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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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Icon
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Class
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C
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Constructor
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I
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Independent
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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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Color
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Result
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Gold
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Winner
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Silver
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2nd place
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Bronze
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3rd place
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Green
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4th & 5th place
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Light Blue
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6th-10th place
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Dark Blue
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Finished (Outside Top 10)
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Purple
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Did not finish
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Red
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Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Brown
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Withdrawn (Wth)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Blank
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Did not participate (DNP)
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Not competing
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In-line notation
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Bold
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Pole position
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Italics
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Ran fastest race lap
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*
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Led most race laps
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Manufacturers' Championship
Independents' Standings
See also
References
External links