The 1996 PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship Powered By Buick consisted of 12 races. Canadian David Empringham captured three wins on his way to the championship.
This was the last season where all teams used the Lola T93/20-Buick spec car, which was replaced in the 1997 season by the Lola T97/20-Buick spec car.
The scoring system was 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first 12 (twelve) finishers, with 1 (one) extra point given to the driver who took pole-position, and another extra point given to the driver who led most laps in the race.
The following drivers and teams competed in the series:
Held March 3 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. David Empringham won the pole.
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Held April 14 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Gualter Salles won the pole.
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Held April 28 at Nazareth Speedway. Claude Bourbonnais won the pole.
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Held May 25 at Michigan International Speedway. David Empringham won the pole. This was the Indy Lights series' first race on a high-banked speedway.
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Held June 2 at The Milwaukee Mile. Mark Hotchkis won the pole.
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Held June 9 at Belle Isle Raceway. David Empringham won the pole.
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Held June 23 at Portland International Raceway. Tony Kanaan won the pole.
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Held June 30 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Mark Hotchkis won the pole.
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Held July 14 at Exhibition Place. Jeff Ward won the pole.
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Held August 4 at the Trois-Rivières, Quebec Street Circuit. Hélio Castro-Neves won the pole.
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Held September 1 at Pacific Place. Jeff Ward won the pole.
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Held September 8 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Tony Kanaan won the pole.
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