2006 90th Indianapolis 500 - Positions gained/lost
Track Indianapolis
City Indianapolis, Indiana
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160
| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.J. Jones |  | 32 | 19 | +13 |
| 2 | Buddy Lazier | | 25 | 12 | +13 |
| 3 | Roger Yasukawa |  | 28 | 16 | +12 |
| 4 | Airton Daré |  | 29 | 18 | +11 |
| 5 | Michael Andretti | | 13 | 3 | +10 |
| 6 | Dario Franchitti |  | 17 | 7 | +10 |
| 7 | Jaques Lazier | | 24 | 17 | +7 |
| 8 | Marco Andretti | | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | | 19 | 13 | +6 |
| 10 | Max Papis |  | 18 | 14 | +4 |
| 11 | Jeff Simmons | | 26 | 23 | +3 |
| 12 | Al Unser Jr. | | 27 | 24 | +3 |
| 13 | Thiago Medeiros | | 33 | 31 | +2 |
| 14 | Danica Patrick | | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| 15 | Stephan Gregoire |  | 30 | 29 | +1 |
| 16 | Ed Carpenter | | 12 | 11 | +1 |
| 17 | Felipe Giaffone | | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 18 | Sam Hornish Jr. | | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Tony Kanaan | | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Dan Wheldon |  | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 21 | Scott Sharp | | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 22 | Scott Dixon |  | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 23 | Vitor Meira | | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| 24 | Bryan Herta | | 16 | 20 | -4 |
| 25 | Townsend Bell | | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| 26 | Larry Foyt | | 23 | 30 | -7 |
| 27 | Kosuke Matsuura | | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| 28 | Jeff Bucknum | | 22 | 32 | -10 |
| 29 | Buddy Rice | | 14 | 26 | -12 |
| 30 | P. J. Chesson | | 20 | 33 | -13 |
| 31 | Tomas Scheckter |  | 11 | 27 | -16 |
| 32 | Hélio Castroneves | | 2 | 25 | -23 |