2006 Indy 500 Final Practice No. 8

Race Date 5-28-06 * Indianapolis Motor Speedway

 
POS CAR  DRIVER   CHASSIS-ENGINE-TIRES/SPEED/BEST LAP/TOTAL LAPS   

 1  6 Hornish Jr, Sam     D/H/F       40.7798   220.698   7   21
 2  8 Sharp, Scott        D/H/F       40.8505   220.316  22   25
 3  9 Dixon, Scott        D/H/F       40.9106   219.992   7   24
 4 10 Wheldon, Dan        D/H/F       40.9375   219.847  12   25
 5 11 Kanaan, Tony        D/H/F       40.9815   219.611  24   25
 6 15 Rice, Buddy         P/H/F       40.9853   219.591   4   26
 7 26 Andretti, Marco     D/H/F       40.9987   219.519  18   26
 8  2 Scheckter, Tomas    D/H/F       41.1526   218.698   9   23
 9  3 Castroneves, Helio  D/H/F       41.1736   218.587  25   26
10 20 Carpenter, Ed       D/H/F       41.2055   218.417  21   23
11  4 Meira, Vitor        D/H/F       41.2379   218.246  21   28
12 16 Patrick, Danica     P/H/F       41.2751   218.049  10   25
13 90 Bell, Townsend      D/H/F       41.2916   217.962   4   23
14 55 Matsuura, Kosuke    D/H/F       41.3300   217.759  12   25
15 27 Franchitti, Dario   D/H/F       41.3491   217.659  11   24
16  1 Andretti, Michael   D/H/F       41.4205   217.284  25   25
17  5 Lazier, Buddy       D/H/F       41.4983   216.876  17   20
18  7 Herta, Bryan        D/H/F       41.5292   216.715  11   25
19 52 Papis, Max          D/H/F       41.7866   215.380  17   22
20 97 Gregoire, Stephan   P/H/F       41.8304   215.155   7   18
21 92 Bucknum, Jeff       D/H/F       41.8696   214.953  12   25
22 31 Unser Jr, Al        D/H/F       41.9636   214.472  18   23
23 21 Lazier, Jaques      P/H/F       41.9678   214.450   9   24
24 12 Yasukawa, Roger     P/H/F       42.0177   214.195  26   33
25 14 Giaffone, Felipe    D/H/F       42.1205   213.673  21   22
26 17 Simmons, Jeff       P/H/F       42.1315   213.617   9   20
27 88 Dare, Airton        P/H/F       42.1528   213.509   9   23
28 91 Chesson, PJ         D/H/F       42.1887   213.327  20   24
29 41 Foyt, Larry         D/H/F       42.1925   213.308  17   17
30 51 Cheever Jr, Eddie   D/H/F       42.2026   213.257   7   17
31 61 Luyendyk Jr, Arie   P/H/F       42.6126   211.205   7   26
32 98 Jones, PJ           P/H/F       42.7653   210.451  27   27
33 18 Medeiros, Thiago    P/H/F       42.9985   209.310   9   10

Total Laps in Session: 770

Legend: Chassis: D=Dallara, P=Panoz. Engine: H=Honda.

F=Firestone

On this date in 2002, Helio Castroneves became the fifth driver to win back-to-back Indianapolis 500s, winning the 86th Running of the Indianapolis 500. On this date in 1996, Buddy Lazier claimed his first Indianapolis 500 victory, a two months after sustaining a broken back at a race in Phoenix.

In celebration of the 90th Running of the Indianapolis 500, various personalities associated with "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" will give their favorite "500" memories. Here's today's memory:

JOHN LEWIS (IRL Vice President of League Development): "In 1998, I was the director of facilities and Al Michaels was broadcasting on ABC from the scoring pylon on the front straightaway. He was on a 10-foot by 10-foot stage that straddled pit wall. We had to tear it down in three minutes because he had to get from there to the broadcast booth before the start of the race. I wasn't in charge of Al Michaels, but was in charge of the facilities. We tore the stage down, and I had to hustle up to race control because I was also calling the race with Brian (Barnhart). I was running up the frontstretch and the National Anthem started, so I stopped next to Eddie Cheever's car and stood for the Anthem. When I was standing on the straightaway with all the cars and the Anthem started and the fighter planes went overhead, I was almost in tears."

Did you know?: Only two drivers have won the pole position, the pit stop competition, and the Indianapolis 500 all in the same year. Bobby Unser swept the all three events in 1981 Buddy Rice accomplished the feat in 2004.