1996 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix
| Race details | |
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| Race 5 of 16 in the 1996 IndyCar season | |
Map of Nazareth Speedway
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| Date | April 28, 1996 |
| Official name | Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix |
| Location | Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Course | Oval 1.000 mi / 1.609 km |
| Distance | 200 laps 200.000 mi / 321.869 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Paul Tracy (Penske Racing) |
| Time | 18.874 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske Racing) |
| Time | 20.388 (on lap 2 of 200) |
| Podium | |
| First | Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
| Third | Al Unser, Jr. (Penske Racing) |
The 1996 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix was a CART race which happened at the Nazareth Speedway on April 28, 1996. It was the 5th round of the 1996 IndyCar season.
Penske Racing driver Paul Tracy set the a mph speed of 190.737 mph, and also, the pole. It was a New Track Record.
At lap 15, 1st caution came out as Hiro Matsushita collided with Juan Manuel Fangio II. The restart came out at lap 22. The top 10 at lap 25: Paul Tracy, Emerson Fittipaldi, Scott Pruett, Michael Andretti, Jimmy Vasser, Al Unser, Jr., Bobby Rahal, Robby Gordon, Greg Moore and Christian Fittipaldi. At lap 53, Hiro Matsushita was the 1st driver to retire. At lap 79, Andretti stalled his car after a 13.4 pitstop. He continued in the race. At the following lap, the race leader Paul Tracy had hit three mechanics in one move after stop his car in his pit area. The mechanics were not badly injured, but were taken to the hospital. At lap 89, Paul Tracy received a black flag penalty because of the incident with his mechanics. The top 6 at lap 95 was: Michael Andretti, Al Unser, Jr., Greg Moore, Emerson Fittipaldi, Bobby Rahal and Christian Fittipaldi.
At lap 115, 2nd caution came out, as Roberto Moreno lost one of his rear wheels. At the following lap, Gil de Ferran retired after having suspension problems. He collided with Adrian Fernandez in the pits. Restart came out at lap 128. At lap 141, the top 12 was: Michael Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Al Unser, Jr., Greg Moore, Bobby Rahal, Jimmy Vasser, Paul Tracy, Scott Pruett, Christian Fittipaldi, Raul Boesel, Robby Gordon and Adrian Fernandez.
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