2006 IndyCar Drivers Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Dan Wheldon |
 | 475 |  |
| = |  Sam Hornish Jr. (R) |
 | 475 | |
| 3. |  Hélio Castroneves |
 | 473 | |
| 4. |  Scott Dixon |
 | 460 | |
| 5. |  Vitor Meira |
| 411 | |
| 6. |  Tony Kanaan |
| 384 | |
| 7. |  Marco Andretti |
| 325 | |
| 8. |  Dario Franchitti |
 | 311 | |
| 9. |  Danica Patrick |
| 302 | |
| 10. |  Tomas Scheckter |
 | 298 | |
| 11. | Bryan Herta (R) |
| 289 | |
| 12. |  Scott Sharp |
| 287 | |
| 13. | Kosuke Matsuura |
 | 273 | |
| 14. |  Ed Carpenter |
| 252 | |
| 15. |  Buddy Rice |
| 234 | |
| 16. | Jeff Simmons (R) |
| 217 | |
| 17. | Felipe Giaffone (R) |
| 142 | |
| 18. |  Buddy Lazier |
| 122 | |
| 19. | Eddie Cheever (R) |
| 114 | |
| 20. | Jeff Bucknum (R) |
| 97 | |
| 21. |  Ryan Briscoe |
 | 83 | |
| 22. | P. J. Chesson (R) |
| 54 | |
| 23. |  Marty Roth |
 | 36 | |
| 24. | Michael Andretti (R) |
| 35 | |
| 25. |  Sarah Fisher |
| 32 | |
| 26. |  A.J. Foyt IV |
| 16 | |
| = |  Max Papis (R) |
 | 16 | |
| 28. | Roger Yasukawa |
| 14 | |
| 29. |  Jaques Lazier |
| 13 | |
| 30. | Al Unser Jr. (R) |
| 12 | |
| = | P.J. Jones (R) |
| 12 | |
| = |  Townsend Bell |
| 12 | |
| = |  Roberto Moreno |
| 12 | |
| = | Airton Daré (R) |
| 12 | |
| = | Tomáš Enge (R) |
 | 12 | |
| 36. | Stephan Gregoire (R) |
 | 10 | |
| = | Thiago Medeiros (R) |
| 10 | |
| = |  Larry Foyt (R) |
| 10 | |
| 39. | Paul Dana (R) |
| 6 | |