2006 Sharpie 500
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Race details | |||||
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Race 24 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||||
Date | August 26, 2006 | ||||
Official name | Sharpie 500 | ||||
Location | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (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 |
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. |
The 2006 Sharpie 500 was a
Roush Racing
won the race.
Qualifying
Pos[1][2] | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 124.906 | 15.362 | 0.000 |
2 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 124.808 | 15.374 | -0.012 |
3 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Hamburger Helper "Hometown Helpers" | 124.484 | 15.414 | -0.052 |
4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 124.404 | 15.424 | -0.062 |
5 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 124.299 | 15.437 | -0.075 |
6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Freight | 124.226 | 15.446 | -0.084 |
7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Reese's | 124.106 | 15.461 | -0.099 |
8 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | 124.082 | 15.464 | -0.102 |
9 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 123.922 | 15.484 | -0.122 |
10 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 123.906 | 15.486 | -0.124 |
11 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 123.866 | 15.491 | -0.129 |
12 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | LoansDepot.com | 123.770 | 15.503 | -0.141 |
13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 123.754 | 15.505 | -0.143 |
14 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | 123.714 | 15.510 | -0.148 |
15 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 123.698 | 15.512 | -0.150 |
16 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | CertainTeed | 123.610 | 15.523 | -0.161 |
17 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 123.594 | 15.525 | -0.163 |
18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 123.586 | 15.526 | -0.164 |
19 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 123.491 | 15.538 | -0.176 |
20 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 123.475 | 15.540 | -0.178 |
21 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL Fastap | 123.467 | 15.541 | -0.179 |
22 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 123.467 | 15.541 | -0.179 |
23 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | 123.443 | 15.544 | -0.182 |
24 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 123.380 | 15.552 | -0.190 |
25 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 123.356 | 15.555 | -0.193 |
26 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 123.277 | 15.565 | -0.203 |
27 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's Happy Birthday | 123.213 | 15.573 | -0.211 |
28 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 123.134 | 15.583 | -0.221 |
29 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 123.000 | 15.600 | -0.238 |
30 | 34 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | Thompson Metal Svcs / Oak Gloves | 122.921 | 15.610 | -0.248 |
31 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 122.827 | 15.622 | -0.260 |
32 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 122.717 | 15.636 | -0.274 |
33 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. Svcs | 122.701 | 15.638 | -0.276 |
34 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 122.638 | 15.646 | -0.284 |
35 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard / Charter Communications | 122.365 | 15.681 | -0.319 |
36 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Coors Light | 122.295 | 15.690 | -0.328 |
37 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Sharpie | 122.201 | 15.702 | -0.340 |
38 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | M&M's | 122.154 | 15.708 | -0.346 |
39 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 122.092 | 15.716 | -0.354 |
40 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 121.728 | 15.763 | -0.401 |
41 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 121.428 | 15.802 | -0.440 |
42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Jim Beam | 121.389 | 15.807 | -0.445 |
43 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | Bully Hill Vineyards / Food City | 122.451 | 15.670 | -0.308 |
Failed to qualify | |||||||
44 | 61 | Chad Chaffin | Chevrolet | Kingsport Iron & Metal / Oak Gloves | 15.726 | ||
45 | 00 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | The SPEED Report | 15.746 | ||
46 | 37 | Mike Skinner | Dodge | R & J Racing | 15.759 | ||
47 | 09 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 15.820 | ||
48 | 30 | Stanton Barrett | Dodge | Pro30.com | |||
49 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Victory In Jesus |
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.
Nextel Cup race and, along with points leader Jimmie Johnson, clinched a berth in the Chase for the Nextel Cup
.
