The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and ended on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Chase for the NEXTEL Cup began with the Sylvania 300 on Sunday, September 17 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing, was the defending series champion, but lost out in defending his championship this year, having finished outside of the top 10 in the points standings after the Chevy Rock and Roll 400. He did, however, claim a $1 million (US) bonus as the best finisher outside the Chase for the Nextel Cup drivers, winning three of the ten Chase races. Image File history File links NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series_Logo. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Budweiser Shootout is an annual NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event held at Daytona International Speedway in February, the week before the Daytona 500. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ford 400 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ... The 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup is a ten-race series that commenced with the Sylvania 300 on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway and will conclude with the Ford 400 on November 19 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The Sylvania 300 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... Joe Gibbs Racing (also known as JGR) is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned by Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991. ... The Chevy Rock and Roll 400 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... The 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup is a ten-race series that commenced with the Sylvania 300 on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway and will conclude with the Ford 400 on November 19 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...

The 2006 NEXTEL Cup champion is Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet. James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... “Lowes” redirects here. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ...

New cars

The 2006 season was the first for Ford's all-new Fusion, which replaced the Taurus both in NASCAR and in showrooms. Also, a new version of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, called the Monte Carlo Super Sport (SS for short) debuted on the circuit. Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the worlds third largest automaker after Toyota and General Motors, based on worldwide vehicle sales. ... Ford Fusion is a name used on two different types of cars from the Ford Motor Company. ... The Ford Taurus is a mid-size, front wheel drive car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is an American mid-size car. ...

Major changes from 2005

Several new drivers were in their first stint as regulars on the NEXTEL Cup circuit in 2006. Martin Truex Jr. races the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) after winning back-to-back Busch Series championships in 2004 and 2005. The #15 car, which was vacated by Michael Waltrip, is being driven by another rookie, Paul Menard, and is being sponsored by his father's Menards Home Improvement stores and ran a partial schedule of seven races. Martin Lee Truex, Jr. ... Bass Pro Shops is a privately held sporting goods and outdoor goods store headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big league circuit, the Nextel Cup. ... The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. ... The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Busch Series. ... Menards is a chain of home improvement stores in the Midwestern United States. ...

The vacancy left following Rusty Wallace's retirement from the Penske #2 Miller Lite Dodge, was filled by former 2004 NEXTEL Cup champion Kurt Busch. Jamie McMurray took over for Busch in the #26 Sharpie / Crown Royal / Irwin Tools ride for Roush Racing which had previously been the #97. In addition, Mark Martin continued his "Salute to You" tour for an encore with new sponsorship from AAA and 3M, who replaced Viagra on the hood of the #6 Ford. Russell William Rusty Wallace (born August 14, 1956 in Fenton, Missouri) is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Busch Series car owner, and television broadcaster with ESPN and ESPN on ABC. Wallace had his first live broadcast of the Indy 500 on May 28, 2006. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Miller Lite is the name of a popular pilsner beer sold by Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a 4. ... 1917 Dodge Brothers Touring car. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... Sharpie may mean: Sharpie (marker), a line of permanent markers manufactured by the Sanford company Sharpie (boat), a long, narrow sailboat with a shallow draft Sharpie (trader), slang for institutional custody trader This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Crown Royal is a ten-year blended Canadian whisky, 40% alcohol (ethanol) by volume, 80 proof. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... The AAA logo AAA (read triple-A), also known by its historic name of the American Automobile Association, is an American not-for-profit automobile lobby group and service organization that provides its members with many member benefits and services including but not limited to Nationwide Emergency Road Side Assistance... 3M Company (NYSE: MMM; formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company until 2002) is an American corporation with a worldwide presence that produces over 55,000 products, including adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection, dental products, electrical materials, electronic circuits, optical films and supply chain management software. ... // ...

With the egressing of both McMurray and Sterling Marlin from Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Casey Mears became the senior driver and moved from the #41 Target Dodge to the Texaco Havoline #42 car. Reed Sorenson took the wheel of the #41 Target ride and David Stremme became the pilot of the #40 car sponsored by Lone Star Steakhouse and Coors Light. Marlin, who was the driver of the #40 a year ago, drove the #14 (formerly #10) ride for MB2 Motorsports, which was sold to resort magnate Bob Ginn during the season, with partial sponsorship from Waste Management. Scott Riggs took the #10 Valvoline-sponsored car and number to Evernham Motorsports, where they switched from Chevy to Dodge. Sterling Marlin (born June 30, 1957 in Columbia, Tennessee) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver who currently drives the #14 Waste Management Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Ginn Racing. ... Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is a racing organization with teams in NASCAR, Champ Cars, and the IRL. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... This article is about the United States retail company. ... Texaco is the name of an American oil company that was merged into Chevron Corporation in 2001. ... Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986 in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigleys Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... David Andrew Stremme (born in South Bend, Indiana on June 19, 1977) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racecar driver. ... Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon is a restaurant chain, serving steak, seafood, salad, and similar food items. ... The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world’s fifth-largest brewery companies, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. ... MB2/MBV Motorsports (founded in 1996) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team based in Concord, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... Edward Robert Bobby Ginn is the owner of Ginn Clubs and Resorts real estate company and owner of the NASCAR Nextel Cup team MB2 Motorsports. ... Waste Management Incorporated is a company that is in the waste management industry, including collection, transfer, and disposal of garbage (or waste), as well as recycling and waste-to-energy and landfill natural gas recovery. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Cummins NYSE: CMI, is a maker of diesel and gas engines. ... Evernham Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. For the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Season, the team won two races, which were also the first two for the new Dodge Charger, along with nine top-5 finishes and seventeen top-10 finishes. ...

The #66 (formerly #0) car, now with full-time sponsorship from Best Buy Electronics stores and vacated by Mike Bliss, was driven by Jeff Green, leaving Petty Enterprises' fabled #43 Cheerios car open for former Joe Gibbs Racing driver (and former Cup champion when the series carried the Winston Cup Series banner) Bobby Labonte to step in, and new teammate/boss Kyle Petty has brought Wells Fargo, NTB and Schwan's to the #45 Dodge he drives, with Schwan's moving from the #49 ride. J. J. Yeley took the wheel of JGR's #18 Interstate Batteries ride and Denny Hamlin, who scored three top ten finishes at the end of last season in the #11 FedEx ride, earned the full-time seat for 2006, paying off with two wins and Rookie of the Year honors. Best Buy is sometimes called the big blue box because of the prominent design on Best Buy stores resembling a blue box. ... Mike Bliss (born April 5, 1965, in Milwaukie, Oregon) is a NASCAR driver. ... Jeff Green (born September 6, 1962 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver who drives the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Charger for the Petty Enterprises team, and a part-time Busch Series driver in the #25 U.S. Marines Ford Taurus for Team Rensi Motorsports. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A box of Honey Nut Cheerios breakfast cereal brand. ... Joe Gibbs Racing (also known as JGR) is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned by Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Kyle Eugene Petty (Born June 2, 1960 in Randleman, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racing legends Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively. ... A typical Wells Fargo branch, located in Berkeley, California Norwest redirects here. ... Schwans is a food company specalizing in frozen foods. ... Christopher Beltram Hernandez (J. J.) Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an NASCAR racecar driver from Phoenix, Arizona. ... Interstate Battery System of America, Inc. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... FedEx (NYSE: FDX), properly FedEx Corporation, is a courier company offering overnight courier, ground, heavy freight, document copying and logistics services. ...

Waltrip and his sponsor, NAPA, left DEI for Bill Davis Racing and the new #55 car, but ownership was transferred to the newly merged (with the old #77 team) Waltrip-Jasper Racing in order to ensure that Waltrip made the first five races. Despite the change, the #55 still receives most of its equipment and crew from Bill Davis Racing. On January 23 in Charlotte, North Carolina as part of the annual Media Tour, NASCAR announced that the Toyota Camry will be added to the series in 2007, and become the first non-American brand to run in the premier series since Jaguar raced in the mid 1950s. Waltrip-Jasper Racing and BDR will become one of the first Toyota teams because, despite the fact that they currently race Dodges in Nextel Cup, they have done so without Dodge's support because BDR races Toyotas in the Craftsman Truck Series. The team recently hired Dave Blaney to take the wheel of the #22 Caterpillar Dodge. A third Toyota team, which will carry the #83, will be owned and sponsored by Red Bull Energy Drink, with Brian Vickers scheduled to drive. There were stories that they would also buy the #7 Jim Smith-owned team driven by Robby Gordon, who is sponsored by Red Bull, but those were denied. Bill Elliott, the 1988 series champion drove in an attempt for three races for Red Bull in a Dodge, as the 2006 Camry was not approved for racing. He didn't make any of the races in the ride, nor did former Champ Car driver A.J. Allmendinger. NAPA redirects here. ... Bill Davis Racing is a NASCAR team that fields the #22 Caterpillar Inc. ... Waltrip-Jasper Racing is a NASCAR team. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Government  - Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - City  280. ... Toyota Motor Corporation ), or Toyota is a Japanese multinational corporation and the worlds largest automaker by sales revenue as of 2007[3] (in front of General Motors). ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Dave Blaney (born October 24, 1962) in Hartford Ohio (Trumbull County) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Caterpillar Inc. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, although he has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Champ Car, the IRL... Bill Elliott car that set the record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car - 212. ... “CART” redirects here. ... A.J. Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981 in Los Gatos, California) is an American racecar driver. ...

Hall of Fame Racing, a new NASCAR team created by former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach, fielded their first car, the #96 sponsored by Texas Instruments' DLP technology. Terry Labonte, a two-time series champion, drove the car for the first five races utilizing the past champions provisional rule, as the team was new at the start of the season, and Tony Raines took over at Martinsville. Terry Labonte will officially wound down his career "Texas Style" in the #44 Hendrick Motorsports second Kellogg's ride following the Dickies 500 race in November in his home state at Texas Motor Speedway, finishing 34th. Hall of Fame Racing is a racing team that will compete in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series beginning in the 2006 season. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966 in West Covina, California, USA) is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the Fox network. ... Roger Thomas Staubach (born February 5, 1942) is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and former American professional football player where he was the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys for most of the 1970s during their reign as Americas Team. ... Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ... The DLP Logo Digital Light Processing (DLP) is a technology used in projectors and video projectors. ... Terry Labonte, on the right, shows the frame of a race car in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. ... Tony Raines (born April 14, 1964) was a NASCAR driver. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kellogg Company (often referred to as simply Kellogg® or Kelloggs®) is an American multinational producer of breakfast foods, cookies and crackers, with corporate headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Kellogg trades on the under the ticker symbol NYSE: K. Revenues in 2005 were $10. ... The Dickies 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Justin, Texas, USA. The inaugural race is scheduled to take place on November 6, 2005. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. ...

