The 2006 Indianapolis 500 was the 90th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and Round 4 of the 2006 IndyCar Series. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Sunday, 28 May 2006. Sam Hornish Jr. started on pole position and was the race winner.
90th Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 1 | 200 | - | 19 | Running | 50 | 157.085 | - |
| 2 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 200 | - | 2 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Andretti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 13 | 200 | - | 4 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 10 | Dan Wheldon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 3 | 200 | - | 148 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 5 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 5 | 200 | - | 12 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 4 | 200 | - | 6 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 17 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 16 | Danica Patrick | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 10 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 8 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 4 | Vitor Meira | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 5 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 25 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 19 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 52 | Max Papis | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 18 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 55 | Kosuke Matsuura | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 7 | 196 | - | 0 | Running | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 12 | Roger Yasukawa | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 28 | 194 | - | 0 | Running | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 21 | Jaques Lazier | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 24 | 193 | - | 0 | Running | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 88 | Airton Dare | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 29 | 193 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 98 | P.J. Jones | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 32 | 189 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 20 | 7 | Bryan Herta | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 16 | 188 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 21 | 14 | Felipe Giaffone | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 21 | 177 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 22 | 90 | Townsend Bell | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 15 | 161 | - | 0 | Suspension | 12 | - | - |
| 23 | 17 | Jeff Simmons | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 26 | 152 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 24 | 31 | Al Unser Jr. | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 27 | 145 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 25 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 2 | 109 | - | 9 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 26 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 14 | 108 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 27 | 2 | Tomas Scheckter | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 11 | 65 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 28 | 61 | Arie Luyendyk Jr. | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 31 | 54 | - | 0 | Handling | 10 | - | - |
| 29 | 97 | Stephan Gregoire | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 30 | 49 | - | 0 | Handling | 10 | - | - |
| 30 | 41 | Larry Foyt | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 23 | 43 | - | 0 | Handling | 10 | - | - |
| 31 | 18 | Thiago Medeiros | Panoz | Honda | Firestone | 33 | 24 | - | 0 | Electrical | 10 | - | - |
| 32 | 92 | Jeff Bucknum | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 22 | 1 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 33 | 91 | P.J. Chesson | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 20 | 1 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |