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2006 DirecTV 500

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 6 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
Race NameDirecTV 500
Details ref
Fulldate
Year2006
Race_No6
Season_No36
Image2006_DirecTV_500_program_cover.png
Caption2006 DirecTV 500 program cover
LocationMartinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course_mi0.526
Course_km0.847
Distance_laps500
Distance_mi263
Distance_km423.257
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 80.6 F; wind speeds up to 7 mph
Avg72.741 mi/h
Attendance65,000
Pole_DriverJimmie Johnson
Pole_TeamHendrick Motorsports
Pole_Time19.575
Most_DriverTony Stewart
Most_TeamJoe Gibbs Racing
Most_laps288
Car20
First_DriverTony Stewart
First_TeamJoe Gibbs Racing
NetworkFox
AnnouncersMike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 DirecTV 500 was the sixth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. It was held on April 2, 2006 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Jimmie Johnson won the pole and Tony Stewart led the most laps and won the race.

Background

Martinsville Speedway is a 4-turn short track that is 0.526 mi long. Its turns are banked at 11° while the frontstretch, where the start/finish line is located, is banked 0°. Like the front stretch, the backstraightaway also does not have a banked surface.

Martinsville Speedway is the shortest track on the Sprint Cup circuit, but because of its size and shape – described most often as the shape of a paperclip – Martinsville offers some of the most exciting and close racing in the sport. Also because of its size, fans are closer to the action than any other track. The cars are never more than a few hundred yards away and sometimes they seem close enough to reach out and touch.

In a recent poll of race fans by a major publication, Martinsville Speedway was voted as the top bargain in all of Sprint Cup racing as well as the track having the best view of the action. The track is also one of the most modern, with high-rise aluminum chair back seating, corporate and fan suites and state-of-the-art facilities for the media.

The race track was built in 1947 and is owned by the International Speedway Corporation.

The race consisted of 500 laps, equivalent to a race distance of 263 mi. Jeff Gordon was the defending race winner, after he won the race in 2005, the previous year.

Qualifying

StNo.DriverMakeSpeedTimeBehindFailed to qualify
148Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet96.73619.5750.000
226Jamie McMurrayFord96.69619.58300.008
320Tony StewartChevrolet96.63219.59600.021
412Ryan NewmanDodge96.56319.61000.035
59Kasey KahneDodge96.50919.62100.046
614Sterling MarlinChevrolet96.48419.62600.051
738Elliott SadlerFord96.44519.63400.059
824Jeff GordonChevrolet96.28819.66600.091
92Kurt BuschDodge96.11719.70100.126
1016Greg BiffleFord95.97619.73000.155
1110Scott RiggsDodge95.86419.75300.178
1296Tony RainesChevrolet95.83019.76000.185
1343Bobby LabonteDodge95.78619.76900.194
1422Dave BlaneyDodge95.75219.77600.201
1599Carl EdwardsFord95.67019.79300.218
1617Matt KensethFord95.63219.80100.226
175Kyle BuschChevrolet95.60319.80700.232
1818J. J. YeleyChevrolet95.53019.82200.247
1921Ken SchraderFord95.48719.83100.256
2031Jeff BurtonChevrolet95.44319.84000.265
211Martin Truex JrChevrolet95.35719.85800.283
2201Joe NemechekChevrolet95.27519.87500.300
2319Jeremy MayfieldDodge95.27119.87600.301
2425Brian VickersChevrolet95.21819.88700.312
2541Reed SorensonDodge95.14619.90200.327
2629Kevin HarvickChevrolet95.13219.90500.330
277Robby GordonChevrolet95.06519.91900.344
2888Dale JarrettFord95.01719.92900.354
298Dale Earnhardt JrChevrolet94.85519.96300.388
306Mark MartinFord94.70819.99400.419
3134Chad ChaffinChevrolet94.54320.02900.454
3242Casey MearsDodge94.53820.03000.455
3355Michael WaltripDodge94.50520.03700.462
3466Jeff GreenChevrolet94.46320.04600.471
3595Stanton BarrettChevrolet94.45820.04700.472
364Scott WimmerChevrolet94.44420.05000.475
3745Kyle PettyDodge94.21420.09900.524
3840David StremmeDodge94.20020.10200.527
3951Mike GarveyChevrolet94.10620.12200.547
4032Travis KvapilChevrolet94.08720.12600.551
4111Denny HamlinChevrolet93.91520.16300.588
4207Clint BowyerChevrolet93.67320.21500.640
4392Chad BlountDodge94.01720.14100.566
4474Derrike CopeDodge
4561Kevin LepageFord
4678Kenny WallaceChevrolet
4749Jimmy SpencerDodge
4889Morgan ShepherdDodge
4900Hermie SadlerFord

