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Encyclopedia > 2006 Indianapolis 500
90th Indianapolis 500
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Date May 28, 2006
Winner Sam Hornish, Jr.
Average speed 157.085 mph
Pole position Sam Hornish, Jr.
Pole speed 228.985 mph
Fastest qualifier Hornish, Jr.
Rookie of the Year Marco Andretti
Most laps led Dan Wheldon (148)
Pre-race ceremonies
National anthem Members of U.S. Armed Forces
Back Home Again in Indiana Jim Nabors
Starting command Mari Hulman George
Pace car Chevrolet Corvette
Pace car driver Lance Armstrong
Attendance 250,000 (estimated)
TV in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Rusty Wallace
Nielsen Ratings 5.0
Market share 14

The 90th Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday, May 28, 2006. Sam Hornish, Jr. had earned the pole in qualifying with a four-lap average of 228.985 mph. Although defending champion Dan Wheldon dominated much of the race, leading 148 of the race's 200 laps, a punctured tire forced him to make a final pit stop earlier than planned, dropping him too far in the standings to recapture higher than fourth position by race's end. Hornish won the race with the first final-lap pass for the lead in race history, by overtaking, on the final straightaway, rookie Marco Andretti, whose father Michael Andretti finished third. The margin of victory was 0.0635 seconds, the second-closest finish in the history of the 500. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Winners of the annual Indianapolis 500, held on or around Memorial Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1911. ... Sam Hornish, Jr. ... Winners of the Pole Position of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race: 1911 - Lewis Strang (first entry) 1912 - Gil Anderson (first entry) Fastest qualifier - David L. Bruce-Brown, 88. ... Sam Hornish, Jr. ... Winners of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Rookie of the Year Award (first awarded, 1952): 1952 - Art Cross; started 20th, finished 5th 1953 - Jimmy Daywalt; started 21st, finished 6th 1954 - Larry Crocket; started 25th, finished 9th 1955 - Al Herman; started 16th, finished 7th 1956 - Bob Veith; started 23rd, finished 7th... Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania) is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. ... Al Unser, 644 laps Ralph DePalma ( Italian-born), 612 laps Mario Andretti ( Italian-born), 556 laps A. J. Foyt, 555 laps Wilbur Shaw, 508 laps Emerson Fittipaldi, 505 laps Parnelli Jones, 492 laps Bill Vukovich, 485 laps Bobby Unser, 440 laps Michael Andretti, 430 laps Rick Mears, 429 laps Billy... Daniel Clive Wheldon (born 22 June 1978) is a successful British auto racing driver. ... The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the U.S.A., with lyrics written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. ... Back Home Again in Indiana was originally composed by Ballard MacDonald and James Hanley in 1917. ... Jim Nabors on the Muppet Show Season 1, episode 6 James Jim Thurston Nabors (born June 12, 1930 in Sylacauga, Alabama) is an American actor, singer, and comedian. ... Mari Hulman George, born Mary Antonia Hulman on December 26, 1934, in Terre Haute, Indiana, is the daughter of the late Anton Tony Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana philanthropists and business owners. ... The Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car since 1911. ... The Chevrolet Corvette is the sports car that has been manufactured by Chevrolet since 1953. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... ESPN on ABC logo, September 2006-Present ESPN on ABC screenshot, HD version. ... A sportscaster is an announcer on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Scott Goodyear (b. ... Russell William Rusty Wallace (born August 14, 1956 in Fenton, Missouri) is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Busch Series car owner, and television broadcaster with ESPN and ESPN on ABC. Wallace had his first live broadcast of the Indy 500 on May 28, 2006. ... When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... “Indy 500” redirects here. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Sam Hornish, Jr. ... Daniel Clive Wheldon (born 22 June 1978) is a successful British auto racing driver. ... Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania) is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. ... Andretti racing at Monterey, California, October 1991 Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American semi-retired CART and Formula One driver. ...

