IRL IndyCar Series: Texas Motor Speedway, Round 6
10th June 2006 - Bombardier Learjet 500k
Practice 1
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 24.5455 213.400 mph
2. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 24.5794 0.0339 0.0339 213.105
3. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 24.5962 0.0168 0.0507 212.960
4. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 24.6044 0.0082 0.0589 212.889
5. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 24.6324 0.0280 0.0869 212.647
6. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 24.6543 0.0219 0.1088 212.458
7. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 24.7186 0.0643 0.1731 211.905
8. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 24.7284 0.0098 0.1829 211.821
9. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 24.7776 0.0492 0.2321 211.401
10. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 24.8040 0.0264 0.2585 211.176
11. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 24.8229 0.0189 0.2774 211.015
12. 15 Buddy Rice Dallara 24.8252 0.0023 0.2797 210.995
13. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 24.8520 0.0268 0.3065 210.768
14. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 24.8531 0.0011 0.3076 210.758
15. 16 Danica Patrick Dallara 24.8976 0.0445 0.3521 210.382
16. 5 Buddy Lazier Dallara 24.9215 0.0239 0.3760 210.180
17. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 24.9697 0.0482 0.4242 209.774
18. 17 Jeff Simmons Dallara 24.9993 0.0296 0.4538 209.526
19. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 25.9599 0.9606 1.4144 201.773
Practice 2
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 24.3782 214.864
2. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 24.4136 0.0354 0.0354 214.553
3. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 24.4844 0.0708 0.1062 213.932
4. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 24.6352 0.1508 0.2570 212.623
5. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 24.6363 0.0011 0.2581 212.613
6. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 24.6472 0.0109 0.2690 212.519
7. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 24.6553 0.0081 0.2771 212.449
8. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 24.6797 0.0244 0.3015 212.239
9. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 24.7204 0.0407 0.3422 211.890
10. 16 Danica Patrick Dallara 24.7292 0.0088 0.3510 211.814
11. 15 Buddy Rice Dallara 24.7496 0.0204 0.3714 211.640
12. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 24.7553 0.0057 0.3771 211.591
13. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 24.7846 0.0293 0.4064 211.341
14. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 24.7945 0.0099 0.4163 211.257
15. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 24.8098 0.0153 0.4316 211.126
16. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 24.8950 0.0852 0.5168 210.404
17. 17 Jeff Simmons Dallara 24.9227 0.0277 0.5445 210.170
18. 5 Buddy Lazier Dallara 24.9524 0.0297 0.5742 209.920
19. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 25.1677 0.2153 0.7895 208.124
Starting Line-up
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 24.5197 213.624
2. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 24.5238 0.0041 0.0041 213.588
3. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 24.5706 0.0468 0.0509 213.182
4. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 24.5998 0.0292 0.0801 212.929
5. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 24.6120 0.0122 0.0923 212.823
6. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 24.6711 0.0591 0.1514 212.313
7. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 24.6794 0.0083 0.1597 212.242
8. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 24.7154 0.0360 0.1957 211.933
9. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 24.7165 0.0011 0.1968 211.923
10. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 24.7607 0.0442 0.2410 211.545
11. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 24.7622 0.0015 0.2425 211.532
12. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 24.7783 0.0161 0.2586 211.395
13. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 24.7913 0.0130 0.2716 211.284
14. 15 Buddy Rice Dallara 24.8055 0.0142 0.2858 211.163
15. 16 Danica Patrick Dallara 24.8269 0.0214 0.3072 210.981
16. 17 Jeff Simmons Dallara 24.8901 0.0632 0.3704 210.445
17. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 25.0127 0.1226 0.4930 209.414
18. 5 Buddy Lazier Dallara 25.0440 0.0313 0.5243 209.152
19. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara no time
Practice 3
