1996 NTT IndyCar Series

Champion: Buzz Calkins / Scott Sharp (IRL co-champions)

Driver standings

Buzz Calkins led on points, but the 1996 title went to Buzz Calkins / Scott Sharp (IRL co-champions). Championships in this era were not decided by the points table alone (playoff/chase formats, dropped scores, or a different points system), so the standings order below is not the championship order.

#	Driver	Pts	Behind	W
1	Buzz Calkins	246		1
2	Scott Sharp	246	−0
3	Robbie Buhl	240	−6
4	Richie Hearn	237	−9
5	Roberto Guerrero	237	−9
6	Mike Groff	228	−18
7	Arie Luyendyk	225	−21	1
8	Tony Stewart	204	−42
9	Johnny O'Connell	192	−54
10	Davey Hamilton	192	−54
11	Michele Alboreto	189	−57
12	Lyn St. James	186	−60
13	Stéphan Grégoire	165	−81
14	Buddy Lazier	159	−87	1
15	John Paul, Jr.	153	−93
16	Eddie Cheever	147	−99
17	Johnny Parsons	141	−105
18	Scott Brayton	111	−135
19	David Kudrave	80	−166
20	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	74	−172
21	Jim Guthrie	74	−172
22	Fermín Vélez	60	−186
23	Eliseo Salazar	58	−188
24	Johnny Unser	56	−190
25	Stan Wattles	44	−202
26	Davy Jones	33	−213
27	Paul Durant	32	−214
28	Alessandro Zampedri	31	−215
29	Danny Ongais	28	−218
30	Hideshi Matsuda	27	−219
31	Scott Harrington	20	−226
32	Mark Dismore	16	−230
33	Joe Gosek	13	−233
34	Brad Murphey	12	−234
35	Racin Gardner	10	−236
36	Marco Greco	9	−237
37	Dan Drinan	0	−246
38	Billy Boat	0	−246
39	Tyce Carlson	0	−246
40	Randy Tolsma	0	−246
41	Rob Wilson	0	−246
42	Rick DeLorto	0	−246
43	Bill Tempero	0	−246
44	Billy Roe	0	−246
45	Justin Bell	0	−246

Race winners

#	Date	Track	Winner	Team
1	Jan 27	Walt Disney World Speedway	Buzz Calkins	Bradley Motorsports
2	Mar 24	Phoenix International Raceway	Arie Luyendyk	Byrd-Treadway Racing
3	May 26	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Buddy Lazier	Hemelgarn Racing

Nearby seasons

1997 season
Buzz Calkins / Scott Sharp (IRL co-champions) — champion

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