Race results

PosGridNo.DriverMakePointsBonusLapsWinnings12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243Sources:
320Tony StewartChevrolet19010500$220,786
824Jeff GordonChevrolet1700500$153,461
148Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet1705500$150,361
298Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet1600500$133,416
175Kyle BuschChevrolet1550500$98,400
738Elliott SadlerFord1500500$120,808
2629Kevin HarvickChevrolet1460500$115,011
2425Brian VickersChevrolet1420500$85,350
226Jamie McMurrayFord1435500$122,675
1110Scott RiggsDodge1340500$76,700
92Kurt BuschDodge1300500$111,683
2541Reed Sorenson*Dodge1270500$85,925
306Mark MartinFord1240500$90,575
614Sterling MarlinChevrolet1265500$92,083
2888Dale JarrettFord1235500$106,825
1599Carl EdwardsFord1150500$89,100
1422Dave BlaneyDodge1120499$89,233
412Ryan NewmanDodge1090498$114,358
211Martin Truex Jr.*Chevrolet1060498$94,208
1818J. J. Yeley*Chevrolet1085497$109,125
1296Tony RainesChevrolet1000497$67,850
4207Clint Bowyer*Chevrolet970496$84,250
2201Joe NemechekChevrolet940495$98,245
1617Matt KensethFord910493$113,491
3466Jeff GreenChevrolet880491$90,483
2319Jeremy MayfieldDodge850462$100,066
3242Casey MearsDodge820456$103,918
364Scott WimmerChevrolet790451$69,460
3355Michael WaltripDodge760445$78,722
3745Kyle PettyDodge730439$77,550
1016Greg BiffleFord700436$86,100
1343Bobby LabonteDodge670429$105,211
2031Jeff BurtonChevrolet640426$92,845
4032Travis KvapilChevrolet610403$65,425
59Kasey KahneDodge580374$102,889
3134Chad ChaffinChevrolet550345$65,325
4111Denny Hamlin*Chevrolet520307$65,250
3840David Stremme*Dodge490299$73,200
3595Stanton BarrettChevrolet460280$65,140
1921Ken SchraderFord430164$92,279
3951Mike GarveyChevroletPE093$65,015
4392Chad BlountDodge37092$64,960
277Robby GordonChevrolet3407$64,384

Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#74), Kevin Lepage (#61), Kenny Wallace (#78), Jimmy Spencer (#49), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Hermie Sadler

References

References

  1. "2006 DirecTV 500 - Racing-Reference.info". Racing-Reference.info.
  2. "Complete weather information". Almanac.com.
  3. "Official results". NASCAR.com.
  4. "2006 DirecTV 500 - Martinsville Speedway". Martinsvillespeedway.com.
  5. "Tony Stewart Leads Chevrolet To Win the 2006 DirecTV 500 In Exciting Martinsville Shootout". NASCAR.about.com.
  6. "About the Track".
  7. (2006-04-01). "Qualifying times: DirecTV 500.".
  8. "NASCAR Race Results at Martinsville - April 2, 2006 [DIRECTV 500] [DriverAverages]". Driveraverages.com.
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