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 24.4744 214.020
2. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 24.6207 0.1463 0.1463 212.748
3. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 24.6530 0.0323 0.1786 212.469
4. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 24.6597 0.0067 0.1853 212.411
5. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 24.6677 0.0080 0.1933 212.342
6. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 24.6840 0.0163 0.2096 212.202
7. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 24.7300 0.0460 0.2556 211.808
8. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 24.7426 0.0126 0.2682 211.700
9. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 24.7573 0.0147 0.2829 211.574
10. 15 Buddy Rice Dallara 24.7910 0.0337 0.3166 211.286
11. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 24.8033 0.0123 0.3289 211.182
12. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 24.8301 0.0268 0.3557 210.954
13. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 24.8605 0.0304 0.3861 210.696
14. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 24.8617 0.0012 0.3873 210.686
15. 17 Jeff Simmons Dallara 24.8687 0.0070 0.3943 210.626
16. 16 Danica Patrick Dallara 24.8969 0.0282 0.4225 210.388
17. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 24.9047 0.0078 0.4303 210.322
18. 5 Buddy Lazier Dallara 24.9526 0.0479 0.4782 209.918
19. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 25.5143 0.5617 1.0399 205.297
Final Practice
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 24.4100 214.584
2. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 24.4307 0.0207 0.0207 214.402
3. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 24.4379 0.0072 0.0279 214.339
4. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 24.4847 0.0468 0.0747 213.930
5. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 24.5402 0.0555 0.1302 213.446
6. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 24.5793 0.0391 0.1693 213.106
7. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 24.5822 0.0029 0.1722 213.081
8. 15 Buddy Rice Dallara 24.6079 0.0257 0.1979 212.858
9. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 24.6154 0.0075 0.2054 212.794
10. 16 Danica Patrick Dallara 24.6338 0.0184 0.2238 212.635
11. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 24.6492 0.0154 0.2392 212.502
12. 17 Jeff Simmons Dallara 24.6574 0.0082 0.2474 212.431
13. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 24.6610 0.0036 0.2510 212.400
14. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 24.7199 0.0589 0.3099 211.894
15. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 24.7945 0.0746 0.3845 211.257
16. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 24.8232 0.0287 0.4132 211.012
17. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 24.8523 0.0291 0.4423 210.765
18. 5 Buddy Lazier Dallara 24.9489 0.0966 0.5389 209.949
19. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 24.9922 0.0433 0.5822 209.585
Race Result
Pos # Driver Chassis Laps Time/Result
1. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 200 1:34:01.0482, 185.710 mph
2. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 200 1:34:01.2884
3. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 200 1:34:01.3463
4. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 200 1:34:15.5871
5. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 200 1:34:15.6377
6. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 200 1:34:16.9776
7. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 200 1:34:17.1880
8. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 200 1:34:23.3809
9. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 200 1:34:24.0273
10. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 199 1:34:01.3243
11. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 199 1:34:12.4196
12. 16 Danica Patrick Dallara 199 1:34:17.3699
13. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 199 1:34:17.6150
14. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 199 1:34:21.5709
15. 17 Jeff Simmons Dallara 198 1:34:23.5221
16. 14 Felipe Giaffone Dallara 197 1:34:17.5729
17. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr Dallara 197 1:34:17.7480
18. 15 Buddy Rice Dallara 70 0:34:42.8277 Mechanical
19. 5 Buddy Lazier Dallara 56 0:26:16.6166 Fuel Pump
Fastest Lap: Wheldon, 24.4535s (214.202 mph) on lap 200
Lap Leaders Cautions
On Lap # Driver Laps Reason
1 6 Hornish, Sam 58-68 Car #5 stalled at pit entry
2 10 Wheldon, Dan 71-78 Car #15 dropping oil
57 6 Hornish, Sam
62 10 Wheldon, Dan
128 6 Hornish, Sam
131 8 Sharp, Scott
136 10 Wheldon, Dan
186 6 Hornish, Sam
193 3 Castroneves, Helio