IRL IndyCar Series: Nashville, Round 9
15th July 2006 - Firestone Indy 200
Practice 1
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 23.2020 201.707
2. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 23.2350 0.0330 0.0330 201.420
3. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 23.2690 0.0340 0.0670 201.126
4. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 23.3080 0.0390 0.1060 200.789
5. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 23.3360 0.0280 0.1340 200.549
6. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 23.3550 0.0190 0.1530 200.385
7. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 23.3600 0.0050 0.1580 200.342
8. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 23.3700 0.0100 0.1680 200.257
9. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 23.4060 0.0360 0.2040 199.949
10. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 23.4130 0.0070 0.2110 199.889
11. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 23.4260 0.0130 0.2240 199.778
12. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 23.4940 0.0680 0.2920 199.200
13. 16 Danica Patrick Dallara 23.5020 0.0080 0.3000 199.132
14. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dallara 23.5710 0.0690 0.3690 198.549
15. 17 Jeff Simmons Dallara 23.5920 0.0210 0.3900 198.372
16. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 23.6100 0.0180 0.4080 198.221
17. 15 Buddy Rice Dallara 23.8050 0.1950 0.6030 196.597
18. 14 Jeff Bucknum Dallara 23.9540 0.1490 0.7520 195.374
Practice 2
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 23.1114 202.497
2. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 23.1392 0.0278 0.0278 202.254
3. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 23.1953 0.0561 0.0839 201.765
4. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 23.2059 0.0106 0.0945 201.673
5. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 23.2309 0.0250 0.1195 201.456
6. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 23.2861 0.0552 0.1747 200.978
7. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 23.3198 0.0337 0.2084 200.688
8. 16 Danica Patrick Dallara 23.3392 0.0194 0.2278 200.521
9. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 23.3692 0.0300 0.2578 200.264
10. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 23.3749 0.0057 0.2635 200.215
11. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dallara 23.4706 0.0957 0.3592 199.398
12. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 23.4744 0.0038 0.3630 199.366
13. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 23.4852 0.0108 0.3738 199.274
14. 17 Jeff Simmons Dallara 23.5208 0.0356 0.4094 198.973
15. 14 Jeff Bucknum Dallara 23.5841 0.0633 0.4727 198.439
16. 15 Buddy Rice Dallara 23.5989 0.0148 0.4875 198.314
17. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 23.6075 0.0086 0.4961 198.242
18. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 23.7579 0.1504 0.6465 196.987
Starting Grid
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 23.0210 203.293
2. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 23.1269 0.1059 0.1059 202.362
3. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 23.1461 0.0192 0.1251 202.194
4. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 23.1689 0.0228 0.1479 201.995
5. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 23.1803 0.0114 0.1593 201.896
6. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 23.2111 0.0308 0.1901 201.628
7. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 23.3046 0.0935 0.2836 200.819
8. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 23.3067 0.0021 0.2857 200.801
9. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 23.3503 0.0436 0.3293 200.426
10. 16 Danica Patrick Dallara 23.3669 0.0166 0.3459 200.283
11. 15 Buddy Rice Dallara 23.3680 0.0011 0.3470 200.274
12. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 23.4300 0.0620 0.4090 199.744
13. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dallara 23.4461 0.0161 0.4251 199.607
14. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 23.4572 0.0111 0.4362 199.512
15. 17 Jeff Simmons Dallara 23.4637 0.0065 0.4427 199.457
16. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 23.4721 0.0084 0.4511 199.386
17. 14 Jeff Bucknum Dallara 23.5828 0.1107 0.5618 198.450
18. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 23.5993 0.0165 0.5783 198.311
Final Practice
