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1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200
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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | USA Michael Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 200 | 1:33:32.649 | 59 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | USA Al Unser Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | Penske PC-25 | Mercedes-Benz | 200 | +0.146 | 98 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | CAN Paul Tracy | Marlboro Team Penske | Penske PC-25 | Mercedes-Benz | 200 | +0.940 | 43 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | BRA Emerson Fittipaldi | Hogan-Penske Racing | Penske PC-25 | Mercedes-Benz | 200 | +1.451 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 99 | CAN Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | Reynard 96I | Mercedes-Benz | 200 | +24.580 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 11 | BRA Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 199 | +1 Lap | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 18 | USA Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | Reynard 96I | Mercedes-Benz | 197 | +3 Laps | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 31 | BRA André Ribeiro | Tasman Motorsports | Lola T96/00 | Honda | 197 | +3 Laps | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | BRA Gil de Ferran | Hall Racing | Reynard 96I | Honda | 196 | +4 Laps | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 12 | USA Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 96I | Honda | 196 | +4 Laps | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 32 | MEX Adrián Fernández | Tasman Motorsports | Lola T96/00 | Honda | 196 | +4 Laps | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 20 | USA Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 196 | +4 Laps | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | ITA Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 96I | Honda | 195 | +5 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 28 | USA Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | Reynard 96I | Mercedes-Benz | 195 | +5 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 17 | BRA Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing | Reynard 96I | Ford | 194 | +6 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 49 | USA Parker Johnstone | Brix Comptech Racing | Reynard 96I | Honda | 193 | +7 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | USA Robby Gordon | Walker Racing | Reynard 96I | Ford | 191 | +9 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 25 | USA Jeff Krosnoff | Arciero-Wells Racing | Reynard 96I | Toyota | 191 | +9 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 36 | ARG Juan Manuel Fangio II | All American Racers | Eagle Mk-V | Toyota | 187 | +13 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 10 | USA Eddie Lawson | Galles Racing | Lola T96/00 | Mercedes-Benz | 184 | +16 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 7 | CHI Eliseo Salazar | Scandia-Simon Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 184 | +16 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 21 | GBR Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing | Reynard 96I | Ford | 183 | Suspension | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 22 | MEX Michel Jourdain Jr. | Scandia-Simon Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 182 | +18 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 98 | USA P. J. Jones | All American Racers | Eagle Mk-V | Toyota | 181 | +19 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 34 | BRA Roberto Moreno | Payton-Coyne Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 179 | +21 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | BRA Raul Boesel | Brahma Sports Team | Reynard 96I | Ford | 128 | Crash | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 16 | SWE Stefan Johansson | Bettenhausen Motorsports | Reynard 96I | Mercedes-Benz | 78 | Handling | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 19 | JPN Hiro Matsushita | Payton-Coyne Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 61 | Exhaust | 0 | 0 |
Race statistics
| Lap Leaders | Laps | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 1–38 | Paul Tracy | |
| 39–71 | Michael Andretti | |
| 72–76 | Paul Tracy | |
| 77–137 | Al Unser Jr. | |
| 138–157 | Michael Andretti | |
| 158–194 | Al Unser Jr. | |
| 195–200 | Michael Andretti |
| Cautions: 5 for 35 laps | Laps | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 | Parker Johnstone spin turn 2 | |
| 134–153 | Raul Boesel crash turn 2 | |
| 188–194 | Mark Blundell brushed wall | |
| 197–199 | Greg Moore spin turn 4 | |
| 200 | Parker Johnstone brushed wall turn 1 |
Point Standings
After 7 of 16 races
- Jimmy Vasser 95 points
- Al Unser Jr. 75 points
- Scott Pruett 51 points
- Michael Andretti 51 points
- Greg Moore 46 points
- Paul Tracy 45 points
- André Ribeiro 43 points
- Christian Fittipaldi 41 points
- Gil de Ferran 41 points
- Bobby Rahal 32 points
References
References
- "''1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200'' weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac.
- [https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_Miller_Genuine_Draft_200/R 1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200]
- [https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1996-milwaukee-champ-cars/ 1996 Milwaukee Champ Cars]
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