2006 Kansas Lottery Indy 300

June 2025 IndyCar race held in Kansas City, Kansas USA Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Kansas Speedway diagram.svg Layout of the Kansas Speedway circuit July 2 2006 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 2006 SunTrust Indy Challenge 2006 Firestone Indy 200 8th IndyCar Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas Permanent racing facility 1.500 2.400 200 300.000 482.803 Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 25.6257 GBR Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 25.9847 200 BRA Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske USA Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing GBR Vítor Meira Panther Racing BRA 2005 2007 The 2006 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 was an IndyCar Series motor race held on July 2, 2006, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway. It was the eighth round of the 2006 IndyCar Series and the sixth running of the event. Sam Hornish Jr., driving for Marlboro Team Penske, won the 200-lap race. Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver Dan Wheldon finished second, and Vítor Meira of Panther Racing finished third. Wheldon, who won the pole position in qualifying, led the first six laps before Hornish Jr. got by him on lap 7. Hornish Jr. went on to lead the next 34 laps before a caution period placed him in the second position behind Scott Dixon, who had a faster pit stop than him. Hornish Jr. quickly overtook him on the restart and led 99 of the next 102 laps, only being challenged by Wheldon. After the sole round of green-flag pit stop concluded on the 155th lap, Wheldon claimed the first position and held it until lap 184, when he was overtaken by Hornish Jr. shortly after a restart. Wheldon stayed close behind Hornish Jr. for the final fifteen laps and even took the lead for two laps, but Hornish Jr. ultimately held him off and won the race. There were four cautions for 31 laps and 13 lead changes among four drivers throughout the race. With Hornish Jr. taking the victory and his teammate Castroneves finishing sixth, Hornish Jr. surged 20 points ahead of Castroneves in the Drivers’ Championship. Dixon, Wheldon, and Meira retained their third-to-fifth positions with six races left in the season. Background 2006 IndyCar Series#Teams and drivers left|thumb|250x250px|Kansas Speedway (pictured in 2010), where the race was held. The Kansas Lottery Indy 300 was the eighth of 14 scheduled open-wheel races for the 2006 IndyCar Series and the sixth edition of the event dating back to 2001.Lewandowski Dave September 13, 2005 Momentum, consistency http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=5437 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20051214160605/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=5437 December 14, 2005 September 23, 2025 IndyCarPatterson Doug April 20, 2009 IndyCars in Kansas City: A Little History https://openpaddock.net/2009/04/20/indycars-in-kansas-city-a-little-history/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250324084618/https://openpaddock.net/2009/04/20/indycars-in-kansas-city-a-little-history/ March 24, 2025 September 23, 2025 OpenPaddock.net It was held on July 2, 2006, in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, at Kansas Speedway, a four-turn 1.5 mi km on asphalt tri-oval circuit which features 15-degree banking in the turns, 10.4-degree banking in the front stretch, and 5-degree banking in the back stretch, and contested over 200 laps and 300 mi km out.IRL: Kansas: Pre-race notes, schedule https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-pre-race-notes-schedule-2008-03-27/2090068/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250923194356/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-pre-race-notes-schedule-2008-03-27/2090068/ September 23, 2025 September 23, 2025 Motorsport.com Heading into the race, Hélio Castroneves led the Drivers' Championship with 252 points, five more than Sam Hornish Jr. in second and twenty-three more than Scott Dixon in third; Dan Wheldon was fourth with 217 points, ahead of Vítor Meira with 192 points.June 24, 2006 IRL: Standings after Richmond https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-standings-after-richmond-3/2089760/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250923105132/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-standings-after-richmond-3/2089760/ September 23, 2025 September 23, 2025 Motorsport.com Tony Kanaan was the race's defending champion.Lewandowski Dave June 28, 2006 Kanaan seeks balance at fast Kansas track http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6959 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061017161752/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6959 October 17, 2006 September 23, 2025 IndyCar In preparation for the race, the Indy Racing League conducted a six-hour test at the track for the IndyCar Series teams on June 13.June 12, 2006 IPS: IRL: Indy Racing League news and notes 2006-06-12 