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2006 Auto Club 500

Second race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

Second race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 2 of 36 in the [2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series](2006-nascar-nextel-cup-series) season
Race NameAuto Club 500
Details ref
Fulldate
Year2006
Race_No2
Season_No36
Image2006_Auto_Club_500_program_cover.jpeg
image-size200px
image-alt
Caption2006 Auto Club 500 program cover
Official nameAuto Club 500
LocationAuto Club Speedway
Fontana, California, U.S.
Course_mi2.0
Course_km3.23
Distance_laps251
Distance_mi502
Distance_km807.89
Scheduled_laps250
Scheduled_mi500
Scheduled_km804.672
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 75.2 F; wind speeds up to 8.9 mph
Avg147.852 mi/h
Pole_DriverKurt Busch
Pole_TeamPenske Racing
Pole_Time38.485
Most_DriverGreg Biffle
Most_TeamRoush Racing
Most_laps168
Car17
First_DriverMatt Kenseth
First_TeamRoush Racing
NetworkFox
AnnouncersMike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds

| image-size = 200px | image-alt = Fontana, California, U.S.

The 2006 Auto Club 500 was the second race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. It was held on February 26, 2006 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverMakeSpeedTimeBehindFailed to qualify or withdrew
12Kurt BuschDodge187.08638.4850.000
216Greg BiffleFord186.18638.671-0.186
348Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet185.73538.765-0.280
418J. J. YeleyChevrolet185.18038.881-0.396
511Denny HamlinChevrolet184.91938.936-0.451
631Jeff BurtonChevrolet184.87138.946-0.461
75Kyle BuschChevrolet184.80038.961-0.476
81Joe NemechekChevrolet184.75838.970-0.485
924Jeff GordonChevrolet184.72038.978-0.493
106Mark MartinFord184.45039.035-0.550
1112Ryan NewmanDodge184.31839.063-0.578
1220Tony StewartChevrolet184.30339.066-0.581
139Kasey KahneDodge184.21939.084-0.599
1410Scott RiggsDodge184.20939.086-0.601
1529Kevin HarvickChevrolet184.19539.089-0.604
1638Elliott SadlerFord183.76739.180-0.695
1714Sterling MarlinChevrolet183.61339.213-0.728
188Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet183.57039.222-0.737
1988Dale JarrettFord183.56639.223-0.738
2042Casey MearsDodge183.52439.232-0.747
2119Jeremy MayfieldDodge183.39739.259-0.774
2299Carl EdwardsFord183.36039.267-0.782
231Martin Truex Jr.Chevrolet183.17339.307-0.822
2422Dave BlaneyDodge183.15539.311-0.826
2526Jamie McMurrayFord183.09039.325-0.840
2666Jeff GreenChevrolet183.02039.340-0.855
2743Bobby LabonteDodge183.02039.340-0.855
2825Brian VickersChevrolet182.91339.363-0.878
2941Reed SorensonDodge182.82039.383-0.898
3095Stanton BarrettChevrolet182.80139.387-0.902
3117Matt KensethFord182.58839.433-0.948
327Clint BowyerChevrolet182.48639.455-0.970
3355Michael WaltripDodge182.45439.462-0.977
347Robby GordonChevrolet182.38039.478-0.993
3551Mike GarveyChevrolet182.32039.491-1.006
3678Kenny WallaceChevrolet182.30639.494-1.009
3761Kevin LepageFord182.24239.508-1.023
384Scott WimmerChevrolet182.00739.559-1.074
3945Kyle PettyDodge181.46139.678-1.193
4140David StremmeDodge181.00539.778-1.293
4121Ken SchraderFord179.34140.147-1.662
4249Brent ShermanDodge178.16940.411-1.926
4396Terry LabonteChevrolet181.05939.766-1.281
4432Travis KvapilChevrolet
4500Hermie SadlerFord
4674Derrike CopeDodge
4734Randy LaJoieDodge
4889Morgan ShepherdDodge
WD50Jimmy SpencerDodge

Summary

Body styles and engines were the story of the second race of the Nextel Cup season. Kurt Busch won the pole (187.086 mph) using a 2004 Dodge Intrepid-styled body, as opposed to the new Dodge Charger, which his Penske Racing team believed was aerodynamically superior. Penske teammate Ryan Newman and the #12 team alongside Bobby Labonte and the #43 team ran the Intrepid as well. Others, including Evernham Motorsports drivers Jeremy Mayfield and Kasey Kahne, drove the Charger.