Brent Sherman took over the #49 Dodge for BAM Racing with new sponsor Serta Mattresses and State Water Heaters, but was replaced by Kevin Lepage, who had started the season in the Peak Fitness Racing #61, which was the #66 in 2005. Ken Schrader moved to the famous Wood Brothers #21 Ford for Ricky Rudd which not only has the U.S. Air Force and Ford Motorcraft sponsorship, but also Little Debbie on board as a new sponsor, and the #07 car, sponsored by Jack Daniels with Blaney's departure, was piloted by Clint Bowyer for Richard Childress Racing. Brent Sherman from Chicago, IL drives the 15 Consort Ford for ppc Racing in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... BAM Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Charlotte, North Carolina owned by Beth Ann and Tony Morganthau. ... Serta is a company that specializes in making mattresses. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Peak Fitness Racing is a NASCAR Winston Cup team owned by Jeff Stec and fields Fords for Kevin Lepage. ... Ken Schrader with the 2006 Little Debbie paint scheme Kenneth Schrader (born May 29, 1955 in Fenton, Missouri) is a second-generation race car driver. ... Wood Brothers It is family owned and family run. ... Ricky Rudd in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Air Force Ricky Rudd racing at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... McKee Foods Corporation is a privately held United States company headquartered in Collegedale, Tennessee. ... The distinctive bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey is familiar around the world. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Richard Childress Racing is a NASCAR team fielding Chevrolets for Kevin Harvick (#29 Royal Dutch Shell), Clint Bowyer (#07 Jack Daniels) Jeff Burton (#31 (Cingular Wireless/AT&T), full-time, and Scott Wimmer (#33 Holiday Inn part-time in the Nextel Cup series, as well as the #2 BB...

Other moves saw Scott Wimmer moved to the Morgan-McClure Motorsports Aero Exhaust Chevrolet replacing Mike Wallace, Travis Kvapil moved from the Jasper team to the PPI Motorsports Tide Chevrolet team. Front Row Motorsports hired Chad Chaffin to run for Rookie of the Year honors and Randy LaJoie, who has been replaced by Chad Blount, to run full time in its #34 and #92 teams, then bought Peak Fitness Racing's #61, suspending the operations of the #92 car. Chaffin planned to run for rookie of the year. Furniture Row Racing announced it would run full time with Kenny Wallace in the #78 Chevrolet. Scott Wimmer of Wausau, Wisconsin was born January 26, 1976. ... The #4 car that will be run in 2006 Morgan-McClure Motorsports(formed in 1983) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. ... Mike Wallace can refer to: Mike Wallace, the long-time television correspondent for CBS. Mike Wallace, the historian. ... PPI Motorsports was a race team which competed in the NEXTEL Cup Series and various off-road racing circuits. ... It has been suggested that Theory of tides be merged into this article or section. ... Front Row Motorsports is a relatively new team to the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Randy LaJoie (b. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Furniture Row Racing is a NASCAR team based in Colorado and fields the #78 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ...

The silly season never ended after that. Competitive Edge Motorsports closed, Marathon Petroleum Company now to sponsor Kyle Petty. Jeremy Mayfield was released for Evernham Motorsports, Elliot Sadler was released from Robert Yates Racing. Sadler will drive the #19 for Evernham and David Gilliland will drive #38 of Robert Yates Racing taking effect at GFS Marketplace 400. Scott Wimmer parted from Morgan-McClure Motorsports, and in a game of musical drivers, 2002 Daytona 500 champion Ward Burton, who had been sitting on the sidelines, took over late in the season. Mike Bliss took over in the #49 for BAM Racing. Competitive Edge Motorsports is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. ... Marathon Petroleum Company is a fully owned, American subsidiary of the Marathon Oil Corporation. ... Kyle Eugene Petty (Born June 2, 1960 in Randleman, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racing legends Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively. ... Jeremy Allen Mayfield (born May 27, 1969 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series who drives the #36 Toyota Camry for Bill Davis Racing. ... Evernham Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. For the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Season, the team won two races, which were also the first two for the new Dodge Charger, along with nine top-5 finishes and seventeen top-10 finishes. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... Robert Yates Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... David Gilliland (born on April 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is a NASCAR driver. ... The GFS Marketplace 400 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. ... Scott Wimmer of Wausau, Wisconsin was born January 26, 1976. ... The #4 car that will be run in 2006 Morgan-McClure Motorsports(formed in 1983) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Ward Burton (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer. ... Mike Bliss (born April 5, 1965, in Milwaukie, Oregon) is a NASCAR driver. ... BAM Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Charlotte, North Carolina owned by Beth Ann and Tony Morganthau. ...

2006 Team Chart

List of full time teams after race 5 of 2006.

Joe Nemechek Joseph Frank Nemechek III (born September 26, 1963) in Lakeland, Florida is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... MB2/MBV Motorsports (founded in 1996) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team based in Concord, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... Statue of Jack Daniel at the Distillery in November 2004. ... Richard Childress Racing is a NASCAR team fielding Chevrolets for Kevin Harvick (#29 Royal Dutch Shell), Clint Bowyer (#07 Jack Daniels) Jeff Burton (#31 (Cingular Wireless/AT&T), full-time, and Scott Wimmer (#33 Holiday Inn part-time in the Nextel Cup series, as well as the #2 BB... Martin Lee Truex, Jr. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... Bass Pro Shops is a privately held sporting goods and outdoor goods store headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. ... DEI (which stands for Dabney Eats It, a jibe against Dabney House) is an in-joke amongst alumni of Caltech, and is supposedly written in innumerable pieces of hardware and software, on the summit of Mount Everest, on many satellites and space probes manufactured at Jet Propulsion Labs (which sits... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... 1917 Dodge Brothers Touring car. ... Miller Lite is the name of a popular pilsner beer sold by Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a 4. ... Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is headed by Roger Penske. ... Scott Wimmer of Wausau, Wisconsin was born January 26, 1976. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... AERO (Anthology of Electronic Revisited Originals) is a 2004 album of electronic music by Jean Michel Jarre. ... The #4 car that will be run in 2006 Morgan-McClure Motorsports(formed in 1983) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... For other things with Kellogg in the name, see Kellogg (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... The AAA logo AAA (read triple-A), also known by its historic name of the American Automobile Association, is an American not-for-profit automobile lobby group and service organization that provides its members with many member benefits and services including but not limited to Nationwide Emergency Road Side Assistance... Outside Roush headquarters. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, although he has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Champ Car, the IRL... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... Menards is a chain of home improvement stores in the Midwestern United States. ... The standard white Jim Beam label Jim Beam is a brand of bourbon whiskey, distilled in Clermont, Kentucky. ... Robby Gordon Motorsports is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Team. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... Bud Light redirects here. ... DEI (which stands for Dabney Eats It, a jibe against Dabney House) is an in-joke amongst alumni of Caltech, and is supposedly written in innumerable pieces of hardware and software, on the summit of Mount Everest, on many satellites and space probes manufactured at Jet Propulsion Labs (which sits... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... 1917 Dodge Brothers Touring car. ... 1917 Dodge Brothers Touring car. ... Evernham Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. For the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Season, the team won two races, which were also the first two for the new Dodge Charger, along with nine top-5 finishes and seventeen top-10 finishes. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... 1917 Dodge Brothers Touring car. ... Cummins NYSE: CMI, is a maker of diesel and gas engines. ... Evernham Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. For the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Season, the team won two races, which were also the first two for the new Dodge Charger, along with nine top-5 finishes and seventeen top-10 finishes. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... FedEx (NYSE: FDX), properly FedEx Corporation, is a courier company offering overnight courier, ground, heavy freight, document copying and logistics services. ... Joe Gibbs Racing (also known as JGR) is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned by Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... 1917 Dodge Brothers Touring car. ... Alltel (NYSE: AT) is an American telecommunications company with headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas. ... Mobil was a major oil company which merged with the Exxon Corporation in 1999 to form ExxonMobil. ... 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Races

NOTE: An asterisk (*) in each Top Ten finish denotes a rookie driver.

Budweiser Shootout

This non-points race, which involves the previous season's pole winners and past Shootout winners, was held February 12, 2006, at Daytona International Speedway after a postponement of one day due to rain, and in a major upset, rookie Denny Hamlin won the event after qualifying at the Checker Auto Parts 500 last November in Phoenix. February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... The Checker Auto Parts 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. ...

Daytona 500

Main article: 2006 Daytona 500

The 2006 Daytona 500 was the first race in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. ...

Qualifying and Gatorade Duels

Jeff Burton won the pole for the race with a speed of over 189 mph, and would start alongside Jeff Gordon in an all-Chevy front row. Gordon would win the second Gatorade Duel (his third career victory in a Daytona qualifying race) after Elliott Sadler won in race 1, which was delayed by showers. Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ...

The race

The weather dawned cloudy and cold for the 48th running of "The Great American Race", as Jeff Burton led the field to the green at 2:45 p.m., the latest scheduled start in the history of the race (so as to get a finish in prime time.) There were several lead changes in the early going en route to a race record of 32. Tony Stewart was a magnet for controversy, tangling with Jeff Gordon on lap 48 and Matt Kenseth on lap 106. Stewart was penalized for aggressive driving after the Kenseth incident, in which he blocked the 17 car down into the grass on the backstretch, which led to a Kenseth spin. Kenseth took matters into his own hands and was black flagged for hitting Stewart's car in retaliation on pit road. All three drivers involved in the incidents would repair their cars and get back into contention. Carl Edwards, a popular dark horse candidate for the Nextel Cup title, got off to a bad start when he was collected in a five-car incident on lap 80 that included Dale Jarrett, Kyle Petty and two other cars. Edwards finished 43rd and last. Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... The flagman waves the green flag at the start of the Aarons 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 6, 2003. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ... Kyle Eugene Petty (Born June 2, 1960 in Randleman, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racing legends Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively. ...

Jimmie Johnson had one of the strongest cars all day, despite the suspension of crew chief Chad Knaus for rules violations. He took the lead with 10 laps to go just as the caution flag came out for an incident between Kurt Busch and Jamie McMurray. It set up a 10-lap battle for the win, which was extended into "overtime" when McMurray and Jeff Burton collided on lap 197. The green-white-checker finish was anti-climactic, as Casey Mears and Ryan Newman battled for second, leaving Johnson to take the victory. The race ended under caution just before Johnson crossed the line. The 48th Daytona 500 was the first win for the 48 car on a restrictor plate track and his 19th career victory. James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Chad Knaus Chad Anthony Knaus (born August 5, 1971 in Rockford, Illinois) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup crew chief for Jimmie Johnson, who currently drives the #48 Lowes Kobalt Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Artist rendering of a NASCAR restrictor plate A Restrictor plate or air restrictor is a device installed at the intake of an engine to limit its power. ...

