 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Patrick akadzokera kuRahal Letterman Racing nokuda kwemwaka wa2006. Muna Ndira, akaita ake kutsungirira mujaho kutanga panguva 24 Hours pamusoro Daytona, co-kutyaira Howard-Boss Motorsports Daytona Prototype-kirasi Pontiac Crawford akagoverana Rusty Wallace, Allan McNish uye Jan Lammers. Boka rechina racho rakanga riri mukukwikwidzana nokuda kworukundo, asi rakarega nokuda kwezvinetso zvokupisa zvikuru. Kunyange zvazvo akawana nzvimbo yechitatu mumakwikwi eToyota Indy 300, chikwata chake chakabva pamakwikwi aya mushure mekunge mumwe wavo Paul Dana aurayiwa mutsaona yemitambo musi wemakwikwi aya. Saka, mushandirapamwe waPatrick wa2006 IndyCar wakatanga pamutambo wekutanga wemugwagwa wemwaka, iyo Grand Prix yeSt. Petersburg, kwaakapedza wechitanhatu; akauya wechisere kuIndy Japan 300 kuMotegi. MuIndianapolis 500, Patrick akapedza ari wechisere pashure pokutanga ari wechigumi. Mamwe ose emwaka wake akanga ane mwero nemakumi mana epamusoro, iyo yaisanganisira nzvimbo yakakwirira yemwaka wechina wechina wechina: kutanga paFirestone Indy 200 paNashville Speedway, uye ipapo ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 paMilwaukee Mile. Patrick akauya wechipfumbamwe mumakwikwi ekupedzisira aine 302 mapoinzi. MunaNovember, March of Dimes akamupa zita remutambi wechikadzi wegore mukupemberera kuzvipira kwake uye kubudirira. 