IRL: Motegi, Round 3
22nd April 2006 - Indy Japan 300
Practice 1
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 27.1937 201.223 mph
2. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 27.3479 0.1542 0.1542 200.088
3. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 27.3941 0.0462 0.2004 199.751
4. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 27.4602 0.0661 0.2665 199.270
5. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 27.5011 0.0409 0.3074 198.974
6. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 27.5121 0.0110 0.3184 198.894
7. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 27.5243 0.0122 0.3306 198.806
8. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz 27.5246 0.0003 0.3309 198.804
9. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 27.5600 0.0354 0.3663 198.549
10. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz 27.5664 0.0064 0.3727 198.503
11. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 27.6044 0.0380 0.4107 198.229
12. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 27.7011 0.0967 0.5074 197.537
13. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 27.7068 0.0057 0.5131 197.497
14. 17 Jeff Simmons Panoz 27.7103 0.0035 0.5166 197.472
15. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 27.9393 0.2290 0.7456 195.853
16. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 28.0321 0.0928 0.8384 195.205
17. 51 Tomas Enge Dallara 28.1871 0.1550 0.9934 194.131
18. 5 Buddy Lazier Dallara 28.1976 0.0105 1.0039 194.059
19. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 28.6698 0.4722 1.4761 190.863
20. 91 PJ Chesson Dallara 28.7756 0.1058 1.5819 190.161
Starting Line-up
Pos # Driver Chassis Team
1. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara Marlboro Team Penske
2. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara Target Chip Ganassi Racing
3. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara Target Chip Ganassi Racing
4. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara Marlboro Team Penske
5. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara Andretti Green Racing
6. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara Super Aguri Fernandez Racing
7. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara Andretti Green Racing
8. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara Delphi Fernandez Racing
9. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara A.J. Foyt Enterprises
10. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara Andretti Green Racing
11. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara Panther Racing
12. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara Vision Racing
13. 51 Tomas Enge Dallara Cheever Racing
14. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz Rahal Letterman Racing
15. 5 Buddy Lazier Dallara Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
16. 91 P.J. Chesson Dallara Hemelgarn Racing
17. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara Andretti Green Racing
18. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz Rahal Letterman Racing
19. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara Vision Racing
20. 17 Jeff Simmons Panoz Rahal Letterman Racing
* Qualifying rained off - grid based on entrant points
Final Practice
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 27.1464 201.574
2. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 27.1797 0.0333 0.0333 201.327
3. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 27.2433 0.0636 0.0969 200.857
4. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz 27.2674 0.0241 0.1210 200.679
5. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 27.2946 0.0272 0.1482 200.479
6. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 27.3148 0.0202 0.1684 200.331
7. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 27.3618 0.0470 0.2154 199.987
8. 6T Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara 27.3841 0.0223 0.2377 199.824
9. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 27.4123 0.0282 0.2659 199.618
10. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 27.4136 0.0013 0.2672 199.609
11. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 27.4211 0.0075 0.2747 199.554
12. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 27.4482 0.0271 0.3018 199.357
13. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 27.4632 0.0150 0.3168 199.248
14. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 27.4681 0.0049 0.3217 199.213
15. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz 27.4802 0.0121 0.3338 199.125
16. 17 Jeff Simmons Panoz 27.5459 0.0657 0.3995 198.650
17. 51 Tomas Enge Dallara 27.6953 0.1494 0.5489 197.579
18. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 27.9078 0.2125 0.7614 196.074
19. 91 PJ Chesson Dallara 27.9649 0.0571 0.8185 195.674
20. 5 Buddy Lazier Dallara 27.9762 0.0113 0.8298 195.595
Race Result
Pos # Driver Chassis Laps Time/Reason
1. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 200 1:59:01.3704, 153.248 mph
2. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 200 1:59:07.7555
3. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 200 1:59:09.9867
4. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara 200 1:59:10.3715
5. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz 200 1:59:11.1195
6. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 200 1:59:15.2676
7. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 200 1:59:16.1337
8. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz 200 1:59:16.8160
9. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 199 1:59:07.8168
10. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 199 1:59:08.5314
11. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 199 1:59:18.7140
12. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 199 1:59:27.4729
13. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 196 1:59:09.0884
14. 5 Buddy Lazier Dallara 195 1:59:04.3747
15. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 155 1:33:20.1189 Accident
16. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 42 0:31:19.9411 Handling
17. 91 PJ Chesson Dallara 40 0:29:58.3220 Accident
18. 17 Jeff Simmons Panoz 40 0:29:59.3610 Accident
19. 51 Tomas Enge Dallara 25 0:11:53.1488 Accident
20. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 25 0:11:55.1301 Accident
Fastest Lap: Dixon, 27.2804s (200.584 mph) on lap 171
Lap Leaders Cautions
On Lap # Driver Laps Reason
1 3 Castroneves, Helio 27- 40 Cars 20 and 21 contact in turn 3
25 10 Wheldon, Dan 42- 51 Cars 8, 17 and 91 contact in front stretch
30 3 Castroneves, Helio 159-166 Car 14 contact in turn 4
94 11 Kanaan, Tony
95 9 Dixon, Scott
97 2 Scheckter, Tomas
100 4 Meira, Vitor
101 3 Castroneves, Helio
147 9 Dixon, Scott
150 4 Meira, Vitor
151 3 Castroneves, Helio
Championship Standings
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver Points
1. Helio Castroneves 146
2. Dan Wheldon 104
3. Sam Hornish Jr. 94
4. Scott Dixon 92
5. Tony Kanaan 89
6. Kosuke Matsuura 80
7. Bryan Herta 77
8. Vitor Meira 64
9. Dario Franchitti 63
10. Felipe Giaffone 61
11. Scott Sharp 60
12. Danica Patrick 59
13. Tomas Scheckter 57
14. Buddy Rice 53
15. Buddy Lazier 48
16. Marco Andretti 48
17. P.J. Chesson 44
18. Eddie Cheever Jr. 39
19. Ed Carpenter 18
20. Roberto Moreno 12
21. Jeff Simmons 12
22. Tomas Enge 12
23. Paul Dana 6
Rookie of the Year
Pos Driver Points
1. Marco Andretti 48
2. P.J. Chesson 44
3. Tomas Enge 12
4. Jeff Simmons 12
5. Paul Dana 6