Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 26, 1996
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 5 | Buddy Lazier | 91 | Delta Faucet/Montana | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | 200 | 3:22:45.753 147.956 | 35 |
| 2 | 2 | Davy Jones | 70 | Delco Electronics Hi Tech | Lola T9500 | Mercedes | 200 | 3:22:46.448 147.948 | 33 |
| 3 | 15 | Richie Hearn | 4 | Ralph's Food 4 Less Fuji | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | 200 | 3:22:52.733 147.871 | 32 |
| 4 | 7 | Alessandro Zampedri | 8 | Mi-Jack/AGIP/Xcel | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 199 | Wrecked NW | 31 |
| 5 | 6 | Roberto Guerrero | 21 | WavePhore/Pennzoil | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | 198 | Wrecked NW | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | Eliseo Salazar | 7 | Cristal/Copec/Mobil 1 | Lola T9500 | Ford XB | 197 | Wrecked NW | 29 |
| 7 | 33 | Danny Ongais | 32 | Glidden Menards | Lola T9500 | Menard | 197 | Flagged | 28 |
| 8 | 30 | Hideshi Matsuda | 52 | Team Taisan | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 197 | Flagged | 27 |
| 9 | 23 | Robbie Buhl | 54 | Original Coors | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 197 | Flagged | 26 |
| 10 | 21 | Scott Sharp | 11 | Conseco | Lola T9500 | Ford XB | 194 | Wrecked | 25 |
| 11 | 4 | Eddie Cheever | 3 | Quaker State | Lola T9500 | Menard | 189 | Flagged | 24 |
| 12 | 10 | Davey Hamilton | 14 | Copenhagen | Lola T9500 | Ford XB | 181 | Flagged | 23 |
| 13 | 8 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | 22 | Herdez/Quaker State | Lola T9500 | Ford XB | 177 | Flagged | 22 |
| 14 | 18 | Lyn St. James | 45 | Spirit of San Antonio | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 153 | Wrecked SW | 21 |
| 15 | 32 | Scott Harrington | 44 | Gold Eagle/Mechanics Laundry | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | 150 | Wrecked SW | 20 |
| 16 | 20 | Arie Luyendyk | 5 | Byrd Cafeteria/Bryant | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | 149 | Accident damage | 19 |
| 17 | 9 | Buzz Calkins | 12 | Bradley Food Marts | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | 148 | Lost brakes | 18 |
| 18 | 19 | Jim Guthrie | 27 | Team Blueprint Racing | Lola T9300 | Menard | 144 | Engine | 17 |
| 19 | 14 | Mark Dismore | 30 | Quaker State | Lola T9500 | Menard | 129 | Engine | 16 |
| 20 | 11 | Mike Groff | 60 | Valvoline Cummins | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | 122 | Fire | 15 |
| 21 | 28 | Fermín Velez | 34 | Scandia/Xcel/Royal Purple | Lola T9500 | Ford XB | 107 | Engine fire | 14 |
| 22 | 31 | Joe Gosek | 43 | Scandia/Fantastics/Xcel | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 106 | Radiator | 13 |
| 23 | 26 | Brad Murphey | 10 | Delta Faucet | Reynard 94i | Ford XB | 91 | Broken suspension | 12 |
| 24 | 1 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Glidden/Quaker State | Lola T9500 | Menard | 82 | Engine | 11 |
| 25 | 25 | Racin Gardner | 90 | Slick Gardner Enterprises | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 76 | Broken suspension | 10 |
| 26 | 22 | Marco Greco | 41 | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 64 | Engine | 9 |
| 27 | 13 | Stéphan Grégoire | 9 | Delta Faucet | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | 59 | Coil pack fire | 8 |
| 28 | 27 | Johnny Parsons | 16 | Team Blueprint Racing | Lola T9300 | Menard | 48 | Radiator | 7 |
| 29 | 29 | Johnny O'Connell | 75 | Mechanics Laundry | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | 47 | Fuel pickup | 6 |
| 30 | 12 | Michele Alboreto | 33 | Rio Hotel/Casino/P Ellis | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | 43 | Gear box | 5 |
| 31 | 17 | John Paul, Jr. | 18 | V-Line/Earl's Performance | Lola T9300 | Menard | 10 | Ignition | 4 |
| 32 | 24 | Paul Durant | 96 | Manaras/Simu/Glenmark | Lola T9200 | Buick | 9 | Engine | 3 |
| 33 | -- | Johnny Unser | 64 | Ruger-Titanium/Project Indy | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | -- | DNS, transmission pace lap | 2 |
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1 |
Scott Brayton | 2 | Glidden Menards | Lola T9500 | Menard | -- | Withdrew | |
