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2006 SunTrust Indy Challenge
Seventh round of the 2006 IndyCar Series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2006 SunTrust Indy Challenge presented by XM Satellite Radio was the seventh round of the 2006 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on June 24, 2006, in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond International Raceway. The race was contested over 250 laps. Sam Hornish Jr. won the race. Vítor Meira finished 2nd, and Dario Franchitti finished 3rd. Marco Andretti and Scott Sharp rounded out the top five, and Bryan Herta, Tomas Scheckter, Ed Carpenter, Dan Wheldon, and Hélio Castroneves rounded out the top ten.
Hornish, the reigning Indianapolis 500 winner, led the final 212 laps of the race, which marked the most consecutive laps led in a single IRL race.[1][2] The race ended under caution after pole sitter and points leader Castroneves lost a tire in turn 2 with 4 laps to go. He held onto the points lead by a measly five points over Hornish.[3]
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All entries drove Dallara chassis.
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Practice
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First practice
The first practice session was held at 12:15 PM EDT on Friday, June 23, and lasted for 90 minutes.[4] The session was split into two groups, with 45 minutes for each group.
The only incident of the session occurred 28 minutes into the session, when Buddy Lazier crashed in turn 4. He was uninjured, but he resorted to a backup car during the race.[5] Felipe Giaffone's car also trailed heavy smoke.[4]
Second practice
The second practice session was held at 3:00 PM EDT on Friday, June 23, and lasted for 60 minutes.[4] The session was split into two groups, with 30 minutes for each group.
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Qualifying
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Qualifying was scheduled to be held at 4:45 PM EDT on Friday, June 23, but it was cancelled due to rain. The starting lineup was set by the combined speeds from the two practice sessions, and Hélio Castroneves was awarded the pole.[4]
Qualifying classification
Practice (post-qualifying)
Final practice
The third and final practice session was held at 2:00 PM EDT on Saturday, June 24, and lasted for 30 minutes.[5]
The only incident of the session occurred when Buddy Rice crashed in turn 4 three minutes in. Rice was uninjured.[5]
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Race
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The race began at 8:00 PM EDT on Saturday, June 24.
Race classification
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Championship standings after the race
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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