1996 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Race 3 of 3

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:22:45.753
Average speed of winner: 147.956 mph
Margin of victory: 0.695 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 59 laps
Fastest lap: Eddie Cheever 236.103
Lap leaders: Stewart 1-31, Guerrero 32-37, Lazier 38-41, Stewart 42-54, Guerrero 55-70, Jones 71-86, Lazier 87-97, Jones 98-120, Lazier 121-133, Guerrero 134-158, Jones 159-160, Lazier 161-167, Jones 168-169, Zampedri 170-189, Jones 190-192, Lazier 193-200

Race notes: First win for Buddy Lazier. First pole for Tony Stewart. Debut for Mark Dismore, Joe Gosek, Marco Greco, Scott Harrington, Hideshi Matsuda, Brad Murphey, Danny Ongais, Eliseo Salazar, and Alessandro Zampedri. Only start for Racin Gardner and Davy Jones.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2 (Pre-race), Part 3 (Interviews), Part 4 (Start), Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21, Part 22, Part 23, Part 24 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Buddy Lazier	91	Hemelgarn Racing-Delta Faucet-Montana	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Hemelgarn	231.468	200	5	43	running	1367854	105
2	2	Davy Jones	70	Delco Electronics High Tech Team Galles	Lola	Menard	Goodyear	Galles	232.882	200	5	46	running	632503	33
3	15	Richie Hearn	4	Della Penna Ralph's Food 4 Less Fuji Film	Reynard	Ford	Goodyear	Della Penna	226.521	200	0	0	running	375203	96
4	7	Alessandro Zampedri	8	Mi-Jack/AGIP/Xcel	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Scandia	229.595	199	1	20	accident t4	270853	31
5	6	Roberto Guerrero	21	WavePhore/Pennzoil Reynard-Ford	Reynard	Ford	Goodyear	Pagan	231.373	198	3	47	accident t4	315503	90
6	3	Eliseo Salazar	7	Cristal/Copec Mobil	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Scandia	232.684	197	0	0	accident t4	226653	58
7	33	Danny Ongais	32	Glidden Menards Special	Lola	Menard	Firestone	Menard	233.718	197	0	0	running	228253	28
8	30	Hideshi Matsuda	52	Team Taisan/Beck Motorsports	Lola	Ford	Firestone	Beck	226.856	197	0	0	running	233953	27
9	23	Robbie Buhl	54	Original Coors/Beck Motorsports	Lola	Ford	Firestone	Beck	226.217	197	0	0	running	195403	78
10	21	Scott Sharp	11	Conseco AJ Foyt Racing	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Foyt	231.201	194	0	0	accident	202053	75
11	4	Eddie Cheever	3	Quaker State Menards Special	Lola	Menard	Firestone	Menard	231.781	189	0	0	running	206103	72
12	10	Davey Hamilton	14	AJ Foyt Copenhagen Racing	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Foyt	228.887	181	0	0	running	184003	69
13	8	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	22	Herdez Quaker State/Viva Mexico!	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Scandia	229.380	177	0	0	running	193653	44
14	18	Lyn St. James	45	Spirit of San Antonio	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Zunne	224.594	153	0	0	accident t1	182603	63
15	32	Scott Harrington	44	Gold Eagle/Mechanics Laundry/Harrington/LP	Reynard	Ford	Goodyear	Della Penna	222.185	150	0	0	accident t1	190753	20
16	20	Arie Luyendyk	5	Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria/Bryant Heating & Cooling	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Treadway	236.986	149	0	0	prev. accident	216503	57
17	9	Buzz Calkins	12	Bradley Food Marts/Hoosier Lottery	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Bradley	229.013	148	0	0	rear brakes	173553	54
18	19	Jim Guthrie	27	Team Blueprint Racing	Lola	Menard	Firestone	Blueprint	222.394	144	0	0	engine	168453	34
19	14	Mark Dismore	30	Quaker State Menards Special	Lola	Menard	Firestone	Menard	227.260	129	0	0	engine	161253	16
20	11	Mike Groff	60	Valvoline Cummins Craftsman Special	Reynard	Ford	Goodyear	Walker	228.704	122	0	0	fire	158503	45
21	28	Fermín Vélez	34	Scandia/Xcel/Royal Purple	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Scandia	222.487	107	0	0	engine fire	176653	28
22	31	Joe Gosek	43	Scandia/Fanatics Only/Xcel	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Scandia	222.793	106	0	0	radiator	169653	13
23	26	Brad Murphey	10	Hemelgarn Racing-Delta Faucet-Firestone	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Hemelgarn	226.053	91	0	0	suspension	177853	12
24	1	Tony Stewart	20	Menards/Glidden/Quaker State Special	Lola	Menard	Firestone	Menard	233.100	82	2	44	engine	222053	33
25	25	Racin Gardner	90	Team Scandia/Slick Gardner Enterprises	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Scandia	224.453	76	0	0	suspension	149853	10
26	22	Marco Greco	41	AJ Foyt Enterprises	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Foyt	228.840	64	0	0	engine	153303	9
27	13	Stéphan Grégoire	9	Hemelgarn Racing/Delta Faucet/Firestone	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Hemelgarn	227.556	59	0	0	coil pack fire	147103	24
28	27	Johnny Parsons	16	Team Blueprint Racing	Lola	Menard	Firestone	Blueprint	223.843	48	0	0	radiator	161203	21
29	29	Johnny O'Connell	75	Mechanics Laundry/Cunningham Racing/Firestone	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Byrd-Cunningham	222.361	47	0	0	fuel pickup	145553	18
30	12	Michele Alboreto	33	Rio Hotel & Casino/Perry Ellis/Royal Purple	Reynard	Ford	Goodyear	Scandia	228.229	43	0	0	gearbox	144953	15
31	17	John Paul, Jr.	18	V-Line/Earl's Perf. Products/Crowne Plaza/Keco	Lola	Menard	Goodyear	PDM	224.757	10	0	0	ignition	144203	12
32	24	Paul Durant	96	Manaras/Simu/Glenmark/Miller Eads/Fortune Tech.	Lola	Buick	Goodyear	ABF	225.404	9	0	0	engine	149153	6
33	16	Johnny Unser	64	Ruger-Titanium/Project Indy/Reynard	Reynard	Ford	Goodyear	Project Indy	226.115	0	0	0	transmission	143953	4

