That's because Dodge quit the series and '96 cars were Pontiac Firebirds.
We were at Michigan in '96.
The race was late on Saturday night because Robbie Gordon, Al Unser Jr and Scott Pruet were at the Indycar in Wisconsin which ran late and had to be chopper in. We were sitting in the stands when the helicopters landed in the infield.
I remember because it was the first race I took my son into the stands at 3 years old. Mark won that race and My son called him Mork Morkin.
Mark also won the championship that year.