2006 GRAND PRIX SCHEDULE
Friday, March 31
8 a.m.
8:30-10 a.m.
10:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
12:20-12:50 p.m.
12:55-1:40 p.m.
2-2:30 p.m.
2:40-3:10 p.m.
3:30-4 p.m.
4:45-6 p.m.
7 p.m.
Gates open
SCCA practice
IndyCar Series practice
Air Show
Indy Pro Series practice
IndyCar Series practice Group 1
IndyCar Series practice Group 2
Indy Pro Series practice
SCCA practice
Garage Closed
Saturday, April 1
8 a.m
8:30-9 a.m.
9:15-9:45 a.m.
9:55-10:25 a.m.
10:40-11:25 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:40 a.m.-noon
12:10-1:25 p.m.
1:45-3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
 Gates open
Indy Pro Series qualifications (Saturday race)
IndyCar Series practice Group 1
IndyCar Series practice Group 2
Indy Pro Series qualifications (Sunday race)
SCCA autograph session, SCCA paddock
Air show
SCCA qualifications
IndyCar Series qualifying*
Indy Pro Series pre-race festivities
Indy Pro Series Race (40 laps)
SCCA Speed World Challenge GT Race
IndyCar Series autograph session (all drivers), SpeedZone Garage area closed
* At the end of single-lap qualifying, the fastest six cars race in a 10-minute, European-style shootout to determine the order of the first three rows in Sunday’s Grand Prix race
Sunday, April 2
8 a.m.
8:30-8:40 a.m.
10:15-10:45 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:45 p.m.
2-2:20 p.m.
3 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
Gates open
Indy Pro Series warmup
IndyCar Series warmup
IndyPro Series pre-race festivities
Indy Pro Series Race (40 laps)
SCCA Speed World Challenge Touring Race (30 minutes)
Air show
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg pre-race show
2006 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar Series (100 laps)
Hoobastank, Satellite XM Radio Concert, Honda Plaza