1996 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix

March 2026 February 2025 United States Nazareth Nazareth Speedway Trackmap.png Map of Nazareth Speedway April 28 1996 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix 5 16 PPG Indy Car World Series Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States Oval 1.000 1.609 200 200.000 321.869 CAN Paul Tracy Marlboro Team Penske 18.874 CAN BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Hogan-Penske Racing 20.388 2 BRA USA Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing USA CAN Greg Moore Forsythe Racing CAN USA Al Unser Jr. Marlboro Team Penske USA The 1996 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix was a CART race which happened at the Nazareth Speedway on April 28, 1996. It was the 5th round of the 1996 PPG Indy Car World Series season. Qualifying Penske Racing driver Paul Tracy set the a mph speed of 190.737 mph, and also, the pole. It was a New Track Record. Race Start - Lap 95 At lap 15, the first caution came out as Hiro Matsushita collided with Juan Manuel Fangio II. The restart came out at lap 22. The top ten at lap 25 were: Paul Tracy, Emerson Fittipaldi, Scott Pruett, Michael Andretti, Jimmy Vasser, Al Unser Jr., Bobby Rahal, Robby Gordon, Greg Moore and Christian Fittipaldi. At lap 53, Hiro Matsushita was the first driver to retire. At lap 79, Andretti stalled his car after a 13.4 pitstop. He continued in the race. At the following lap, the race leader Paul Tracy hit three mechanics in one move then after that he was able to stop his car in his pit stall. The mechanics were not badly injured, but were taken to the hospital. At lap 89, Paul Tracy received a black flag penalty because of the incident with his mechanics. The top six at lap 95 was: Michael Andretti, Al Unser Jr., Greg Moore, Emerson Fittipaldi, Bobby Rahal and Christian Fittipaldi. Lap 115- Lap 141 At lap 115, the second caution came out, as Roberto Moreno lost one of his rear wheels. At the following lap, Gil de Ferran retired after having suspension problems due to colliding with Adrian Fernandez in the pits. The restart came out at lap 128. At lap 141, the top twelve was: Michael Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Al Unser Jr., Greg Moore, Bobby Rahal, Jimmy Vasser, Paul Tracy, Scott Pruett, Christian Fittipaldi, Raul Boesel, Robby Gordon and Adrian Fernandez. Closing stages. 33 laps to go With 33 laps to go, the third caution came out as Robby Gordon hit the wall at turn one. He retired. When the restart would come out, Raul Boesel's engine blew up. The restart came out with 23 laps to go. Andretti's lead was growing and no problems happened to him as he won the race. Box score FinishGridNo Car numberNameTeamChassisEngineTireLapsTime/StatusLed Laps ledPoints Points include one bonus point for leading the most laps and one bonus point for qualifying on pole position 1 5 6 USA Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola T96/00 Ford Goodyear 200 1:25:08.074 113 21 2 13 99 CAN Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz Firestone 200 +12.213 0 16 3 6 2 USA Al Unser Jr. Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 200 +15.044 0 14 4 2 9 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Hogan-Penske Racing Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 200 +15.144 0 12 5 1 3 CAN Paul Tracy Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 199 +1 Lap 87 11 6 8 18 USA Bobby Rahal Team Rahal Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 199 +1 Lap 0 8 7 3 12 USA Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 96I Honda Firestone 199 +1 Lap 0 6 8 4 20 USA Scott Pruett Patrick Racing Lola T96/00 Ford Firestone 198 +2 Laps 0 5 9 10 11 BRA Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing Lola T96/00 Ford Goodyear 197 +3 Laps 0 4 10 18 32 MEX Adrián Fernández Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda Firestone 196 +4 Laps 0 3 11 12 28 USA Bryan Herta Team Rahal Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 196 +4 Laps 0 2 12 15 31 BRA André Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda Firestone 196 +4 Laps 0 1 13 9 4 ITA Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 96I Honda Firestone 193 +7 Laps 0 0 14 20 15 USA Mike Groff Walker Racing Reynard 96I Ford Goodyear 192 +8 Laps 0 0 15 16 17 BRA Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Reynard 96I Ford Goodyear 190 +10 Laps 0 0 16 19 21 ITA Teo Fabi PacWest Racing Reynard 96I Ford Goodyear 188 +12 Laps 0 0 17 21 10 USA Eddie Lawson Galles Racing Lola T96/00 Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 186 +14 Laps 0 0 18 23 25 USA Jeff Krosnoff Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 96I Toyota Firestone 186 +14 Laps 0 0 19 14 16 SWE Stefan Johansson Bettenhausen Motorsports Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 184 +16 Laps 0 0 20 22 49 USA Parker Johnstone Brix Comptech Racing Reynard 96I Honda Firestone 180 +20 Laps 0 0 21 11 1 BRA Raul Boesel Brahma Sports Team Reynard 96I Ford Goodyear 167 Engine 0 0 22 7 5 USA Robby Gordon Walker Racing Reynard 96I Ford Goodyear 164 Crash 0 0 23 17 8 BRA Gil de Ferran Hall Racing Reynard 96I Honda Goodyear 116 Crash 0 0 24 24 34 BRA Roberto Moreno Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T96/00 Ford Firestone 102 Crash 0 0 25 25 36 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers Eagle Mk-V Toyota Goodyear 59 Engine 0 0 26 26 19 JPN Hiro Matsushita Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T96/00 Ford Firestone 19 Suspension 0 0 Source:https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_Bosch_Spark_Plug_Grand_Prix/R 1996 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix 1996 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix]1996 Nazareth Champ Cars Race statistics Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1–87 Paul Tracy 88–200 Michael Andretti Cautions: 4 for 28 laps Laps Reason 17–21 Juan Manuel Fangio II spin turn 4 115–127 Roberto Moreno tow-in 167–169 Robby Gordon brushed wall turn 3 170–176 Raul Boesel engine Points Standings after 5 races Jimmy Vasser 73 points Al Unser Jr. 53 points Scott Pruett 49 points Greg Moore 36 points Gil de Ferran 33 points Christian Fittipaldi 32 points Notes Last race - Teo Fabi After this race, Mark Blundell, who broke his foot in Brazil was cleared by CART officials to race in the next round: The US 500. For the last time CART decided to run a 200 lap race in Nazareth Speedway. For 1997 until 2002 when CART had its final race there, it was a 225 lap race. After 2002, the race went to Indy Racing League, but it was still a 225 lap race. References Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix, 1996 Category:Nazareth Speedway