https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ips-irl-indy-racing-league-news-and-notes-2006-06-12/2088407/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250923210541/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ips-irl-indy-racing-league-news-and-notes-2006-06-12/2088407/ September 23, 2025 September 23, 2025 Motorsport.com All 19 full-time teams participated in the test, with the exception of Scott Sharp, who privately tested for Firestone with Dixon the day prior,Lewandowski Dave June 10, 2006 Up next: Open Test at Kansas Speedway http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6838 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061017161326/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6838 October 17, 2006 September 23, 2025 IndyCar and Felipe Giaffone.Lewandowski Dave June 13, 2006 Track intelligence http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6861 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060715233751/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6861 July 15, 2006 September 23, 2025 IndyCar Dixon led the incident-free test session with a fastest lap time of 25.3309 seconds, besting Wheldon, Hornish Jr., Castroneves, and Kosuke Matsuura.Redmayne Tim June 14, 2006 Ganassi duo on top in Kansas test https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/ganassi-duo-on-top-in-kansas-test-4403543/4403543/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250923214440/https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/ganassi-duo-on-top-in-kansas-test-4403543/4403543/ September 23, 2025 September 23, 2025 Autosport Hornish Jr., who finished second at Kansas Speedway in 2001 and 2002, hoped to "take the next step" and earn a victory at the track. Castroneves was content with his speed during the test and optimistic for the race.June 27, 2006 IRL: Kansas: Team Penske Pit Notes preview https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-team-penske-pit-notes-preview/2090072/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250923225245/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-team-penske-pit-notes-preview/2090072/ September 23, 2025 September 23, 2025 Motorsport.com After a good finish in the previous race at Richmond International Raceway, Marco Andretti felt the speed he achieved in the test was underwhelming, but looked forward to racing at Kansas.IRL: Kansas: Marco Andretti preview https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-marco-andretti-preview/2090084/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250923230018/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-marco-andretti-preview/2090084/ September 23, 2025 September 23, 2025 Motorsport.com Kanaan, who failed to finish the Richmond race, ensured that drivers would be forced to deal with hot temperatures: "If you are in good shape it doesn't really bother you physically, but it does cause the car to lose grip and you have to be smart when you try to compensate for it with your car setup."IRL: Kansas: Tony Kanaan preview https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-tony-kanaan-preview-2008-03-27/2090080/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250923230957/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-tony-kanaan-preview-2008-03-27/2090080/ September 23, 2025 September 23, 2025 Motorsport.com Sharp expressed enthusiasm for the race following his two consecutive top-five finishes at Texas Motor Speedway and Richmond.IRL: Kansas: Scott Sharp preview https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-scott-sharp-preview-2008-03-27/2090164/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250923231544/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-scott-sharp-preview-2008-03-27/2090164/ September 23, 2025 September 23, 2025 Motorsport.com Practice and qualifying Two practice sessions preceded the race on Sunday: both were held on Saturday, lasted for 90 minutes, and divided into two groups which each received 45 minutes of track time. A thirty-minute warm-up session was also held on Sunday morning. In the first practice session, Wheldon was fastest with a time of 25.7194 seconds, succeeding the fastest laps of Hornish Jr., Matsuura, Dixon, and Meira.July 1, 2006 Indy Racing League Timing and Scoring Report - Practice Session 1 Results http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2006/reports/indycarseries/kansas/indycar-results-p1.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061019203151/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2006/reports/indycarseries/kansas/indycar-results-p1.pdf October 19, 2006 September 23, 2025 IndyCar Meira led the second practice session later that day with a 25.7001-second lap, ahead of Wheldon, Dixon, Hornish Jr., and Matsuura.July 1, 2006 Indy Racing League Timing and Scoring Report - Practice Session 2 Results http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2006/reports/indycarseries/kansas/indycar-results-p2.