IndyCar Series 1996

The IndyCar Series 1996 was the first season of the championship officially until 2002 Indy Racing League was called. It came at the initiative of the owners of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, so the Indianapolis 500 from the Champ Car calendar disappeared. Between 1996 and 2007, these two racing classes as competitors exist. The end of 2007 the organization of the acquiredIndy Racing League, the then ailing Champ Car organization and merged it with its own racing series, so that from the year 2008 , the IndyCar Series is the only remaining league in formula racing was in the United States . The first championship consisted only of three races and it was won by Buzz Calkins and Scott Sharp, who both finished with the same number of points in first place in the final standings and both were declared the winner of the championship. The third and final game of the season was the 80th Indianapolis 500, won by Buddy Lazier . The AmericanScott Brayton had the first start to leave, but he died in a fatal crash on a training. ==Races [  edit ] == ==[Classification  edit ] ==