The 1996 Indy Racing League consisted of 3 races, held at 3 circuits across the United States of America. Buzz Calkins won the Drivers’ Championship.
1996 Races
Round | Date | Event | Circuit | Track Type | Winner | Car/Engine | Avg. Speed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27 January 1996 | Indy 200 at Walt Disney World | Walt Disney World Speedway | Oval | Buzz Calkins | Reynard/Ford | 128.325 |
2 | 24 March 1996 | Dura Lube 200 | Phoenix Raceway | Oval | Arie Luyendyk | Reynard/Ford | 117.386 |
3 | 26 May 1996 | 80th Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Oval | Buddy Lazier | Reynard/Ford | 130.934 |
1996 Driver Standings
Pos. | Driver | WDW | PHX | IND | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Buzz Calkins | 105 | 87 | 54 | 246 |
2 | Scott Sharp | 72 | 99 | 75 | 246 |
3 | Robbie Buhl | 96 | 66 | 78 | 240 |
4 | Roberto Guerrero | 90 | 57 | 90 | 237 |
5 | Richie Hearn | 48 | 93 | 96 | 237 |
6 | Mike Groff | 87 | 96 | 45 | 228 |
7 | Arie Luyendyk | 63 | 105 | 57 | 225 |
8 | Tony Stewart | 99 | 72 | 33 | 204 |
9 | Davey Hamilton | 69 | 54 | 69 | 192 |
10 | Johnny O'Connell | 84 | 90 | 18 | 192 |
11 | Michele Alboreto | 93 | 81 | 15 | 189 |
12 | Lyn St. James | 81 | 42 | 63 | 186 |
13 | Stephan Gregoire | 57 | 84 | 24 | 165 |
14 | Buddy Lazier | 54 | 0 | 105 | 159 |
15 | John Paul Jr. | 78 | 63 | 12 | 153 |
16 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | 75 | 0 | 72 | 147 |
17 | Johnny Parsons | 51 | 69 | 21 | 141 |
18 | Scott Brayton | 60 | 51 | 0 | 111 |
19 | Dave Kudrave | 30 | 50 | 0 | 80 |
20 | Jim Guthrie | 0 | 40 | 34 | 74 |
21 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 0 | 30 | 44 | 74 |
22 | Fermin Velez | 0 | 32 | 28 | 60 |
23 | Eliseo Salazar | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58 |
24 | Johnny Unser | 0 | 52 | 4 | 56 |
25 | Stan Wattles | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
26 | Davey Jones | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
27 | Paul Durant | 0 | 26 | 6 | 32 |
28 | Alessandro Zampedri | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
29 | Danny Ongais | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
30 | Hideshi Matsuda | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
31 | Racin Gardner | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
32 | Scott Harrington | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
33 | Mark Dismore | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
34 | Joe Gosek | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
35 | Brad Murphey | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
36 | Marco Greco | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |