1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World

1996 Walt Disney World
Race details
1st round of the 1996 Indy Racing League season
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 (United States Hemelgarn Racing)
Time 19.847
Fastest lap
Driver Buzz Calkins (United States Bradley Motorsports)
Time 20.954 (on lap 188 of 200)
Podium
First Buzz Calkins (United States Bradley Motorsports)
Second Tony Stewart (United States Team Menard)
Third Robbie Buhl (United States Beck Motorsports)

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
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

Pos No. Name Lap 1 Lap 2 Best (in mph)
1 91 United States Buddy Lazier 20.011 19.847 181.388
2 21 Colombia Roberto Guerrero 20.516 20.210 178.310
3 35 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk 20.810 20.305 177.296
4 41 United States Scott Sharp 20.524 20.430 176.211
5 12 United States Buzz Calkins R 20.751 20.517 175.464
6 14 United States Davey Hamilton R 21.072 20.537 175.293
7 20 United States Tony Stewart R 20.891 20.624 174.554
8 17 United States Stan Wattles R 21.118 20.752 173.477
9 9 France Stephan Gregoire R 20.994 20.780 173.244
10 2 United States Scott Brayton 20.863 20.787 173.185
11 90 United States Lyn St. James 21.186 21.039 171.111
12 11 United States Mike Groff 21.209 21.095 170.657
13 54 United States Robbie Buhl 21.535 21.107 170.560
14 33 Italy Michele Alboreto R 21.360 21.121 170.446
15 75 United States Johnny O'Connell R 21.695 21.462 167.738
16 18 United States John Paul, Jr. 22.466 Waved off 160.242
17 16 United States Johnny Parsons 23.832 23.451 153.512
18 25 United States David Kudrave 25.325 24.598 146.353
19 4 United States Richie HearnR 20.062 19.900 180.905
20 3 United States Eddie Cheever 20.703 20.812 173.888

Failed to qualify or withdrew

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
1 12 United States Buzz Calkins R Bradley Motorsports 200 1:33:30.748 5 130 35
2 20 United States Tony Stewart R Team Menard 200 + 0.886 7 37 33
3 54 United States Robbie Buhl Beck Motorsports 198 + 2 laps 13 1 32
4 33 Italy Michele Alboreto R Team Scandia 198 + 2 laps 14 0 31
5 21 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing 197 + 3 laps 2 0 30
6 11 United States Mike Groff A. J. Foyt Enterprises 195 + 5 laps 12 0 29
7 75 United States Johnny O'Connell R Cunningham Racing 195 + 5 laps 15 0 28
8 90 United States Lyn St. James Team Scandia 192 + 8 laps 11 0 27
9 18 United States John Paul, Jr. PDM Racing 190 + 10 laps 16 0 26
10 3 United States Eddie Cheever Team Menard 184 Accident T1 20 0 25
11 41 United States Scott Sharp A. J. Foyt Enterprises 184 Accident T1 4 0 24
12 14 United States Davey Hamilton R A. J. Foyt Enterprises 173 Accident T2 6 2 23
13 17 United States Stan Wattles R Leigh Miller Racing 144 Accident T2 8 2 22
14 5 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk Byrd-Treadway Racing 132 Gearbox 3 0 21
15 2 United States Scott Brayton Team Menard 105 Handling 10 0 20
16 9 France Stephan Gregoire R Hemelgarn Racing 69 Gearbox 9 0 19
17 91 United States Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing 61 Brakes 1 28 18
18 16 United States Johnny Parsons Blueprint Racing 45 Suspension 17 0 17
19 4 United States Richie Hearn R Della Penna Motorsports 17 Accident T2 19 0 16
20 25 United States David Kudrave Tempero-Giuffre Racing 4 Transmission 18 0 15

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 United States Buzz Calkins 35
2 United States Tony Stewart 33
3 United States Robbie Buhl 32
4 Italy Michele Alboreto 31
5 Colombia Roberto Guerrero 30
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.

References

  1. "1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  2. Siano, Joseph (January 27, 1996). "Camaraderie Is Watchword On Eve of First Indy 200". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

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