Scandia 12 2:37.736 228.229 43 Gear box 144,953 5
31 18 John Paul, Jr V-Line/Earl's Performance PDM Racing, Inc. 17 2:40.173 224.757 10 Ignition 144,203 4
32 96 Paul Durant Manaras/Simu/Glenmark ABF Motorsports 24 2:39.713 225.404 9 Engine 149,153 3
33 64 Johnny Unser Ruger-Titanium/Proj Indy Projecdt Indy 16 2:39.211 226.115 0 Transmission 143,953 2
Lap Leaders
Roberto Guerrerp 47 32-37, 55-70, 134-158
Davey Jones 46 71-86, 98-120, 159-160, 168-169, 190-192
Tony Stewart 44 1-31, 42-54
Buddy Lazier 43 38-41, 87-97, 121-133, 161-167, 193-200
Alessandro 20 170-189
Non-Qualifiers
32 Scott Brayton Glidden Menards Team Menard, Inc. 1 2:34.032 233.718 Wrecked pract, fatal 140,500
35 Arie Luyendyk Byrd's Cafeteria/Bryant Jonathan Byrd/Treadway Racing 2:34.248 233.390 Disqual., low weight
2 Scott Brayton Glidden Menards Team Menard, Inc. 2:35.484 231.535 Withdrew
99 Billy Boat Beneto Tank Lines Pagan Racing Team 2:42.291 221.824 DNQ, too slow 5,000
77 Tyce Carlson Brickell Racing/Earl's Butch Brickell 2:42.748 221.201 DNQ, too slow
15 Justin Bell Tempero/Giuffre Racing Tempero/Giuffre Racing Did not qualify
24 Randy Tolsma McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports Did not qualify
36 Dan Drinan Loop Hole Racing Loop Hole Racing Wrecked practice
36 Andy Michner Loop Hole Racing Loop Hole Racing Did not qualify
39 Scott Harrington Harrington Motorsports Harrington Motorsports Wrecked practice
46 Rob Wilson Ruger-Titanium Project Indy Did not qualify
62 Danny Ongais Team Menard Team Menard, Inc. Did not qualify
84 Billy Boat AJ Foyt Enterprises AJ Foyt Enterprises Wrecked practice
Data Source: www.indyracing.com
Race Notes 1) Scott Brayton qualified for the pole position but was fatally injured in a
subsequent practice accident. Danny Ongais replaced Brayton and started
in 33rd position.
2) Fastest race lap: Eddie Cheever, lap 78, 236.103 mph.
3) Fastest leading lap: Tony Stewart, lap 10, 234.412 mph.

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