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1996 US 500 in CART at the Michigan circuit. Full information

1996 US 500

1996 US 500 is 259th CART race. Passed at the Michigan circuit. Jimmy Vasser won the pole position and this race. Mauricio Gugelmin and Roberto Moreno also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1996 Nazareth Champ Cars
Next race: 1996 Milwaukee Champ Cars
Race Start: 26th May 1996

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1996 US 500

6th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
4th victory for the Jimmy Vasser
9th podium for the Jimmy Vasser
3rd podium for the Mauricio Gugelmin
1st podium for the Roberto Moreno

Reynard 96I #12 - 1996 US 500 winner

1996 US 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 96I, #12	21	3h 11m 48.712s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 96I, #17	16	3h 11m 59.707s	PacWest Racing Group
3	Roberto Moreno	Lola T96/00, #34	14	249 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
4	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T96/00, #31	12	249 laps	Tasman Motorsports Group
5	Mark Blundell	Reynard 96I, #21	10	249 laps	PacWest Racing Group
6	Eddie Lawson	Lola T96/00, #10	8	249 laps	Galles Racing
7	Paul Tracy	Penske PC25, #3	6	248 laps	Marlboro Team Penske
8	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC25, #2	5	246 laps	Marlboro Team Penske
9	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 96I, #8	4	245 laps	Hall Racing
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC25, #9	3	241 laps	Hogan-Penske Racing
11	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 96I, #49	2	236 laps Gearbox	Brix Comptech Racing
12	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola T96/00, #11	1	232 laps Engine	Newman-Haas Racing
13	Greg Moore	Reynard 96I, #99	0	225 laps Engine	Forsythe Racing
14	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T96/00, #19	0	217 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
15	Bryan Herta	Reynard 96I, #28	0	216 laps Engine	Team Rahal
16	Stefan Johansson	Reynard 96I, #16	0	195 laps Engine	Bettenhausen Motorsports
17	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 96I, #4	1	175 laps Engine	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
18	Jeff Krosnoff	Reynard 96I, #25	0	143 laps Engine	Arciero-Wells Racing
19	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 96I, #18	0	130 laps Accident	Team Rahal
20	Robby Gordon	Reynard 96I, #5	0	94 laps Engine	Walker Motorsport
21	Gary Bettenhausen	Penske PC23, #26	0	79 laps Accident	Bettenhausen Motorsports
22	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle Mk5, #36	0	69 laps Engine	All-American Racers
23	Michael Andretti	Lola T96/00, #6	0	67 laps Cv joint	Newman-Haas Racing
24	Raul Boesel	Reynard 96I, #1	0	54 laps Electrics	Brahma Sports Team
25	Fredrik Ekblom	Reynard 96I, #15	0	11 laps Engine	Walker Motorsport
26	Scott Pruett, Adrian Fernandez	Lola T96/00, #20	0	3 laps Engine	Patrick Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1996 US 500 on the Michigan circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 96I, #12	31.031s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T96/00, #32	31.154s	Tasman Motorsports Group
3	Bryan Herta	Reynard 96I, #28	31.199s	Team Rahal
4	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 96I, #4	31.202s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
5	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC25, #2	31.275s	Marlboro Team Penske
6	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T96/00, #31	31.344s	Tasman Motorsports Group
7	Paul Tracy	Penske PC25, #3	31.444s	Marlboro Team Penske
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC25, #9	31.604s	Hogan-Penske Racing
9	Scott Pruett	Lola T96/00, #20	31.618s	Patrick Racing
10	Raul Boesel	Reynard 96I, #1	31.64s	Brahma Sports Team
11	Michael Andretti	Lola T96/00, #6	31.774s	Newman-Haas Racing
12	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola T96/00, #11	31.824s	Newman-Haas Racing
13	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 96I, #8	31.864s	Hall Racing
14	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 96I, #17	31.911s	PacWest Racing Group
15	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 96I, #18	31.934s	Team Rahal
16	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 96I, #49	32.09s	Brix Comptech Racing
17	Greg Moore	Reynard 96I, #99	32.139s	Forsythe Racing
18	Eddie Lawson	Lola T96/00, #10	32.448s	Galles Racing
19	Mark Blundell	Reynard 96I, #21	32.508s	PacWest Racing Group
20	Roberto Moreno	Lola T96/00, #34	32.513s	Payton-Coyne Racing
21	Robby Gordon	Reynard 96I, #5	32.597s	Walker Motorsport
22	Stefan Johansson	Reynard 96I, #16	32.865s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
23	Fredrik Ekblom	Reynard 96I, #15	32.952s	Walker Motorsport
24	Jeff Krosnoff	Reynard 96I, #25	33.128s	Arciero-Wells Racing
25	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T96/00, #19	33.326s	Payton-Coyne Racing
26	Juan Manuel Fangio II, Gary Bettenhausen	Eagle Mk5, #36	34.371s	All-American Racers