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Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

 

 Location: St. Petersburg Street Circuit
1.8 Mile Street Course
100 Laps/180 Miles
April 2, 2006
Time of race: 1:56:57.5172
Average speed of winner: 92.340
Margin of victory: caution
Lead changes: 8 among 5 leaders
Cautions: 2 for 11 laps
Lap leaders: Franchitti 1-14, Dixon 15-34, Hornish 35-36, Dixon 37-44, Castroneves 45-54, Rice 55-62, Castroneves 63-87, Dixon 88-95, Castroneves 96-100

 

IRL Results at St. Petersburg Street Circuit
IRL Race Results 2006
IRL Information
IRL Drver Champions

 

Finish
Start
Driver
Car #
Sponsor/Name
Chassis
Engine
Laps
Status
Points
1
5
Helio Castroneves
3
Marlboro
Dallara
Honda
100
1:56:57.5172 92.340
53
2
2
Scott Dixon
9
Target
Dallara
Honda
100
Finished
40
3
3
Tony Kanaan
11
7-Eleven
Dallara
Honda
100
Finished
35
4
6
Bryan Herta
7
XM Satellite Radio
Dallara
Honda
100
Finished
32
5
12
Vitor Meira
4
Econova
Dallara
Honda
100
Finished
30
6
14
Danica Patrick
16
Argent Mortgage
Panoz
Honda
100
Finished
28
7
9
Kosuke Matsuura
55
Panasonic ARTA
Dallara
Honda
100
Finished
26
8
4
Sam Hornish, Jr.
6
Marlboro
Dallara
Honda
99
Flagged
24
9
16
Felipe Giaffone
14
ABC Supply Co.
Dallara
Honda
99
Flagged
22
10
15
Scott Sharp
8
Delphi
Dallara
Honda
99
Flagged
20
11
17
Eddie Cheever
51
Circle K
Dallara
Honda
99
Flagged
19
12
8
Tomas Scheckter
2
Vision Racing
Dallara
Honda
96
Wrecked
18
13
7
Buddy Rice
15
Argent Mortgage
Panoz
Honda
96
Wrecked
17
14
18
Buddy Lazier
5
Escort Radar Detectors
Dallara
Honda
59
Mechanical
16
15
10
Marco Andretti
26
NYSE Group
Dallara
Honda
58
Halfshaft
15
16
13
Dan Wheldon
10
Target
Dallara
Honda
57
Wrecked
14
17
19
P. J. Chesson
91
Carmelo Hemelgarn Racing
Dallara
Honda
55
Suspension
13
18
11
Roberto Moreno
20
Vision Racing
Dallara
Honda
32
Steering
12
19
1
Dario Franchitti
27
Klein Tools/Jim Beam
Dallara
Honda
15
Wheel bearing
12

 

Streets of St. Petersburg race was held on April 2 and covered by ESPN. Dario Franchitti won the pole, but was knocked out early due to mechanical failure. The race finished under the yellow flag after Tomas Scheckter and Buddy Rice hit the barrier with 4 laps to go.