Top Ten Results: (Race distance extended to 203 laps/507.5 miles due to green-white-checkered rule.)

1. #48 Jimmie Johnson
2. #42 Casey Mears
3. #12 Ryan Newman
4. #38 Elliott Sadler
5. #20 Tony Stewart
6. #07 Clint Bowyer *
7. #25 Brian Vickers
8. #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
9. #21 Ken Schrader
10. #88 Dale Jarrett

Failed to qualify: Scott Riggs (#10), Kenny Wallace (#78), Scott Wimmer (#4), Mike Skinner (#23), Derrike Cope (#74), Larry Gunselman (#52), Chad Blount (#37), Larry Foyt (#50), Andy Belmont (#59), Randy LaJoie (#64), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Chad Chaffin (#92), Carl Long (#80), Paul Menard (#15), Stanton Barrett (#95) James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Ken Schrader with the 2006 Little Debbie paint scheme Kenneth Schrader (born May 29, 1955 in Fenton, Missouri) is a second-generation race car driver. ... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Scott Wimmer of Wausau, Wisconsin was born January 26, 1976. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Larry Gunselman (Born December 1st, 1964) is a part-time Nextel Cup series driver in the #52 Unsponsored Dodge. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Larry Foyt is a NASCAR driver and an IRL driver. ... Andy Belmont (born November 20, 1957 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania) is a stock car racer. ... Randy LaJoie (b. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Busch Series. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ...

Auto Club 500

Main article: 2006 Auto Club 500

Body styles and engines were the story in the second race of the Nextel Cup season, the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway on February 26. Kurt Busch won the pole (187.086 mph) using a 2004 Dodge Intrepid-styled body, as opposed to the new Dodge Charger, which his Penske Racing team believed was aerodynamically superior. Bobby Labonte and the #43 team ran the Intrepid as well. Others, including Evernham Motorsports drivers Jeremy Mayfield and Kasey Kahne, drove the Charger. The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to that of sister track Michigan International Speedway. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... The Dodge Intrepid was a large four-door, full-size, front-wheel drive sedan. ... There have been many different Dodge vehicles, on three different platforms, bearing the Charger nameplate. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Evernham Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. For the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Season, the team won two races, which were also the first two for the new Dodge Charger, along with nine top-5 finishes and seventeen top-10 finishes. ... Jeremy Allen Mayfield (born May 27, 1969 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series who drives the #36 Toyota Camry for Bill Davis Racing. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ...

On race day, Greg Biffle dominated, leading 168 of the first 218 laps. Biffle won last year's spring race at California, finished second in the fall, and had won the Busch race the day before. Tony Stewart was the fastest Chevy in the early going. He overcame the car falling off the jack on a pit stop and an unscheduled stop for a flat tire to claw his way back among the leaders only to have an engine failure at lap 215, ending a string of 30 straight races without a DNF. Biffle continued up front until lap 226. He reported to the crew that his engine had lost a cylinder and a few laps later, he retired to the garage. This left Matt Kenseth to take the lead and only a late-race caution kept him from pulling away. Smoke and oil from the #4 car of Scott Wimmer brought out a yellow with three laps to go. Kenseth easily held off Jimmie Johnson in the green-white-checker finish to earn his 11th career win. Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel Cup. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Scott Wimmer of Wausau, Wisconsin was born January 26, 1976. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Top ten results: (Race distance extended to 502 miles/251 laps due to green-white checkered rule.)

1. #17 Matt Kenseth
2. #48 Jimmie Johnson
3. #99 Carl Edwards
4. #9 Kasey Kahne
5. #31 Jeff Burton
6. #26 Jamie McMurray
7. #42 Casey Mears
8. #18 J. J. Yeley *
9. #6 Mark Martin
10. #5 Kyle Busch

Failed to qualify: Travis Kvapil (#32), Hermie Sadler (#00), Derrike Cope (#74), Randy LaJoie (#34), Morgan Shepherd (#89) Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... Christopher Beltram Hernandez (J. J.) Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an NASCAR racecar driver from Phoenix, Arizona. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Travis Kvapil (pronounced kwah-pil) (born March 1, 1976 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is a German-American NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Randy LaJoie (b. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ...

UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

Main article: 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

After a week off, the Nextel Cup series returned to action at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 12, 2006 for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. Greg Biffle clocked the fastest lap in qualifying at 172.403 mph. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a 1,200 acre (4. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ...

In the third consecutive race to require a green-white-checker finish, Jimmie Johnson blew past Matt Kenseth on the last corner of the day to get his 20th career victory and second of the season. Kenseth looked like a good bet to cruise to victory before Denny Hamlin and Kenny Wallace wrecked three laps from the end, bunching the field and leading to the overtime finish. Before the lap 268 restart, Kenseth told his crew that his engine felt weak, but he was able to protect the lead until the last corner, where Johnson, who had not led all day, overtook the 17 car on the high side to take the win by a half a car length. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ...

Top Ten Results: (Race distance extended to 270 laps/405 miles due to green-white-checkered rule.)

1. #48 Jimmie Johnson
2. #17 Matt Kenseth
3. #5 Kyle Busch
4. #9 Kasey Kahne
5. #24 Jeff Gordon
6. #6 Mark Martin
7. #31 Jeff Burton
8. #16 Greg Biffle
9. #42 Casey Mears
10. #11 Denny Hamlin *

Failed to qualify: Stanton Barrett (#95), Hermie Sadler (#00), Brandon Ash (#02), Mike Skinner (#37), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Randy LaJoie (#92) ffff James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia. ... Brandon Ash (born July 17, 1977, in Umpqua, Oregon), is a NASCAR West Coast Competitor. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... Randy LaJoie (b. ...

Golden Corral 500

Main article: 2006 Golden Corral 500

There were no extra laps in race four of the Nextel Cup season, the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but there was an extra day, as rain showers forced the green flag to be moved to Monday, March 20 at 11 a.m. Television coverage moved to cable's FX channel for the race (with some exceptions). Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... FX may mean: effects, as in special effects, sound effects FedEx: IATA airline designator Foreign exchange, a banking term for changing money from one currency into another FX, a company based in Japan that manufactures high-quality bootleg anime DVDs FX, a hardware enthusiast variant of the AMD Athlon 64...

Kasey Kahne sat on the pole with a speed of 192.553 mph, edging Ryan Newman by .002 seconds. Bill Lester qualified 19th in the #23 Waste Management Dodge Charger, becoming the first African-American to start a NASCAR Nextel Cup race since 1986. He finished 38th, six laps down. Last year's Atlanta winner, Carl Edwards eliminated himself from contention early. He damaged the front end of the 99 car after hitting Dave Blaney on pit road on lap 45 during a caution to address the stopped car of Kyle Busch. Bobby Labonte ran in the top 10 for the first 50 laps before his engine failed on lap 55. Another scary incident took place on pit road during the sixth caution of the day (laps 189-197), when Reed Sorenson hit John Slusher, catch can man for Robby Gordon's crew, as he pulled out of his pit stall. Slusher was attached to a backboard but treated at the infield care center. Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Bill Lester Bill Lester (born February 6, 1961) is the driver of the #07 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the #23 Waste Management, Inc. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Dave Blaney (born October 24, 1962) in Hartford Ohio (Trumbull County) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986 in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigleys Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, although he has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Champ Car, the IRL... A long spine board (LSB), or backboard, is a medical device used for the immobilization and transportation of patients. ...

Several rookies had good days at Atlanta. Paul Menard and Reed Sorenson finished in the top ten, and Denny Hamlin led 16 laps. He was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop because of a loose condition, and finished 31st. Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Busch Series. ... Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986 in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigleys Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ...

On the track, the 9 car was near the front all day. Kahne took the lead from Greg Biffle with 79 laps to go. Despite a challenge from Mark Martin, Kahne was not seriously challenged down the stretch and visited victory lane for the second time in his career. Kahne was the first driver to win from the pole since Matt Kenseth in the 2005 Sharpie 500. Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... that was an awesome race the 2004 sharpie 500 jr won it ...

Top ten results:

1. #9 Kasey Kahne
2. #6 Mark Martin
3. #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. #24 Jeff Gordon
5. #20 Tony Stewart
6. #48 Jimmie Johnson
7. #15 Paul Menard *
8. #45 Kyle Petty
9. #88 Dale Jarrett
10. #41 Reed Sorenson *

Failed to qualify: Mike Garvey (#51), Stanton Barrett (#95), Chad Chaffin (#34), Derrike Cope (#74), Kenny Wallace (#78), Travis Kvapil (#32), Mike Skinner (#37), Greg Sacks (#13), Chad Blount (#92) Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Busch Series. ... Kyle Eugene Petty (Born June 2, 1960 in Randleman, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racing legends Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively. ... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ... Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986 in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigleys Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Mike Garvey is the current NASCAR driver for the #66 Peak Performance Motorsports Ford in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Travis Kvapil (pronounced kwah-pil) (born March 1, 1976 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is a German-American NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... Greg Sacks(born November 3, 1952, in Mattiuck, New York, is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ...

Food City 500

Main article: 2006 Food City 500

The fifth race of the season, the Food City 500, was held at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 26, 2006. Qualifying was cancelled on March 24 due to snow, sleet and rain, and the field was set with top 35 owners points from 2005, the Champion's Provisional (for Terry Labonte) and seven others, based on qualifying attempts in 2006. As a result, 2005 champion Tony Stewart sat on pole. Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Terry Labonte, on the right, shows the frame of a race car in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ...

The race featured 18 cautions, and over 100 of the 500 laps were run under the yellow flag. Points leader Jimmie Johnson made contact with the car of Reed Sorenson which caused a flat tire and put the 48 car multiple laps down. He finished 30th. Lap 188 saw the most notable wreck of the first half of the race, as Clint Bowyer spun Dave Blaney, causing a chain reaction that collected David Stremme, Brian Vickers and Michael Waltrip and brought out a red flag to clean up. Binomial name Iris pseudacorus L. The iris bearing the Latin name Iris pseudacorus is known by the common names yellow iris, yellow flag, and bastard fleur de lys. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986 in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigleys Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Dave Blaney (born October 24, 1962) in Hartford Ohio (Trumbull County) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... David Andrew Stremme (born in South Bend, Indiana on June 19, 1977) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racecar driver. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Historically, and most generally, the red flag is an international symbol for the blood of angry workers. ...

