IRL: Watkins Glen, Round 5
4th June 2006 - Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix
Practice 1
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 1:31.2734 132.919 mph
2. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 1:31.3527 0.0793 0.0793 132.804
3. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz 1:31.6956 0.3429 0.4222 132.307
4. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 1:31.8463 0.1507 0.5729 132.090
5. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 1:31.8669 0.0206 0.5935 132.061
6. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 1:32.4445 0.5776 1.1711 131.235
7. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 1:32.9277 0.4832 1.6543 130.553
8. 10 Dan Wheldon Panoz 1:33.0226 0.0949 1.7492 130.420
9. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dallara 1:33.1985 0.1759 1.9251 130.174
10. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz 1:33.2388 0.0403 1.9654 130.118
11. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 1:33.2805 0.0417 2.0071 130.059
12. 17 Jeff Simmons Panoz 1:33.4455 0.1650 2.1721 129.830
13. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 1:33.6336 0.1881 2.3602 129.569
14. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz 1:33.6719 0.0383 2.3985 129.516
15. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz 1:33.8748 0.2029 2.6014 129.236
16. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 1:34.0311 0.1563 2.7577 129.021
17. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 1:35.1044 1.0733 3.8310 127.565
18. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 1:35.2499 0.1455 3.9765 127.370
19. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 1:35.8856 0.6357 4.6122 126.526
Practice 2
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 1:30.6783 133.792
2. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 1:31.0462 0.3679 0.3679 133.251
3. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 1:31.1722 0.1260 0.4939 133.067
4. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz 1:31.2363 0.0641 0.5580 132.973
5. 10 Dan Wheldon Panoz 1:31.5971 0.3608 0.9188 132.450
6. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 1:32.0000 0.4029 1.3217 131.870
7. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 1:32.0229 0.0229 1.3446 131.837
8. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 1:32.1364 0.1135 1.4581 131.674
9. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 1:32.1814 0.0450 1.5031 131.610
10. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dallara 1:32.2624 0.0810 1.5841 131.495
11. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz 1:32.2720 0.0096 1.5937 131.481
12. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 1:32.5527 0.2807 1.8744 131.082
13. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz 1:33.5120 0.9593 2.8337 129.737
14. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 1:33.8005 0.2885 3.1222 129.338
15. 17 Jeff Simmons Panoz 1:33.9033 0.1028 3.2250 129.197
16. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 1:34.1726 0.2693 3.4943 128.827
17. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz 1:35.0493 0.8767 4.3710 127.639
18. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 1:35.0767 0.0274 4.3984 127.602
19. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 1:35.1233 0.0466 4.4450 127.540
Starting Line-up
Pos # Driver Chassis Team Time Speed
1. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara Marlboro Team Penske 1:30.678 133.792
2. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara Andretti Green Racing 1:31.046 133.251
3. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara Andretti Green Racing 1:31.172 133.067
4. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:31.236 132.973
5. 10 Dan Wheldon Panoz Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:31.597 132.450
6. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara Marlboro Team Penske 1:31.846 132.090
7. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara Andretti Green Racing 1:31.867 132.061
8. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara Panther Racing 1:32.023 131.837
9. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara Andretti Green Racing 1:32.181 131.610
10. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dallara Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:32.262 131.495
11. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz Rahal Letterman Racing 1:32.272 131.481
12. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara Super Aguri Fernandez Racing 1:32.553 131.082
13. 17 Jeff Simmons Panoz Rahal Letterman Racing 1:33.446 129.830
14. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz Delphi Fernandez Racing 1:33.512 129.737
15. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara Vision Racing 1:33.800 129.338
16. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz Rahal Letterman Racing 1:33.875 129.236
17. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr. Dallara Cheever Racing 1:34.173 128.827
18. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara Vision Racing 1:35.077 127.602
19. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara A.J. Foyt Enterprises 1:35.104 127.565
* Lineup based on Friday combined practice times after rain
Practice 3
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 1:38.7505 122.855
2. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 1:43.1886 4.4381 4.4381 117.571
3. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 1:43.8657 0.6771 5.1152 116.805
4. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dallara 1:44.3043 0.4386 5.5538 116.314
5. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz 1:44.5206 0.2163 5.7701 116.073
6. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 1:44.8505 0.3299 6.1000 115.708
7. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 1:45.8067 0.9562 7.0562 114.662
8. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz 1:45.9705 0.1638 7.2200 114.485
9. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz 1:47.0580 1.0875 8.3075 113.322
10. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 1:48.0452 0.9872 9.2947 112.286
11. 17 Jeff Simmons Panoz 1:48.4784 0.4332 9.7279 111.838
12. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 1:49.0484 0.5700 10.2979 111.253
13. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 1:49.1191 0.0707 10.3686 111.181
14. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 1:49.2832 0.1641 10.5327 111.014
15. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz 1:49.7869 0.5037 11.0364 110.505
16. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 1:49.8743 0.0874 11.1238 110.417
17. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 1:50.2650 0.3907 11.5145 110.026
18. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 1:51.4095 1.1445 12.6590 108.896
19. 10 Dan Wheldon Panoz 1:55.3621 3.9526 16.6116 105.165
Final Practice
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 1:49.282 111.016
2. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 1:49.763 0.481 0.481 110.529
3. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 1:51.565 1.802 2.283 108.743
4. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 1:51.859 0.294 2.577 108.458
5. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 1:52.134 0.275 2.852 108.192
6. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz 1:52.330 0.196 3.048 108.003
7. 10 Dan Wheldon Panoz 1:52.372 0.042 3.090 107.963
8. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 1:52.402 0.030 3.120 107.934
9. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 1:52.419 0.017 3.137 107.918
10. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 1:52.716 0.297 3.434 107.634
11. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 1:53.395 0.679 4.113 106.989
12. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 1:53.673 0.278 4.391 106.727
13. 17 Jeff Simmons Panoz 1:53.768 0.095 4.486 106.638
14. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dallara 1:53.782 0.014 4.500 106.625
15. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 1:53.809 0.027 4.527 106.599
16. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz 1:53.971 0.162 4.689 106.448
17. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz 1:54.234 0.263 4.952 106.203
18. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz 1:54.717 0.483 5.435 105.756
19. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 1:56.947 2.230 7.665 103.739
Race Result
Pos # Driver Chassis Laps Time/Result
1. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz 55 2:00:20.0224, 92.418 mph
2. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 55 2:00:22.3535
3. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dallara 55 2:00:22.8223
4. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz 55 2:00:29.2508
5. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 55 2:00:31.5035
6. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 55 2:00:32.4651
7. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 55 2:00:33.0679
8. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz 55 2:00:33.3513
9. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz 55 2:00:36.6686
10. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 55 2:01:08.5096
11. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 54 2:00:24.2082
12. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 54 2:00:32.4109
13. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 54 2:00:34.0431
14. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 44 1:40:54.5194
15. 10 Dan Wheldon Panoz 41 1:27:00.4878 Mechanical
16. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 38 1:19:54.7513 Accident
17. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 37 1:19:15.5666 Accident
18. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 19 0:43:01.5830 Accident
19. 17 Jeff Simmons Panoz 18 0:43:01.5040 Accident
Fastest Lap: Andretti, 1m34.8752 (127.873 mph) on lap 38
Lap Leaders Cautions
On Lap # Driver Laps Reason
1 11 Kanaan, Tony 10-11 Car #17 contact turn 2
9 17 Simmons, Jeff 13-14 Car #6 spun turn 7
10 2 Scheckter, Tomas 16-18 Cars #15 and #27 spun at bus stop
22 10 Wheldon, Dan 20-23 Cars #16 contact turn 11
35 3 Castroneves, Helio 39-45 Cars #26 and #51 turn 9
42 15 Rice, Buddy 50-51 Car #11 contact turn 8
47 9 Dixon, Scott 53-53 Car #2 spun turn 8
Championship Standings
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver Points
1. Helio Castroneves 182
2. Scott Dixon 170
3. Sam Hornish Jr. 162
4. Dan Wheldon 157
5. Tony Kanaan 138
6. Vitor Meira 124
7. Danica Patrick 107
8. Kosuke Matsuura 107
9. Bryan Herta 106
10. Dario Franchitti 105
11. Scott Sharp 104
12. Felipe Giaffone 103
13. Marco Andretti 102
14. Buddy Rice 95
15. Tomas Scheckter 87
16. Eddie Cheever Jr. 69
17. Buddy Lazier 66
18. Ed Carpenter 65
19. P.J. Chesson 54
20. Jeff Simmons 36
21. Michael Andretti 35
22. Ryan Briscoe 35
23. Max Papis 16
24. Roger Yasukawa 14
25. Jaques Lazier 13
26. Al Unser Jr. 12
27. Roberto Moreno 12
28. Tomas Enge 12
29. Townsend Bell 12
30. P.J. Jones 12
31. Airton Dare 12
32. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 10
33. Stephan Gregoire 10
34. Larry Foyt 10
35. Thiago Medeiros 10
36. Jeff Bucknum 10
37. Paul Dana 6
Rookie of the Year
Pos Driver Points
1. Marco Andretti 102
2. P.J. Chesson 54
3. Jeff Simmons 36
4. Ryan Briscoe 35
5. Larry Foyt 10
6. Thiago Medeiros 10
7. Jeff Bucknum 10
8. Paul Dana 6