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061019203246/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2006/reports/indycarseries/kansas/indycar-results-p2.pdf October 19, 2006 September 24, 2025 IndyCar The qualifying session was held an hour after the second practice session ended. Each driver was required to complete two timed laps, with the fastest of the two laps determining their starting position.July 1, 2006 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Daily Trackside Report -- July 1 http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6993 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060703230356/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6993 July 3, 2006 July 13, 2025 IndyCar.com Wheldon earned the third pole position of his career and his first since 2004 with a time of 25.6257 seconds.Lewandowski Dave July 1, 2006 Bristling attitude http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6999 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060708192707/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6999 July 8, 2006 September 24, 2025 IndyCar He was joined on the grid's front row by Hornish Jr., who trailed Wheldon by 0.0196 seconds.July 1, 2006 Saturday 01 July 2006 - Wheldon takes Pole at Kansas Speedway http://www.danwheldon.com/news.cfm/title/Wheldon%20takes%20Pole%20at%20Kansas%20Speedway/flag/2/id/207 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061030123505/http://www.danwheldon.com/news.cfm/title/Wheldon%20takes%20Pole%20at%20Kansas%20Speedway/flag/2/id/207 October 30, 2006 September 24, 2025 Dan Wheldon Kansas City, Kansas Dixon qualified third, Castroneves fourth, and Matsuura fifth. Meira, Buddy Lazier, Tomas Scheckter, Buddy Rice, and Sharp took positions sixth through tenth, and Andretti, Danica Patrick, Kanaan, Dario Franchitti, Bryan Herta, Ed Carpenter, Jeff Simmons, Giaffone, and Eddie Cheever completed the starting grid.July 1, 2006 IRL: Kansas: Qualifying times https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-qualifying-times-2008-03-27/2090348/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250924004925/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-qualifying-times-2008-03-27/2090348/ September 24, 2025 September 24, 2025 Motorsport.com Carpenter only completed one lap in his qualifying attempt after his car was pulled into the garage to mend a water leak.July 1, 2006 IRL: Kansas: Vision Racing qualifying report https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-vision-racing-qualifying-report/2090364/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250924010316/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-vision-racing-qualifying-report/2090364/ September 24, 2025 September 24, 2025 Motorsport.com In the warm-up session the next morning, Castroneves posted the fastest lap of 25.7892 seconds; Hornish Jr. was second, Dixon third, Matsuura fourth, and Wheldon fifth.July 2, 2006 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Daily Trackside Report -- July 2 http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=7022 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061017161540/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=7022 October 17, 2006 July 13, 2025 IndyCar.comJuly 2, 2006 Kansas IndyCar Notebook - Sunday http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/indycar/27880/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060705004311/http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/indycar/27880/ July 5, 2006 September 24, 2025 Speed Channel Kansas City, Kansas Qualifying classification Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH Finalgrid Final starting grid position for race 1 10 GBR Dan Wheldon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 25.6257 213.5361 26 USA Sam Hornish Jr. Marlboro Team Penske 25.6453 213.3722 39 NZL Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 25.7466 212.5333 43 BRA Hélio Castroneves Marlboro Team Penske 25.7540 212.4724 555 JAP Kosuke Matsuura Super Aguri Fernández Racing 25.7622 212.4045 64 BRA Vítor Meira Panther Racing 25.7936 212.1466 75 USA Buddy Lazier Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 25.9692 210.7117 82 ZAF Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing 26.0065 210.4098 915 USA Buddy Rice Rahal Letterman Racing 26.0092 210.3879 108 USA Scott Sharp Delphi Fernández Racing 26.0096 210.38410 1126 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 26.0716 209.88411 1216 USA Danica Patrick Rahal Letterman Racing 26.1199 209.49512 1311 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 26.1358 209.36813 1427 GBR Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 26.1398 209.33614 157 USA Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing 26.1789 209.02315 1620 USA Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 26.2284 208.62916 1717 USA Jeff Simmons Rahal Letterman Racing 26.2300 208.61617 1814 BRA Felipe Giaffone A. J. Foyt Racing 26.3825 207.41018 1951 USA Eddie Cheever Cheever Racing 26.4321 207.02119 Sources:July 1, 2006 Indy Racing League Timing and Scoring Report - Qualification Results http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2006/reports/indycarseries/kansas/indycar-results-quals.