Results
POS[3] | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
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1 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 336516 | running | 117 | 185 |
2 | 19 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 202375 | running | 1 | 175 |
3 | 40 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 500 | 199591 | running | 35 | 170 |
4 | 23 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco) | Dodge | 500 | 135425 | running | 0 | 160 |
5 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 171636 | running | 41 | 160 |
6 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 500 | 111800 | running | 0 | 150 |
7 | 39 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 128200 | running | 16 | 151 |
8 | 21 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel Fastap (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 500 | 144808 | running | 0 | 142 |
9 | 2 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 145720 | running | 263 | 148 |
10 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 147686 | running | 0 | 134 |
11 | 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 135486 | running | 0 | 130 |
12 | 31 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 500 | 131264 | running | 0 | 127 |
13 | 17 | 21 | Ken Schrader | U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 500 | 124564 | running | 0 | 124 |
14 | 22 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 500 | 113758 | running | 0 | 121 |
15 | 32 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 499 | 128075 | running | 0 | 118 |
16 | 29 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 499 | 110183 | running | 0 | 115 |
17 | 11 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 499 | 127533 | running | 0 | 112 |
18 | 24 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 499 | 114858 | running | 0 | 109 |
19 | 35 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard / Charter Communications (Jack Roush) | Ford | 499 | 108775 | running | 0 | 106 |
20 | 28 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 499 | 105983 | running | 0 | 103 |
21 | 12 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | LoansDepot.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 498 | 96922 | running | 0 | 100 |
22 | 5 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 498 | 140761 | running | 0 | 97 |
23 | 3 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 498 | 126886 | running | 0 | 94 |
24 | 16 | 66 | Jeff Green | CertainTeed (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 498 | 96975 | running | 0 | 91 |
25 | 34 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders) | Chevrolet | 498 | 89700 | running | 0 | 88 |
26 | 41 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn) | Chevrolet | 498 | 113665 | running | 0 | 85 |
27 | 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 498 | 86705 | running | 0 | 82 |
28 | 15 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA (Jack Roush) | Ford | 496 | 101195 | running | 0 | 79 |
29 | 37 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Sharpie (Jack Roush) | Ford | 496 | 129910 | running | 0 | 76 |
30 | 26 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser) | Chevrolet | 493 | 83475 | running | 0 | 73 |
31 | 25 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 492 | 129440 | running | 0 | 70 |
32 | 14 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Bobby Ginn) | Chevrolet | 490 | 85255 | running | 0 | 67 |
33 | 20 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 487 | 91595 | running | 0 | 64 |
34 | 8 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 481 | 90535 | running | 0 | 61 |
35 | 36 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 468 | 90425 | running | 0 | 58 |
36 | 10 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 460 | 90315 | running | 0 | 55 |
37 | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 446 | 128413 | running | 27 | 57 |
38 | 27 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 415 | 90070 | running | 0 | 49 |
39 | 9 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 395 | 111951 | crash | 0 | 46 |
40 | 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 346 | 109758 | running | 0 | 43 |
41 | 30 | 34 | Carl Long | Oak Glove Co. / Kingsport Iron & Metal (Bob Jenkins) | Chevrolet | 256 | 81700 | electrical | 0 | 40 |
42 | 43 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Bully Hill Vineyards / Food City (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 209 | 81575 | engine | 0 | 37 |
43 | 33 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. Svc (Raynard McGlynn) | Dodge | 7 | 81764 | handling | 0 | 34 |
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: | ||||||||||
POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | |||||
44 | Chad Chaffin | 61 | Kingsport Iron & Metal / Oak Gloves | Jeff Stec | Chevrolet | |||||
45 | Hermie Sadler | 00 | The SPEED Report | Mike Anderson | Chevrolet | |||||
46 | Mike Wallace | 09 | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | James Finch | Dodge | |||||
47 | Mike Skinner | 37 | R & J Racing | John Carter | Dodge | |||||
48 | Stanton Barrett | 30 | Pro30.com | Rick Ware | Dodge | |||||
49 | Morgan Shepherd | 89 | Victory In Jesus | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge |
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
- ^ "Qualifying times: Sharpie 500". Crash. 2006-08-26. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ "Sharpie 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR 2006". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-06.