Pos # Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 10 Dan Wheldon Dallara 23.1769 201.925
2. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 23.2428 0.0659 0.0659 201.353
3. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 23.2717 0.0289 0.0948 201.103
4. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara 23.2787 0.0070 0.1018 201.042
5. 2 Tomas Scheckter Dallara 23.3481 0.0694 0.1712 200.445
6. 4 Vitor Meira Dallara 23.3994 0.0513 0.2225 200.005
7. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 23.4085 0.0091 0.2316 199.927
8. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dallara 23.4356 0.0271 0.2587 199.696
9. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Dallara 23.4375 0.0019 0.2606 199.680
10. 15 Buddy Rice Dallara 23.4429 0.0054 0.2660 199.634
11. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara 23.4480 0.0051 0.2711 199.591
12. 17 Jeff Simmons Dallara 23.4488 0.0008 0.2719 199.584
13. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara 23.4902 0.0414 0.3133 199.232
14. 16 Danica Patrick Dallara 23.5173 0.0271 0.3404 199.002
15. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara 23.5356 0.0183 0.3587 198.848
16. 26 Marco Andretti Dallara 23.6212 0.0856 0.4443 198.127
17. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara 23.7565 0.1353 0.5796 196.999
18. 14 Jeff Bucknum Dallara 24.1865 0.4300 1.0096 193.496
Race Result
Pos # Driver Team Chassis Laps Time/Result
1. 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara 200 1:36:46.2751, 161.205 mph
2. 10 Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara 200 1:36:46.3927
3. 4 Vitor Meira Panther Racing Dallara 200 1:36:47.5507
4. 16 Danica Patrick Rahal Letterman Racing Dallara 200 1:36:48.7770
5. 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara 200 1:36:49.8398
6. 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing Dallara 200 1:36:58.2200
7. 17 Jeff Simmons Rahal Letterman Racing Dallara 199 1:36:55.6806
8. 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing Dallara 199 1:36:56.2415
9. 5 Ryan Briscoe Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara 199 1:37:00.7427
10. 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing Dallara 198 1:36:57.8936
11. 7 Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing Dallara 198 1:36:58.9267
12. 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara 170 1:32:03.7318
13. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Super Agury Fernandez Racing Dallara 162 1:14:21.9505 Accident
14. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Team Penske Dallara 128 0:56:11.7736 Accident
15. 2 Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing Dallara 121 0:53:30.8861 Mechanical
16. 15 Buddy Rice Rahal Letterman Racing Dallara 61 0:24:52.9959 Electrical
17. 8 Scott Sharp Fernandez Racing Dallara 58 0:23:02.4556 Electrical
18. 14 Jeff Bucknum AJ Foyt Enterprises Dallara 36 0:15:55.8114 Handling
Fastest Lap: Wheldon, 23.1401s (202.246 mph)
Lap Leaders Cautions
On Lap # Driver Laps Reason
1 10 Wheldon, Dan 64- 72 Tow in for car #15 at pit entry
58 6 Hornish Jr, Sam 130-137 Car #6 contact turn 2
61 10 Wheldon, Dan 164-173 Car #55 contact turn 4
89 6 Hornish Jr, Sam
94 10 Wheldon, Dan
124 6 Hornish Jr, Sam
126 4 Meira, Vitor
127 9 Dixon, Scott
129 55 Matsuura, Kosuke
134 9 Dixon, Scott
Championship Standings
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver Points
1. Sam Hornish Jr. 316
2. Scott Dixon 311
3. Helio Castroneves 310
4. Dan Wheldon 300
5. Vitor Meira 262
6. Tony Kanaan 224
7. Dario Franchitti 203
8. Marco Andretti 196
9. Danica Patrick 191
10. Kosuke Matsuura 190
11. Scott Sharp 189
12. Bryan Herta 189
13. Tomas Scheckter 174
14. Buddy Rice 151
15. Ed Carpenter 145
16. Felipe Giaffone 142
17. Eddie Cheever Jr. 114
18. Jeff Simmons 109
19. Buddy Lazier 107
20. Ryan Briscoe 57
21. P.J. Chesson 54
22. Michael Andretti 35
23. Jeff Bucknum 22
24. Max Papis 16
25. Roger Yasukawa 14
26. Jaques Lazier 13
27. Al Unser Jr. 12
28. Roberto Moreno 12
29. Tomas Enge 12
30. Townsend Bell 12
31. P.J. Jones 12
32. Airton Dare 12
33. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 10
34. Stephan Gregoire 10
35. Larry Foyt 10
36. Thiago Medeiros 10
37. Paul Dana 6
Rookie of the Year
Pos Driver Points
1. Marco Andretti 196
2. Jeff Simmons 109
3. P.J. Chesson 54
4. Jeff Bucknum 22
5. Larry Foyt 10
6. Thiago Medeiros 10
7. Paul Dana 6