Jeff Gordon spun Martin Truex Jr. out on lap 415 in an incident that collected Jeff Burton, Robby Gordon and J. J. Yeley. Kurt Busch, who had made up two laps lost earlier in the day due to tire problems, used the "bump-and-run" to nudge Matt Kenseth out of the lead with four laps to go. Jeff Gordon used the same tactic to take third, but on the final lap, Kenseth used the bump and run to spin Gordon out as Busch raced to victory. Gordon finished 21st and was involved in a shoving match with Kenseth on pit road after the race, for which he was put on probation and fined $10,000 by NASCAR. Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Martin Lee Truex, Jr. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, although he has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Champ Car, the IRL... Christopher Beltram Hernandez (J. J.) Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an NASCAR racecar driver from Phoenix, Arizona. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ...

The win was Busch's fifth in 11 career races at the Tennessee track and the fifteenth in his career. It was Dodge's first win at Bristol since Richard Petty in 1975. Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is an American former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. ...

Top ten results:

1. #2 Kurt Busch
2. #29 Kevin Harvick
3. #17 Matt Kenseth
4. #99 Carl Edwards
5. #43 Bobby Labonte
6. #6 Mark Martin
7. #16 Greg Biffle
8. #5 Kyle Busch
9. #12 Ryan Newman
10. #9 Kasey Kahne

Failed to make field: Chad Chaffin (#34), Mike Skinner (#37), Mike Garvey (#51), Derrike Cope (#74), Kenny Wallace (#78), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Chad Blount (#92). Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... Mike Garvey is the current NASCAR driver for the #66 Peak Performance Motorsports Ford in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ...

DirecTV 500

Main article: 2006 DirecTV 500

The sixth race of the season, the DirecTV 500, was held at Martinsville Speedway on April 2, 2006. Jimmie Johnson won the pole. Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ...

Top ten results:

1. #20 Tony Stewart
2. #24 Jeff Gordon
3. #48 Jimmie Johnson
4. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
5. #5 Kyle Busch
6. #38 Elliott Sadler
7. #29 Kevin Harvick
8. #25 Brian Vickers
9. #26 Jamie McMurray
10. #10 Scott Riggs

Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#74), Kevin Lepage (#61), Kenny Wallace (#78), Jimmy Spencer (#49), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Hermie Sadler Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer (born February 15, 1957 in Berwick, Pennsylvania) is an American NASCAR driver and commentator. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia. ...

Samsung/Radio Shack 500

Main article: 2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500

The Samsung/Radio Shack 500, the seventh race of the season was held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2006. Kasey Kahne won the pole. Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ...

Top ten results:

1. #9 Kasey Kahne
2. #17 Matt Kenseth
3. #20 Tony Stewart
4. #11 Denny Hamlin *
5. #29 Kevin Harvick
6. #31 Jeff Burton
7. #10 Scott Riggs
8. #1 Martin Truex Jr. *
9. #6 Mark Martin
10. #43 Bobby Labonte

Failed to qualify: Brent Sherman (#49), Chad Blount (#92), Kenny Wallace (#78), Chad Chaffin (#34), Stanton Barrett (#95). Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Martin Lee Truex, Jr. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Brent Sherman from Chicago, IL drives the 15 Consort Ford for ppc Racing in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ...

Subway Fresh 500

Main article: 2006 Subway Fresh 500

The Subway Fresh 500, the eighth race of the season was held at Phoenix International Raceway on April 22, 2006. Kyle Busch won the pole. Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ...

Top ten results:

1. #29 Kevin Harvick
2. #20 Tony Stewart
3. #17 Matt Kenseth
4. #99 Carl Edwards
5. #07 Clint Bowyer *
6. #9 Kasey Kahne
7. #48 Jimmie Johnson
8. #43 Bobby Labonte
9. #31 Jeff Burton
10. #24 Jeff Gordon

Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#34), Mike Garvey (#51), Chad Blount (#92), Kevin Lepage (#61), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Steve Portenga (#52) For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Mike Garvey is the current NASCAR driver for the #66 Peak Performance Motorsports Ford in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... Steve Portenga(pronounced Port-en-GAY) is a NASCAR driver. ...

Aaron's 499

Main article: 2006 Aaron's 499

The ninth race of the season, the Aaron's 499, was scheduled to be held at Talladega Superspeedway on April 30, 2006. However, due to rain starting one lap prior to the green flag, the event was postponed until the following day. Television coverage was moved from FOX to FX except for several FOX stations which elected to carry the race. Elliott Sadler won the pole. The Aaron's 499 was one of five impound races this year in the NEXTEL Cup Series. Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located in Talladega, AL. It was constructed in the 1960s in place of abandoned airport runways by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by NASCARs founding France family along with Daytona International Speedway and several other racetracks. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... The Aarons 499 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ...

Top ten results:

1. #48 Jimmie Johnson
2. #20 Tony Stewart
3. #25 Brian Vickers
4. #31 Jeff Burton
5. #26 Jamie McMurray
6. #17 Matt Kenseth
7. #2 Kurt Busch
8. #99 Carl Edwards
9. #10 Scott Riggs
10. #7 Robby Gordon

Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#89), Stanton Barrett (#95), Mike Wallace (#09), Chad Blount (#92), Brent Sherman (#49), Kenny Wallace (#78) James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, although he has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Champ Car, the IRL... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Mike Wallace, taken 2002 Mike Wallace (born March 10, 1959) is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Brent Sherman from Chicago, IL drives the 15 Consort Ford for ppc Racing in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ...

Crown Royal 400

Main article: 2006 Crown Royal 400

The Crown Royal 400, NASCAR's tenth race of the season was held at Richmond International Raceway on May 6, 2006. Greg Biffle won the pole. This was the second impound race of the 2006 season. Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ...

Top ten results:

1. #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. #11 Denny Hamlin *
3. #29 Kevin Harvick
4. #16 Greg Biffle
5. #5 Kyle Busch
6. #20 Tony Stewart
7. #99 Carl Edwards
8. #12 Ryan Newman
9. #14 Sterling Marlin
10. #07 Clint Bowyer *

Failed to qualify: Kertus Davis (#89), Chad Chaffin (#34), Stanton Barrett (#95), Hermie Sadler (#00) Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Sterling Marlin (born June 30, 1957 in Columbia, Tennessee) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver who currently drives the #14 Waste Management Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Ginn Racing. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Kertus Davis from Gaffney, South Carolina was born February 26, 1981 and is a NASCAR driver. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia. ...

Dodge Charger 500

Main article: 2006 Dodge Charger 500

The Dodge Charger 500, the eleventh race of the season was held at Darlington Raceway on May 13, 2006. Kasey Kahne won the pole. Darlington Raceway during the 2006 Dodge Charger 500. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ...

Top ten results:

1. #16 Greg Biffle
2. #24 Jeff Gordon
3. #17 Matt Kenseth
4. #48 Jimmie Johnson
5. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
6. #12 Ryan Newman
7. #5 Kyle Busch
8. #6 Mark Martin
9. #31 Jeff Burton
10. #11 Denny Hamlin *

Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#61), Kenny Wallace (#78), Carl Long (#37), Chad Blount (#34) Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ...

NEXTEL All-Star Challenge and Nextel Open

This non-points race doubleheader was held May 20, 2006, at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole for the NEXTEL Open, while Kasey Kahne won the All-Star Challenge pole in the unique three-lap qualifier that included a required four-tire pit stop. May 20 is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. ...

Top Ten Results

1. #48 Jimmie Johnson
2. #29 Kevin Harvick
3. #24 Jeff Gordon
4. #99 Carl Edwards
5. #12 Ryan Newman
6. #43 Bobby Labonte
7. #88 Dale Jarrett
8. #45 Kyle Petty +
9. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
10. #10 Scott Riggs §

+ - Was selected by fans in a poll to participate following NEXTEL Open. James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ... Kyle Eugene Petty (Born June 2, 1960 in Randleman, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racing legends Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ...

§ - Winner of NEXTEL Open.

Coca-Cola 600

The twelfth points-paying race, the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR's longest race in terms of distance, was run on May 28, 2006 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole. May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ...

Top Ten Results:

1. #9 Kasey Kahne
2. #48 Jimmie Johnson
3. #99 Carl Edwards
4. #6 Mark Martin
5. #17 Matt Kenseth
6. #31 Jeff Burton
7. #16 Greg Biffle
8. #26 Jamie McMurray
9. #11 Denny Hamlin *
10. #41 Reed Sorenson *

Failed to qualify: Kevin Lepage (#49), Hermie Sadler (#00), Chad Chaffin (#61), Michael Waltrip (#55)+, Stanton Barrett (#95), Mike Garvey (#51), Chad Blount (#34), Carl Long (#37), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27), and Kertus Davis (#72). Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986 in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigleys Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Mike Garvey is the current NASCAR driver for the #66 Peak Performance Motorsports Ford in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Kirk Shelmerdine is a NASCAR driver and former championship-winning crew chief for Dale Earnhardt. ... Kertus Davis from Gaffney, South Carolina was born February 26, 1981 and is a NASCAR driver. ...

≈ Michael Waltrip failed to qualify, but he bought Derrike Cope's 43rd starting spot (#74). Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ...

• Kyle Busch was fined $50,000 (US) and had 25 championship points deducted for throwing his HANS device at Casey Mears after an accident.

Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Hans may refer to: Hans (surname), a Jatt surname from Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ...

Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America

The thirteenth race of the season, the Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America, was held at Dover International Speedway on June 4, 2006. Ryan Newman won the pole for this race. See also Banc of America Securities, Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ...

Top ten results:

1. #17 Matt Kenseth
2. #26 Jamie McMurray
3. #29 Kevin Harvick
4. #31 Jeff Burton
5. #5 Kyle Busch
6. #48 Jimmie Johnson
7. #9 Kasey Kahne
8. #16 Greg Biffle
9. #6 Mark Martin
10. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Failed to qualify: Carl Long (#34), Donnie Neuenberger (#52), Chad Chaffin (#61), and Stanton Barrett (#95). Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Donnie Neuenberger(born in Brandywine, Maryland, on August 10, 1962), is a NASCAR driver. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ...

Pocono 500

The Pocono 500, the fourteenth race of the season was held at Pocono Raceway on June 11, 2006. Denny Hamlin sat on pole and led 49 of the first 50 laps before crashing and coming back from 40th place to become the first rookie to win in 2006. Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond; it is the site of two annual NASCAR Nextel Cup races held just a few weeks apart in June and July. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ...

