2006 Kansas Lottery Indy 300
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8th round of the 2006 IndyCar season
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 Layout of the Kansas Speedway circuit | |||||
| Date | July 2, 2006 | ||||
| Official name | Kansas Lottery Indy 300 | ||||
| Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi / 2.400 km | ||||
| Distance | 200 laps 300.000 mi / 482.803 km | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |  Dan Wheldon (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Time | 25.6257 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) | ||||
| Time | 25.9847 (on lap 200 of 200) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |  Sam Hornish Jr. (Team Penske) | ||||
| Second | Dan Wheldon (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Third | Vítor Meira (Panther Racing) | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The 2006 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 was the eighth round of the 2006 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on July 2, 2006, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway. The race was contested over 200 laps. Sam Hornish Jr. won the race. Dan Wheldon finished 2nd, and Vítor Meira finished 3rd. Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan rounded out the top five, and Hélio Castroneves, Tomas Scheckter, Kosuke Matsuura, Marco Andretti, and Jeff Simmons rounded out the top ten.
Hornish, who celebrated his 27th birthday, passed Wheldon with two laps to go in a close duel to the finish. With his second consecutive win, Hornish took the points lead from Castroneves, who recovered from an early crash to finish 6th.[1]
Entry list
All entries drove Dallara chassis.
| Key | Meaning |
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| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held at 8:00 AM CDT on Saturday, July 1, and lasted for 90 minutes.[2] The session was split into two groups, with 45 minutes for each group.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | 10 | Dan Wheldon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | 25.7194 | |
| 2 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
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Team Penske | 25.7577 | |
| 3 | 55 |  Kosuke Matsuura
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Super Aguri Fernández Racing | 25.8263 | |
| Official first practice results | |||||
Second practice
The second practice session was held at 10:15 AM CDT on Saturday, July 1, and lasted for 90 minutes.[2] The session was split into two groups, with 45 minutes for each group.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | 4 | Vítor Meira
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Panther Racing | 25.7001 | |
| 2 | 10 | Dan Wheldon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | 25.7101 | |
| 3 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | 25.7234 | |
| Official second practice results | |||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held at 12:45 PM CDT on Saturday, July 1.[2] Each driver was required to run two laps in their qualifying attempt; the best of the two laps would determine their starting position.
Qualifying classification
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Practice (post-qualifying)
Final practice
The third and final practice session was held at 8:15 AM CDT on Sunday, July 2, and lasted for 30 minutes.[3]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves
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Team Penske | 25.7892 | |
| 2 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
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Team Penske | 25.8372 | |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | 25.8741 | |
| Official final practice results | |||||
Race
The race began at 12:15 PM CDT on Sunday, July 2.[3]
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ Brisendine, Steve (July 3, 2006). "Hornish Jr. wins Kansas Indy 300". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Daily Trackside Report -- July 1". IndyCar.com. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 3, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ a b "Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Daily Trackside Report -- July 2". IndyCar.com. July 2, 2006. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025.