Monday, May 23, 2016

1996 Indianapolis 500 program



The 1996 Indy 500.
Won by Buddy Lazier who will start 32nd in this year's 100th Running of the race.






NASCAR driver Tony Stewart started first in the race. 
1998 Indy 500 winner, Eddie Cheever (who will be commentating the 100th Indy with ABC),
started on the inside of Row 2.


Scott Brayton won his second Indy 500 Pole in a row,
before being fatally injured in practice 
when his tire blew going into Turn 2.
 
 
1996 marked the first year of the IRL/CART split.
Tony George, grandson of Tony Hulman,
ran the Indy Racing League.
 

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