2006 Aaron's 499

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2006 Aaron's 499
Race details [1]
Race 9 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
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2006 Aaron's 499 program cover
Date April 30, 2006 (2006-April-30)
Official name Aaron's 499
Location Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 75.8 °F (24.3 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) [2]
Average speed 142.891 miles per hour (229.961 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Time 50.798
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 62
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 Aaron's 499 was the ninth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. It was scheduled to be held on April 30, 2006 at the 2.6-mile long Talladega Superspeedway, but due to rain starting one lap prior to the green flag, however, the race was postponed until the following day. Television coverage was moved from Fox to FX except for several Fox stations that elected to carry the race. Elliott Sadler won the pole position, while Jimmie Johnson won the race. The Aaron's 499 was one of five impound races of the season, meaning that the teams could not make any changes on the car after qualifying. [3]

Contents

Qualifying

Pos [4] Car #DriverMakePrimary SponsorSpeedTimeBehind
138Elliott SadlerFord M&M's 188.51150.7980.000
220Tony StewartChevrolet The Home Depot 187.65851.029-0.231
399Carl EdwardsFordOffice Depot187.32051.121-0.323
488Dale JarrettFord UPS 187.23251.145-0.347
52Kurt BuschDodge Miller Lite 187.13751.171-0.373
61Joe NemechekChevrolet U.S. Army 187.13051.173-0.375
716Greg BiffleFord Subway / National Guard 186.99151.211-0.413
826Jamie McMurrayFordIRWIN Industrial Tools186.93351.227-0.429
914Sterling MarlinChevroletWaste Management186.92551.229-0.431
106Mark MartinFord AAA 186.85651.248-0.450
1118JJ YeleyChevroletGSK AsthmaControl.com186.82751.256-0.458
1217Matt KensethFord DeWalt 186.68551.295-0.497
135Kyle BuschChevrolet Kellogg's 186.65251.304-0.506
1424Jeff GordonChevrolet DuPont / Pepsi 186.58751.322-0.524
157Clint BowyerChevrolet Jack Daniel's 186.52151.340-0.542
1648Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet Lowe's 186.47851.352-0.554
1740David StremmeDodgeLone Star Steakhouse / Saloon186.46351.356-0.558
1812Ryan NewmanDodge ALLTEL My Circle186.42751.366-0.568
197Robby GordonChevrolet Menards / Turtle Wax Ice186.21751.424-0.626
201Martin Truex JrChevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 186.01851.479-0.681
2155Michael WaltripDodge NAPA Auto Parts 185.97151.492-0.694
2227Kirk ShelmerdineChevroletKirk Shelmerdine Racing185.78751.543-0.745
2361Kevin LepageFordState Water Heaters185.76151.550-0.752
2400Hermie SadlerFord Aaron's 185.75851.551-0.753
2542Casey MearsDodge Texaco / Havoline 185.68951.570-0.772
2632Travis KvapilChevrolet Tide-Downy185.63251.586-0.788
278Dale Earnhardt JrChevrolet Budweiser 185.57851.601-0.803
2845Kyle PettyDodge Schwan's Home Service 185.57151.603-0.805
2996Tony RainesChevroletDLP HDTV185.52751.615-0.817
3011Denny HamlinChevrolet FedEx Freight 185.44551.638-0.840
3143Bobby LabonteDodge Betty Crocker / STP Oil Stabilizer185.42351.644-0.846
3210Scott RiggsDodgeStanley FatMax / Valvoline 185.42351.644-0.846
3325Brian VickersChevroletGMAC185.34851.665-0.867
3434Chad ChaffinChevroletFront Row Motorsports185.23051.698-0.900
3521Ken SchraderFord Little Debbie 185.14051.723-0.925
3619Jeremy MayfieldDodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 185.12651.727-0.929
379Kasey KahneDodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 185.10451.733-0.935
3822Dave BlaneyDodge Caterpillar 184.81551.814-1.016
3966Jeff GreenChevrolet Best Buy 184.24951.973-1.175
4031Jeff BurtonChevrolet Cingular Wireless 184.01252.040-1.242
4141Reed SorensonDodge Target 183.89252.074-1.276
4229Kevin HarvickChevrolet Reese's Caramel Cup183.86452.082-1.284
434Scott WimmerChevroletAERO Exhaust185.15451.719-0.921
Failed to qualify
4489Morgan ShepherdDodgeVictory In Jesus / Dutch Quality Stone51.805
4595Stanton BarrettChevroletTheRaceSpace.com51.815
4609Mike WallaceFord Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 51.877
4792Chad BlountDodgeFront Row Motorsports52.225
4849Brent ShermanDodgeSerta52.324
4978Kenny WallaceChevroletNational Day of Prayer52.443

Race results

PosGridDriverNo.MakePointsBonusLapsWinnings
116 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 1855188$326,061
22 Tony Stewart 20 Chevrolet 1755188$260,136
333 Brian Vickers 25 Chevrolet 1705188$172,300
440 Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 160188$176,745
58 Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 1605188$168,600
612 Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 1555188$159,841
75 Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 1515188$143,233
83 Carl Edwards 99 Ford 1475188$118,975
932 Scott Riggs 10 Dodge 138188$97,975
1019 Robby Gordon 7 Chevrolet 1395188$103,350
1111 J. J. Yeley *18 Chevrolet 1355188$131,075
124 Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 1325188$125,875
1336 Jeremy Mayfield 19 Dodge 1295188$124,816
1439 Jeff Green 66 Chevrolet 1265188$117,808
1514 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 12810188$151,311
161 Elliott Sadler 38 Ford 1205188$138,983
1729 Tony Raines 96 Chevrolet 112188$84,675
1828 Kyle Petty 45 Dodge 109188$111,883
1926 Travis Kvapil 32 Chevrolet 106188$101,083
2025 Casey Mears 42 Dodge 1085188$123,083
2143 Scott Wimmer 4 Chevrolet 1055188$85,350
2230 Denny Hamlin *11 Chevrolet 1025187$84,625
2342 Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 94187$121,811
2438 Dave Blaney 22 Dodge 965183$94,858
2521 Michael Waltrip 55 Dodge 935179$92,447
2641 Reed Sorenson *41 Dodge 85177$89,825
276 Joe Nemechek 01 Chevrolet 875173$107,620
2823 Kevin Lepage 61 Ford 845173$80,225
2931 Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 76163$114,461
3034 Chad Chaffin 34 Chevrolet 73152$77,825
3127 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8 Chevrolet 755151$112,166
3213 Kyle Busch 5 Chevrolet 67150$95,025
3318 Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 64106$122,308
3417 David Stremme *40 Dodge 61106$85,725
3510 Mark Martin 6 Ford 58101$94,650
3620 Martin Truex Jr. *1 Chevrolet 5597$84,500
379 Sterling Marlin 14 Chevrolet 5291$76,325
387 Greg Biffle 16 Ford 4945$96,175
3937 Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 4617$112,989
4015 Clint Bowyer *07 Chevrolet 4316$83,525
4122 Kirk Shelmerdine 27 Chevrolet 409$75,325
4235 Ken Schrader 21 Ford 378$102,364
4324 Hermie Sadler 0 Ford PE8$75,308

Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (No. 89), Stanton Barrett (No. 95), Mike Wallace (No. 09), Chad Blount (No. 92), Brent Sherman (No. 49), Kenny Wallace (No. 78)

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References

  1. Official results of the 2006 Aaron's 499 at NASCAR.com
  2. Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  3. "The ins and outs of impound races". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  4. "Qualifying times: Aaron's 499". Crash. 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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