Top Ten Results:

1. #11 Denny Hamlin *
2. #2 Kurt Busch
3. #20 Tony Stewart
4. #25 Brian Vickers
5. #17 Matt Kenseth
6. #16 Greg Biffle
7. #9 Kasey Kahne
8. #10 Scott Riggs
9. #31 Jeff Burton
10. #48 Jimmie Johnson

Failed to qualify: Scott Wimmer (#4), Derrike Cope (#74), Stanton Barrett (#95), Greg Sacks (#34), Brent Sherman (#72) Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Scott Wimmer of Wausau, Wisconsin was born January 26, 1976. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Greg Sacks(born November 3, 1952, in Mattiuck, New York, is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Brent Sherman from Chicago, IL drives the 15 Consort Ford for ppc Racing in the NASCAR Busch Series. ...

3M Performance 400

The fifthteenth race of the season, the 3M Performance 400, was held at Michigan International Speedway on June 18, 2006. Kasey Kahne won the pole. Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ...

Top Ten Results: (Race called after 129 laps/258 miles because of rain.)

1. #9 Kasey Kahne
2. #99 Carl Edwards
3. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
4. #16 Greg Biffle
5. #41 Reed Sorenson *
6. #48 Jimmie Johnson
7. #42 Casey Mears
8. #24 Jeff Gordon
9. #2 Kurt Busch
10. #29 Kevin Harvick

Failed to qualify: Carl Long (#37), Mike Garvey (#51), Chad Chaffin (#61), Jimmy Spencer (#78) Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986 in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigleys Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Mike Garvey is the current NASCAR driver for the #66 Peak Performance Motorsports Ford in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer (born February 15, 1957 in Berwick, Pennsylvania) is an American NASCAR driver and commentator. ...

Dodge/Save Mart 350

Race number sixteen on the 2006 schedule was the Dodge/Save Mart 350, the 100th road race in Cup history. The race was held at Infineon Raceway on June 25, 2006. Kurt Busch won the pole. Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ...

Top Ten Results:

1. #24 Jeff Gordon
2. #12 Ryan Newman
3. #96 Terry Labonte
4. #16 Greg Biffle
5. #2 Kurt Busch
6. #99 Carl Edwards
7. #31 Jeff Burton
8. #38 Elliott Sadler
9. #60 Boris Said
10. #48 Jimmie Johnson

Failed to qualify: Johnny Miller (#34), Chris Cook (#49), Travis Kvapil (#78), Stanton Barrett (#95), Brian Simo (#61) Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Terry Labonte, on the right, shows the frame of a race car in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... Boris Said (born September 18, 1962) is an American race car driver from Carlsbad, California. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Johnny Miller is an American road course racer born in Johnson City, Tennessee on December 25th, 1965. ... Chris Cooke is an expert driver/instructor at Infineon who made his NEXTEL Cup debut at that track in 2005. ... Travis Kvapil (pronounced kwah-pil) (born March 1, 1976 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is a German-American NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Brian Simo (born October 1, 1959) is a race car driver from Carlsbad, California, USA. He is scheduled to drive the 33 Korbel Chevrolet for Richard Childress at the road courses in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2005. ...

Pepsi 400

The Pepsi 400, the traditional "halfway point" of the season, and the seventeenth race of the season, was held at Daytona International Speedway on July 1, 2006. Boris Said won the pole, his first on an oval. This race was the third impound race of the season. Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Boris Said (born September 18, 1962) is an American race car driver from Carlsbad, California. ...

Top ten results:

1. #20 Tony Stewart
2. #5 Kyle Busch
3. #2 Kurt Busch
4. #60 Boris Said
5. #17 Matt Kenseth
6. #38 Elliot Sadler
7. #42 Casey Mears
8. #26 Jamie McMurray
9. #29 Kevin Harvick
10. #07 Clint Bowyer *

Failed to qualify: Scott Wimmer (#4), Kevin Lepage (#49), Kenny Wallace (#78), Chad Blount (#34), Kertus Davis (#72) Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Boris Said (born September 18, 1962) is an American race car driver from Carlsbad, California. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Scott Wimmer of Wausau, Wisconsin was born January 26, 1976. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Kertus Davis from Gaffney, South Carolina was born February 26, 1981 and is a NASCAR driver. ...

USG Sheetrock 400

The USG Sheetrock 400, the Nextel Cup Series' eighteenth race of the season, was held at Chicagoland Speedway on July 9, 2006. Jeff Burton won the pole. Jeff Gordon won his second race of the year after the race was extended to 270 laps due to a green-white-checker finish after spinning out leader Matt Kenseth with three laps remaining. Chicagoland Speedway is a speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ...

Top Ten Results: (Race distance extended to 270 laps/405 miles due to green-white-checkered rule.)

1. #24 Jeff Gordon
2. #31 Jeff Burton
3. #5 Kyle Busch
4. #29 Kevin Harvick
5. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
6. #48 Jimmie Johnson
7. #41 Reed Sorenson *
8. #2 Kurt Busch
9. #07 Clint Bowyer *
10. #18 J. J. Yeley *

Failed to qualify: Paul Menard (#15), Kevin Lepage (#61), Chad Blount (#61), Brent Sherman (#04), Mike Garvey (#51), Derrike Cope (#74), Carl Long (#34) Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986 in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigleys Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Christopher Beltram Hernandez (J. J.) Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an NASCAR racecar driver from Phoenix, Arizona. ... Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Busch Series. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Brent Sherman from Chicago, IL drives the 15 Consort Ford for ppc Racing in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... Mike Garvey is the current NASCAR driver for the #66 Peak Performance Motorsports Ford in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ...

Lenox Industrial Tools 300

The nineteenth race of the season, the Lenox Industrial Tools 300, was held at New Hampshire International Speedway on July 16, 2006. Ryan Newman won his second pole of the season. Kyle Busch got his first win of 2006 in a race extended by the green-white-checker finish rule in which a caution setting up the green-white-checker finish was extended due to another crash under caution involving Michael Waltrip and Robby Gordon just before the green flag was to have flown on lap 304. New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, although he has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Champ Car, the IRL...

Top Ten Results: (Race distance extended to 308 laps/308 miles due to green-white-checkered rule.)

1. #5 Kyle Busch
2. #99 Carl Edwards
3. #16 Greg Biffle
4. #6 Mark Martin
5. #29 Kevin Harvick
6. #11 Denny Hamlin *
7. #31 Jeff Burton
8. #9 Kasey Kahne
9. #48 Jimmie Johnson
10. #10 Scott Riggs

Failed to qualify: Ted Christopher (#61), Joey McCarthy (#34), Derrike Cope (#74), Morgan Shepherd (#89) Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Joey McCarthy (born October 7, 1972 in Mendham, New Jersey) is a NASCAR Busch East Series driver. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ...

Pennsylvania 500

The twentieth race of the season, the Pennsylvania 500, was held at Pocono Raceway on July 23, 2006. Denny Hamlin took the pole in qualifying and went on to win the race, earning his second career win and sweeping both races at Pocono. July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ...

Top Ten Results:

1. #11 Denny Hamlin *
2. #2 Kurt Busch
3. #24 Jeff Gordon
4. #25 Brian Vickers
5. #29 Kevin Harvick
6. #48 Jimmie Johnson
7. #20 Tony Stewart
8. #43 Bobby Labonte
9. #31 Jeff Burton
10. #1 Martin Truex Jr. *

Failed to qualify: Greg Sacks (#34), Stanton Barrett (#52), Derrike Cope (#74), Jimmy Spencer (#78)‡ Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Martin Lee Truex, Jr. ... Greg Sacks(born November 3, 1952, in Mattiuck, New York, is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer (born February 15, 1957 in Berwick, Pennsylvania) is an American NASCAR driver and commentator. ...

• ‡ - Chad Chaffin originally qualified in the #61 car, but his time was disqualified due to failing a post-qualifying inspection. Spencer took his place in the grid as he was the fastest of the four who failed to qualify on time.

Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ...

Allstate 400 at The Brickyard

The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, the twenty-first race of the season and the second richest race on the Nextel Cup circuit, was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 6, 2006. Jeff Burton won the pole. Jimmie Johnson came back from 38th place to become the second driver to win both the Daytona 500 and the Allstate 400 in the same season, first accomplished by Dale Jarrett in 1996. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ... The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series started on February 18th 1996 and ended on November 10th 1996 with Terry Labonte winning his 2nd championship. ...

Top Ten Results:

1. #48 Jimmie Johnson
2. #17 Matt Kenseth
3. #29 Kevin Harvick
4. #07 Clint Bowyer *
5. #6 Mark Martin
6. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
7. #5 Kyle Busch
8. #99 Carl Edwards
9. #20 Tony Stewart
10. #2 Kurt Busch

Failed to qualify: Paul Menard (#15), Michael Waltrip (#55), Johnny Sauter (#70), Kevin Lepage (#49), Stephen Leicht (#90), Bobby Hamilton, Jr. (#04), Derrike Cope (#61) James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Busch Series. ... Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Johnny Sauter (born May 1, 1978, in Necedah, Wisconsin) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Stephen Leicht (born January 9, 1987 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American stock car driver. ... Bobby Hamilton, Jr (born January 8, 1978 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver currently driving the #32 Tide Chevrolet for PPI Motorsports. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ...

AMD at The Glen

The AMD at The Glen, NASCAR's second and final road course race of the season and the twenty-second race on the season, was held at Watkins Glen International on August 13, 2006. Kurt Busch won the pole. Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ...

Top Ten Results:

1. #29 Kevin Harvick
2. #20 Tony Stewart
3. #26 Jamie McMurray
4. #7 Robby Gordon
5. #99 Carl Edwards
6. #40 Scott Pruett
7. #38 Elliott Sadler
8. #12 Ryan Newman
9. #5 Kyle Busch
10. #11 Denny Hamlin *

Failed to qualify: Chris Cook (#49), Max Papis (#78), Tom Hubert (#27), David Murry (#37), Dale Quarterly (#72), Johnny Miller (#92), Brandon Ash (#02) For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, although he has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Champ Car, the IRL... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Donald Scott Pruett (born March 24, 1960 in Sacramento, California) is an American race car driver who has competed in NASCAR, Champ Car, IMSA, Trans-Am and Grand-Am. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Chris Cooke is an expert driver/instructor at Infineon who made his NEXTEL Cup debut at that track in 2005. ... Massimiliano Papis, Max Papis, was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... Tom Hubert is an American road course racer born in Cottonwood, California on August 6th, 1964. ... Johnny Miller is an American road course racer born in Johnson City, Tennessee on December 25th, 1965. ... Brandon Ash (born July 17, 1977, in Umpqua, Oregon), is a NASCAR West Coast Competitor. ...

