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2006 Golden Corral 500

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 4 of 36 in the [2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series](2006-nascar-nextel-cup-series) season
Race NameGolden Corral 500
Details ref
Fulldate
Year2006
Race_No4
Season_No36
Image2006_Golden_Corral_500_program_cover.png
Caption2006 Golden Corral 500 program cover
Official nameGolden Corral 500
LocationAtlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course_mi1.54
Course_km2.48
Distance_laps325
Distance_mi500.5
Distance_km805.476
WeatherCold with temperatures approaching 59 F; wind speeds up to 8.9 mph
Avg144.098 mi/h
Pole_DriverKasey Kahne
Pole_TeamEvernham Motorsports
Most_DriverGreg Biffle
Most_TeamRoush Racing
Most_laps128
Car9
First_DriverKasey Kahne
First_TeamEvernham Motorsports
NetworkFox Broadcasting Company
AnnouncersMike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 Golden Corral 500 was the fourth race in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season which took place on March 20, 2006, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Rain showers forced the green flag to be moved back to Monday. Television coverage moved to cable's FX channel for the race (with some exceptions).

Race recap

Kasey Kahne sat on the pole with a speed of 192.553 mph, edging Ryan Newman by .002 seconds. Bill Lester qualified 19th in the #23 Dodge Charger, becoming the first African-American to start a NASCAR Nextel Cup race since 1986. He finished 38th, six laps down.

For the first time during the season there were no extra laps at the end of the race. Last year's Atlanta winner, Carl Edwards eliminated himself from contention early. He damaged the front end of the 99 car after hitting Dave Blaney on pit road on lap 45 during a caution to address the stopped car of Kyle Busch. Bobby Labonte ran in the top 10 for the first 50 laps before his engine failed on lap 55. Another scary incident took place on pit road during the sixth caution of the day (laps 189–197), when Reed Sorenson hit John Slusher, catch can man for Robby Gordon's crew, as he pulled out of his pit stall. Slusher was attached to a backboard but treated at the infield care center.

Several rookies had good days at Atlanta. Paul Menard and Reed Sorenson finished in the top ten, and Denny Hamlin led 16 laps. He was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop because of a loose condition, and finished 31st.

On the track, the 9 car was near the front all day. Kahne took the lead from Greg Biffle with 79 laps to go. Despite a challenge from Mark Martin, Kahne was not seriously challenged down the stretch and visited victory lane for the second time in his career. Kahne was the first driver to win from the pole since Matt Kenseth in the 2005 Sharpie 500.

Qualifying

PosCar #DriverMakeSpeedTimeBehindFailed to qualify
19Kasey KahneDodge192.55328.7920.000
212Ryan NewmanDodge192.54028.794-0.002
331Jeff BurtonChevrolet191.97328.879-0.087
443Bobby LabonteDodge191.91428.888-0.096
518J. J. YeleyChevrolet191.85428.897-0.105
629Kevin HarvickChevrolet191.79428.906-0.114
711Denny HamlinChevrolet191.69528.921-0.129
816Greg BiffleFord191.49628.951-0.159
92Kurt BuschDodge191.35728.972-0.180
1042Casey MearsDodge191.24528.989-0.197
116Mark MartinFord190.96829.031-0.239
1224Jeff GordonChevrolet190.96229.032-0.240
131Joe NemechekChevrolet190.92229.038-0.246
1448Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet190.81729.054-0.262
1541Reed SorensonDodge190.80429.056-0.264
1607Clint BowyerChevrolet190.76529.062-0.270
175Kyle BuschChevrolet190.63329.082-0.290
1899Carl EdwardsFord190.56829.092-0.300
1923Bill LesterDodge190.50229.102-0.310
2019Jeremy MayfieldDodge189.92829.190-0.398
2120Tony StewartChevrolet189.89529.195-0.403
2215Paul MenardChevrolet189.78529.212-0.420
2361Kevin LepageFord189.72029.222-0.430
2455Michael WaltripDodge189.64929.233-0.441
2521Ken SchraderFord189.44129.265-0.473
268Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet189.39629.272-0.480
2717Matt KensethFord189.35729.278-0.486
2838Elliott SadlerFord189.28629.289-0.497
2910Scott RiggsDodge189.13129.313-0.521
3022Dave BlaneyDodge189.09229.319-0.527
3188Dale JarrettFord188.55229.403-0.611
3245Kyle PettyDodge188.39829.427-0.635
3314Sterling MarlinChevrolet188.39829.427-0.635
3426Jamie McMurrayFord188.34129.436-0.644
351Martin Truex Jr.Chevrolet188.26429.448-0.656
367Robby GordonChevrolet188.16229.464-0.672
3725Brian VickersChevrolet188.04129.483-0.691
3840David StremmeDodge187.97029.494-0.702
3966Jeff GreenChevrolet187.84329.514-0.722
4049Brent ShermanDodge187.61429.550-0.758
4100Hermie SadlerFord187.30429.599-0.807
424Scott WimmerChevrolet187.13929.625-0.833
4396Terry LabonteChevrolet29.902
4451Mike GarveyChevrolet29.651
4595Stanton BarrettChevrolet29.862
4634Chad ChaffinChevrolet29.895
4774Derrick CopeDodge29.898
4878Kenny WallaceChevrolet29.899
4932Travis KvapilChevrolet29.980
5037Mike SkinnerDodge30.039
5113Greg SacksFord30.110
5292Chad BlountChevrolet30.919