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Qualifications

This was the second year in which a new qualifying procedure was in place for the Indianapolis 500: only eleven spots were to be open on each of the first three days of qualifying, thus allowing bumping (removal of entries which had qualified from the field due to faster qualifying runs by other drivers) on each day, and with all thirty-three cars potentially eligible to be bumped on the fourth and final day of qualifying. However, the first two days of qualifying (May 13 and May 14) were rained out, so all thirty-three spots were open on the first day qualification could be attempted (May 20). May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (134th in leap years). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


Thirty-two drivers qualified on May 20. Sam Hornish, Jr., won the pole with the fastest four-lap qualifying speed of 228.985 mph; it was the tenth pole of his career. Only one driver, Dario Franchitti, did not qualify on his first attempt; he waved off a sub par performance in which he experienced engine trouble after three laps, but then qualified later in the day after changing the engine. Although the new qualifying rules allowed qualified cars to be withdrawn and re-qualified in hope of gaining a better starting position, with a maximum of three attempts per day, only one driver did so. Townsend Bell's qualification at 223.659 mph was withdrawn, and he achieved an average of 224.374 mph on his second attempt, but this improved his starting position by only one spot. Dario Franchitti (born May 19, 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British race car driver, formerly a competitor in the Champcar series (between 1997 and 2002) and currently driving in the Indy Racing League. ... Townsend practicing for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 Townsend Bell (born April 19, 1975 in San Francisco) is a motor racing driver. ...


The final spot in the starting field was filled by Thiago Medeiros on May 21, the last day of qualifying. No other drivers attempted to qualify on that day. Thiago Medeiros (born July 24, 1982 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian racecar driver. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


Qualifying Chronology

[1]

Saturday, May 20, 2006
Attempt Time Day Car Driver Laps Total
Time		 Speed
(mph)		 Result Position Rank
1 12:03 1 92 Jeff Bucknum 4 2:42.5566 221.461 Qualified 22 22
2 12:07 1 90 Townsend Bell 4 2:40.9590 223.659 Qualified; withdrawn -- --
3 12:12 1 4T Vitor Meira 4 2:39.1823 226.156 Qualified 6 6
4 12:16 1 31 Al Unser, Jr. 4 2:44.0925 219.388 Qualified 27 27
5 12:21 1 7 Bryan Herta 4 2:40.5859 224.179 Qualified 16 16
6 12:25 1 41 Larry Foyt 4 2:42.6519 221.331 Qualified 23 23
7 12:30 1 88 Airton Dare 4 2:45.0091 218.170 Qualified 29 29
8 12:34 1 55 Kosuke Matsuura 4 2:39.6431 225.503 Qualified 7 7
9 12:39 1 2 Tomas Scheckter 4 2:40.2431 224.659 Qualified 11 11
10 12:43 1 51 Eddie Cheever, Jr. 4 2:42.1420 222.028 Qualified 19 19
11 12:48 1 52 Max Papis 4 2:42.1198 222.058 Qualified 18 18
12 12:52 1 1 Michael Andretti 4 2:40.3505 224.508 Qualified 13 13
13 12:57 1 9 Scott Dixon 4 2:38.6457 226.921 Qualified 4 4
14 1:01 1 21 Jaques Lazier 4 2:42.7847 221.151 Qualified 24 24
15 1:06 1 11 Tony Kanaan 4 2:38.7471 226.776 Qualified 5 5
16 1:11 1 20 Ed Carpenter 4 2:40.3224 224.548 Qualified 12 12
17 1:15 1 8 Scott Sharp 4 2:39.7720 225.321 Qualified 8 8
18 1:20 1 15T Buddy Rice 4 2:40.4326 224.393 Qualified 14 14
19 1:24 1 26 Marco Andretti 4 2:40.0586 224.917 Qualified 9 9
20 1:29 1 91 P. J. Chesson 4 2:42.4724 221.576 Qualified 20 20
21 1:33 1 6 Sam Hornish, Jr. 4 2:37.2155 228.985 Qualified 1 1
22 1:38 1 12 Roger Yasukawa 4 2:44.5393 218.793 Qualified 28 28
23 1:42 1 10 Dan Wheldon 4 2:38.3543 227.338 Qualified 3 3
24 1:47 1 16T Danica Patrick 4 2:40.2319 224.674 Qualified 10 10
25 1:51 1 5 Buddy Lazier 4 2:42.9534 220.922 Qualified 25 25
26 1:56 1 17T Jeff Simmons 4 2:43.3785 220.347 Qualified 26 26
27 2:00 1 97 Stephan Gregoire 4 2:45.5723 217.428 Qualified 30 30
28 2:05 1 3T Hélio Castroneves 4 2:37.8893 228.008 Qualified 2 2
29 2:10 1 14 Felipe Giaffone 4 2:42.4973 221.542 Qualified 21 21
30 2:14 1 27 Dario Franchitti 3 2:02.1355 221.066 Waved off -- --
31 5:27 1 27 Dario Franchitti 4 2:41.1857 223.345 Qualified 17 17
32 5:33 1 90 Townsend Bell 4 2:40.4466 224.374 Qualified 15 15
33 5:38 1 98 P. J. Jones 4 2:46.8091 215.816 Qualified 32 32
34 5:51 1 61 Arie Luyendyk, Jr. 4 2:46.3952 216.352 Qualified 31 31
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Attempt Time Day Car Driver Laps Total
Time		 Speed
(mph)		 Result Position Rank
35 5:08 2 18 Thiago Medeiros 4 2:46.8763 215.729 Qualified 33 33

Jeff Bucknum (born July 12, 1966 in Glendale, California) is an American race car driver. ... Townsend practicing for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 Townsend Bell (born April 19, 1975 in San Francisco) is a motor racing driver. ... Vitor Meira (born March 27, 1977 in Brasilia, Brazil) is an auto racing driver, currently driving for Rahal Letterman Racing in the Indy Racing League (IRL). ... Alfred Unser, Jr. ... Bryan Herta (born on May 23, 1970 in Warren, Michigan) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing Leagues IndyCar Series. ... Larry Foyt is a NASCAR driver and an IRL driver. ... Airton Dare (pronounced Dahr-AY) (born February 9, 1978 in Bauru, Brazil) is a race car driver who has competed in the Indy Racing League. ... Kosuke Matsuura (born September 4, 1979 in Aichi, Japan) is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League and A1 Grand Prix series. ... Eddie McKay Cheever, Jr. ... Massimiliano Papis, Max Papis, was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... Andretti racing at Monterey, California, October 1991 Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American semi-retired CART and Formula One driver. ... Scott Dixon, IRL photo Scott Ronald Dixon (born July 22, 1980) is a New Zealand racing car driver. ... Jaques Lazier is an Indy Racing League driver born January 25, 1971 in Denver, Colorado and is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier. ... Tony Kanaan in a May 24, 2004 photo [[1]]. Tony Kanaan (born December 31, 1974) is a race car driver of Lebanese heritage from Salvador, Brazil. ... Ed Carpenter is an Indy Racing League driver born March 3, 1981. ... Scott Sharp (born February 14, 1968 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an auto racing driver best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 as part of Rahal Letterman Racing. ... Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania) is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. ... P.J. Chesson (born December 9, 1978 in Far Hills, New Jersey) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Sam Hornish, Jr. ... Roger Yasukawa (ロジャー安川) is an Japanese American auto racing driver born October 10, 1977 in Los Angeles. ... Daniel Clive Wheldon (born 22 June 1978) is a successful British auto racing driver. ... Patrick at the 2006 Indianapolis 500 Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin) is an American auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series. ... Robert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver born in Vail, Colorado on 31 October 1967. ... Jeff Simmons (born May 8, 1976 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League and Infiniti Pro Series. ... Stephan Gregoire (born May 14, 1969 in Neufchâteau, Vosges, France) is a race car driver. ... Helio at the 2006 Nashville Superspeedway race. ... Felipe Giaffone (born January 22, 1975 in Sao Paulo) is a driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Dario Franchitti (born May 19, 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British race car driver, formerly a competitor in the Champcar series (between 1997 and 2002) and currently driving in the Indy Racing League. ... Dario Franchitti (born May 19, 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British race car driver, formerly a competitor in the Champcar series (between 1997 and 2002) and currently driving in the Indy Racing League. ... Townsend practicing for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 Townsend Bell (born April 19, 1975 in San Francisco) is a motor racing driver. ... P. J. Jones (born April 23, 1969) is a racing car driver from Torrance, California. ... Arie Luyendyk, Jr. ... Thiago Medeiros (born July 24, 1982 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian racecar driver. ...

Starting Grid

[2]

Row Inside Middle Outside
1 Flag of United States Sam Hornish, Jr. Flag of Brazil Hélio Castroneves Flag of England Dan Wheldon
2 Flag of New Zealand Scott Dixon Flag of Brazil Tony Kanaan Flag of Brazil Vitor Meira
3 Flag of Japan Kosuke Matsuura Flag of United States Scott Sharp Flag of United States Marco Andretti
4 Flag of United States Danica Patrick Flag of South Africa Tomas Scheckter Flag of United States Ed Carpenter
5 Flag of United States Michael Andretti Flag of United States Buddy Rice Flag of United States Townsend Bell
6 Flag of United States Bryan Herta Flag of Scotland Dario Franchitti Flag of Italy Max Papis
7 Flag of United States Eddie Cheever Flag of United States P. J. Chesson Flag of Brazil Felipe Giaffone
8 Flag of United States Jeff Bucknum Flag of United States Larry Foyt Flag of United States Jaques Lazier
9 Flag of United States Buddy Lazier Flag of United States Jeff Simmons Flag of United States Al Unser, Jr.
10 Flag of United States Roger Yasukawa Flag of Brazil Airton Daré Flag of France Stephan Gregoire
11 Flag of Netherlands Arie Luyendyk, Jr. Flag of United States P. J. Jones Flag of Brazil Thiago Medeiros

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Sam Hornish, Jr. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Helio at the 2006 Nashville Superspeedway race. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Daniel Clive Wheldon (born 22 June 1978) is a successful British auto racing driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Scott Dixon, IRL photo Scott Ronald Dixon (born July 22, 1980) is a New Zealand racing car driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Tony Kanaan in a May 24, 2004 photo [[1]]. Tony Kanaan (born December 31, 1974) is a race car driver of Lebanese heritage from Salvador, Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Vitor Meira (born March 27, 1977 in Brasilia, Brazil) is an auto racing driver, currently driving for Rahal Letterman Racing in the Indy Racing League (IRL). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Kosuke Matsuura (born September 4, 1979 in Aichi, Japan) is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Scott Sharp (born February 14, 1968 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania) is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Patrick at the 2006 Indianapolis 500 Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin) is an American auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League and A1 Grand Prix series. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Ed Carpenter is an Indy Racing League driver born March 3, 1981. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Andretti racing at Monterey, California, October 1991 Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American semi-retired CART and Formula One driver. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an auto racing driver best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 as part of Rahal Letterman Racing. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Townsend practicing for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 Townsend Bell (born April 19, 1975 in San Francisco) is a motor racing driver. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bryan Herta (born on May 23, 1970 in Warren, Michigan) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing Leagues IndyCar Series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Dario Franchitti (born May 19, 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British race car driver, formerly a competitor in the Champcar series (between 1997 and 2002) and currently driving in the Indy Racing League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Massimiliano Papis, Max Papis, was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Edward Eddie McKay Cheever, Jr. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... P.J. Chesson (born December 9, 1978 in Far Hills, New Jersey) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Felipe Giaffone (born January 22, 1975 in Sao Paulo) is a driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jeff Bucknum (born July 12, 1966 in Glendale, California) is an American race car driver. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Larry Foyt is a NASCAR driver and an IRL driver. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jaques Lazier is an Indy Racing League driver born January 25, 1971 in Denver, Colorado and is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Robert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver born in Vail, Colorado on 31 October 1967. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jeff Simmons (born May 8, 1976 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League and Infiniti Pro Series. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Alfred Unser, Jr. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Roger Yasukawa (ロジャー安川) is an Japanese American auto racing driver born October 10, 1977 in Los Angeles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Airton Daré (born February 9, 1978 in Bauru, Brazil) is a race car driver who has competed in the Indy Racing League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Stephan Gregoire (born May 14, 1969 in Neufchâteau, Vosges, France) is a race car driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Arie Luyendyk, Jr. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... P. J. Jones (born April 23, 1969) is a racing car driver from Torrance, California. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Thiago Medeiros (born July 24, 1982 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian racecar driver. ...

