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
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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
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Manufacturers' Championship
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Independents' Standings
Pos | Driver | LRP |
DET |
POR |
TOR |
TRV |
MDO |
VAN |
LAG |
Pts | ||||||||
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1 | Steve Petty | 5 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 8 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 8 | DNS | 139 |
2 | Darren Law | Ret | 8 | 1 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 6 | 95 | ||||
3 | Ed Delong | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 47 | ||||||||||
4 | Nigel Smith | Ret | DNS | Ret | 9 | 23 | ||||||||||||
5 | Albert Mirko | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 10 | 7 | 17 | ||||||||
6 | Martin Stretton | 6 | DNS | 11 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Dave Jolly | 11 | Ret | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | LRP |
DET |
POR |
TOR |
TRV |
MDO |
VAN |
LAG |
Pts |
See also
References
- ↑ "Series announcement press release". Press release. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ "A synopsis of the North American Touring Car Championship press conference held December 14, 1995". Press release. North American Touring Car Championship. Archived from the original on 26 December 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ Hnatiw, Tom. "Super Tourers to Appear at Portland International". Press release. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
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