1996 Dura Lube 200

  1996 Phoenix

Race details
2nd round of the 1996 Indy Racing League season
Date	March 24, 1996
Official name	Dura Lube 200
Location	Phoenix International Raceway
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 79 °F (26 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 19.8 miles per hour (31.9 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Arie Luyendyk	Byrd-Treadway Racing
Time	19.608
Fastest lap
Driver	Arie Luyendyk	Byrd-Treadway Racing
Time	20.791 (on lap 11 of 200)
Podium
First	Arie Luyendyk	Byrd-Treadway Racing
Second	Scott Sharp	AJ Foyt Enterprises
Third	Mike Groff	AJ Foyt Enterprises

The 1996 Dura Lube 200 was the second round of the 1996 Indy Racing League. The race was held on March 24, 1996 at the 1.000 mi (1.609 km) Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

Failed to qualify/Other entries

• Eddie Cheever for Team Menard - Crashed in practice on Friday March 22 and was not cleared to drive
• Buddy Lazier for Hemelgarn Racing - Crashed in practice on Friday March 22 and was not cleared to drive
• Stan Wattles for Leigh Miller Racing - Crashed in practice on Friday March 22 and was not cleared to drive
• Dan Drinan for Loop Hole Racing - did not attempt to qualify after completing practice sessions.
• Lyn St. James for Team Scandia - did not attempt to qualify but was allowed to start 22nd.
• Racin Gardner for Unknown - Participated in open test session on February 26–28, but did not complete rookie tests
• Rick DeLorto for DeLorto Motorsports - Participated in open test session on February 26–28, but did not complete rookie tests
• Brian Gester for Unknown - Completed rookie tests on February 29, but was unable to secure a ride for the race
• Billy Roe for Unknown - Completed rookie tests on February 29, but was unable to secure a ride for the race
• Gary Peterson for Unknown - Did not complete rookie test on February 29.

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	5	Arie Luyendyk	Byrd-Treadway Racing	200	1:42:14	1	122	35
2	11	Scott Sharp	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	200*	+ 0.886	6	37	33
3	41	Mike Groff	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	199*	+ 1 lap	7	1	32
4	4	Richie Hearn	Della Penna Motorsports	198	+ 2 laps	2	0	31
5	75	Johnny O'Connell	Cunningham Racing	197	+ 3 laps	10	0	30
6	12	Buzz Calkins	Bradley Motorsports	193	+ 7 laps	8	0	29
7	9	Stéphan Grégoire	Hemelgarn Racing	190	+ 10 laps	12	0	28
8	33	Michele Alboreto	Team Scandia	187	+ 13 laps	21	0	27
9	64	Johnny Unser	Project Indy	185	+ 15 laps	19	0	26
10	15	Dave Kudrave	Tempero-Giuffre Racing	168	Out of Fuel	20	0	25
11	20	Tony Stewart	Team Menard	165	Electrical	4	0	24
12	16	Johnny Parsons	Blueprint Racing	149	Fuel pump	17	2	23
13	45	Robbie Buhl	Beck Motorsports	148	Header	11	2	22
14	18	John Paul, Jr.	PDM Racing	116	Engine	13	0	21
15	27	Jim Guthrie	Blueprint Racing	115	Accident T3	18	0	20
16	21	Roberto Guerrero	Pagan Racing	89	CV Joint	3	0	19
17	14	Davey Hamilton	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	77	Electrical	9	28	18
18	2	Scott Brayton	Team Menard	70	Accident T4	5	0	17
19	7	Fermín Vélez	Team Scandia	32	Contact w/#21 T3	15	0	16
20	22	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	Team Scandia	14	Accident T4	14	0	15
21	90	Lyn St. James	Team Scandia	11	Electrical	22	0	14
22	96	Paul Durant	ABF Motorsports	1	Front end	16	0	13

Race Leaders

Caution Periods

There were four caution periods during the race, with a total of thirty seven laps run under yellow.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Buzz Calkins 128 2 Mike Groff 122 3= Johnny O'Connell 116 3= Michele Alboreto 116 5= Scott Sharp 114 5= Tony Stewart 114 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings. References ↑ "1996 Dura Lube 200 weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-26.  Previous race: 1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World IndyCar Series 1996 season Next race: 1996 Indianapolis 500 Previous race: 1995 Slick 50 200 (CART) 1996 Dura Lube 200 Next race: 1997 Phoenix 200