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 FinishGridNameTeamChassisEngineTireLapsTime/Status 1 5 6 Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola T96/00 Ford 200 1:33:32.649 59 20 2 11 2 Al Unser Jr. Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz 200 +0.146 98 17 3 1 3 Paul Tracy Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz 200 +0.940 43 15 4 2 9 Emerson Fittipaldi Hogan-Penske Racing Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz 200 +1.451 0 12 5 18 99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz 200 +24.580 0 10 6 3 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing Lola T96/00 Ford 199 +1 Lap 0 8 7 13 18 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz 197 +3 Laps 0 6 8 16 31 André Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda 197 +3 Laps 0 5 9 6 8 Gil de Ferran Hall Racing Reynard 96I Honda 196 +4 Laps 0 4 10 14 12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 96I Honda 196 +4 Laps 0 3 11 17 32 Adrián Fernández Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda 196 +4 Laps 0 2 12 15 20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing Lola T96/00 Ford 196 +4 Laps 0 1 13 7 4 Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 96I Honda 195 +5 Laps 0 0 14 4 28 Bryan Herta Team Rahal Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz 195 +5 Laps 0 0 15 12 17 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Reynard 96I Ford 194 +6 Laps 0 0 16 19 49 Parker Johnstone Brix Comptech Racing Reynard 96I Honda 193 +7 Laps 0 0 17 10 5 Robby Gordon Walker Racing Reynard 96I Ford 191 +9 Laps 0 0 18 22 25 Jeff Krosnoff Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 96I Toyota 191 +9 Laps 0 0 19 23 36 Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers Eagle Mk-V Toyota 187 +13 Laps 0 0 20 25 10 Eddie Lawson Galles Racing Lola T96/00 Mercedes-Benz 184 +16 Laps 0 0 21 26 7 Eliseo Salazar Scandia-Simon Racing Lola T96/00 Ford 184 +16 Laps 0 0 22 9 21 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Reynard 96I Ford 183 Suspension 0 0 23 24 22 Michel Jourdain Jr. Scandia-Simon Racing Lola T96/00 Ford 182 +18 Laps 0 0 24 27 98 P. J. Jones All American Racers Eagle Mk-V Toyota 181 +19 Laps 0 0 25 21 34 Roberto Moreno Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T96/00 Ford 179 +21 Laps 0 0 26 8 1 Raul Boesel Brahma Sports Team Reynard 96I Ford 128 Crash 0 0 27 20 16 Stefan Johansson Bettenhausen Motorsports Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz 78 Handling 0 0 28 28 19 Hiro Matsushita Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T96/00 Ford 61 Exhaust 0 0 Source:1996 Miller Genuine Draft 2001996 Milwaukee Champ Cars
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
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