1996 - Firestone/Dayton Indy Lights - 12 Race Results
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1996 - 12
Race Name - 12Date - 9/8/1996Race Track - Laguna Seca RacewayTrack Length - 2.238 Laps Run - 76 Qualifying Speed - 106.334 Race Number - 12Finish | Start | Driver | Owner/Sponsor | Chassis |
1 | 1 | Tony Kanaan | Marlboro | Lola / Buick |
2 | 4 | Helio Castroneves | Kiboa Hudson Oil | Lola / Buick |
3 | 2 | Claude Bourbonnais | Players Ltd Indeck (Forsythe Racing) | Lola / Buick |
4 | 5 | Alex Padilla | SP Aviation Valvoline (Team Medlin) | Lola / Buick |
5 | 3 | Jeff Ward | Primm Investment Co | Lola / Buick |
6 | 9 | Dave Empringham | Players Indeck (Forsythe Racing) | Lola / Buick |
7 | 6 | Mark Hotchkis | Fountainhead Water (Mark Weida) | Lola / Buick |
8 | 12 | Felipe Giaffone | STP Premier National Lease | Lola / Buick |
9 | 7 | Dave DeSilva | DeSilva Gates Construction (Angelo Ferro) | Lola / Buick |
10 | 10 | Bertrand Godin | Players Indeck (Forsythe Racing) | Lola / Buick |
11 | 14 | Jaki Scheckter | FRE Kreepy Krawly | Lola / Buick |
12 | 11 | Chris Simmons | Kool Car (Team Green) | Lola / Buick |
13 | 19 | Jose Luis DiPalma | Marlboro | Lola / Buick |
14 | 16 | Shigeaki Hattori | Sesmat Ibaraki | Lola / Buick |
15 | 8 | Hideki Noda | Tenoras Greddy (Indy Regency Team) | Lola / Buick |
16 | 15 | Greg Ray | Kool Car (Team Green) | Lola / Buick |
17 | 17 | Freddy Van Beuren | Herdez Viva Mexico | Lola / Buick |
18 | 21 | Jose Giaffone | Banco Sofisa | Lola / Buick |
19 | 13 | Gualter Salles | Premier National Lease | Lola / Buick |
20 | 18 | Robby Unser | ADT Automotive (PacWest Motorsports) | Lola / Buick |
21 | 20 | Rodolfo Lavin | Corona America Batteries | Lola / Buick |
22 | 23 | Shan Groff | Husqvarna Capital Assets | Lola / Buick |
23 | 22 | Jack Miller | Crest | Lola / Buick |