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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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. By December 14, 1995, Charlotte was dropped from the calendar, replaced with a doubleheader at the Molson Indy Vancouver. The Portland event was added to the schedule on April 15.
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
| Pos
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Driver
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Class
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LRP
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DET
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POR
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TOR
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TRV
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MDO
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VAN
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LAG
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Pts
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| 1
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Randy Pobst
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C
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2
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3
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6
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2
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1*
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1*
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1
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2*
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3
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1*
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10
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3*
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2*
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4
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1*
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2
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282
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| 2
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Dominic Dobson
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C
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3
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1*
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4
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1*
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4
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5
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2*
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3
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1*
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2
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3
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4
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1
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5
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3
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9
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241
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| 3
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David Donohue
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C
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1*
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2
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2
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4
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2
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4
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3
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4
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7
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8
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2
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6
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4
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2
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5
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4
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221
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| 4
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Peter Hardman
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C
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10
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7
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3
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3
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5
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2
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5
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1
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2
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3
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5
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2
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5
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6
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176
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| 5
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Peter Cunningham
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C
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4
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6
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1*
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1
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3
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1*
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2
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1*
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145
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| 6
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Steve Petty
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I
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5
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6
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DNS
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DNS
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8
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8
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6
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7
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6
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4
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8
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7
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7
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3
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8
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DNS
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139
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| 7
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Jeff Andretti
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C
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5
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6
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6
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6
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DNS
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DNS
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9
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5
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6
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10
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6
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7
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9
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5
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106
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| 8
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Darren Law
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I
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9
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8
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1*
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8
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9
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8
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4
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5
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8
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DNS
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7
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6
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95
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| 9
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Forrest Granlund
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C
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4
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4
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3
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3
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5
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7
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78
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| 10
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Rod Millen
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C
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8
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5
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8
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5
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4
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6
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4
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10
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63
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| 11
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David Welch
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C
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5
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7
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6
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3
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48
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| 12
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Ed Delong
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I
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7
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9
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7
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7
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8
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9
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47
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| 13
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Nigel Smith
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I
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10
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DNS
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9
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9
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23
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| 14
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Víctor González
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C
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7
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7
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20
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| 15
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Paul Charsley
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C
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7
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8
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19
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| 16
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Albert Mirko
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I
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8
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DNS
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11
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11
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10
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7
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17
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| 17
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Martin Stretton
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I
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6
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DNS
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11
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| 18
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Dave Jolly
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I
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11
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8
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6
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| NC
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Jim Kenzie
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I
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11
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DNS
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0
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| NC
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Chris Reinke
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I
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DNS
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DNS
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DNS
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DNS
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DNS
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DNS
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0
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| Pos
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Driver
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Class
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LRP
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DET
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POR
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TOR
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TRV
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MDO
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VAN
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LAG
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Pts
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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
| Pos
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Driver
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LRP
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DET
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POR
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TOR
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TRV
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MDO
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VAN
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LAG
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Pts
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| 1
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Steve Petty
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5
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6
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DNS
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DNS
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8
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Ret
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6
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7
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6
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4
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8
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7
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Ret
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3
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8
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DNS
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139
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| 2
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Darren Law
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Ret
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8
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1
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Ret
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9
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8
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4
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5
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Ret
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DNS
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7
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6
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95
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| 3
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Ed Delong
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7
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9
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7
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7
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8
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Ret
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47
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| 4
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Nigel Smith
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Ret
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DNS
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Ret
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9
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23
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| 5
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Albert Mirko
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Ret
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DNS
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Ret
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Ret
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DNS
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DNS
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10
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7
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17
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| 6
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Martin Stretton
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6
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DNS
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11
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| 7
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Dave Jolly
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11
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Ret
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6
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| Pos
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Driver
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LRP
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DET
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POR
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TOR
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TRV
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MDO
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VAN
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LAG
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Pts
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See also