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INDYCAR: Michigan box score (WIDE)
tomh@motorsport.com (Tom Haapanen)
MNI - Motorsport News International
Sun Jun 2 13:26:41 EDT 1996
PPG Indy Car World Series Race No. 6
US 500
Brooklyn, Michigan
Provisional Box Score Report
May 26, 1996
Laps: 250 Track Length: 2.000 Miles
Fin Str Car Qual Qual Tot
Pos Pos Num Driver/Residence(Country) Sponsor/Car Time Speed Laps Status Pts Pts
1 1 12 JIMMY VASSER / SAN FRANCISCO, CA (USA) Target Reynard Honda R96I Honda F 31.031(M) 232.025 250 156.403 Mph 21 94
2 14 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN / FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (BRZ) Hollywood/PacWest R96I Ford Cos G 31.911 225.625 250 10.995 Sec 16 28
3 20 34 ROBERTO MORENO / MONTE CARLO, MONACO (BRZ) The Data Control Car LT96 Ford Cos F 32.513 221.447 249 Running 14 24
4 6 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO / SAO PAULO (BRZ) LCI International Lola Honda LT96 Honda F 31.344 229.710 249 Running 12 38
5 19 21 MARK BLUNDELL(R) / MIAMI BEACH, FL (ENG) VISA/PacWest R96I Ford Cos G 32.508 221.487 249 Running 10 10
6 18 10 EDDIE LAWSON(R) / LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ (USA) Delco Electronics LT96 Mercedes G 32.488 221.618 249 Running 8 18
7 7 3 PAUL TRACY / PARADISE VALLEY, AZ (CAN) 96 Marlboro Penske Mercedes PC96 Mercedes G 31.444 228.980 248 Running 6 31
8 5 2 AL UNSER JR / ALBUQUERQUE, NM (USA) 96 Marlboro Penske Mercedes PC96 Mercedes G 31.275 230.213 246 Running 5 58
9 13 8 GIL DE FERRAN / CARMEL, IN (BRZ) Pennzoil Special R96I Honda G 31.864 225.957 245 Running 4 37
10 8 9 EMERSON FITTIPALDI / KEY BISCAYNE, FL (BRZ) 96 Marlboro Hogan Penske Mrcds PC96 Mercedes G 31.604 227.816 241 Running 3 17
11 16 49 PARKER JOHNSTONE / REDMOND, OR (USA) Motorola Reynard Honda R96I Honda F 32.090 224.372 236 Gearbox 2 18
12 12 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI / SAO PAULO (BRZ) Kmart Budweiser Lola LT96 Ford Cos G 31.824 226.246 232 Engine 1 33
13 17 99 GREG MOORE(R) / MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. (CAN) Player's/Indeck R96I Mercedes F 32.139 224.025 225 Engine 0 36
14 25 19 HIRO MATSUSHITA / SAN CLEMENTE, CA (JPN) The Panasonic/DUSKIN Car LT96 Ford Cos F 33.326 216.048 217 Running 0 3
15 3 28 BRYAN HERTA / DUBLIN, OH (USA) Shell R96I Mercedes G 31.199 230.774 216 Engine 0 6
16 22 16 STEFAN JOHANSSON / INDIANAPOLIS, IN (SWE) Alumax Aluminum R96I Mercedes G 32.865 219.081 195 Engine 0 8
17 4 4 ALEX ZANARDI(R) / PRINCIPAUTE, DEMONACO (ITA) Target Reynard Honda R96I Honda F 31.202 230.751 175 Engine 1 15
18 24 25 JEFF KROSNOFF(R) / LA CANADA, CA (USA) Arciero-Wells Racing R96I Toyota F 33.128 217.341 143 Engine 0 0
19 15 18 BOBBY RAHAL / NEW ALBANY, OH (USA) Miller R96I Mercedes G 31.934 225.464 130 Contact 0 26
20 21 5 ROBBY GORDON / ORANGE, CA (USA) Valvoline/Cummins/Craftsman R96I Ford Cos G 32.597 220.877 94 Engine 0 14
21 27 26 GARY BETTENHAUSEN / MARTINSVILLE, IN PC94 Mercedes G 34.515 208.607 79 Contact 0 0
22 26 36 JUAN MANUEL FANGIO II(R) / MIAMI, FL (ARG) All American Racers Eagle E96 Toyota G 34.371 209.476 69 Engine 0 0
23 11 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI / NAZARETH, PA (USA) Kmart Texaco Havoline Lola LT96 Ford Cos G 31.774 226.602 67 Cv Joint 0 31
24 10 1 RAUL BOESEL / KEY BISCAYNE, FL (BRZ) Brahma Sports Team R96I Ford Cos G 31.640 227.561 54 Electrical 0 6
25 23 15 FREDRIK EKBLOM(R) / KUMLA (SWE) Valvoline DuraBlend Special R96I Ford Cos G 32.952 218.501 11 Engine 0 0
26 9 20 SCOTT PRUETT / CRYSTAL BAY, NV (USA) Firestone Patrick Racing LT96 Ford Cos F 31.618 227.718 3 Engine 0 49
32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ / BLOOMFIELD, MI (MEX) Tecate/Quaker State Lola Honda LT96 Honda F 31.154 231.108 0 Did Not Start - Dng 0 13
98 PJ JONES(R) / ROLLING HILLS EST., CA (USA) All American Racers Eagle E96 Toyota G 0.000 0.000 0 Withdrawn 0 0
37 TEO FABI / MILANO, ITALY (ITA) PacWest Reynard Ford R96I Ford Cos G 0.000 0.000 0 Withdrawn 0 0
(M) = Marlboro Pole Award, (R) = Rookie
Chassis Legend: E=AAR Eagle Mk-V, LT=Lola, PC=Penske, R**I=Reynard
Engine Legend: Ford Cos = Ford Cosworth XB, Honda = Honda Indy V8, Mercedes = Mercedes-Benz IC108
Tire Legend: F = Firestone, G = Goodyear
Did Not Start Legend: DNG=Did Not Grid, DNP=Did Not Participate, DNQ=Did Not Qualify
Time of Race: 3 hours 11 min 48.712 sec
Average Speed: 156.403 Mph
Margin of Victory: 10.995 sec
Lap Leaders Total Lead Laps Yellow Flags
Car # Driver From To Total Jimmy Vasser 35 Laps From Lap To Lap Total Reason
12 Jimmy Vasser 1 18 18 Alex Zanardi 134 Laps 3 6 4 Car 20 Blown Engine
4X Alex Zanardi 19 25 7 Mauricio Gugelmin 9 Laps 11 14 4 Car 15 Blown Engine
17 Mauricio Gugelmin 26 28 3 Roberto Moreno 2 Laps 23 27 5 Debris on course
34 Roberto Moreno 29 30 2 Greg Moore 2 Laps 47 53 7 Tow in Car 36
17 Mauricio Gugelmin 31 36 6 Parker Johnstone 35 Laps 84 96 13 Car 26 Contact turn 4
4X Alex Zanardi 37 163 127 Andre Ribeiro 33 Laps 128 137 10 Car 18 Contact Turn 3
99 Greg Moore 164 165 2 147 152 6 Fluid on course
49 Parker Johnstone 166 199 34 160 166 7 Car 99 Spun in Turn 2
12 Jimmy Vasser 200 206 7 175 182 8 Car 4 Blown Engine
49 Parker Johnstone 207 207 1 209 214 6 Tow in Car 49
31 Andre Ribeiro 208 240 33 217 220 4 Tow in Car 28
12 Jimmy Vasser 241 250 10 224 227 4 Car 99 Blown Engine
Total Yellow Laps 78
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