1996 Indianapolis 500 - Starting Grid

Starting Grid

Row Inside Middle Outside
1 Tony Stewart (R) Davy Jones Eliseo Salazar
2 Eddie Cheever Buddy Lazier Roberto Guerrero
3 Alessandro Zampedri Michel Jourdain, Jr. (R) Buzz Calkins (R)
4 Davey Hamilton (R) Mike Groff Michele Alboreto (R)
5 Stephan Gregoire Mark Dismore (R) Richie Hearn (R)
6 Johnny Unser (R) John Paul, Jr. Lyn St. James
7 Jim Guthrie (R) Arie Luyendyk (W) Scott Sharp
8 Marco Greco Robby Buhl (R) Paul Durant (R)
9 Racin Gardner (R) Brad Murphey (R) Johnny Parsons
10 Fermín Velez (R) Johnny O'Connell (R) Hideshi Matsuda
11 Joe Gosek (R) Scott Harrington (R) Danny Ongais
Scott Brayton officially qualified for the pole position, but was killed in a practice crash on May 17. Danny Ongais substituted in the car on race day; in accordance with USAC rules Ongais had to start at the rear of the field.

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