1996 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Budweiser G.I. Joes 200 Presented by Texaco Race Results

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1996 - Budweiser G.I. Joes 200 Presented by Texaco Race Results

Race Name - Budweiser G.I. Joes 200 Presented by Texaco
Date - 6/23/1996
Race Track - Portland Intenational Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 98
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Alex Zanardi / 117.209 mph
Cautions - 1 cautions for 4 laps
Average Race Speed - 103.837 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alex Zanardi
Race Number - 9

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	117.209
2	9	Gil de Ferran	Pennzoil Special	Reynard	Honda	116.137
3	11	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Lola	Ford	115.87
4	12	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	115.841
5	15	Parker Johnstone	Motorola	Reynard	Honda	115.332
6	18	Bobby Rahal	Miller Genuine Draft	Reynard	Mercedes	114.761
7	5	Andr Ribeiro	LCI International	Lola	Honda	116.489
8	21	Mark Blundell	VISA/PacWest	Reynard	Ford	113.909
9	19	Stefan Johansson	Alumax Aluminum	Reynard	Mercedes	114.34
10	14	Robby Gordon	Valvoline/Cummins	Reynard	Ford	115.408
11	6	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco Havoline	Lola	Ford	116.43
12	13	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	115.522
13	3	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	116.989
14	24	Juan Manuel Fangio II	All American Racers	Eagle	Toyota	113.216
15	20	Eddie Lawson	Delco Electronics	Lola	Mercedes	114.301
16	10	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Ford	116.074
17	23	Jeff Krosnoff	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	113.452
18	28	Eliseo Salazar	Cristal/Copec/Mobil 1	Lola	Ford	109.708
19	22	Roberto Moreno	The Data Control Car	Lola	Ford	113.491
20	16	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	114.951
21	26	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Lola	Ford	112.596
22	25	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Perry Ellis	Lola	Ford	112.913
23	2	Scott Pruett	Firestone/Patrick Racing	Lola	Ford	117.021
24	27	PJ Jones	All American Racers	Eagle	Toyota	111.664
25	8	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	116.147
26	4	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Mercedes	116.861
27	7	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	116.254
28	17	Raul Boesel	Brahma Sports Car	Reynard	Ford	114.886