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Buzz Calkins	246	3	0	1	1	2
2	Scott Sharp	246	3	0	0	1	2
3	Robbie Buhl	240	3	0	0	1	2
4	Richie Hearn	237	3	0	0	2	2
5	Roberto Guerrero	237	3	0	0	2	2
6	Mike Groff	228	3	0	0	1	2
7	Arie Luyendyk	225	3	1	1	1	1
8	Tony Stewart	204	3	1	0	1	1
9	Johnny O'Connell	192	3	0	0	1	2
10	Davey Hamilton	192	3	0	0	0	0
11	Michele Alboreto	189	3	0	0	1	2
12	Lyn St. James	186	3	0	0	0	1
13	Stéphan Grégoire	165	3	0	0	0	1
14	Buddy Lazier	159	2	1	1	1	1
15	John Paul, Jr.	153	3	0	0	0	1
16	Eddie Cheever	147	2	0	0	0	1
17	Johnny Parsons	141	3	0	0	0	0
18	Scott Brayton	111	2	0	0	0	0
19	Dave Kudrave	80	2	0	0	0	1
20	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	74	2	0	0	0	0
21	Jim Guthrie	74	2	0	0	0	0
22	Fermín Vélez	60	2	0	0	0	0
23	Eliseo Salazar	58	2	0	0	0	1
24	Johnny Unser	56	2	0	0	0	1
25	Stan Wattles	44	2	0	0	0	0