The 1996 Michigan 500, the sixteenth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, July 28, 1996. Branded as the 1996 Marlboro 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Andre Ribeiro, his last Indy Car victory. The event was race number 12 of 16 in the 1996 PPG Indy Car World Series. 42°03′58.68″N 84°14′29.18″W / 42.0663000°N 84.2414389°W
| Race details | |
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| Race 12 of 16 in the 1996 CART season | |
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| Date | July 28, 1996 |
| Official name | 1996 Marlboro 500 |
| Location | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan, United States |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi / 3.219 km |
| Distance | 250 laps 500.000 mi / 804.672 km |
| Weather | Partly Cloudy with temperatures up to 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Jimmy Vasser (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 234.665 mph (377.657 km/h) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports) |
| Second |  Bryan Herta (Rahal Letterman Racing) |
| Third | Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing) |
- ^ Weather information for the 1996 Marlboro 500 at Wunderground