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061019203154/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2006/reports/indycarseries/kansas/indycar-results-quals.pdf October 19, 2006 September 24, 2025 IndyCar Race Live coverage of the race began at 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States on ABC. Commentary was provided by Marty Reid, Rusty Wallace, and Scott Goodyear.Cavin Curt January 25, 2006 Rusty Wallace gets TV deal http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060125%2FSPORTS01%2F60125024 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044338/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060125%2FSPORTS01%2F60125024 September 24, 2015 September 24, 2025 IndyStar.com Weather conditions at the start of the race were muggy, with air temperatures reaching 93 F C on and track temperatures measuring at 128 F C on. Kathleen Sebelius, the governor of Kansas, commanded the drivers to start their engines and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford drove the pace car.Lewandowski Dave March 24, 2006 A first: Hybrid technology paces the field http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6163 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061017153522/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=6163 October 17, 2006 September 25, 2025 IndyCar When the race began, Wheldon maintained his pole position advantage and led the first lap of the race. Castroneves concurrently pulled ahead of Hornish Jr. for second place on the outside line, though he was quickly overtaken by Hornish Jr., while Kanaan passed six drivers to move into the seventh position; by the fifth lap, he had improved to fifth.July 2, 2006 IRL: Kansas: Tony Kanaan race report https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-tony-kanaan-race-report-2008-03-27/2090516/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250925093301/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-tony-kanaan-race-report-2008-03-27/2090516/ September 25, 2025 September 25, 2025 Motorsport.com Two laps later, Hornish Jr. drove to the outside of Wheldon in turn one and completed the pass for the lead in turn three. left|thumb|218x218px|Sam Hornish Jr. (pictured in 2015) won the race after passing Dan Wheldon with two laps remaining. Over the next thirty laps, Dixon and Wheldon exchanged the second position, allowing Hornish Jr. to open his lead to 2.3 seconds. The first caution flag was issued on lap 37 when Castroneves slid backwards into the outside SAFER barrier in turn four, damaging the rear wing of his car.Lewandowski Dave July 2, 2006 27th birthday presents http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=7021 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061017154013/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=7021 October 17, 2006 September 25, 2025 IndyCar All the leaders chose to make pit stops during the caution period, including Dixon, who passed Hornish Jr. for the lead on pit road. Castroneves' team was able to repair his wing without being lapped.July 2, 2006 IRL: Hornish hangs on to win in Kansas https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-hornish-hangs-on-to-win-in-kansas/2090480/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250925201307/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-hornish-hangs-on-to-win-in-kansas/2090480/ September 25, 2025 September 25, 2025 Motorsport.com Simmons was sent to the back of the line for exceeding the pit road speed limit and Franchitti was handed a drive-through penalty for passing Dixon under the caution. Dixon led the field on the lap-45 restart, though he was immediately passed by Hornish Jr. and Wheldon. Hornish Jr. lengthened his gap over Wheldon to 1.2 seconds by lap 85. During this green-flag stint, Giaffone became the first retiree of the race on lap 66 because of an ill-handling car.Kansas Lottery Indy 300 http://www.foytracing.com/IndyCar/2006_reports/IC_rr_kansas.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071225133135/http://www.foytracing.com/IndyCar/2006_reports/IC_rr_kansas.html December 25, 2007 September 25, 2025 A. J. Foyt Racing On the 89th lap, the second caution was issued when debris was spotted in turn three. All the leaders elected to make pit stops for tires, fuel, and adjustments. At the restart on lap 99, Wheldon nosed by Hornish Jr. to lead the lap,2006 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2006_Kansas_Lottery_Indy_300/O live https://web.archive.org/web/20250521200506/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2006_Kansas_Lottery_Indy_300/O May 21, 2025 September 24, 2025 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media but Hornish Jr. passed him on the next lap. Wheldon retained Hornish Jr.'s draft and closely pursued him until the 138th lap, when he drove up the track to pass him. He led the next two laps before Hornish Jr. pulled away from him again. Nine laps later, Hornish Jr. kicked off the first (and only) cycle of green-flag pit stops when he made a pit stop for four tires and fuel, conceding the lead to Wheldon, who remained on the