2006 Golden Corral 500

2006 Golden Corral 500
Race details[1]
Race 4 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2006 Golden Corral 500 program cover
Date March 20, 2006 (2006-03-20)
Official name Golden Corral 500
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.54 miles (2.48 km)
Distance 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)
Weather Cold with temperatures approaching 59 °F (15 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[2]
Average speed 144.098 miles per hour (231.903 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Evernham Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Greg Biffle Roush Racing
Laps 128
Winner
No. 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 Golden Corral 500 was the fourth race in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season which took place on March 20, 2006, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Rain showers forced the green flag to be moved back to Monday. Television coverage moved to cable's FX channel for the race (with some exceptions).

Race recap

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 Dodge Charger, becoming the first African-American to start a NASCAR Nextel Cup race since 1986. He finished 38th, six laps down.

For the first time during the season there were no extra laps at the end of the race. 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.

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.

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.

Qualifying

Pos[3][4] Car # Driver Make Speed Time Behind
1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 192.553 28.792 0.000
2 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 192.540 28.794 -0.002
3 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 191.973 28.879 -0.087
4 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 191.914 28.888 -0.096
5 18 J. J. Yeley Chevrolet 191.854 28.897 -0.105
6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 191.794 28.906 -0.114
7 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 191.695 28.921 -0.129
8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 191.496 28.951 -0.159
9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 191.357 28.972 -0.180
10 42 Casey Mears Dodge 191.245 28.989 -0.197
11 6 Mark Martin Ford 190.968 29.031 -0.239
12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 190.962 29.032 -0.240
13 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 190.922 29.038 -0.246
14 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 190.817 29.054 -0.262
15 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 190.804 29.056 -0.264
16 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 190.765 29.062 -0.270
17 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 190.633 29.082 -0.290
18 99 Carl Edwards Ford 190.568 29.092 -0.300
19 23 Bill Lester Dodge 190.502 29.102 -0.310
20 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 189.928 29.190 -0.398
21 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 189.895 29.195 -0.403
22 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 189.785 29.212 -0.420
23 61 Kevin Lepage Ford 189.720 29.222 -0.430
24 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 189.649 29.233 -0.441
25 21 Ken Schrader Ford 189.441 29.265 -0.473
26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 189.396 29.272 -0.480
27 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 189.357 29.278 -0.486
28 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 189.286 29.289 -0.497
29 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 189.131 29.313 -0.521
30 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 189.092 29.319 -0.527
31 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 188.552 29.403 -0.611
32 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 188.398 29.427 -0.635
33 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 188.398 29.427 -0.635
34 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 188.341 29.436 -0.644
35 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 188.264 29.448 -0.656
36 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 188.162 29.464 -0.672
37 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 188.041 29.483 -0.691
38 40 David Stremme Dodge 187.970 29.494 -0.702
39 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 187.843 29.514 -0.722
40 49 Brent Sherman Dodge 187.614 29.550 -0.758
41 00 Hermie Sadler Ford 187.304 29.599 -0.807
42 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 187.139 29.625 -0.833
43 96 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.902
Failed to qualify
44 51 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 29.651
45 95 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 29.862
46 34 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet 29.895
47 74 Derrick Cope Dodge 29.898
48 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 29.899
49 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 29.980
50 37 Mike Skinner Dodge 30.039
51 13 Greg Sacks Ford 30.110
52 92 Chad Blount Chevrolet 30.919

Race results

Fin St Car # Driver Make Points Bonus Laps Winnings
1 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 185 5 325 $197,664
2 11 6 Mark Martin Ford 170 325 $127,800
3 26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 165 325 $138,841
4 12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 165 5 325 $137,236
5 21 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 160 5 325 $154,961
6 14 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 150 325 $121,761
7 22 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 146 325 $78,625
8 32 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 142 325 $108,133
9 31 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 138 325 $109,850
10 15 41 Reed Sorenson * Dodge 134 325 $89,225
11 29 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 130 325 $74,650
12 17 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 127 325 $88,025
13 27 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 124 325 $118,616
14 34 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 121 325 $108,350
15 5 18 J. J. Yeley * Chevrolet 118 325 $109,050
16 8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 125 10 325 $104,175
17 13 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 112 325 $99,020
18 2 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 114 5 325 $115,033
19 35 1 Martin Truex Jr. * Chevrolet 106 324 $92,608
20 24 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 108 5 324 $85,158
21 10 42 Casey Mears Dodge 100 324 $105,908
22 43 96 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 102 5 324 $67,850
23 37 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 94 324 $80,200
24 25 21 Ken Schrader Ford 91 324 $98,164
25 3 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 93 5 324 $97,870
26 39 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 85 324 $90,033
27 16 07 Clint Bowyer * Chevrolet 82 324 $78,060
28 36 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 79 324 $69,810
29 28 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 76 324 $97,433
30 42 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 73 323 $69,900
31 7 11 Denny Hamlin * Chevrolet 75 5 323 $70,125
32 30 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 67 323 $75,797
33 38 40 David Stremme * Dodge 64 322 $75,125
34 33 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 61 322 $66,130
35 23 61 Kevin Lepage Ford 63 5 322 $66,190
36 40 49 Brent Sherman * Dodge 55 322 $66,055
37 9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 57 5 321 $99,153
38 19 23 Bill Lester Dodge PE 319 $65,985
39 6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 46 313 $102,876
40 18 99 Carl Edwards Ford 43 313 $85,700
41 20 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 40 235 $95,846
42 41 0 Hermie Sadler Ford 37 166 $65,815
43 4 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 39 5 56 $103,725

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)

References

  1. ^ Official results at NASCAR.com
  2. ^ Weather information at the Old Farmer's Almanac
  3. ^ "Qualifying times: Golden Corral 500". Crash. March 18, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Golden Corral 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR 2006". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved June 3, 2021.


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