• This would be the last race for Sadler in the #38 M&Ms ride. As of August 20, he became the driver of the Everham Motorsports #19 Dodge.

is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

GFS Marketplace 400

The GFS Marketplace 400, the twenty-third race of the season was held at Michigan International Speedway August 20, 2006. Jeff Burton won his fourth pole of the year. Matt Kenseth held off Jeff Gordon in the closing laps to earn his third victory of the season. is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ...

Top Ten Results:

1. #17 Matt Kenseth
2. #24 Jeff Gordon
3. #20 Tony Stewart
4. #9 Kasey Kahne
5. #6 Mark Martin
6. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
7. #16 Greg Biffle
8. #41 Reed Sorenson
9. #11 Denny Hamlin *
10. #19 Elliott Sadler

Failed to qualify: Scott Wimmer (#4), Mike Skinner (#34), Chad Chaffin (#61), Kenny Wallace (#78) Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986 in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigleys Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... Scott Wimmer of Wausau, Wisconsin was born January 26, 1976. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ...

Sharpie 500

One of the most popular races on the circuit, the Sharpie 500, NASCAR's twenty-fourth race of the season was held on August 26, 2006 under the lights on the 0.533 mile Bristol International Speedway. Kurt Busch won the pole for this event. Matt Kenseth won his second straight NEXTEL Cup race and, along with points leader Jimmie Johnson, clinched a berth in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup. August 26 is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... The 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup is a ten-race series that commenced with the Sylvania 300 on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway and will conclude with the Ford 400 on November 19 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...

Top Ten Results:

1. #17 Matt Kenseth +
2. #5 Kyle Busch
3. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
4. #10 Scott Riggs
5. #24 Jeff Gordon
6. #11 Denny Hamlin *
7. #99 Carl Edwards
8. #12 Ryan Newman
9. #31 Jeff Burton
10. #48 Jimmie Johnson +

Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#61), Hermie Sadler (#00), Mike Wallace (#09), Mike Skinner (#37). NOTE: Morgan Shepard (#89) and Stanton Barrett (#30) withdrew from qualifying. Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ...

+ - Clinched a spot in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup.

Sony HD 500

The twenty-fifth race, and the penultimate race prior to the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup was the Sony HD 500, held at California Speedway on September 3, 2006. Kurt Busch won the pole. The 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup is a ten-race series that commenced with the Sylvania 300 on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway and will conclude with the Ford 400 on November 19 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ...

Top ten results:

1. #9 Kasey Kahne
2. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
3. #07 Clint Bowyer *
4. #99 Carl Edwards
5. #24 Jeff Gordon
6. #11 Denny Hamlin *
7. #17 Matt Kenseth
8. #5 Kyle Busch
9. #20 Tony Stewart
10. #88 Dale Jarrett

Failed to qualify: Todd Kluever (#06), Kertus Davis (#34), Chad Chaffin (#61), Bill Lester (#23) Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ... Todd Kluever from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was born July 6, 1978. ... Kertus Davis from Gaffney, South Carolina was born February 26, 1981 and is a NASCAR driver. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Bill Lester Bill Lester (born February 6, 1961) is the driver of the #07 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the #23 Waste Management, Inc. ...

Chevy Rock and Roll 400

The twenty-sixth and final race prior to the Chase, the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 was held at Richmond International Raceway on September 9, 2006. Following this race, the top ten drivers in point qualified for the ten-race Chase. Richmond-area native Denny Hamlin won the pole in front of his hometown fans, and clinched a spot in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup. This was the season's fourth impound race. Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... The 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup is a ten-race series that commenced with the Sylvania 300 on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway and will conclude with the Ford 400 on November 19 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...

Top ten results:

1. #29 Kevin Harvick +
2. #5 Kyle Busch +
3. #9 Kasey Kahne +
4. #22 Dave Blaney
5. #6 Mark Martin +
6. #16 Greg Biffle
7. #21 Ken Schrader
8. #17 Matt Kenseth
9. #31 Jeff Burton +
10. #10 Scott Riggs

Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#74), Mike Wallace (#09), Michael Waltrip (#55), Hermie Sadler (#00), Ted Christopher (#27) For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Dave Blaney (born October 24, 1962) in Hartford Ohio (Trumbull County) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Ken Schrader with the 2006 Little Debbie paint scheme Kenneth Schrader (born May 29, 1955 in Fenton, Missouri) is a second-generation race car driver. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Mike Wallace, taken 2002 Mike Wallace (born March 10, 1959) is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia. ...

+ - Clinched spots in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup.

Chase for the NEXTEL Cup

With the top ten positions all locked in, the playoff began.

In the top ten results, a • indicates one of the 10 drivers who made the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup.

Sylvania 300

The Sylvania 300, the first race in the 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup, was held September 17 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole and the race, becoming the overall points leader for the first time in his career. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ...

Top ten results:

1. #29 Kevin Harvick •
2. #20 Tony Stewart
3. #24 Jeff Gordon •
4. #11 Denny Hamlin * •
5. #25 Brian Vickers
6. #19 Elliott Sadler
7. #31 Jeff Burton •
8. #18 J. J. Yeley *
9. #22 Dave Blaney
10. #17 Matt Kenseth •

Failed to qualify: Stanton Barrett (#30), Derrike Cope (#74), Carl Long (#46), Kenny Wallace (#78), Chad Blount (#34) For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Christopher Beltram Hernandez (J. J.) Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an NASCAR racecar driver from Phoenix, Arizona. ... Dave Blaney (born October 24, 1962) in Hartford Ohio (Trumbull County) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ...

Dover 400

The Dover 400, the second race of the 2006 Chase, was held September 24 at Dover International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ...

Top Ten results:

1. #31 Jeff Burton •
2. #99 Carl Edwards
3. #24 Jeff Gordon •
4. #2 Kurt Busch
5. #16 Greg Biffle
6. #1 Martin Truex, Jr.
7. #43 Bobby Labonte
8. #07 Clint Bowyer
9. #11 Denny Hamlin *•
10. #17 Matt Kenseth •

Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#89), Kenny Wallace (#78), Chad Blount (#34), Donnie Neuenberger (#52) Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Martin Truex, Jr. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Donnie Neuenberger(born in Brandywine, Maryland, on August 10, 1962), is a NASCAR driver. ...

Banquet 400

The third race of the 2006 Chase, the Banquet 400, was held October 1 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Kasey Kahne won the pole. Tony Stewart captured his third win of the year despite running the last half of the final lap with no fuel. is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County; it is part of the Unified Government [1] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ...

Top ten results:

1. #20 Tony Stewart
2. #42 Casey Mears
3. #6 Mark Martin •
4. #88 Dale Jarrett
5. #31 Jeff Burton •
6. #99 Carl Edwards
7. #5 Kyle Busch •
8. #25 Brian Vickers
9. #07 Clint Bowyer *
10. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. •

Failed to qualify: Scott Wimmer (#4), Kevin Lepage (#49), Chad Blount (#92), Carl Long (#46) Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Scott Wimmer of Wausau, Wisconsin was born January 26, 1976. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ...

UAW-Ford 500

Considered the wild card track of the Chase, the fourth race on the 2006 Chase, the UAW-Ford 500 was held on the newly-repaved Talladega Superspeedway Sunday, October 8, 2006. The repaving was the first on the 2.66 mile trioval since 1979. David Gilliland won his first career pole. This race was the fifth and final impound race of the season. Brian Vickers won his first Nextel Cup race when he was declared the winner after he, Jimmie Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made contact on the final lap. Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located in Talladega, AL. It was constructed in the 1960s in place of abandoned airport runways by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by NASCARs founding France family along with Daytona International Speedway and several other racetracks. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (282nd in leap years). ... David Gilliland (born on April 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is a NASCAR driver. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Top ten results:

1. #25 Brian Vickers
2. #9 Kasey Kahne •
3. #2 Kurt Busch
4. #17 Matt Kenseth •
5. #1 Martin Truex, Jr. *
6. #29 Kevin Harvick •
7. #66 Jeff Green
8. #43 Bobby Labonte
9. #6 Mark Martin •
10. #99 Carl Edwards

Failed to qualify: Hermie Sadler (#00), Todd Bodine (#4), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27), Travis Kvapil (#32), Kevin Lepage (#34), Chad Chaffin (#61) Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Martin Truex, Jr. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Jeff Green (born September 6, 1962 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver who drives the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Charger for the Petty Enterprises team, and a part-time Busch Series driver in the #25 U.S. Marines Ford Taurus for Team Rensi Motorsports. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia. ... Todd Bodine (born February 27, 1964) is a stock car racer. ... Kirk Shelmerdine is a NASCAR driver and former championship-winning crew chief for Dale Earnhardt. ... Travis Kvapil (pronounced kwah-pil) (born March 1, 1976 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is a German-American NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ...

Bank of America 500

Race number five on the 2006 Chase, and the halfway point of the playoff, the Bank of America 500, was held on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The event is the only Saturday night race in the Chase. Scott Riggs won the pole, and Kurt Busch had his 3rd-place run disqualified due to an unapproved right rear shock absorber. It cost him 50 points (along with a similar deduction for Penske Racing) and $25,000 (US) in fines as well as a four race suspension for his crew chief. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. ... Concord is a city located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ...

Top ten results:

1. #9 Kasey Kahne •
2. #48 Jimmie Johnson •
3. #31 Jeff Burton •
4. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. •
5. #43 Bobby Labonte
6. #5 Kyle Busch •
7. #96 Tony Raines
8. #99 Carl Edwards
9. #01 Joe Nemechek
10. #25 Brian Vickers

Failed to qualify: Bill Elliott (#83), Kevin Lepage (#34), Derrike Cope (#74), Chad Chaffin (#61), Hermie Sadler (#00), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27), Carl Long (#46), Kenny Wallace (#78), Morgan Shepherd (#89) Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Tony Raines (born April 14, 1964) was a NASCAR driver. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Joe Nemechek Joseph Frank Nemechek III (born September 26, 1963) in Lakeland, Florida is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Bill Elliott car that set the record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car - 212. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia. ... Kirk Shelmerdine is a NASCAR driver and former championship-winning crew chief for Dale Earnhardt. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ...

Subway 500

The sixth event on the Chase, the Subway 500, was held on October 22, 2006 at Martinsville Speedway outside Martinsville, Virginia. The .526 mile track is the shortest in the NEXTEL Cup series and the Chase as well. Kurt Busch won his sixth pole of the season. Ward Burton, the 2002 Daytona 500 champion, returned to the circuit to drive the Morgan-McClure #4 Chevy after a two-year absence. is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... Martinsville is an independent city located within the confines of Henry County, Virginia. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Ward Burton (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...

