2006 Sharpie 500

2006 Sharpie 500
Race details[1][2]
Race 24 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2006 Sharpie 500 program cover, with artwork made by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Moonlight Thunder!"
Date August 26, 2006 (2006-08-26)
Official name Sharpie 500
Location Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.533 miles (0.857 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Average speed 90.025 miles per hour (144.881 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Penske Racing South
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing
Laps 263
Winner
No. 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.

The 2006 Sharpie 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 26, 2006, at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 mile (0.857 km) concrete short track, it was the 24th race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing won the race.

Qualifying

Pos Car # Driver Make Speed Time Behind
1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 124.906 15.362 0.000
2 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 124.808 15.374 -0.012
3 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 124.484 15.414 -0.052
4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 124.404 15.424 -0.062
5 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 124.299 15.437 -0.075
6 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 124.226 15.446 -0.084
7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 124.106 15.461 -0.099
8 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 124.082 15.464 -0.102
9 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 123.922 15.484 -0.122
10 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 123.906 15.486 -0.124
11 42 Casey Mears Dodge 123.866 15.491 -0.129
12 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge 123.770 15.503 -0.141
13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 123.754 15.505 -0.143
14 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 123.714 15.510 -0.148
15 6 Mark Martin Ford 123.698 15.512 -0.150
16 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 123.610 15.523 -0.161
17 21 Ken Schrader Ford 123.594 15.525 -0.163
18 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 123.586 15.526 -0.164
19 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 123.491 15.538 -0.176
20 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 123.475 15.540 -0.178
21 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 123.467 15.541 -0.179
22 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 123.467 15.541 -0.179
23 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 123.443 15.544 -0.182
24 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 123.380 15.552 -0.190
25 18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 123.356 15.555 -0.193
26 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 123.277 15.565 -0.203
27 7 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 123.213 15.573 -0.211
28 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 123.134 15.583 -0.221
29 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 123.000 15.600 -0.238
30 34 Carl Long Chevrolet 122.921 15.610 -0.248
31 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 122.827 15.622 -0.260
32 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 122.717 15.636 -0.274
33 74 Derrike Cope Dodge 122.701 15.638 -0.276
34 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 122.638 15.646 -0.284
35 16 Greg Biffle Ford 122.365 15.681 -0.319
36 40 David Stremme Dodge 122.295 15.690 -0.328
37 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 122.201 15.702 -0.340
38 38 David Gilliland Ford 122.154 15.708 -0.346
39 99 Carl Edwards Ford 122.092 15.716 -0.354
40 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 121.728 15.763 -0.401
41 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 121.428 15.802 -0.440
42 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 121.389 15.807 -0.445
43 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 122.451 15.670 -0.308
Failed to qualify
44 61 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet 15.726
45 00 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 15.746
46 37 Mike Skinner Dodge 15.759
47 09 Mike Wallace Dodge 15.820
48 30 Stanton Barrett Dodge
49 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge
Official qualifying results

Race recap

The Sharpie 500, one of the most popular races on the circuit and 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.

Results

Pos[3] St No. Driver Car Laps Money Status Led Points
1 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 500 336516 running 117 185
2 19 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 500 202375 running 1 175
3 40 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 500 199591 running 35 170
4 23 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 500 135425 running 0 160
5 13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 500 171636 running 41 160
6 6 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 500 111800 running 0 150
7 39 99 Carl Edwards Ford 500 128200 running 16 151
8 21 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 500 144808 running 0 142
9 2 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 500 145720 running 263 148
10 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 500 147686 running 0 134
11 7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 500 135486 running 0 130
12 31 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 500 131264 running 0 127
13 17 21 Ken Schrader Ford 500 124564 running 0 124
14 22 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 500 113758 running 0 121
15 32 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 499 128075 running 0 118
16 29 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 499 110183 running 0 115
17 11 42 Casey Mears Dodge 499 127533 running 0 112
18 24 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 499 114858 running 0 109
19 35 16 Greg Biffle Ford 499 108775 running 0 106
20 28 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 499 105983 running 0 103
21 12 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge 498 96922 running 0 100
22 5 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 498 140761 running 0 97
23 3 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 498 126886 running 0 94
24 16 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 498 96975 running 0 91
25 34 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 498 89700 running 0 88
26 41 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 498 113665 running 0 85
27 42 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 498 86705 running 0 82
28 15 6 Mark Martin Ford 496 101195 running 0 79
29 37 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 496 129910 running 0 76
30 26 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 493 83475 running 0 73
31 25 18 J. J. Yeley Chevrolet 492 129440 running 0 70
32 14 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 490 85255 running 0 67
33 20 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 487 91595 running 0 64
34 8 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 481 90535 running 0 61
35 36 40 David Stremme Dodge 468 90425 running 0 58
36 10 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 460 90315 running 0 55
37 1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 446 128413 running 27 57
38 27 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 415 90070 running 0 49
39 9 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 395 111951 crash 0 46
40 38 38 David Gilliland Ford 346 109758 running 0 43
41 30 34 Carl Long Chevrolet 256 81700 electrical 0 40
42 43 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 209 81575 engine 0 37
43 33 74 Derrike Cope Dodge 7 81764 handling 0 34

Race Statistics

  • Time of race: 2:57:37
  • Average Speed: 90.025 miles per hour (144.881 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 124.906 miles per hour (201.017 km/h)
  • Cautions: 10 for 62 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 0.591 sec
  • Lead changes: 18
  • Percent of race run under caution: 12.4%
  • Average green flag run: 39.8 laps

References

  1. ^ "2006 Sharpie 500 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  2. ^ "2006 Sharpie 500 Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  3. ^ "2006 Sharpie 500 Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2026.


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