1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World
Race details | |
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1st round of the 1996 Indy Racing League season | |
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Date | January 27, 1996 |
Official name | Indy 200 at Walt Disney World |
Location | Walt Disney World Speedway |
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.000 mi / 1.609 km |
Distance |
200 laps 200.000 mi / 321.869 km |
Weather | Dry with temperatures reaching up to 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver |
Buddy Lazier (![]() |
Time | 19.847 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver |
Buzz Calkins (![]() |
Time | 20.954 (on lap 188 of 200) |
Podium | |
First |
Buzz Calkins (![]() |
Second |
Tony Stewart (![]() |
Third |
Robbie Buhl (![]() |
The 1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World was the first round of the 1996 Indy Racing League.[2] The race was held on January 27, 1996 at the 1.000 mi (1.609 km) Walt Disney World Speedway in Bay Lake, Florida.
Report
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Qualifying
Pos | No. | Name | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Best (in mph) |
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1 | 91 | ![]() |
20.011 | 19.847 | 181.388 |
2 | 21 | ![]() |
20.516 | 20.210 | 178.310 |
3 | 35 | ![]() |
20.810 | 20.305 | 177.296 |
4 | 41 | ![]() |
20.524 | 20.430 | 176.211 |
5 | 12 | ![]() |
20.751 | 20.517 | 175.464 |
6 | 14 | ![]() |
21.072 | 20.537 | 175.293 |
7 | 20 | ![]() |
20.891 | 20.624 | 174.554 |
8 | 17 | ![]() |
21.118 | 20.752 | 173.477 |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
20.994 | 20.780 | 173.244 |
10 | 2 | ![]() |
20.863 | 20.787 | 173.185 |
11 | 90 | ![]() |
21.186 | 21.039 | 171.111 |
12 | 11 | ![]() |
21.209 | 21.095 | 170.657 |
13 | 54 | ![]() |
21.535 | 21.107 | 170.560 |
14 | 33 | ![]() |
21.360 | 21.121 | 170.446 |
15 | 75 | ![]() |
21.695 | 21.462 | 167.738 |
16 | 18 | ![]() |
22.466 | Waved off | 160.242 |
17 | 16 | ![]() |
23.832 | 23.451 | 153.512 |
18 | 25 | ![]() |
25.325 | 24.598 | 146.353 |
19 | 4 | ![]() |
20.062 | 19.900 | 180.905 |
20 | 3 | ![]() |
20.703 | 20.812 | 173.888 |
- † Hearn and Cheever had to change to a backup car for the race, following a crash in a practice session after qualifying.
Failed to qualify or withdrew
Eliseo Salazar - for Team Scandia - Crashed in practice and was hospitalized with a leg injury.
Rick DeLorto R for Delorto Motorsports - Too slow - did not complete drivers test and was not allowed to qualify.
Bill Tempero for Tempero-Giuffre Racing - Too slow - did not complete drivers test - not allowed to qualify
Butch Brickell R for Brickell Racing - Broke two vertebrae in a pre-season test crash on January 13.
Jim Buick for O'Brien Motorsports - Did not participated in drivers test and was not allowed to qualify.
Race
Indycar rookies Tony Stewart and Buzz Calkins emerged as race leaders most of the afternoon, while former CART veterans Eddie Cheever, Scott Brayton, Arie Luyendyk, and Buddy Lazier all fell by the wayside. On lap 189, Scott Sharp and Eddie Cheever tangled and crashed in turn one, which set up a restart with 6 laps to go. Calkins and Stewart restarted together nose-to-tail, and Calkins held off the challenge to win by 0.886 seconds.
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
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1 | 12 | ![]() |
Bradley Motorsports | 200 | 1:33:30.748 | 5 | 130 | 35 |
2 | 20 | ![]() |
Team Menard | 200 | + 0.886 | 7 | 37 | 33 |
3 | 54 | ![]() |
Beck Motorsports | 198 | + 2 laps | 13 | 1 | 32 |
4 | 33 | ![]() |
Team Scandia | 198 | + 2 laps | 14 | 0 | 31 |
5 | 21 | ![]() |
Pagan Racing | 197 | + 3 laps | 2 | 0 | 30 |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 195 | + 5 laps | 12 | 0 | 29 |
7 | 75 | ![]() |
Cunningham Racing | 195 | + 5 laps | 15 | 0 | 28 |
8 | 90 | ![]() |
Team Scandia | 192 | + 8 laps | 11 | 0 | 27 |
9 | 18 | ![]() |
PDM Racing | 190 | + 10 laps | 16 | 0 | 26 |
10 | 3 | ![]() |
Team Menard | 184 | Accident T1 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
11 | 41 | ![]() |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 184 | Accident T1 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
12 | 14 | ![]() |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 173 | Accident T2 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
13 | 17 | ![]() |
Leigh Miller Racing | 144 | Accident T2 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
14 | 5 | ![]() |
Byrd-Treadway Racing | 132 | Gearbox | 3 | 0 | 21 |
15 | 2 | ![]() |
Team Menard | 105 | Handling | 10 | 0 | 20 |
16 | 9 | ![]() |
Hemelgarn Racing | 69 | Gearbox | 9 | 0 | 19 |
17 | 91 | ![]() |
Hemelgarn Racing | 61 | Brakes | 1 | 28 | 18 |
18 | 16 | ![]() |
Blueprint Racing | 45 | Suspension | 17 | 0 | 17 |
19 | 4 | ![]() |
Della Penna Motorsports | 17 | Accident T2 | 19 | 0 | 16 |
20 | 25 | ![]() |
Tempero-Giuffre Racing | 4 | Transmission | 18 | 0 | 15 |
Standings after the race
References
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