1996 Indy Racing League Championship
Buzz Calkins & Scott Sharp - Co-Champions
| Date | Race | Track | Miles | Type | Winner |
| 1/27/96 | Indy 200 at Walt Disney World | Orlando | 200 | PO | Buzz Calkins |
| 3/24/96 | Dura-Lube 200 | Phoenix | 200 | PO | Arie Luyendyk |
| 5/26/96 | Indianapolis 500-Mile Race | Indianapolis | 500 | PO | Buddy Lazier |
| Standing | Driver | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles | Points | |
| 1T | Buzz | Calkins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | |
| 1T | Scott | Sharp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | |
| 3 | Robbie | Buhl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
| 4T | Richie | Hearn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | |
| 4T | Roberto | Guerrero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | |
| 6 | Mike | Groff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | |
| 7 | Arie | Luyendyk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | |
| 8 | Tony | Stewart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | |
| 9T | Johnny | O'Connell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | |
| 9T | Davey | Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 64 |
| 11 | Michele | Alboreto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | |
| 12 | Lyn | St. James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 | Stéphan | Grégoire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 55 |
| 14 | Buddy | Lazier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | |
| 15 | John | Paul, Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 51 |
| 16 | Eddie | Cheever | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 49 |
| 17 | Johnny | Parsons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 47 |
| 18 | David | Kudrave | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
| 19T | Michel | Jourdain, Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
| 19T | Scott | Brayton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 37 |
| 19T | Jim | Guthrie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 37 |
| 22 | Davy | Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
| 23 | Alessandro | Zampedri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
| 24 | Fermín | Velez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 30 |
| 25 | Eliseo | Salazar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
| 26T | Danny | Ongais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 26T | Johnny | Unser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 28 | Hideshi | Matsuda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| 29 | Stan | Wattles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 30 | Scott | Harrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 31T | Mark | Dismore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 16 |
| 31T | Paul | Durant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 16 |
| 33 | Joe | Gosek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| 34 | Brad | Murphey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| 35 | Racin | Gardner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 10 |
| 36 | Marco | Greco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 9 |
| NR | Justin | Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Billy | Boat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Butch | Brickell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Jim | Buick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Tyce | Carlson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Rick | DeLorto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Dan | Drinan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Andy | Michner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Bill | Tempero | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Randy | Tolsma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Tony | Turco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Russ | Wicks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Rob | Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
| NR | Jeff | Wood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |