2006 Toyota Indy 300
The 2006 Toyota Indy 300 was the first round of the 2006 IndyCar Series season, held on March 26, 2006 on the Homestead-Miami Speedway and covered by ABC. The race was marred by a violent crash in the final practice session. Paul Dana was killed in the crash and teammates Danica Patrick and Buddy Rice withdrew from the race to honor his memory. He was the third driver to lose his life in the IRL. Ed Carpenter who was crashed into by Dana's car was also injured, but recovered.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Qual Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sam Hornish Jr. | Team Penske | 24.4625 | 24.4722 | 24.4625 |
| 2 |  |
Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 24.5131 | 24.5175 | 24.5131 |
| 3 | |
Danica Patrick | Rahal Letterman Racing Team | 24.7384 | 24.6589 | 24.6589 |
| 4 |  |
Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 24.7384 | 24.6589 | 24.6589 |
| 5 | |
Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 24.7578 | 24.7296 | 24.7296 |
| 6 | |
Buddy Rice | Rahal Letterman Racing Team | 24.7720 | 24.7600 | 24.7600 |
| 7 |  |
Dario Franchitti | Andretti Green Racing | 24.7664 | 24.7731 | 24.7664 |
| 8 | |
Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 24.8417 | 24.7725 | 24.7725 |
| 9 | |
Paul Dana | Rahal Letterman Racing Team | 24.8160 | 24.7967 | 24.7967 |
| 10 | |
Felipe Giaffone | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 24.8117 | 24.8574 | 24.8117 |
| 11 | |
Bryan Herta | Andretti Green Racing | 24.9775 | 24.8192 | 24.8192 |
| 12 |  |
Tomas Scheckter | Vision Racing | 24.8567 | 24.8337 | 24.8337 |
| 13 | |
Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 24.8692 | 24.8399 | 24.8399 |
| 14 |  |
Kosuke Matsuura | Super Aguri Fernandez Racing | 24.8467 | 24.8432 | 24.8432 |
| 15 | |
Scott Sharp | Super Aguri Fernandez Racing | 24.9285 | 24.8896 | 24.8896 |
| 16 | |
Eddie Cheever Jr. | Cheever Racing | 25.0998 | 24.9690 | 24.9690 |
| 17 | |
Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 24.9813 | 25.0022 | 24.9813 |
| 18 | |
Buddy Lazier | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 24.9878 | No time | 24.9878 |
| 19 | |
Vítor Meira | Panther Racing | 25.0320 | 24.9892 | 24.9892 |
| 20 | |
P. J. Chesson | Hemelgarn Racing | 25.2025 | 25.2439 | 25.2439 |
Race results
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Lead | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:46:14 167.73 mph |
6 | 8 | 50 |
| 2 | 3 | |
Team Penske | 200 | +0.015 secs | 2 | 42 | 40 |
| 3 | 6 | |
Team Penske | 200 | Running | 1 | 145 | 38 |
| 4 | 27 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 200 | Running | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | Running | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 55 | |
Super Aguri Fernandez Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | 8 | |
Super Aguri Fernandez Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | 14 | |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 198 | + 2 Laps | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 2 | |
Vision Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 51 | |
Cheever Racing | 196 | + 4 Laps | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 11 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 159 | Crash | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 2 | |
Hemelgarn Racing | 152 | Accident | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 7 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 140 | Crash | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 5 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 12 | Electrical | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 26 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 12 | Halfshaft | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 4 | |
Panther Racing | 10 | Engine | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 16 | |
Rahal Letterman Racing Team | 0 | Withdrawn | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | 15 | |
Rahal Letterman Racing Team | 0 | Withdrawn | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | 17 | |
Rahal Letterman Racing Team | 0 | Fatal Practice Crash | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | 20 | |
Vision Racing | 0 | Practice Crash | 20 | 0 | 6 |
Caution flags
- Caution 1: Laps 10-20 (11) - Smoke: Car 4
- Caution 2: Laps 106-111 (6) - Debris: Turn 4
- Caution 3: Laps 162-168 (7) - Stall: Car 91, Contact: Car 11
- Caution 4: Laps 170-177 (8) - Contact: Car 7 in Turn 1
Notes
- After Paul Dana's fatal accident Danica Patrick and Buddy Rice withdrew.
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