2006 Indy Japan 300 - Positions gained/lost
Track Motegi Oval
City Motegi, Tochigi
Type Oval
Length 1.549 mi
| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddy Rice |  | 18 | 5 | +13 |
| 2 | Danica Patrick | | 14 | 8 | +6 |
| 3 | Marco Andretti | | 17 | 12 | +5 |
| 4 | Jeff Simmons | | 20 | 18 | +2 |
| 5 | Tony Kanaan |  | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 6 | Bryan Herta | | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 7 | Dan Wheldon |  | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 8 | Vitor Meira | | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| 9 | Buddy Lazier | | 15 | 14 | +1 |
| 10 | Sam Hornish Jr. | | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Hélio Castroneves | | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | P. J. Chesson | | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 13 | Tomas Scheckter |  | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 14 | Dario Franchitti |  | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 15 | Kosuke Matsuura |  | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 16 | Ed Carpenter | | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| 17 | Felipe Giaffone | | 9 | 15 | -6 |
| 18 | Tomáš Enge |  | 13 | 19 | -6 |
| 19 | Scott Dixon |  | 2 | 9 | -7 |
| 20 | Scott Sharp | | 8 | 16 | -8 |