1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200

1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200
Race details
Race 7 of 16 in the 1996 IndyCar season
DateJune 2, 1996
Official nameMiller Genuine Draft 200
LocationMilwaukee Mile, West Allis, United States
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.000 mi / 1.609 km
Distance200 laps
200 mi / 321.868 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds approaching 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver Paul Tracy (Penske Racing)
Time176.058 mph
Driver
Podium
First Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second Al Unser Jr. (Penske Racing)
Third Paul Tracy (Penske Racing)

The 1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200 was a CART race that happened at the Milwaukee Mile. It happened on June 2, 1996. It was the 7th round of the 1996 IndyCar season.

Race

Lap 1

At the start of the race, Parker Johnstone spun at turn 2. The first full-course caution was out.

Lap 13

Top 6: Paul Tracy, Emerson Fittipaldi, Gil de Ferran, Christian Fittipaldi, Robby Gordon and Michael Andretti.

Lap 38

Michael Andretti takes the lead after overtaking Paul Tracy at turn 4.

Lap 71

Hiro Matsushita had a fire on the back of his car during his pitstop.

Lap 78

After pitstops, Al Unser Jr. leads, with Michael Andretti in second.

Lap 100

Halfway through -> Top 6: Al Unser Jr., Michael Andretti, Paul Tracy, Emerson Fittipaldi, Christian Fittipaldi and Greg Moore.

Lap 128

Second full course caution was out after Raul Boesel had a big crash on turn 2. The green flag came out at lap 148.

Lap 177

Top 6: Al Unser Jr., Michael Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Paul Tracy, Greg Moore and Christian Fittipaldi.

Lap 183

Third full course caution came out, as Mark Blundell was the third victim of turn 2 wall.

Lap 195. 5 to go

The green flag came out. Michael Andretti took the lead from Al Unser Jr. The Penske Racing driver also lost second place for his teammate Paul Tracy.

Lap 197. 3 to go

Fourth full course caution came out, as Greg Moore nearly lost the car coming out turn 4. The restart came out at lap 199.

Lap 200. Last Lap

Fifth full-course caution. Parker Johnstone crashed at turn 3. Michael Andretti won under the yellow flag.

Box score

Finish Grid No Name Team Chassis Engine Tire Laps Time/Status Led Points
1 5 6 Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola T96/00 Ford G 200 1:33:32.649 59 20
2 11 2 Al Unser Jr. Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz G 200 +0.146 98 17
3 1 3 Paul Tracy Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz G 200 +0.940 43 15
4 2 9 Emerson Fittipaldi Hogan-Penske Racing Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz G 200 +1.451 0 12
5 18 99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz F 200 +24.580 0 10
6 3 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing Lola T96/00 Ford G 199 +1 Lap 0 8
7 13 18 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz G 197 +3 Laps 0 6
8 16 31 André Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda F 197 +3 Laps 0 5
9 6 8 Gil de Ferran Hall Racing Reynard 96I Honda G 196 +4 Laps 0 4
10 14 12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 96I Honda F 196 +4 Laps 0 3
11 17 32 Adrián Fernández Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda F 196 +4 Laps 0 2
12 15 20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing Lola T96/00 Ford F 196 +4 Laps 0 1
13 7 4 Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 96I Honda F 195 +5 Laps 0 0
14 4 28 Bryan Herta Team Rahal Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz G 195 +5 Laps 0 0
15 12 17 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Reynard 96I Ford G 194 +6 Laps 0 0
16 19 49 Parker Johnstone Brix Comptech Racing Reynard 96I Honda F 193 +7 Laps 0 0
17 10 5 Robby Gordon Walker Racing Reynard 96I Ford G 191 +9 Laps 0 0
18 22 25 Jeff Krosnoff Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 96I Toyota F 191 +9 Laps 0 0
19 23 36 Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers Eagle Mk-V Toyota G 187 +13 Laps 0 0
20 25 10 Eddie Lawson Galles Racing Lola T96/00 Mercedes-Benz G 184 +16 Laps 0 0
21 26 7 Eliseo Salazar Scandia-Simon Racing Lola T96/00 Ford G 184 +16 Laps 0 0
22 9 21 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Reynard 96I Ford G 183 Suspension 0 0
23 24 22 Michel Jourdain Jr. Scandia-Simon Racing Lola T96/00 Ford G 182 +18 Laps 0 0
24 27 98 P. J. Jones All American Racers Eagle Mk-V Toyota G 181 +19 Laps 0 0
25 21 34 Roberto Moreno Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T96/00 Ford F 179 +21 Laps 0 0
26 8 1 Raul Boesel Brahma Sports Team Reynard 96I Ford G 128 Crash 0 0
27 20 16 Stefan Johansson Bettenhausen Motorsports Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz G 78 Handling 0 0
28 28 19 Hiro Matsushita Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T96/00 Ford F 61 Exhaust 0 0
Source:[2][3]

Race statistics

Point Standings

After 7 of 16 races

  1. Jimmy Vasser 95 points
  2. Al Unser Jr. 75 points
  3. Scott Pruett 51 points
  4. Michael Andretti 51 points
  5. Greg Moore 46 points
  6. Paul Tracy 45 points
  7. André Ribeiro 43 points
  8. Christian Fittipaldi 41 points
  9. Gil de Ferran 41 points
  10. Bobby Rahal 32 points

References

  1. ^ "1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200 weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  2. ^ 1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200
  3. ^ 1996 Milwaukee Champ Cars
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