2006 Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix presented by Tissot - Positions gained/lost
Track Watkins Glen
City Watkins Glen
Type Roadcourse
Length 3.374 mi
Trackrecord 1:30.668

| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Giaffone | 19 | 5 | +14 | |
| 2 | Ed Carpenter | 18 | 6 | +12 | |
| 3 | Danica Patrick | 16 | 8 | +8 | |
| 4 | Ryan Briscoe | 10 | 3 | +7 | |
| 5 | Buddy Rice | 11 | 4 | +7 | |
| 6 | Vitor Meira | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
| 7 | Tomas Scheckter | 15 | 10 | +5 | |
| 8 | Scott Sharp | 14 | 9 | +5 | |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
| 11 | Bryan Herta | 9 | 13 | -4 | |
| 12 | Hélio Castroneves | 1 | 7 | -6 | |
| 13 | Kosuke Matsuura | 12 | 18 | -6 | |
| 14 | Jeff Simmons | 13 | 19 | -6 | |
| 15 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 6 | 12 | -6 | |
| 16 | Dario Franchitti | 7 | 14 | -7 | |
| 17 | Tony Kanaan | 2 | 11 | -9 | |
| 18 | Dan Wheldon | 5 | 15 | -10 | |
| 19 | Marco Andretti | 3 | 16 | -13 |