1996 North American Touring Car Championship
The 1996 North American Touring Car Championship was the first season of the North American Touring Car Championship. The series was organized by CART, and ran to Super Touring regulations. 16 rounds at 8 race meetings were organized, all but two (Lime Rock and Trois-Rivières) supporting the CART IndyCar World Series.
Teams and drivers
Team |
Car |
No. |
Drivers |
Class |
Rounds |
Rod Millen Motorsports |
Toyota Carina E |
2 |
Rod Millen |
C |
1–4, 7–8, 15–16 |
Mirko Racing |
Honda Accord |
2 |
Albert Mirko |
I |
9–12, 15–16 |
Archer Petty Motorsports |
BMW 320i |
3 |
Steve Petty |
I |
1–2, 5–16 |
Leitzinger Racing |
Ford Mondeo |
5 |
Jeff Andretti |
C |
3–16 |
|
Paul Charsley |
C |
11–12 |
Ecurie Atlanta |
Mercedes-Benz 190E |
6 |
Martin Stretton |
I |
1–2 |
PacWest Touring Car Group |
Dodge Stratus |
7 |
Dominic Dobson |
C |
All |
8 |
David Donohue |
C |
All |
Delong Motorsports |
BMW 320i |
9 |
Jim Kenzie |
I |
7–8 |
10 |
Ed Delong |
I |
1–4, 7–8 |
TC Kline Racing |
Honda Accord |
12 |
Randy Pobst |
C |
All |
21 |
Peter Hardman |
C |
1–14 |
Hartong Motorsports |
BMW 320i |
18 |
Darren Law |
I |
1–4, 7–8, 11–16 |
Motorsport Team Schemes |
Vauxhall Cavalier |
25 |
Nigel Smith |
I |
7–8, 11–12 |
Fastech Group |
Ford Contour |
27 |
Víctor González |
C |
5–6 |
David Welch |
9–10, 15–16 |
Honda American Racing Team |
Honda Accord |
62 |
Forrest Granlund |
C |
1–2, 5–8 |
Peter Cunningham |
9–16 |
Metalcraft |
Pontiac Sunfire |
81 |
Dave Jolly |
I |
15–16 |
|
Icon |
Class |
C |
Constructor |
I |
Independent |
|
Calendar
The calendar initially included an event at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 20, as a support race for NASCAR's The Winston.[1] By December 14, 1995, Charlotte was dropped from the calendar, replaced with a doubleheader at the Molson Indy Vancouver.[2] The Portland event was added to the schedule on April 15.[3]
Championship standings
Drivers Championship
Pos |
Driver |
Class |
LRP
|
DET
|
POR
|
TOR
|
TRV
|
MDO
|
VAN
|
LAG
|
Pts |
1 |
Randy Pobst |
C |
2 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
282 |
2 |
Dominic Dobson |
C |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
241 |
3 |
David Donohue |
C |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
221 |
4 |
Peter Hardman |
C |
10 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
176 |
5 |
Peter Cunningham |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
145 |
6 |
Steve Petty |
I |
5 |
6 |
|
|
8 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
DNS |
139 |
7 |
Jeff Andretti |
C |
|
|
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
DNS |
DNS |
9 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
106 |
8 |
Darren Law |
I |
9 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
|
|
9 |
8 |
|
|
4 |
5 |
8 |
DNS |
7 |
6 |
95 |
9 |
Forrest Granlund |
C |
4 |
4 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78 |
10 |
Rod Millen |
C |
8 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
|
|
4 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
10 |
63 |
11 |
David Welch |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
3 |
48 |
12 |
Ed Delong |
I |
7 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
8 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
13 |
Nigel Smith |
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
DNS |
|
|
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
23 |
14 |
Víctor González |
C |
|
|
|
|
7 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
15 |
Paul Charsley |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
19 |
16 |
Albert Mirko |
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
DNS |
11 |
11 |
|
|
10 |
7 |
17 |
17 |
Martin Stretton |
I |
6 |
DNS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
18 |
Dave Jolly |
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
8 |
11 |
Pos |
Driver |
Class |
LRP
|
DET
|
POR
|
TOR
|
TRV
|
MDO
|
VAN
|
LAG
|
Pts |
|
Color |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
4th & 5th place |
Light Blue |
6th-10th place |
Dark Blue |
Finished (Outside Top 10) |
Purple |
Did not finish |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Brown |
Withdrawn (Wth) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Not competing |
|
Manufacturers Championship
See also
References
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