2006 Dodge Charger 500

2006 Dodge Charger 500
Race details[1]
Race 11 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2006 Dodge Charger 500 program cover
Date May 13, 2006 (2006-05-13)
Official name Dodge Charger 500
Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.366 miles (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures approaching 78.8 °F (26.0 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Average speed 135.127 miles per hour (217.466 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Evernham Motorsports
Time 29.096
Most laps led
Driver Greg Biffle Roush Racing
Laps 170
Winner
No. 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 Dodge Charger 500, the 57th running of the event, was held on May 13, 2006 at Darlington Raceway as the eleventh race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. Kasey Kahne won the pole.

Background

Darlington Raceway, nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

The track, Darlington Raceway, is a four-turn 1.366 miles (2.198 km) oval.[2] The track's first two turns are banked at twenty-five degrees, while the final two turns are banked two degrees lower at twenty-three degrees.[2] The front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch is banked at six degrees.[2] Darlington Raceway can seat up to 60,000 people.[2]

Qualifying

Pos[3][4] Car # Driver Make Speed Time Behind
1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 169.013 29.096 0.000
2 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 168.192 29.238 -0.142
3 7 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 168.071 29.259 -0.163
4 40 David Stremme Dodge 167.727 29.319 -0.223
5 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 167.453 29.367 -0.271
6 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 167.413 29.374 -0.278
7 99 Carl Edwards Ford 167.379 29.380 -0.284
8 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 167.362 29.383 -0.287
9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 167.231 29.406 -0.310
10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 167.146 29.421 -0.325
11 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 167.146 29.421 -0.325
12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 167.078 29.433 -0.337
13 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 166.908 29.463 -0.367
14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 166.902 29.464 -0.368
15 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 166.874 29.469 -0.373
16 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 166.851 29.473 -0.377
17 6 Mark Martin Ford 166.619 29.514 -0.418
18 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 166.619 29.514 -0.418
19 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 166.495 29.536 -0.440
20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 166.467 29.541 -0.445
21 42 Casey Mears Dodge 166.231 29.583 -0.487
22 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 166.174 29.593 -0.497
23 21 Ken Schrader Ford 166.090 29.608 -0.512
24 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 165.978 29.628 -0.532
25 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 165.945 29.634 -0.538
26 18 J. J. Yeley Chevrolet 165.917 29.639 -0.543
27 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 165.900 29.642 -0.546
28 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 165.855 29.650 -0.554
29 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 165.838 29.653 -0.557
30 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 165.827 29.655 -0.559
31 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 165.749 29.669 -0.573
32 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 165.242 29.760 -0.664
33 74 Derrike Cope Dodge 165.153 29.776 -0.680
34 95 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 164.992 29.805 -0.709
35 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 164.386 29.915 -0.819
36 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 164.386 29.915 -0.819
37 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 164.270 29.936 -0.840
38 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 164.117 29.964 -0.868
39 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 164.029 29.980 -0.884
40 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 163.942 29.996 -0.900
41 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge 163.615 30.056 -0.960
42 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 154.598 31.809 -2.713
43 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 30.381
Failed to qualify
44 61 Chad Chaffin Ford 30.108
45 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 30.111
46 37 Carl Long Dodge 30.127
47 34 Chad Blount Chevrolet 30.442

Race results

Rookie of the year contenders denoted by *

Fin St Car # Driver Make Points Bonus Laps Winnings
1 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 190 10 367 $290,175
2 12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 175 5 367 $223,161
3 31 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 170 5 367 $205,291
4 25 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 165 5 367 $165,311
5 22 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 155 367 $152,916
6 2 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 155 5 367 $139,333
7 29 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 151 5 367 $120,625
8 17 6 Mark Martin Ford 142 367 $105,625
9 20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 138 367 $115,320
10 5 11 Denny Hamlin * Chevrolet 134 367 $97,900
11 16 41 Reed Sorenson * Dodge 130 367 $94,375
12 13 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 127 367 $133,386
13 24 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 129 5 367 $85,225
14 39 1 Martin Truex Jr. * Chevrolet 121 367 $108,408
15 23 21 Ken Schrader Ford 118 366 $109,814
16 36 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 115 366 $106,995
17 21 42 Casey Mears Dodge 112 366 $113,908
18 40 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 109 366 $103,133
19 10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 106 366 $115,633
20 42 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 103 366 $76,725
21 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 105 5 366 $126,439
22 11 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 97 366 $113,136
23 3 7 Clint Bowyer * Chevrolet 94 365 $84,400
24 35 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 96 5 365 $106,750
25 4 40 David Stremme * Dodge 88 365 $96,533
26 26 18 J. J. Yeley * Chevrolet 85 365 $107,775
27 32 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 87 5 364 $84,158
28 27 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 79 364 $81,322
29 6 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 76 364 $99,483
30 18 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 73 364 $71,400
31 19 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 70 363 $68,150
32 28 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 67 363 $75,975
33 38 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 64 363 $68,750
34 43 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 61 361 $67,675
35 37 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 58 359 $67,450
36 41 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge 55 353 $67,300
37 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 52 350 $104,036
38 30 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 49 346 $96,866
39 7 99 Carl Edwards Ford 46 281 $86,550
40 34 95 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 43 255 $66,600
41 8 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 40 246 $74,475
42 15 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 37 223 $113,200
43 33 74 Derrike Cope Dodge 34 11 $66,577
Source:[5]

Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#61), Kenny Wallace (#78), Carl Long (#37), Chad Blount (#34)

References

  1. ^ "2006 Dodge Charger 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Darlington Raceway". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Dodge Charger 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Darlington Raceway NASCAR 2006". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Qualifying times: Dodge Charger 500". Crash. May 13, 2006. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Official results Archived 2007-05-10 at the Wayback Machine at NASCAR.com


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