2006 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
The Helio Castroneves, finishing under the yellow flag after Tomas Scheckter and Buddy Rice hit the barrier with 4 laps to go.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual Time | Best Lap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Dario Franchitti | Andretti Green Racing
|
1:02.2753 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | 
|
Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:02.5951 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 
|
Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing
|
1:02.6127 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | 
|
Sam Hornish Jr. | Team Penske | 1:02.6758 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |
|
Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 1:02.7482 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |
|
Bryan Herta | Andretti Green Racing
|
1:02.8774 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 |
|
Buddy Rice | Rahal Letterman Racing Team
|
1:03.5648 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 
|
Tomas Scheckter | Vision Racing | 1:03.7143 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 
|
Kosuke Matsuura | Super Aguri Fernandez Racing
|
1:03.8033 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |
|
Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing
|
1:03.8853 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 |
|
Roberto Moreno | Vision Racing | 1:03.9455 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 |
|
Vítor Meira | Panther Racing | 1:04.0206 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 |
|
Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:04.0267 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |
|
Danica Patrick | Rahal Letterman Racing Team
|
1:04.4436 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 |
|
Scott Sharp | Super Aguri Fernandez Racing
|
1:04.8588 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 |
|
Felipe Giaffone | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
1:05.3845 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 |
|
Eddie Cheever Jr.
|
Cheever Racing | 1:05.5475 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 |
|
Buddy Lazier | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:06.2425 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 |
|
P. J. Chesson | Hemelgarn Racing | 1:08.8266 | 1 | 1 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Lead | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves
|
Team Penske | 100 | 1:56:57.5172 | 5 | 40 | 53 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 100 | +0.1386 secs | 2 | 36 | 40 |
| 3 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
100 | +0.6284 secs | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 7 | Bryan Herta
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
100 | +0.7813 secs | 6 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 4 | Vítor Meira
|
Panther Racing | 100 | +2.5995 secs | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 16 | Danica Patrick
|
Rahal Letterman Racing Team
|
100 | +3.0433 secs | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 55 | Kosuke Matsuura
|
Super Aguri Fernandez Racing
|
100 | +52.7172 secs | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
|
Team Penske | 99 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | 14 | Felipe Giaffone
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
99 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 8 | Scott Sharp
|
Super Aguri Fernandez Racing
|
99 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr.
|
Cheever Racing | 99 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 2 | Tomas Scheckter
|
Vision Racing | 96 | Accident | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 15 | Buddy Rice
|
Rahal Letterman Racing Team
|
96 | Accident | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 14 | 5 | Buddy Lazier
|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 59 | Mechanical | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 26 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
58 | Halfshaft | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 10 | Dan Wheldon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 57 | Accident | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 91 | P. J. Chesson
|
Hemelgarn Racing | 55 | Suspension | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 20 | Roberto Moreno
|
Vision Racing | 32 | Steering | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
15 | Wheel Bearing | 1 | 14 | 12 |
Caution flags
- Caution 1: Laps 53-59 (7) - Spin: Car 91 in Turn 10
- Caution 2: Laps 97-100 (4) - Contact: Cars 2 and 15 in Turn 4