2006 USG Sheetrock 400

2006 USG Sheetrock 400
Race details[1]
Race 18 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2006 USG Sheetrock 400 program cover
Date July 9, 2006 (2006-07-09)
Location Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.500 miles (2.414 km)
Distance 270 laps, 405 mi (651.784 km)
Scheduled distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather Hot with temperatures approaching 87.8 °F (31.0 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Average speed 132.077 mph (212.557 km/h)
Attendance 80,000
Pole position
Driver
Richard Childress Racing
Time 29.728
Most laps led
Driver Matt Kenseth Roush Racing
Laps 112
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Nielsen ratings 5.2[2]

The 2006 USG Sheetrock 400 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on July 9, 2006, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. The race was the 18th of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Jeff Burton of Richard Childress Racing won the pole position with a lap speed of 181.647 mph (292.333 km/h),[3] his second pole of 2006 along with the Daytona 500,[4] marking the first time in his career that he won two poles in the same year.[5] Roush Racing's Matt Kenseth led the most laps, while Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race[5] on a green–white–checkered finish, which extended the race from 267 laps to 270.[6]

Qualifying

St[7] No. Driver Make Speed Time Behind
1 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 181.647 29.728 0.000
2 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 181.318 29.782 00.054
3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 180.687 29.886 00.158
4 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 180.421 29.930 00.202
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 180.391 29.935 00.207
6 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 180.367 29.939 00.211
7 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 179.874 30.021 00.293
8 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 179.718 30.047 00.319
9 6 Mark Martin Ford 179.324 30.113 00.385
10 18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 179.319 30.114 00.386
11 42 Casey Mears Dodge 179.223 30.130 00.402
12 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 179.206 30.133 00.405
13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 179.200 30.134 00.406
14 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 178.660 30.225 00.497
15 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 178.636 30.229 00.501
16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 178.613 30.233 00.505
17 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 178.583 30.238 00.510
18 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 178.442 30.262 00.534
19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 178.318 30.283 00.555
20 40 David Stremme Dodge 178.283 30.289 00.561
21 99 Carl Edwards Ford 178.271 30.291 00.563
22 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 178.159 30.310 00.582
23 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 178.036 30.331 00.603
24 00 Bill Elliott Chevrolet 178.001 30.337 00.609
25 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 177.924 30.350 00.622
26 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 177.690 30.390 00.662
27 16 Greg Biffle Ford 177.643 30.398 00.670
28 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 177.620 30.402 00.674
29 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 177.515 30.420 00.692
30 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 177.480 30.426 00.698
31 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 177.299 30.457 00.729
32 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 177.067 30.497 00.769
33 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 176.997 30.509 00.781
34 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 176.933 30.520 00.792
35 06 Todd Kluever Ford 176.580 30.581 00.853
36 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 176.551 30.586 00.858
37 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 176.505 30.594 00.866
38 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 176.471 30.600 00.872
39 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 175.936 30.693 00.965
40 21 Ken Schrader Ford 175.673 30.739 01.011
41 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 174.650 30.919 01.191
42 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 174.227 30.994 01.266
43 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 176.177 30.651 00.923
Failed to qualify
44 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet
45 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge
46 61 Chad Blount Dodge
47 04 Brent Sherman Ford
48 51 Mike Garvey Chevrolet
49 74 Derrike Cope Dodge
50 34 Carl Long Chevrolet

Race recap

Pole-sitter Jeff Burton led much of the early portion of the race, but Jeff Gordon then took the lead after a strong green-flag pit stop. On lap 68, the first caution flag was flown for debris on the track, shuffling the driver order and giving the lead to Kevin Harvick.[8] With four laps to go,[9] Gordon drove into a slowing[5] Matt Kenseth's rear bumper, spinning him. On the green–white–checkered finish,[8] Gordon led the final laps to win his 75th career Cup Series victory and second of 2006[10] with a 0.461 second lead over Burton, followed by Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, and defending race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr.[11] Points leader Jimmie Johnson, Reed Sorenson, Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer, and J. J. Yeley closed out the Top 10.[6] Meanwhile, Kenseth was involved in a second wreck and ran out of fuel,[5] but managed to finish the race on the lead lap[6] and finished 22nd.[12]

After the race, the points standings saw Johnson pull away from Kenseth, with the eight-point margin[13] between them increasing to 51, with Johnson leading Kenseth 2,651 points to 2,600. Earnhardt Jr. was third with 2,394 points, Burton had 2,327 points, and Kasey Kahne rounded out the top five with 2,303.[14] Mark Martin (2,291), Tony Stewart (2,274), Kyle Busch (2,265), Harvick (2,253) and Gordon (2,219) completed the top ten points standings.[6]

Results

Pos[15] St No. Driver Car Laps Money Status Lead Points
1 13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 270 327761 running 20 185
2 1 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 270 250220 running 60 175
3 23 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 270 178075 running 2 170
4 4 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 270 184586 running 40 165
5 25 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 270 164591 running 27 160
6 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 270 154286 running 0 150
7 18 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 270 116525 running 6 151
8 19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 270 138958 running 0 142
9 38 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 270 114425 running 0 138
10 10 18 J. J. Yeley Chevrolet 270 138475 running 0 134
11 27 16 Greg Biffle Ford 270 113000 running 0 130
12 6 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 270 132136 running 1 132
13 2 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 270 101350 running 0 124
14 7 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 270 91525 running 0 121
15 14 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 270 91325 running 0 118
16 29 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 270 116283 running 0 115
17 15 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 270 106233 running 0 112
18 9 6 Mark Martin Ford 270 103325 running 1 114
19 30 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 270 88125 running 0 106
20 21 99 Carl Edwards Ford 270 106725 running 0 103
21 20 40 David Stremme Dodge 270 108983 running 0 100
22 8 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 270 139666 running 112 107
23 3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 270 120489 running 0 94
24 16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 270 114916 running 0 91
25 11 42 Casey Mears Dodge 270 118783 running 0 88
26 31 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 269 95158 running 0 85
27 22 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 269 100447 running 0 82
28 33 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 269 89800 running 0 79
29 32 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 269 107008 running 0 76
30 36 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 269 79350 running 0 73
31 41 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 269 110725 running 0 70
32 34 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 269 132386 running 1 72
33 17 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 268 105545 running 0 64
34 28 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 268 78050 running 0 61
35 24 00 Bill Elliott Chevrolet 268 77850 running 0 58
36 12 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 268 123058 running 0 55
37 43 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 268 77425 running 0 52
38 37 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 268 77225 running 0 49
39 42 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 268 123850 running 0 46
40 39 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 267 76805 running 0 43
41 35 06 Todd Kluever Ford 267 76605 running 0 40
42 40 21 Ken Schrader Ford 266 103644 running 0 37
43 26 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 167 76551 engine 0 34

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Jimmie Johnson 2651
2 Matt Kenseth 2600
3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2394
4 Jeff Burton 2327
5 Kasey Kahne 2303
6 Mark Martin 2291
7 Tony Stewart 2274
8 Kyle Busch 2265
9 Kevin Harvick 2253
10 Jeff Gordon 2219

References

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