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1996 True Value 200

**1996 1997 New Hampshire**
Race details
1st Round of the 1996 97 Indy Racing League.
Date	August 18, 1996
Official name	True Value 200
Location	New Hampshire International Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi / 1.703 km
Distance	200 laps, 211.600 mi / 340.537 km
Weather	Dry
Pole
Driver	Richie Hearn	Della Penna Motorsports
Time	21.719
Fastest Lap
Driver	Tony Stewart	Team Menard
Time	22.884 (on lap 179 of 200)
Podium
First	Scott Sharp	A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Second	Buzz Calkins	Bradley Motorsports
Third	Michele Alboreto	Team Scandia

The 1996 True Value 200 was the first round of the 1996-1997 Indy Racing League.^[1] The race was held on August 18, 1996 at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	1	Scott Sharp	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	200	1:36:57.912	12	18	35
2	12	Buzz Calkins	Bradley Motorsports	200	+ 20.480	10	0	33
3	33	Michele Alboreto	Team Scandia	200	+ 20.732	2	0	32
4	10	Mike Groff	Byrd-Cunningham Racing	199	+ 1 lap	9	0	31
5	14	Davey Hamilton	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	196	+ 4 laps	17	0	30
6	21	Roberto Guerrero	Pagan Racing	196	+ 4 laps	18	0	29
7	40	Marco Greco	Team Scandia	196	+ 4 laps	15	0	28
8	22	Stephan Gregoire	Team Scandia	192	+ 8 laps	14	0	27
9	7	Eliseo Salazar	Team Scandia	190	+ 10 laps	6	0	26
10	18	John Paul Jr.	PDM Racing	190	+ 10 laps	11	0	25
11	28	Tyce Carlson	PDM Racing	187	+ 13 laps	16	0	24
12	2	Tony Stewart	Team Menard	182	Electrical	7	165	23
13	5	Arie Luyendyk	Treadway Racing	170	+ 30 laps	3	11	22
14	4	Richie Hearn	Della Penna Motorsports	166	Engine	1	6	21
15	51	Eddie Cheever	Team Cheever	166	+ 34 laps	8	0	20
16	30	Stan Wattles	McCormack Motorsports	163	Fuel pressure	20	0	19
17	15	Dave Kudrave	Tempero/Giuffre Racing	118	Clutch	22	0	18
18	9	Brad Murphey	Hemelgarn Racing	79	Handling	23	0	17
19	91	Buddy Lazier	Hemelgarn Racing	66	Accident	4	0	16
20	3	Mark Dismore	Team Menard	43	Clutch	5	0	15
21	96	Joe Gosek	ABF Motorsports	30	Accident	21	0	14
22	54	Robbie Buhl	Beck Motorsports	0	Accident	13	0	13
23	27	Jim Guthrie	Blueprint Racing	0	Accident	19	0	12

Johnny Unser for Project Indy - Crashed in Friday practice and the car was not repairable
Johnny O'Connell for Treadway Racing - withdrew entry before the start of practice
Randy Tolsma for McCormack Motorsports - withdrew when his car was sold to Tempero-Giuffre Racing.
Mike Ordway for ABF Motorsports - Was replaced by Joe Gosek
Jon Field for Tempero/Giuffre Racing - Withdrew

There were four caution periods during the race, with a total of twenty five laps run under yellow.

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