Race

After being led around the pace laps by pace car driver Lance Armstrong, all drivers successfully completed the first lap of the race, but on the second lap, Jeff Bucknum spun out in turn two and hit teammate P. J. Chesson, taking both of the entries from Hemelgarn Racing out of the race. [3] Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... Jeff Bucknum (born July 12, 1966 in Glendale, California) is an American race car driver. ... P.J. Chesson (born December 9, 1978 in Far Hills, New Jersey) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. ...


After the end of that caution period, an unusually long period of green-flag racing ensued, lasting 60 laps. During this period, Dan Wheldon dominated the race, briefly losing then regaining the lead during a round of green-flag pit stops around laps 36-39; by lap 64, Wheldon had built up a 19-second lead--nearly half a lap--over the next nearest competitor, and after 65 laps had lapped twenty-five of the other cars in the race, including all five of the other former 500 winners, leaving only eight cars on the lead lap. [3] [4] [5] [6] Racing flags are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to communicate important messages to drivers. ... Daniel Clive Wheldon (born 22 June 1978) is a successful British auto racing driver. ...


Other competitors caught up to Wheldon during a yellow flag starting on lap 67 due to a crash by driver Tomas Scheckter (which sent debris into the inside grandstand, injuring five spectators, none seriously), but Wheldon continued to hold the lead through the pit stops, and did so until he pitted again under the green flag on lap 108, which allowed Scott Dixon to briefly take the lead. [3] [7] Racing flags are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to communicate important messages to drivers. ... Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League and A1 Grand Prix series. ... Scott Dixon, IRL photo Scott Ronald Dixon (born July 22, 1980) is a New Zealand racing car driver. ...


On lap 110, Hélio Castroneves struck Buddy Rice from behind, taking out both cars. It was the first time two former winners had been involved in the same crash in the 500 since 1992. [3] [8] Helio at the 2006 Nashville Superspeedway race. ... Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an auto racing driver best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 as part of Rahal Letterman Racing. ...


Sam Hornish, Jr., took the lead from Wheldon on lap 130--the first time since lap 9 that anyone other than Wheldon had led, excluding periods when Wheldon had briefly lost the lead due to his pit stops. Wheldon, however, would regain the lead on lap 145 and hold it through lap 182. [3] Sam Hornish, Jr. ...


Former winner Al Unser, Jr. precipitated a caution period beginning with lap 149 by spinning along the backstretch and crashing in turn 3. During this period, Jeff Simmons also crashed, eliminating him from the race. Also during this caution period, Hornish began to leave his pit with the fuel pump still attached to his car; he was penalized by race officials with a "drive-through"--being required to drive through pit road, obeying the pit road speed limit, on a future lap. Team owner Roger Penske accepted responsibility for the error, having told Hornish to go before the fueling was complete. But Penske then made a shrewd decision which salvaged the race for Hornish--just a few laps later he ordered another pit stop for fuel only, before Hornish served the drive-through penalty. Although the mistake and subsequent penalty dropped Hornish from second to eighth, he would not need to pit again for the rest of the race, while many of the drivers ahead of him would need another pit stop for fuel, allowing Hornish to pass them. [3] [7] Alfred Unser, Jr. ... Jeff Simmons (born May 8, 1976 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League and Infiniti Pro Series. ... Penske PC23 car Roger Penske (born February 20, 1937 in Shaker Heights, Ohio) is the owner of a very successful automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Corporation, and other automotive related businesses. ...


Tony Kanaan took the lead on lap 183; on lap 187, members of Andretti Green Racing held the top three spots (Kanaan, Michael Andretti, and Dario Franchitti). [3] Tony Kanaan in a May 24, 2004 photo [[1]]. Tony Kanaan (born December 31, 1974) is a race car driver of Lebanese heritage from Salvador, Brazil. ... Dario Franchittis car being pushed up to qualify for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series. ... Andretti racing at Monterey, California, October 1991 Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American semi-retired CART and Formula One driver. ... Dario Franchitti (born May 19, 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British race car driver, formerly a competitor in the Champcar series (between 1997 and 2002) and currently driving in the Indy Racing League. ...


