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2006 - IndyCar - Indianapolis 500 Race Results

The NTT IndyCar Series is the premier North American open wheel racing series. The Indy Racing League (IRL) series was started by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George in 1996 as a competitor to the CART Series League. In 2008, the IndyCar Series merged with the Champ Car World Series (formerly CART). The series is now sanctioned by INDYCAR.

 

NTT IndyCar Series Champions

NTT IndyCar Series by Year

2006 - IndyCar - Indianapolis 500

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/28/2006
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Sam Hornish, Jr. / 228.985 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 44 laps
Average Race Speed - 157.085 mph
Lead Changes - 7 Leader(s) with 15 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Dan Wheldon
Race Number - 4


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 1 Sam Hornish, Jr. Marlboro Team Penske Dallara Honda 228.985
2 9 Marco Andretti NYSE Group Dallara Honda 224.918
3 13 Michael Andretti Jim Beam/Vonage Dallara Honda 224.508
4 3 Dan Wheldon Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 227.338
5 5 Tony Kanaan Team 7Eleven Dallara Honda 226.776
6 4 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 226.921
7 18 Dario Franchitti Klein Tools/Canadian Club Dallara Honda 223.345
8 10 Danica Patrick Rahal Letterman Racing Team Argent Panoz Honda 224.674
9 8 Scott Sharp Delphi Dallara Honda 225.321
10 6 Vitor Meira Panther Dallara Honda 226.156
11 12 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing Dallara Honda 224.548
12 26 Buddy Lazier Dreyer Reinbold Racing Dallara Honda 220.922
13 20 Eddie Cheever Cheever Racing Dallara Honda 222.028
14 19 Max Papis Cheever Racing Dallara Honda 222.058
15 7 Kosuke Matsuura Panasonic ARTA Dallara Honda 225.53
16 29 Roger Yasukawa Playa Del Racing Panoz Honda 218.793
17 25 Jaques Lazier Playa Del Racing Panoz Honda 221.151
18 30 Airton Dare OCTANE Motors/Sanitec/SSM Panoz Honda 218.17
19 33 P.J. Jones CURB Records Panoz Honda 215.816
20 17 Bryan Herta XM Satellite Radio Dallara Honda 224.179
21 22 Felipe Giaffone ABC Supply Co/AJ Foyt Racing Dallara Honda 221.542
22 15 Townsend Bell Vision Racing Dallara Honda 224.374
23 27 Jeff Simmons Rahal Letterman Team Ethanol Panoz Honda 220.347
24 28 Al Unser, Jr. Dreyer Reinbold Racing Dallara Honda 219.388
25 2 Helio Castroneves Marlboro Team Penske Dallara Honda 228.008
26 14 Buddy Rice Rahal Letterman Racing Team Argent Panoz Honda 224.393
27 11 Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing Dallara Honda 224.659
28 32 Arie Luyendyk, Jr. Luyendyk Racing Panoz Honda 216.352
29 31 Stephan Gregoire Effen Vodka Team Leader Special Panoz Honda 217.428
30 24 Larry Foyt AJ Foyt Racing Dallara Honda 221.332
31 34 Thiago Medeiros PDM Racing Panoz Honda 215.729
32 23 Jeff Bucknum Life Fitness Dallara Honda 221.461
33 21 P.J. Chesson Carmelo Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Honda 221.576