2006 - IndyCar - Firestone Indy 200 Race Results

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2006 - IndyCar - Firestone Indy 200

Race Name - Firestone Indy 200
Date - 7/15/2006
Race Track - Nashville Superspeedway
Number of Starting Cars - 18
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Dan Wheldon / 203.293 mph
Cautions - 3 cautions for 27 laps
Average Race Speed - 161.205 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 9 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Dan Wheldon
Race Number - 9

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	3	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	Dallara	Honda	202.194
2	1	Dan Wheldon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	Dallara	Honda	203.293
3	7	Vitor Meira	Revive Panther Racing	Dallara	Honda	200.819
4	10	Danica Patrick	Rahal Letterman Racing Team Argent	Dallara	Honda	200.283
5	4	Helio Castroneves	Marlboro Team Penske	Dallara	Honda	201.995
6	5	Dario Franchitti	Klein Tools/Canadian Club	Dallara	Honda	201.896
7	15	Jeff Simmons	Rahal Letterman Team Ethanol	Dallara	Honda	199.457
8	18	Marco Andretti	NYSE Group	Dallara	Honda	198.311
9	13	Ryan Briscoe	Dreyer Reinbold Racing	Dallara	Honda	199.607
10	14	Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing	Dallara	Honda	199.512
11	16	Bryan Herta	XM Satellite Radio	Dallara	Honda	199.386
12	6	Tony Kanaan	Team 7Eleven	Dallara	Honda	201.628
13	12	Kosuke Matsuura	Panasonic ARTA	Dallara	Honda	199.744
14	2	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Marlboro Team Penske	Dallara	Honda	202.362
15	9	Tomas Scheckter	Vision Racing	Dallara	Honda	200.426
16	11	Buddy Rice	Rahal Letterman Racing Team Argent	Dallara	Honda	200.274
17	8	Scott Sharp	Delphi	Dallara	Honda	200.801
18	17	Jeff Bucknum	ABC Supply Co/AJ Foyt Racing	Dallara	Honda	198.45