A crash by Felipe Giaffone instigated another caution period on lap 191; fan favorite Michael Andretti, competing in his 15th 500 (and first since 2003), took the lead on lap 194, still under the yellow, when cars ahead of him made pit stops. Shortly after returning to green-flag racing, he was passed by his son, rookie Marco Andretti. In a thrilling finish, Hornish attempted and failed to pass Marco on lap 199, but he was successful on his next attempt, passing on the main straightaway on the final lap. Hornish won by just 0.0635 seconds, a distance of 15 feet. It was the second-closest finish in the history of the 500, behind only the 1992 race. Afterwards, Hornish commented on his last-second pass, "I figured I came all this way, I ought to give myself one more shot at it. I kind of looked at it as, I was going to drive over him if I had to." [3] [7] [9] Felipe Giaffone (born January 22, 1975 in Sao Paulo) is a driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania) is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. ... Results of the 1992 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 24, 1992. ...


Third-place finisher Michael Andretti had high praise for his son: "I felt so bad for Marco, but I'm so proud. He drove a hell of a race. I drove with him a hell of a lot in that race. He drove like a champion. He drove like he's been out there 10 years." But Marco wanted more: "Second's nothing," he said. [9] [10]


Full Race Results

Hornish edges out Andretti for the win

[11] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Finish Start Car
No.		 Name C* Laps Time** Status
1 1 6 Flag of United States Sam Hornish, Jr. D 200 3:10:58.7590 Running
2 9 26 Flag of United States Marco Andretti (R) D 200 +0.0635 s Running
3 13 1 Flag of United States Michael Andretti D 200 +1.0087 s Running
4 3 10 Flag of United Kingdom Dan Wheldon (W) D 200 +1.2692 s Running
5 5 11 Flag of Brazil Tony Kanaan D 200 +1.6456 s Running
6 4 9 Flag of New Zealand Scott Dixon D 200 +3.0566 s Running
7 17 27 Flag of United Kingdom Dario Franchitti D 200 +5.6249 s Running
8 10 16 Flag of United States Danica Patrick P 200 +5.7263 s Running
9 8 8 Flag of United States Scott Sharp D 200 +11.1252 s Running
10 6 4 Flag of Brazil Vitor Meira D 200 +17.9554 s Running
11 12 20 Flag of United States Ed Carpenter D 199   Running
12 25 5 Flag of United States Buddy Lazier (W) D 199   Running
13 19 51 Flag of United States Eddie Cheever (W) D 198   Running
14 18 52 Flag of Italy Max Papis D 197   Running
15 7 55 Flag of Japan Kosuke Matsuura D 196   Running
16 28 12 Flag of United States Roger Yasukawa P 194   Running
17 24 21 Flag of United States Jaques Lazier P 193   Running
18 29 88 Flag of Brazil Airton Daré P 193   Running
19 32 98 Flag of United States P. J. Jones P 189   Running
20 16 7 Flag of United States Bryan Herta D 188   Running
21 21 14 Flag of Brazil Felipe Giaffone D 177   Accident
22 15 90 Flag of United States Townsend Bell (R) D 161   Suspension
23 26 17 Flag of United States Jeff Simmons P 152   Accident
24 27 31 Flag of United States Al Unser, Jr. (W) D 145   Accident
25 2 3 Flag of Brazil Hélio Castroneves (W) D 109   Accident
26 14 15 Flag of United States Buddy Rice (W) P 108   Accident
27 11 2 Flag of South Africa Tomas Scheckter D 65   Accident
28 31 61 Flag of Netherlands Arie Luyendyk, Jr. (R) P 54   Handling
29 30 97 Flag of France Stephan Gregoire P 49   Handling
30 23 41 Flag of United States Larry Foyt D 43   Handling
31 33 18 Flag of Brazil Thiago Medeiros (R) P 24   Electrical
32 22 92 Flag of United States Jeff Bucknum D 1   Accident
33 20 91 Flag of United States P. J. Chesson (R) D 1   Accident

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**Time behind the winner is only reported for cars on the lead lap at the end of the race.


