2006 - IndyCar - Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Race Results

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2006 - IndyCar - Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

Race Name - Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
Date - 8/27/2006
Race Track - Infineon Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 18
Laps Run - 80
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Scott Dixon / 107.484 mph
Cautions - 4 cautions for 10 laps
Average Race Speed - 93.486 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Scott Dixon
Race Number - 13

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Marco Andretti	NYSE Group	Dallara	Honda	107.417
2	5	Dario Franchitti	Klein Tools/Canadian Club	Dallara	Honda	107.13
3	8	Vitor Meira	Lincoln Tech Panther Racing	Dallara	Honda	105.746
4	1	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	Panoz	Honda	107.484
5	3	Helio Castroneves	Marlboro Team Penske	Dallara	Honda	107.236
6	6	Dan Wheldon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	Panoz	Honda	106.708
7	14	Jeff Simmons	Rahal Letterman Team Ethanol	Panoz	Honda	104.068
8	11	Danica Patrick	Rahal Letterman Racing Team Argent	Panoz	Honda	104.772
9	10	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Marlboro Team Penske	Dallara	Honda	105.352
10	9	Bryan Herta	XM Satellite Radio	Dallara	Honda	105.678
11	4	Tony Kanaan	Team 7Eleven	Dallara	Honda	107.209
12	16	Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing	Dallara	Honda	103.065
13	13	Kosuke Matsuura	Panasonic ARTA	Dallara	Honda	104.49
14	17	Scott Sharp	Delphi	Panoz	Honda	101.397
15	12	Buddy Rice	Rahal Letterman Racing Team Argent	Panoz	Honda	104.529
16	7	Ryan Briscoe	Dreyer Reinbold Racing	Dallara	Honda	105.8
17	18	Tomas Scheckter	Vision Racing	Dallara	Honda
18	15	Jeff Bucknum	ABC Supply Co/AJ Foyt Racing	Dallara	Honda	103.376