2006 IRL IndyCar Series
Sam Hornish, Jr. - Champion
| Date | Race | Track | Miles | Type | Winner |
| 3/26/06 | Toyota Indy 300 Presented by XM Satellite Radio | Homestead | 297 | PO | Dan Wheldon |
| 4/2/06 | Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg | 180 | SC | Helio Castroneves |
| 4/22/06 | Indy Japan 300 | Motegi | 304 | PO | Helio Castroneves |
| 5/28/06 | Indianapolis 500-Mile Race | Indianapolis | 500 | PO | Sam Hornish, Jr. |
| 6/4/06 | Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | 185.35 | RC | Scott Dixon |
| 6/10/06 | Bombardier Learjet 500 | Ft. Worth | 291 | PO | Helio Castroneves |
| 6/24/06 | SunTrust Indy Challenge | Richmond | 187.5 | PO | Sam Hornish, Jr. |
| 7/2/06 | Kansas Lottery Indy 300 | Kansas | 304 | PO | Sam Hornish, Jr. |
| 7/15/06 | Firestone Indy 200 | Nashville | 260 | CO | Scott Dixon |
| 7/23/06 | ABC Supply A. J. Foyt 225 | Milwaukee | 228.375 | PO | Tony Kanaan |
| 7/30/06 | Firestone Indy 400 | MIS | 400 | PO | Helio Castroneves |
| 8/13/06 | Meijer Indy 300 | Kentucky | 296 | PO | Sam Hornish, Jr. |
| 8/27/06 | Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma | Sears Point | 184 | RC | Marco Andretti |
| 9/10/06 | Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 Presented by Mr. Clean | Joliet | 304 | PO | Dan Wheldon |
| Standing | Driver | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles | Points | |
| 1 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 475 | ||
| 2 | Dan Wheldon | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 475 | ||
| 3 | Helio Castroneves | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 473 | ||
| 4 | Scott Dixon | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 460 | ||
| 5 | Vitor Meira | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 411 | ||
| 6 | Tony Kanaan | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 384 | ||
| 7 | Marco Andretti | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 325 | ||
| 8 | Dario Franchitti | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 311 | ||
| 9 | Danica Patrick | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 302 | ||
| 10 | Tomas Scheckter | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 298 | ||
| 11 | Bryan Herta | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 289 | ||
| 12 | Scott Sharp | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 287 | ||
| 13 | Kosuke Matsuura | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 273 | |
| 14 | Ed Carpenter | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 252 | ||
| 15 | Buddy Rice | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 234 | ||
| 16 | Jeff Simmons | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 217 | |
| 17 | Felipe Giaffone | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 142 | ||
| 18 | Buddy Lazier | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 122 | |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 114 | |
| 20 | Jeff Bucknum | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 97 | |
| 21 | Ryan Briscoe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | ||
| 22 | P. J. Chesson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 54 | |
| 23 | Marty Roth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 36 | |
| 24 | Michael Andretti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| 25 | Sarah Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 32 | |
| 26 | Max Papis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
| 27 | A. J. Foyt IV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
| 28 | Roger Yasukawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | Jaques Lazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 13 | |
| 30 | Roberto Moreno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 12 | |
| 31 | Airton Daré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 12 | |
| 32 | P. J. Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 12 | |
| 33 | Tomáš Enge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 12 | |
| 34 | Townsend Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 12 | |
| 35 | Al Unser, Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 | |
| 36 | Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 10 | |
| 37 | Stéphan Grégoire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 10 | |
| 38 | Larry Foyt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 | |
| 39 | Thiago Medeiros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10 | |
| 40 | Paul Dana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 6 | |
| NR | Jon Herb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | |
| Debuts | Farewells | |||||||||||
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