On race day, Greg Biffle dominated, leading 168 of the first 218 laps. Biffle won last year's spring race at California, finished second in the fall, and had won the Busch race the day before. Tony Stewart was the fastest Chevy in the early going. He overcame the car falling off the jack on a pit stop and an unscheduled stop for a flat tire to claw his way back among the leaders only to have an engine failure at lap 215, ending a string of 30 straight races without a DNF. Biffle continued up front until lap 226. He reported to the crew that his engine had lost a cylinder and a few laps later, he retired to the garage. This left Matt Kenseth to take the lead and only a late-race caution kept him from pulling away. Smoke and oil from the #4 car of Scott Wimmer brought out a yellow with three laps to go. Kenseth easily held off Jimmie Johnson in the green-white-checker finish to earn his 11th career win.

Race results

FinStNo.DriverMakePointsBonusLapsWinnings12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243
3117Matt KensethFord1855251$324,991
348Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet170251$235,936
2299Carl EdwardsFord165251$165,550
139Kasey KahneDodge1655251$166,239
631Jeff BurtonChevrolet155251$158,970
2526Jamie McMurrayFord150251$142,375
2042Casey MearsDodge146251$140,858
418J. J. Yeley *Chevrolet1475251$140,075
106Mark MartinFord1435251$104,800
75Kyle BuschChevrolet134251$105,225
188Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet1355251$132,366
511Denny Hamlin *Chevrolet127251$104,575
924Jeff GordonChevrolet1295251$127,261
327Clint Bowyer *Chevrolet121251$100,425
231Martin Truex Jr. *Chevrolet118251$114,383
12Kurt BuschDodge1205251$144,558
1988Dale JarrettFord112251$133,050
2825Brian VickersChevrolet109250$97,625
1410Scott RiggsDodge106250$88,925
1112Ryan NewmanDodge103250$132,683
2941Reed Sorenson *Dodge100250$97,875
2119Jeremy MayfieldDodge97250$116,916
1638Elliott SadlerFord94250$115,083
2666Jeff GreenChevrolet91250$121,058
3945Kyle PettyDodge88250$107,333
347Robby GordonChevrolet85249$95,075
81Joe NemechekChevrolet82249$109,820
4121Ken SchraderFord79249$109,589
1529Kevin HarvickChevrolet76249$116,611
2422Dave BlaneyDodge73249$91,583
2743Bobby LabonteDodge70249$116,186
1714Sterling MarlinChevrolet67249$88,592
4040David Stremme *Dodge64248$87,775
4396Terry LabonteChevrolet61248$78,625
3761Kevin LepageFord58248$78,425
3355Michael WaltripDodge55247$78,275
4249Brent Sherman *Dodge52247$78,050
35151Mike GarveyChevrolet49247$77,800
384Scott WimmerChevrolet46246$77,680
30195Stanton BarrettChevrolet43242$77,525
36178Kenny WallaceChevrolet40237$77,400
216Greg BiffleFord4710229$106,005
1220Tony StewartChevrolet395214$119,453

Failed to qualify: Travis Kvapil (#32), Hermie Sadler (#00), Derrike Cope (#74), Randy LaJoie (#34), Morgan Shepherd (#89)

References

References

  1. "2006 Auto Club 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. "Auto Club 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Auto Club Speedway NASCAR 2006".
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