2006 Toyota Indy 300
The 2006 Toyota Indy 300 was the first round of the 2006 IndyCar Series season, held on March 26, 2006 on the Homestead-Miami Speedway and covered by ABC. The race was marred by a violent crash in the final practice session. Paul Dana was killed in the crash and teammates Danica Patrick and Buddy Rice withdrew from the race to honor his memory. He was the third driver to lose his life in the IRL. Ed Carpenter was also injured, but recovered.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Qual Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sam Hornish Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | 24.4625 | 24.4722 | 24.4625 |
| 2 |  |
Hélio Castroneves | Marlboro Team Penske | 24.5131 | 24.5175 | 24.5131 |
| 3 | |
Danica Patrick | Rahal Letterman Racing Team | 24.7384 | 24.6589 | 24.6589 |
| 4 |  |
Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 24.7384 | 24.6589 | 24.6589 |
| 5 | |
Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 24.7578 | 24.7296 | 24.7296 |
| 6 | |
Buddy Rice | Rahal Letterman Racing Team | 24.7720 | 24.7600 | 24.7600 |
| 7 |  |
Dario Franchitti | Andretti Green Racing | 24.7664 | 24.7731 | 24.7664 |
| 8 | |
Dan Wheldon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 24.8417 | 24.7725 | 24.7725 |
| 9 | |
Paul Dana | Rahal Letterman Racing Team | 24.8160 | 24.7967 | 24.7967 |
| 10 | |
Felipe Giaffone | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 24.8117 | 24.8574 | 24.8117 |
| 11 | |
Bryan Herta | Andretti Green Racing | 24.9775 | 24.8192 | 24.8192 |
| 12 |  |
Tomas Scheckter | Vision Racing | 24.8567 | 24.8337 | 24.8337 |
| 13 | |
Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 24.8692 | 24.8399 | 24.8399 |
| 14 |  |
Kosuke Matsuura | Super Aguri Fernandez Racing | 24.8467 | 24.8432 | 24.8432 |
| 15 | |
Scott Sharp | Super Aguri Fernandez Racing | 24.9285 | 24.8896 | 24.8896 |
| 16 | |
Eddie Cheever Jr. | Cheever Racing | 25.0998 | 24.9690 | 24.9690 |
| 17 | |
Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 24.9813 | 25.0022 | 24.9813 |
| 18 | |
Buddy Lazier | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 24.9878 | No time | 24.9878 |
| 19 | |
Vitor Meira | Panther Racing | 25.0320 | 24.9892 | 24.9892 |
| 20 | |
P. J. Chesson | Hemelgarn Racing | 25.2025 | 25.2439 | 25.2439 |
Caution flags
- Caution 1: Laps 10-20 (11) - Smoke: Car 4
- Caution 2: Laps 106-111 (6) - Debris: Turn 4
- Caution 3: Laps 162-168 (7) - Stall: Car 91, Contact: Car 11
- Caution 4: Laps 170-177 (8) - Contact: Car 7 in Turn 1
Notes
- After Paul Dana's fatal accident Danica Patrick and Buddy Rice withdrew.