IRL: Indy 500 Starting Grid after Last Weekend's Qualifications

05/15/96

Motorsport News International published the starting grid for the 80th Annual Indianapolis 500-Mile Race as it stood after qualifications last Sunday. Arie Luyendyk had the best time, breaking the Indianapolis Motor Speedway record, but clocked it on Sunday after the Pole and other top positions had been locked up.

Here's how the field stood through 05/12/96:

Row 1
32   Scott Brayton    Glidden Menards Special        95 L/M/F  2:34.032 233.718
20 R Tony Stewart     Menards/Glidden/Quaker State/S 95 L/M/F  2:34.440 233.100
70   Davy Jones       Delco Electronics High Tech Te 95 L/MI/G 2:34.585 232.882

Row 2
7   Eliseo Salazar   Cristal/Copec Mobil            95 L/F/G  2:34.716 232.684
3   Eddie Cheever    Quaker State Menards Special   95 L/M/F  2:35.319 231.781
91   Buddy Lazier     Hemelgarn Racing-Delta Faucet  95 R/F/F  2:35.529 231.468

Row 3
21   Roberto Guerrero WavePhore/Pennzoil Reynard-For 95 R/F/G  2:35.593 231.373
8   Alessandro Zampedri  Mi-Jack/AGIP/Dinema        95 L/F/G  2:36.798 229.595
22 R Michel Jourdain  Herdez Quaker State Canels     95 L/F/G  2:36.945 229.380

Row 4
12 R Buzz Calkins     Bradley Food Marts/Reynard     95 R/F/F  2:37.196 229.013
14 R Davey Hamilton   AJ Foyt Copenhagen Racing      95 L/F/G  2:37.283 228.887
60   Mike Groff       Valvoline Cummins Craftsman Sp 95 R/F/G  2:37.409 228.704

Row 5
33 R Michele Alboreto Alta Spring Water/Perry Ellis/ 95 R/F/G  2:37.736 228.229
9   Stephan Gregoire Hemelgarn Racing               95 R/F/F  2:38.203 227.556
30 R Mark Dismore     Quaker State Menards Special   95 L/M/F  2:38.409 227.260

Row 6
4 R Richie Hearn     Della Penna Ralph's Food 4 Les 95 R/F/G  2:38.926 226.521
64 R Johnny Unser     Ruger-Titanium/Project Indy/Re 95 R/F/G  2:39.211 226.115
18   John Paul, Jr.   V-Line Earl's Supply           93 L/M/G  2:40.173 224.757

Row 7
45   Lyn St. James    Spirit of San Antonio          94 L/F/G  2:40.289 224.594
27 R Jim Guthrie      Team Blueprint Racing Inc.     93 L/M/F  2:41.875 222.394
5   Arie Luyendyk    Jon.Byrd's Cafeteria/Bryant Ht 95 R/F/F  2:31.908 236.986

Row 8
11   Scott Sharp      Conseco/AJ Foyt Racing         95 L/F/G  2:35.709 231.201
41   Marco Greco      A.J. Foyt Enterprises          94 L/F/G  2:37.315 228.840
54   Robbie Buhl      Beck Motorsports               94 L/F/F  2:39.139 226.217

Row 9
96 R Paul Durant      ABF Motorsports USA Sunrise Re 92 L/B/G  2:39.713 225.404
90 R Racin Gardner    Team Scandia/Slick Gardner Ent 94/L/F/G  2:40.390 224.453

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