Race results

FinStCar #DriverMakePointsBonusLapsWinnings12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243
19Kasey KahneDodge1855325$197,664
116Mark MartinFord170325$127,800
268Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet165325$138,841
1224Jeff GordonChevrolet1655325$137,236
2120Tony StewartChevrolet1605325$154,961
1448Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet150325$121,761
2215Paul MenardChevrolet146325$78,625
3245Kyle PettyDodge142325$108,133
3188Dale JarrettFord138325$109,850
1541Reed Sorenson *Dodge134325$89,225
2910Scott RiggsDodge130325$74,650
175Kyle BuschChevrolet127325$88,025
2717Matt KensethFord124325$118,616
3426Jamie McMurrayFord121325$108,350
518J. J. Yeley *Chevrolet118325$109,050
816Greg BiffleFord12510325$104,175
131Joe NemechekChevrolet112325$99,020
212Ryan NewmanDodge1145325$115,033
351Martin Truex Jr. *Chevrolet106324$92,608
2455Michael WaltripDodge1085324$85,158
1042Casey MearsDodge100324$105,908
4396Terry LabonteChevrolet1025324$67,850
3725Brian VickersChevrolet94324$80,200
2521Ken SchraderFord91324$98,164
331Jeff BurtonChevrolet935324$97,870
3966Jeff GreenChevrolet85324$90,033
1607Clint Bowyer *Chevrolet82324$78,060
367Robby GordonChevrolet79324$69,810
2838Elliott SadlerFord76324$97,433
424Scott WimmerChevrolet73323$69,900
711Denny Hamlin *Chevrolet755323$70,125
3022Dave BlaneyDodge67323$75,797
3840David Stremme *Dodge64322$75,125
3314Sterling MarlinChevrolet61322$66,130
2361Kevin LepageFord635322$66,190
4049Brent Sherman *Dodge55322$66,055
92Kurt BuschDodge575321$99,153
1923Bill LesterDodgePE319$65,985
629Kevin HarvickChevrolet46313$102,876
1899Carl EdwardsFord43313$85,700
2019Jeremy MayfieldDodge40235$95,846
410Hermie SadlerFord37166$65,815
443Bobby LabonteDodge39556$103,725

Failed to qualify: Mike Garvey (#51), Stanton Barrett (#95), Chad Chaffin (#34), Derrike Cope (#74), Kenny Wallace (#78), Travis Kvapil (#32), Mike Skinner (#37), Greg Sacks (#13), Chad Blount (#92)

References

References

  1. [http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/4/data/results_official.html Official results] at NASCAR.com
  2. [http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/GA/Hampton/2006-03-20 Weather information] at the Old Farmer's Almanac
  3. (2006-03-18). "Qualifying times: Golden Corral 500.".
  4. "Golden Corral 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR 2006".
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