Top ten results:

1. #48 Jimmie Johnson •
2. #11 Denny Hamlin *•
3. #43 Bobby Labonte
4. #20 Tony Stewart
5. #24 Jeff Gordon •
6. #42 Casey Mears
7. #9 Kasey Kahne •
8. #66 Jeff Green
9. #29 Kevin Harvick •
10. #25 Kyle Petty

Failed to qualify: Mike Bliss (#49), Hermie Sadler (#00), Chad Chaffin (#61), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Ted Christopher (#27), Derrike Cope (#74), Stanton Barrett (#30) James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Jeff Green (born September 6, 1962 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver who drives the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Charger for the Petty Enterprises team, and a part-time Busch Series driver in the #25 U.S. Marines Ford Taurus for Team Rensi Motorsports. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Kyle Eugene Petty (Born June 2, 1960 in Randleman, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racing legends Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively. ... Mike Bliss (born April 5, 1965, in Milwaukie, Oregon) is a NASCAR driver. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ...

Bass Pro Shops 500

The seventh Chase event, the Bass Pro Shops 500 was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, located in Hampton, Georgia, on October 29. Qualifying was rained out, and the starting order was set by owner points, with Matt Kenseth sitting on the pole. A. J. Allmendinger was to have made his NEXTEL Cup debut here. Tony Stewart captured his second race win in a 2006 chase race. Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... Hampton is a city located in western Henry County and partially in the Clayton County panhandle region, in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... A.J. Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981, in Los Gatos, California) is an American racecar driver. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ...

Top ten results:

1. #20 Tony Stewart
2. #48 Jimmie Johnson •
3. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. •
4. #17 Matt Kenseth •
5. #16 Greg Biffle
6. #24 Jeff Gordon •
7. #99 Carl Edwards
8. #11 Denny Hamlin *•
9. #01 Joe Nemechek
10. #7 Robby Gordon

Failed to make field: Derrike Cope (#74), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27), Mike Skinner (#72), A. J. Allmendinger (#84) Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Joe Nemechek Joseph Frank Nemechek III (born September 26, 1963) in Lakeland, Florida is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, although he has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Champ Car, the IRL... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Kirk Shelmerdine is a NASCAR driver and former championship-winning crew chief for Dale Earnhardt. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... A.J. Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981, in Los Gatos, California) is an American racecar driver. ...

• In a video replay shown by NBC after the race, it was determened that Robby Gordon deliberately and willfully caused a late-race caution by throwing out his rollbar padding (for which he got the free pass to the lead lap). For that, he was docked 50 owner and driver points (as he owns the #7 car), fined $15,000 and placed on probation until December 31.

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Dickies 500

The eighth Chase race, the Dickies 500, was run on November 5, 2006 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. This was the final race for two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Terry Labonte as he officially drove off into the sunset in 36th place. Brian Vickers, the last car to qualify, edged Elliot Sadler, next to last to take time, for the pole in this race. November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. ... Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Government  - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area  - City  298. ... Terry Labonte, on the right, shows the frame of a race car in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ...

Top Ten Results: (Race distance extended to 339 laps/508.5 miles due to green-white-checkered rule.)

1. #20 Tony Stewart
2. #48 Jimmie Johnson •
3. #29 Kevin Harvick •
4. #5 Kyle Busch •
5. #07 Clint Bowyer
6. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. •
7. #42 Casey Mears
8. #2 Kurt Busch
9. #24 Jeff Gordon •
10. #11 Denny Hamlin *•

Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#34), Bill Elliott (#37), David Ragan (#60), Kevin Lepage (#61), Mike Skinner (#72), Derrike Cope (#74), A. J. Allmendinger (#84) Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Bill Elliott car that set the record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car - 212. ... David Ragan (born December 24, 1985 in Kannapolis, North Carolina) is a stock car racer who drives the #6 AAA Ford in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series for Roush Fenway Racing and who will be running for the 2007 Rookie of the Year award. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... A.J. Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981, in Los Gatos, California) is an American racecar driver. ...

• Following this race, Craig Curione, the front tire carrier for the #10 Evernham Dodge driven by Scott Riggs, shoved Kevin Harvick, his wife Delana and NASCAR official John Sacco to the pavement after Harvick was blamed for a late race incident that led to the green-white-checkers finish. Curione was suspended indefinitely and fined $10,000 by NASCAR and fired from Evernham, while Sacco suffered a sprained ankle.

Evernham Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. For the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Season, the team won two races, which were also the first two for the new Dodge Charger, along with nine top-5 finishes and seventeen top-10 finishes. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ...

Checker Auto Parts 500

The ninth race on the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup, the Checker Auto Parts 500, will be held at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona on November 12, 2006. Jeff Gordon was the pole winner, while the championship provisional was used by Bill Elliott. Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... Avondale is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Bill Elliott car that set the record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car - 212. ...

Top Ten Results:

1. #29 Kevin Harvick •
2. #48 Jimmie Johnson•
3. #11 Denny Hamlin *•
4. #24 Jeff Gordon •
5. #99 Carl Edwards
6. #6 Mark Martin •
7. #9 Kasey Kahne •
8. #2 Kurt Busch
9. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. •
10. #31 Jeff Burton •

Failed to qualify: Jason Leffler (#71), Todd Kluever (#06), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Brandon Ash (#02), Kevin Lepage (#34), Kenny Wallace (#78), Derrike Cope (#74), Jeremy Mayfield (#09) For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Jason Leffler (born September 16, 1975) is a NASCAR driver from Long Beach, California. ... Todd Kluever from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was born July 6, 1978. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... Brandon Ash (born July 17, 1977, in Umpqua, Oregon), is a NASCAR West Coast Competitor. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Jeremy Allen Mayfield (born May 27, 1969 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series who drives the #36 Toyota Camry for Bill Davis Racing. ...

Ford 400

The final race of the season, and the last race in the 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup, the Ford 400, was run on November 19, 2006, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Ford Championship Weekend will crown the next champion at the track. Kasey Kahne won the pole, and won the Bud Pole Award overall championship for 2006, while for the second straight week, Bill Elliott used the Championship Provisional. Juan Pablo Montoya, making his NEXTEL Cup debut, qualified 29th, but finished 34th after his car hit the wall after being clipped by Ryan Newman and caught fire on lap 251. The 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup is a ten-race series that commenced with the Sylvania 300 on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway and will conclude with the Ford 400 on November 19 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ... Location of Homestead in Miami-Dade County, Florida Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... Bill Elliott car that set the record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car - 212. ... Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ...

Top ten results: (Race extended to 268 laps/402 miles due to green-white-checkered rule.)

1. #16 Greg Biffle
2. #1 Martin Truex, Jr. *
3. #11 Denny Hamlin *•
4. #9 Kasey Kahne •
5. #29 Kevin Harvick •
6. #17 Matt Kenseth •
7. #10 Scott Riggs
8. #99 Carl Edwards
9. #48 Jimmie Johnson •°
10. #07 Clint Bowyer

° - Clinched 2006 NEXTEL Cup Championship. Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Martin Truex, Jr. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ...

Failed to qualify: Michael Waltrip (#55); Todd Kluever (#06); Ward Burton (#4); Brandon Whitt (#72); Kenny Wallace (#78); Mike Skinner (#27); Derrike Cope (#74); Kevin Lepage (#61); Carl Long (#46); Chad Chaffin (#34). Note: Morgan Shepherd (#89) withdrew after his only car crashed during practice. Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Todd Kluever from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was born July 6, 1978. ... Ward Burton (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer. ... Brandon Whitt from El Cajon, CA drives the 38 McMillin Homes / Cure Autism Now Toyota in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ...

Championship Standings

2006 Chase Top Ten

These ten drivers competed in the Nextel Cup Championship. The 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup is a ten-race series that commenced with the Sylvania 300 on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway and will conclude with the Ford 400 on November 19 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...

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James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... “Lowes” redirects here. ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is an American mid-size car. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... DeWALT is a world-wide brand of power tools for the construction and woodworking industries. ... The American Ford Fusion (code name CD338) is a mid-size car based on the Ford CD3 platform. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... FedEx (NYSE: FDX), properly FedEx Corporation, is a courier company offering overnight courier, ground, heavy freight, document copying and logistics services. ... Joe Gibbs Racing (also known as JGR) is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned by Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... GM Goodwrench is an auto repair service for General Motors. ... The Hershey Foods Corporation ( NYSE: HSY) is the worlds largest chocolate company. ... Richard Childress Racing is a NASCAR team fielding Chevrolets for Kevin Harvick (#29 Royal Dutch Shell), Clint Bowyer (#07 Jack Daniels) Jeff Burton (#31 (Cingular Wireless/AT&T), full-time, and Scott Wimmer (#33 Holiday Inn part-time in the Nextel Cup series, as well as the #2 BB... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Bud Light redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to: // E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the worlds third largest chemical company Du Pont Motors Gilbert Dupont, a French stock brokerage part of retail banking network Crédit du Nord ST Dupont, a French manufacturer of fine... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... “AT&T Wireless” redirects here. ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is an American mid-size car. ... Richard Childress Racing is a NASCAR team fielding Chevrolets for Kevin Harvick (#29 Royal Dutch Shell), Clint Bowyer (#07 Jack Daniels) Jeff Burton (#31 (Cingular Wireless/AT&T), full-time, and Scott Wimmer (#33 Holiday Inn part-time in the Nextel Cup series, as well as the #2 BB... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... 1917 Dodge Brothers Touring car. ... The United Auto Workers (UAW), headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, officially the United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union, is one of the largest labor unions in North America, with more than 500,000 members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico organized into approximately 950 union... There have been many different Dodge vehicles, on three different platforms, bearing the Charger nameplate. ... Evernham Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. For the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Season, the team won two races, which were also the first two for the new Dodge Charger, along with nine top-5 finishes and seventeen top-10 finishes. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... The AAA (often called “triple-A”), formerly known as the American Automobile Association, is an American not-for-profit automobile advocacy and service organization. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... For other things with Kellogg in the name, see Kellogg (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Non-chase participants