(W) = Former Indianapolis 500 winner; (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


Race Leaders

Seven drivers led the race, with a total of fourteen lead changes. [12]

Laps Leader
1-9 Hélio Castroneves
10-34 Dan Wheldon
35-37 Sam Hornish, Jr.
38 Tony Kanaan
39-107 Dan Wheldon
108-110 Scott Dixon
111-124 Dan Wheldon
125-127 Scott Dixon
128-129 Dan Wheldon
130-144 Sam Hornish, Jr.
145-182 Dan Wheldon
183-193 Tony Kanaan
194-197 Michael Andretti
198-199 Marco Andretti
200 Sam Hornish, Jr.
 
Driver Laps led
Dan Wheldon 148
Sam Hornish, Jr. 19
Tony Kanaan 12
Hélio Castroneves 9
Scott Dixon 6
Michael Andretti 4
Marco Andretti 2

Caution Periods

There were five caution periods during the race, with a total of forty-four laps run under yellow. [3]

Laps Cause
2-6 Jeff Bucknum/P. J. Chesson crash
67-75 Tomas Scheckter crash
111-122 Hélio Castroneves/Buddy Rice crash
149-161 Al Unser, Jr. crash; extended by Jeff Simmons crash on lap 155
191-195 Felipe Giaffone crash

Notes

  • For the first time, Honda was the sole engine supplier to the field. It is believed that for the first time in Indianapolis 500 history, that the race was run without a single engine problem [13].
  • In Hornish's seven tries at the Indy 500, this was the first that he had even completed 500 miles. [9]
  • It was the 14th Indianapolis 500 win for Roger Penske as an owner. [9]
  • This was the first Indianapolis 500 in which the leader of lap 199 did not win the race. [14]
  • The second- and third-place finishes by Marco and Michael Andretti were the 49th and 50th unsuccessful attempts to win the 500 by members of the Andretti family as drivers (Michael Andretti was a winning owner in 2005) since patriarch Mario Andretti's sole win in 1969, extending what is popularly called the "Andretti Curse" at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. [9] [10]
  • A few weeks after the race, Tom Carnegie announced his retirement after 61 years, making the 2006 500 his final race as track announcer. [15]

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References

  1. ^ Indy Racing League Timing and Scoring Report: Qualification Results - Bump Day (2006-05-21). Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
  2. ^ Starting Grid for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 (2006). Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Race Breakdown", The Indianapolis Star, 2006-05-29, p. R8. 
  4. ^ Wheldon dominates, but fails to duplicate win (2006-05-28). Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
  5. ^ "'Almost' doesn't cut it for Wheldon", The Indianapolis Star, 2006-05-29, p. R7. 
  6. ^ "Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Scorecard", The Indianapolis Star, 2006-05-29, p. R9. 
  7. ^ a b c "Sam's the Man", The Indianapolis Star, 2006-05-29, p. R2. 
  8. ^ "Champs take each other out", The Indianapolis Star, 2006-05-29, p. R13. 
  9. ^ a b c d e "0.0635 Seconds", The Indianapolis Star, 2006-05-29, p. A1. 
  10. ^ a b "More Frustration for Andrettis", The Indianapolis Star, 2006-05-29, p. R3. 
  11. ^ "Official Results", The Indianapolis Star, 2006-05-29, p. R9. 
  12. ^ Official Box Score (2006-05-28). Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
  13. ^ Hondas Flawless and Hornish Wins A Thrilling Indy 500 (2006-05-28). Retrieved on 2006-07-16.
  14. ^ Davidson, Donald. (2007). "The Talk of Gasoline Alley" [Radio program]. WIBC, May 3, 2007. Archived at http://media.wibc.com/av/audio/talk_gas/2007/may3.mp3, retrieved on May 9, 2007.
  15. ^ Carnegie retiring after 61 years as Voice of the Speedway (2006-06-14). Retrieved on 2007-05-10.

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