| -- | -- | Billy Boat | 99 | Beneto Tank Lines | Reynard 94I | Ford XB | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Billy Boat | 84 | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Billy Boat | 87 | Pagan Racing | Lola T9200 | Buick | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Butch Brickell | 77 | Brickell Racing | Lola T9300 | Menard | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dan Drinan | 36 | Loop Hole Racing | Lola T9100 | Buick | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Eddie Cheever | 23 | Glidden/Quaker State | Lola T9500 | Menard | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Justin Bell | 15 | Tempero/Giuffre Racing | Lola T9200 | Buick | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mark Dismore | 23 | Glidden/Quaker State | Lola T9500 | Menard | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Robbie Buhl | 52 | Beck Motorsports | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Scott Brayton | 32 | Glidden Menards | Lola T9500 | Menard | -- | Wrecked practice - fatal | |
| -- | -- | Scott Brayton | 23 | Glidden/Quaker State | Lola T9500 | Menard | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tyce Carlson | 77 | Brickell Racing/Earl's | Lola T9300 | Menard | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Tyce Carlson | 36 | Loop Hole Racing | Lola T9100 | Buick | -- | Passed rookie orientation | |
| -- | -- | Joe Gosek | 25 | Tempero/Giuffre Racing | Lola T9200 | Buick | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Joe Gosek | 15 | Tempero/Giuffre Racing | Lola T9200 | Buick | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Racin Gardner | 93 | Alta Spring Water/Perry Ellis/Royal Purple | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Roberto Guerrero | 99 | Pagan Racing | Reynard 94I | Ford XB | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Scott Harrington | 39 | Harrington Motorsports | Lola T9200 | Buick | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Davy Jones | 72 | Delco Electronics Hi Tech | Lola T9500 | Mercedes | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | David Kudrave | 15 | Tempero-Giuffre Racing | Lola T9200 | Buick | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Arie Luyendyk | 35 | Byrd's Cafeteria/Bryant | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | -- | DQ, low weight | |
| -- | -- | Andy Michner | 36 | Loop Hole Racing | Lola T9100 | Buick | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Danny Ongais | 62 | Team Menard | Lola T9300 | Menard | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Fermín Velez | 8 | Mi-JackAGIP/Xcel | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Randy Tolsma | 24 | McCormack Motorsports | Lola T9300 | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Randy Tolsma | 45 | Spirit of San Antonio | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jeff Wood | 66 | Burns Motorsports | Lola T9200 | Buick | -- | Did not arrive | |
| -- | -- | Rob Wilson | 46 | Ruger-Titanium | Lola T9300 | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Russ Wicks | 50 | Gibson Musical Instruments | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | -- | Did not arrive | |
| -- | -- | Eliseo Salazar | 34 | Scandia/Xcel/Royal Purple | Lola T9500 | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Lyn St. James | 90 | Lifetime TV/Alta Water/Perry Ellis/Royal Purple | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Scott Sharp | 84 | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tony Stewart | 32 | Glidden/Menards | Lola T9500 | Menard | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tony Stewart | 23 | Glidden/Quaker State | Lola T9500 | Menard | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Fermin Velez | 43 | Scandia/Fantastics/Xcel | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Richie Hearn | 44 | Gold Eagle/Mechanics Laundry | Reynard 95I | Ford XB | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mark Dismore | 62 | Team Menard | Lola T9300 | Menard | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Danny Ongais | 77 | Brickell Racing/Earl's | Lola T9300 | Menard | -- | Did not qualify |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Roberto Guerrero | 47 | 32-37, 55-70, 134-158 |
| Davy Jones | 46 | 71-86, 98-120, 159-160, 168-169, 190-192 |
| Tony Stewart | 44 | 1-31, 42-54 |
| Buddy Lazier | 43 | 38-41, 87-97, 121-133, 161-167, 193-200 |
| Alessandro Zampedri | 20 | 170-189 |