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1996 Las Vegas Indycars in IRL at the Las Vegas Speedway circuit. Full information

1996 Las Vegas Indycars

1996 Las Vegas Indycars is 5th IRL race. Passed at the Las Vegas Speedway circuit. Arie Luyendyk won the pole position, Richie Hearn won this race. Michel Jourdain jr and Michael Groff also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (483 km).

Previous race: 1996 New Hampshire Indycars
Next race: 1997 Disney World Indycars
Race Start: 15th September 1996

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1996 Las Vegas Indycars

1st victory for the Della Penna Motorsports team
1st victory for the Richie Hearn
2nd podium for the Richie Hearn
1st podium for the Michel Jourdain jr
2nd podium for the Michael Groff

Reynard 95I - 1996 Las Vegas Indycars winner

Reynard 95I #4 - 1996 Las Vegas Indycars winner

1996 Las Vegas Indycars results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Richie Hearn Reynard 95I, #4 36 2h 36m 17.345s 0 Della Penna Motorsports
2 Michel Jourdain jr Lola T94/00, #22 33 2h 36m 19.038s 0 Team Scandia
3 Michael Groff Reynard 95I, #10 32 199 laps 0 Byrd-Cunningham Racing
4 Roberto Guerrero Reynard 94I, #21 31 198 laps 0 Pagan Racing
5 Michele Alboreto Reynard 95I, #33 30 197 laps 0 Team Scandia
6 Buzz Calkins Reynard 95I, #12 29 197 laps 0 Bradley Motorsports
7 Eliseo Salazar Lola T95/00, #7 28 196 laps 0 Team Scandia
8 Robbie Buhl Lola T94/00, #54 27 195 laps 0 Beck Motorsports
9 Marco Greco Lola T95/00, #40 26 191 laps 0 Team Scandia
10 Affonso Giaffone Lola T94/00, #34 25 190 laps 0 Team Scandia
11 Davey Hamilton Lola T95/00, #14 24 187 laps 0 AJ Foyt Power Team Racing
12 Johnny O'Connell Reynard 94I, #6 23 183 laps Accident 0 Blueprint Racing
13 Jim Guthrie Lola T93/00, #27 22 182 laps 0 Blueprint Racing Enterprises
14 Robby Gordon Reynard 95I, #50 21 179 laps Engine 0 Team Sabco
15 John Paul, Jr. Lola T93/00, #18 20 170 laps 0 PDM Racing
16 Scott Sharp Lola T95/00, #1 19 168 laps Wheel bearing 0 AJ Foyt Racing
17 Mark Dismore Lola T95/00, #3 18 149 laps Accident 0 Team Menard
18 Stan Wattles Lola T94/00, #30 17 119 laps Accident 0 McCormack Motorsports
19 Juan Carlos Carbonell Lola T93/00, #15 16 112 laps Mechanical 0 Tempero-Giuffre Racing
20 Arie Luyendyk Reynard 95I, #5 17 106 laps Accident 0 Treadway Racing
21 Tony Stewart Lola T95/00, #2 14 77 laps Accident 0 Team Menard
22 Johnny Unser Reynard 95I, #64 13 67 laps Mechanical 0 Project Indy
23 Tyce Carlson Lola T93/00, #28 12 53 laps Accident 0 PDM Racing
24 Buddy Lazier Reynard 95I, #91 11 35 laps Mechanical 0 Hemelgarn Racing
25 Eddie Cheever Lola T95/00, #51 10 27 laps Accident 0 Team Cheever
26 Stephan Gregoire Lola T95/00, #8 9 27 laps Accident 0 Team Scandia
27 Brad Murphey Reynard 94I, #9 8 26 laps Accident 0 Hemelgarn Racing
28 Johnny Parsons jr, Dave Steele Lola T93/00, #16 7 7 laps Accident 0 Blueprint Racing Enterprises

Qualifying Results for the 1996 Las Vegas Indycars on the Las Vegas Speedway circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Arie Luyendyk Reynard 95I, #5 23.842s Treadway Racing
2 Tony Stewart Lola T95/00, #2 24.083s Team Menard
3 Robby Gordon Reynard 95I, #50 24.175s Team Sabco
4 Buddy Lazier Reynard 95I, #91 24.222s Hemelgarn Racing
5 Davey Hamilton Lola T95/00, #14 24.235s AJ Foyt Power Team Racing
6 Michael Groff Reynard 95I, #10 24.285s Byrd-Cunningham Racing
7 Scott Sharp Lola T95/00, #1 24.288s AJ Foyt Racing
8 Richie Hearn Reynard 95I, #4 24.378s Della Penna Motorsports
9 Roberto Guerrero Reynard 94I, #21 24.469s Pagan Racing
10 Mark Dismore Lola T95/00, #3 24.577s Team Menard
11 Johnny O'Connell Reynard 94I, #6 24.585s Blueprint Racing
12 John Paul, Jr. Lola T93/00, #18 24.604s PDM Racing
13 Eliseo Salazar Lola T95/00, #7 24.808s Team Scandia
14 Tyce Carlson Lola T93/00, #28 24.828s PDM Racing
15 Robbie Buhl Lola T94/00, #54 24.967s Beck Motorsports
16 Buzz Calkins Reynard 95I, #12 25.001s Bradley Motorsports
17 Johnny Parsons jr Lola T93/00, #16 25.017s Blueprint Racing Enterprises
18 Michele Alboreto Reynard 95I, #33 25.1s Team Scandia
19 Jim Guthrie Lola T93/00, #27 25.12s Blueprint Racing Enterprises
20 Johnny Unser Reynard 95I, #64 25.278s Project Indy
21 Stan Wattles Lola T94/00, #30 25.333s McCormack Motorsports
22 Michel Jourdain jr Lola T94/00, #22 25.398s Team Scandia
23 Affonso Giaffone Lola T94/00, #34 25.563s Team Scandia
24 Marco Greco Lola T95/00, #40 25.691s Team Scandia
25 Stephan Gregoire Lola T95/00, #8 25.717s Team Scandia
26 Brad Murphey Reynard 94I, #9 26.219s Hemelgarn Racing
27 Eddie Cheever Lola T95/00, #51 28.003s Team Cheever
28 Juan Carlos Carbonell, Dave Steele Lola T93/00, #15 29.8s Tempero-Giuffre Racing

List of all cars for the 1996 Las Vegas Indycars on the Las Vegas Speedway circuit

Lola T93/00

Buick/Menard

Lola T94/00

Ford

Lola T95/00

Ford

Lola T92/00

Buick

Reynard 94I

Ford

Reynard 95I

Ford

Lola T95/00

Buick/Menard