track until the 154th lap. The pit stops concluded after Sharp, who had taken the lead from Wheldon, entered pit road a lap later, giving the lead back to Wheldon. In the ten laps that followed, Wheldon sustained a 1.2-second lead over Hornish Jr. until the third caution was flown when ninth-place driver Sharp's suspension failed, causing him to spin into the wall in the third and fourth turns. Sharp climbed from his car and retired from the race.July 2, 2006 IRL: Kansas: Scott Sharp race report https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-scott-sharp-race-report-2008-03-27/2090500/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250925194106/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-scott-sharp-race-report-2008-03-27/2090500/ September 25, 2025 September 25, 2025 Motorsport.com Because of the recent green-flag pit stops, all the leaders chose to remain on the track. The fourth (and final) caution was displayed a lap after the restart on lap 175 when Rice spun backwards into the turn-four wall; he became the third retiree of the race. Castroneves elected to make a pit stop under this caution from the fourth position for tires and downforce. Wheldon led the field back up to speed at the lap-183 restart, while Meira passed Dixon for fourth place.July 2, 2006 IRL: Kansas: Panther Racing race report https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-panther-racing-race-report-2008-03-27/2090512/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250925203650/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-panther-racing-race-report-2008-03-27/2090512/ September 25, 2025 September 25, 2025 Motorsport.com On the next lap, Hornish Jr. drove to the outside line and overtook Wheldon for the lead. Hornish Jr. held a 0.4-second lead over Wheldon on the 185th lap, but within the next five laps, Wheldon closed Hornish Jr.'s gap. As Meira advanced to the third position, Wheldon drove up the track in an effort to pass Hornish Jr. on lap 197. He briefly succeeded, leading both that and the next lap by less than a tenth of a second.Lewandowski Dave July 5, 2006 Wheldon prefers being the pursued http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=7015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061017153857/http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=7015 October 17, 2006 September 25, 2025 IndyCar Despite Wheldon’s best efforts, Hornish Jr. retook the lead with two laps remaining and secured the win on his 27th birthday. Wheldon finished second, ahead of Meira in third, Dixon in fourth, and Kanaan in fifth. The top ten finishers were completed by Castroneves, Scheckter, Matsuura, Andretti, and Simmons, while Patrick, Franchitti, Herta, Cheever, Lazier, and Carpenter were the last of the classified finishers.Olson Jeff July 2, 2006 Birthday win for Hornish in Kansas https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/birthday-win-for-hornish-in-kansas-4403016/4403016/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250925210518/https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/birthday-win-for-hornish-in-kansas-4403016/4403016/ September 25, 2025 September 25, 2025 Autosport.comJuly 2, 2006 Kansas Speedway :: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 http://www.indycar.com/stats/full_race_results.php?event_date=2006-07-02&statYear=2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061017150106/http://www.indycar.com/stats/full_race_results.php?event_date=2006-07-02&statYear=2006 October 17, 2006 September 25, 2025 IndyCar Post-race Hornish Jr. appeared in victory lane to celebrate his third win of the season and his birthday with his team; the win earned him $125,800. Hornish Jr. was pleased with his victory and described how his car drove throughout the race: "We had a good car all day long. The Marlboro Team Penske car was good on the bottom and good on the top. We put on a good show for the fans at the end of the race."July 2, 2006 IRL: Kansas: Race report https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-race-report-3/2090520/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250925212745/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-race-report-3/2090520/ September 25, 2025 September 25, 2025 Motorsport.com Second-place finisher Wheldon was frustrated about losing yet another race: "I'm just disappointed to come up short again. We gave everything we had." However, he also felt that Hornish Jr. deserved to win because "mechanically his car was working a little better."July 2, 2006 Sunday 02 July 2006 - Wheldon Claims Second Place Finish at Kansas Speedway http://www.danwheldon.com/news.cfm/title/Wheldon%20Claims%20Second%20Place%20Finish%20at%20Kansas%20Speedway/flag/2/id/208 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061030123430/http://www.danwheldon.com/news.cfm/title/Wheldon%20Claims%20Second%20Place%20Finish%20at%20Kansas%20Speedway/flag/2/id/208 October 30, 2006 September 25, 2025 Dan Wheldon Meira, who finished third, was happy with his performance during the race: "We improved what we had during the race and we were