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Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights race number 4 of 12
Saturday, May 25, 1996 at Michigan Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
50 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:32:20
Average speed: 184.593 mph
Pole speed: 183.549 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: .071 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 14

Glossary    1996 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights results   /   1996 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsStatusLedPts
11102   Nick Firestone STPLola / Buick49running02
6 33   Gualter Salles Kibon / Tang / STPLola / Buick50running18
10134   Felipe Giaffone Noram / Banco SofiaLola / Buick49running03
4 512   Robby Unser ADT Automotive   (PacWest Motorsports)Lola / Buick50running012
161920   Doug Boyer Red Line Oil   (Summit Motorsports)Lola / Buick47running00
2 623   Mark Hotchkis Fountainhead Water   (Mark Weida)Lola / Buick50running016
7 724   Dave DeSilva DeSilva Gates Construction   (Angelo Ferro)Lola / Buick50running06
121126   Chris Simmons Kool Car   (Team Green)Lola / Buick49running01
151227   Greg Ray Kool Car   (Team Green)Lola / Buick47running00
131728   Hideki Noda Tenoras / Greddy   (Indy Regency Team)Lola / Buick49running00
19 831   Shigeaki Hattori Sesmat / IbarakiLola / Buick25mechanical00
3 932   Jeff Ward Primm Investment Co.Lola / Buick50running014
1 133   Dave Empringham Player's / Indeck   (Forsythe Racing)Lola / Buick50running3322
17 437   Tony Kanaan MarlboroLola / Buick44mechanical80
81438   Jose Luis DiPalma MarlboroLola / Buick49running05
51539   Helio Castroneves MarlboroLola / Buick50running010
202061   Jack Miller CrestLola / Buick14mechanical00
18 266   Claude Bourbonnais Players Ltd. / Indeck   (Forsythe Racing)Lola / Buick31mechanical80
141877   Rodolfo Lavin Corona / America BatteriesLola / Buick47running00
91689   Roque Aranda Breman BeerLola / Buick49running04

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Paolo Carcasci
Alex Padilla11SP AviationTeam Medlin
Jaki Scheckter17Newport
Harry Puterbaugh34Husqvarna / Capital Assets

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Tony Kanaan111
  Gualter Salles221
  Tony Kanaan342
  Dave Empringham551
  Tony Kanaan672
  Dave Empringham8169
  Claude Bourbonnais17171
  Dave Empringham18203
  Claude Bourbonnais21211
  Dave Empringham22232
  Claude Bourbonnais24296
  Dave Empringham30389
  Tony Kanaan39413
  Dave Empringham42509

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Dave Empringham 81    
2   Mark Hotchkis 48   -33  
3   Dave DeSilva 42   -39  
4   Jeff Ward 39   -42  
5   Gualter Salles 33   -48  
6   Chris Simmons 29   -52  
7   Helio Castroneves 22   -59  
8   Jose Luis DiPalma 21   -60  
9   Tony Kanaan 20   -61  
10   Robby Unser 12   -69  
11   Alex Padilla 10   -71  
12   Hideki Noda 8   -73  
12   Roque Aranda 8   -73  
12   Greg Ray 8   -73  
15   Shigeaki Hattori 7   -74  
15   Claude Bourbonnais 7   -74  
17   Doug Boyer 5   -76  
17   Jack Miller 5   -76  
19   Felipe Giaffone 3   -78  
20   Nick Firestone 2   -79  
21   Shan Groff 1   -80