Indianapolis 500 in 1996

The 80th Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday, May 26 1996 . It was the first time the race on the calendar was the Indy Racing League championship on January 27 of that year was for the first time launched. American hemelgarn racing driver Buddy Lazier won the race. The race was overshadowed by the fatal accident of Scott Brayton . ==[Starting  Grid edit ]  == On the day of the qualifying rounds for the first rows of the grid had Arie Luyendyk drove the fastest lap times of the day but were dropped because his car weighed too light. This put Scott Brayton on pole position for the second consecutive year. But during free practice sessions on May 17 Brayton got a burst tire which he violently crashed and thereby lost his life. His teammateTony Stewart who was qualified at that time in second place, started from pole position. The site Brayton was taken by Danny Ongais, which departed from the 33rd and final starting grid. ==Race [  edit ] == Tony Stewart , Roberto Guerrero , Davy Jones , Buddy Lazier and Alessandro Zampedri were the five drivers who alternate in the lead reason. Lazier took the 193rd lap for the final time the lead and won. Zampedri, Guerrero and Salazar crashed heavily at the time Lazier drove over the finish line.