the best at the end, which is how you want it to be. This is great for Panther Racing, everybody on this team has so much passion about what we are doing." Dixon, who finished fourth, was unhappy with how the final restart unfolded and believed that if he did not struggle with oversteer, he could have finished higher.July 2, 2006 IRL: Kansas: Chip Ganassi Racing race report https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-chip-ganassi-racing-race-report-1/2090540/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250925215901/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-chip-ganassi-racing-race-report-1/2090540/ September 25, 2025 September 25, 2025 Motorsport.com Kanaan noted that while his car handled well, he could only pass other drivers during restarts, and so he aimed to exploit that. After finishing seventh, Scheckter wished that another caution had flown in the closing laps in order for him to compete with the leaders, but was pleased with his finish and hoped to keep his momentum going at Nashville Superspeedway.IRL: Kansas: Vision Racing race report https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-vision-racing-race-report/2090488/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250925225333/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-kansas-vision-racing-race-report/2090488/ September 25, 2025 September 25, 2025 Motorsport.com Regarding his lap-175 accident, Rice was saddened by the amount of times he and his teammates had wrecked throughout the season. Sharp, who wrecked ten laps earlier, thought his car was far too tight at the beginning. After multiple front wing adjustments, he finally obtained speed and began passing his competitors only to crash. The final result put Hornish Jr., with 300 points, into the Drivers’ Championship lead, overtaking his teammate Castroneves, who trailed by twenty points. Dixon maintained third with 261 points, and Wheldon, with 257 points, and Meira, with 227 points, rounded out the top five.July 2, 2006 IRL: Standings after Kansas https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-standings-after-kansas-3/2090592/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250925231859/https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-standings-after-kansas-3/2090592/ September 25, 2025 September 25, 2025 Motorsport.com Race classification Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Pts. Points 16 USA Sam Hornish Jr. Marlboro Team Penske20001:49:00.34232149531 1 210 GBR Dan Wheldon Target Chip Ganassi Racing200+0.079314540 34 BRA Vítor Meira Panther Racing200+5.38926035 49 NZL Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing200+5.51583532 511 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing200+5.776213030 63 BRA Hélio Castroneves Marlboro Team Penske200+7.04324028 72 ZAF Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing200+9.69258026 855 JAP Kosuke Matsuura Super Aguri Fernández Racing200+9.98815024 926 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing199+1 Lap11022 1017 USA Jeff Simmons Rahal Letterman Racing199+1 Lap17020 1116 USA Danica Patrick Rahal Letterman Racing198+2 Laps12019 1227 GBR Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing198+2 Laps14018 137 USA Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing197+3 Laps15017 1451 USA Eddie Cheever Cheever Racing196+4 Laps19016 155 USA Buddy Lazier Dreyer & Reinbold Racing194+6 Laps7015 1620 USA Ed Carpenter Vision Racing184+16 Laps16014 1715 USA Buddy Rice Rahal Letterman Racing174Accident9013 188 USA Scott Sharp Delphi Fernández Racing165Accident10112 1914 BRA Felipe Giaffone A. J. Foyt Racing66Handling18012 Sources:July 2, 2006 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 - Unofficial Lap Report - July 2nd, 2006 http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2006/reports/indycarseries/kansas/indycar-race-lapfinal.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061019203146/http://www1.indycar.com/scoring/2006/reports/indycarseries/kansas/indycar-race-lapfinal.pdf October 19, 2006 September 24, 2025 IndyCar Notes 1 1 — Includes three bonus points for leading the most laps.101: Points Breakdown http://www.indycar.com/tech/101/points.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090223192408/http://www.indycar.com/tech/101/points.php February 23, 2009 October 6, 2025 IndyCar Championship standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points10px|alt=Unchanged 11 USA Sam Hornish Jr. 30010px|alt=Unchanged 12 BRA Hélio Castroneves 280 (–20)10px|alt=Unchanged3 NZL Scott Dixon 261 (–39)10px|alt=Unchanged4 GBR Dan Wheldon 257 (–43)10px|alt=Unchanged5 BRA Vítor Meira 227 (–73) Sources: Note: Only the top five positions are included. References Kansas Lottery Indy 300 2006 2006 SunTrust Indy Challenge 2006 Firestone Indy 200 2005 Argent Mortgage Indy 300 2007 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Category:2006 in IndyCar Category:2006 in motorsport Category:2006 in American motorsport Category:July 2006 sports events in the United States Category:Kansas Indy 300 Category:2006 in sports in Kansas