11. Tony Stewart
12. Carl Edwards
13. Greg Biffle
14. Casey Mears
15. Brian Vickers
16. Kurt Busch
17. Clint Bowyer*
18. Ryan Newman
19. Martin Truex, Jr.*
20. Scott Riggs
21. Bobby Labonte
22. Elliot Sadler
23. Dale Jarrett
24. Reed Sorenson*
25. Jamie McMurray
26. Dave Blaney
27. Joe Nemechek
28. Jeff Green
29. J. J. Yeley*
30. Robby Gordon
31. Ken Schrader
32. Kyle Petty
33. David Stremme*
34. Sterling Marlin
35. Tony Raines
36. Travis Kvapil
37. Michael Waltrip
38. Scott Wimmer
39. Jeremy Mayfield
40. Kevin Lepage
41. Terry Labonte
42. David Gilliland*
43. Kenny Wallace
44. Bill Elliott
45. Paul Menard
46. Chad Chaffin*
47. Boris Said
48. Mike Bliss
49. Brent Sherman*
50. Derrike Cope
51. Mike Wallace
52. Stanton Barrett
53. Hermie Sadler
54. Ward Burton
55. Scott Pruett
56. Todd Kluever
57. Mike Skinner
58. Mike Garvey
59. Kirk Shelmerdine
60. Todd Bodine
61. David Ragan
62. Jimmy Spencer
63. Ron Fellows
64. Bill Lester
65. Johnny Sauter
66. Brandon Ash
67. Chad Blount
68. Morgan Shepherd
69. Eric McClure
70. Stephen Leicht
71. Juan Pablo Montoya
72. P. J. Jones
73. Brian Simo
74. Carl Long
75. Ted Christopher
76. Marc Goossens
77. Tom Hubert
78. Brandon Whitt
Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Martin Truex, Jr. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ... Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986 in Peachtree City, Georgia) is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #41 Target Dodge Charger in the NEXTEL Cup and the #41 Wrigleys Dodge in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... Dave Blaney (born October 24, 1962) in Hartford Ohio (Trumbull County) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Joe Nemechek Joseph Frank Nemechek III (born September 26, 1963) in Lakeland, Florida is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. ... Jeff Green (born September 6, 1962 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver who drives the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Charger for the Petty Enterprises team, and a part-time Busch Series driver in the #25 U.S. Marines Ford Taurus for Team Rensi Motorsports. ... Christopher Beltram Hernandez (J. J.) Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an NASCAR racecar driver from Phoenix, Arizona. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, although he has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Champ Car, the IRL... Ken Schrader with the 2006 Little Debbie paint scheme Kenneth Schrader (born May 29, 1955 in Fenton, Missouri) is a second-generation race car driver. ... Kyle Eugene Petty (Born June 2, 1960 in Randleman, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racing legends Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively. ... David Andrew Stremme (born in South Bend, Indiana on June 19, 1977) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racecar driver. ... Sterling Marlin (born June 30, 1957 in Columbia, Tennessee) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver who currently drives the #14 Waste Management Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Ginn Racing. ... Tony Raines (born April 14, 1964) was a NASCAR driver. ... Travis Kvapil (pronounced kwah-pil) (born March 1, 1976 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is a German-American NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Scott Wimmer of Wausau, Wisconsin was born January 26, 1976. ... Jeremy Allen Mayfield (born May 27, 1969 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series who drives the #36 Toyota Camry for Bill Davis Racing. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Terry Labonte, on the right, shows the frame of a race car in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. ... David Gilliland (born on April 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is a NASCAR driver. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Bill Elliott car that set the record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car - 212. ... Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Busch Series. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Boris Said (born September 18, 1962) is an American race car driver from Carlsbad, California. ... Mike Bliss (born April 5, 1965, in Milwaukie, Oregon) is a NASCAR driver. ... Brent Sherman from Chicago, IL drives the 15 Consort Ford for ppc Racing in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... Derrike Cope is a racing car driver in NASCAR. Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Mike Wallace, taken 2002 Mike Wallace (born March 10, 1959) is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia. ... Ward Burton (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer. ... Donald Scott Pruett (born March 24, 1960 in Sacramento, California) is an American race car driver who has competed in NASCAR, Champ Car, IMSA, Trans-Am and Grand-Am. ... Todd Kluever from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was born July 6, 1978. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... Mike Garvey is the current NASCAR driver for the #66 Peak Performance Motorsports Ford in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. ... Kirk Shelmerdine is a NASCAR driver and former championship-winning crew chief for Dale Earnhardt. ... Todd Bodine (born February 27, 1964) is a stock car racer. ... David Ragan (born December 24, 1985 in Kannapolis, North Carolina) is a stock car racer who drives the #6 AAA Ford in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series for Roush Fenway Racing and who will be running for the 2007 Rookie of the Year award. ... Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer (born February 15, 1957 in Berwick, Pennsylvania) is an American NASCAR driver and commentator. ... Ron Fellows (born September 28, 1959) from Windsor, Ontario, Canada is an accomplished Sports Car driver, and a NASCAR Road Course Ringer. ... Bill Lester Bill Lester (born February 6, 1961) is the driver of the #07 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the #23 Waste Management, Inc. ... Johnny Sauter (born May 1, 1978, in Necedah, Wisconsin) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Brandon Ash (born July 17, 1977, in Umpqua, Oregon), is a NASCAR West Coast Competitor. ... Chad Blount (Born September 4, 1979) is a Nextel Cup Driver and sometimes a part-time Busch Series driver. ... Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... Eric McClure(born December 11, 1981 in Chilhowlie, Virginia), is a part-time NASCAR driver. ... Stephen Leicht (born January 9, 1987 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American stock car driver. ... Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... P. J. Jones (born April 23, 1969) is a racing car driver from Torrance, California. ... Brian Simo (born October 1, 1959) is a race car driver from Carlsbad, California, USA. He is scheduled to drive the 33 Korbel Chevrolet for Richard Childress at the road courses in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2005. ... Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Marc Goossens (born November 30, 1969 in Geel) is a Belgian racecar driver who drove in Formula 3000 from 1994 to 1996 winning series championships all 3 years and part-time again from 1999 to 2001. ... Tom Hubert is an American road course racer born in Cottonwood, California on August 6th, 1964. ... Brandon Whitt from El Cajon, CA drives the 38 McMillin Homes / Cure Autism Now Toyota in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. ...

* — Denotes rookie.

Rookies

• Clint Bowyer, #07 Jack Daniels Chevy (Richard Childress Racing)
• Denny Hamlin, #11 FedEx Chevy (Joe Gibbs Racing) --winner of the Raybestos Rookie of the Year award
• David Stremme, #40 Lone Star Steakhouse/Coors Light Dodge (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates)
• Martin Truex Jr., #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevy (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)
• Brent Sherman,
• Reed Sorenson, #41 Target Dodge (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates)
• J.J. Yeley, #18 Interstate Batteries Chevy (Joe Gibbs Racing)

The battle for ROTY was expected to be fierce, as many predicted that two time Busch Series Champion Martin Truex Jr. would handily win the award, and possibly be a chase contender. However, this was not to be as Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin shocked the NASCAR world the previous year by winning his first career pole at Phoenix while driving a part time schedule. Hamlin again got everyone's attention by not only winning the Bud Shootout in his first attempt, but becoming the first rookie to sweep a racetrack(Pocono Raceway) since Jimmie Johnson acomplished that same feat at Dover. As Hamlin ran away with ROTY, his other competitors had up and down years. Although Clint Bowyer scored a surprising top-ten finish at Daytona, he was not a factor. Hamlin's teammate, J.J. Yeley, struggled mightily. Ganassi rookie Reed Sorenson had an up and down year, scoring his first top five at Michigan but was plagued by bad breaks. David Stremme was constantly fighting to stay within the top 35 in owners points throughout the year, and Brent Sherman was released from his ride with BAM Racing 1/3 into the year. The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ... The Budweiser Shootout is an annual NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event held at Daytona International Speedway in February, the week before the Daytona 500. ... Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond; it is the site of two annual NASCAR Nextel Cup races held just a few weeks apart in June and July. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ...

NASCAR Hall of Fame

Until March 6, 2006, NASCAR was without a recognized Hall of Fame. Charlotte, North Carolina, where most NASCAR teams are based near, was chosen over six other candidates (Atlanta, Georgia; Talladega, Alabama; Kansas City, Kansas; Detroit, Michigan; Richmond, Virginia and Daytona Beach, Florida) for the NASCAR Hall of Fame which will be located in the new Charlotte Convention Center, and is scheduled to open in 2009 or 2010. Unlike other sports' halls of fame, which are run mainly by nonprofit organizations, NASCAR will own and operate this hall directly. Winston R. Kelley, a respected motorsports broadcaster and vice president of Duke Energy, a Charlotte-based electrical provider, was named the hall's executive director on June 29. March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Walhalla temple, Germany A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of museum established for any a field of endeavour to honour individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field. ... Nickname: Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Government  - Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - City  280. ... Hotlanta redirects here. ... Talladega is a city located in Talladega County, Alabama. ... Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County; it is part of the Unified Government [1] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Settled 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area  - City  143. ... Nickname: Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Government  - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area  - City 62. ... Daytona Beach in 2005 Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. As of 2004, the population estimates recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 64,422. ... NASCAR has committed itself to building a Hall of Fame at some location in the southern or midwestern United States. ... A nonprofit organization (sometimes abbreviated to not-for-profit, non-profit, or NPO) is an organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes. ... Corporate Headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina Duke Energy NYSE: DUK, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an energy company with assets in the United States (primarily North and South Carolina), Canada and Latin America. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Television

The 2006 season marked the final year of television contracts with FOX/FX/SPEED and NBC/TNT. NBC aired the Daytona 500 to officially start the season on February 19, with FOX/FX picking up coverage the following week in California up to the Pepsi 400 July 1. Turner and NBC embarked on their end of the schedule following week in Chicago with NBC airing the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on August 6 to begin the Peacock network's swan song that led up to the finale in Miami on November 19. Fox and TNT will continue in the new eight-year contracts while ESPN (and ABC) both joining in, taking over for NBC. The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... FX (shorter for Fox Extended Networks) is a name carried by two cable television and satellite channels owned by News Corporations Fox Entertainment Group. ... SPEED Channel, based in Charlotte, NC, was launched on New Years Day 1996, by Roger Werner, as SpeedVision. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard is an annual 400-mile (644 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup points race held each August at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... ESPN on ABC logo, September 2006-Present ESPN on ABC screenshot, HD version. ...

See also

• 2006 in NASCAR Busch Series
• 2006 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
• 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup

The Busch Series is celebrating its 25th season with this special logo. ... The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will begin on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the Florida Dodge Dealers 200, and end on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup is a ten-race series that commenced with the Sylvania 300 on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway and will conclude with the Ford 400 on November 19 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... A list of NASCAR Championship seasons: Note to editors:When editing NASCAR-related articles, please be sure to link all years to the appropriate seasons. ... The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season began on February 10 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout and will end with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...

External links

• Official NASCAR site
• RacingOne
• Jayski's Silly Season Site
• Speed Channel
• ThatsRacin.com
• Racing Reference