| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 1st round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League season | |
 | |
| Date | August 18, 1996 |
| Official name | True Value 200 |
| Location | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi / 1.703 km |
| Distance | 200 laps 211.6 mi / 340.5 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 82.9 °F (28.3 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Richie Hearn (Della Penna Motorsports) |
| Time | 21.719 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Tony Stewart (Team Menard) |
| Time | 22.884 (on lap 179 of 200) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Sharp (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
| Second | Buzz Calkins (Bradley Motorsports) |
| Third | Michele Alboreto (Team Scandia) |
The 1996 True Value 200 was the first round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League.[2] The race was held on August 18, 1996, at the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. This race was dominated, but not won, by Tony Stewart, who passed Arie Luyendyk on lap 15 and led 165 laps until he suffered an engine computer failure, with 18 laps to go and a nearly three-lap lead. 1996 Indy Racing League co-champion Scott Sharp went on to win the race.
- ^ "1996 True Value 200 weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
- ^ "IRL: Loudon prize money awarded". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2009-07-02.