2006 Budweiser Shootout

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2006 Budweiser Shootout
Race details
Race 1 of 2 exhibition races of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
DateFebruary 12, 2006
Official name 28th Annual Budweiser Shootout
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 72 laps, 180 mi (289.681 km)
Scheduled Distance 70 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Average speed 153.627 miles per hour (247.239 km/h)
Attendance 60,000
Pole position
Driver
 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver Ken Schrader Wood Brothers/JTG Racing
Laps 18
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2006 Budweiser Shootout was the first exhibition stock car race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was postponed to Sunday, February 12, 2006 from the originally scheduled date of February 11 due to rain. [1] The race was held in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway, before a crowd of 60,000. The race was extended from 70 laps to 72 due to a green–white–checker finish. At race's end, rookie Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing would pass teammate Tony Stewart on the final restart and hold off the field to pull off a stunning victory in the shootout, the first Budweiser Shootout win of his career. [2] To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

Format and eligibility

The race was broken up into two segments: a 20-lap segment, followed by a ten-minute intermission, concluding with a 50-lap second segment. While a pit stop was no longer required by rule, a reduction in fuel cell size (from 22 gallons to 13.5 gallons) made a fuel stop necessary. (In 2007, fuel cells were expanded to 18.5 gallons.) Many drivers also changed two tires during their fuel stop, as the time required to fuel the car allowed for a two-tire change without additional delay.

Pole winners of the previous season were automatically eligible for the race. Then, previous winners who had not already qualified would receive automatic berths.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army
5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's, Carquest
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford AAA
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser "King of Beers"
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers
10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge Valvoline, Stanley Tools
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Express
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford Maxwell House, Post
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford U. S. Air Force
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC
26 Jamie McMurray Roush Racing Ford Crown Royal
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Reese's Caramel
36 Bill Elliott MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet Ginn Clubs & Resorts
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
55 Michael Waltrip Bill Davis Racing Dodge NAPA Auto Parts
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
96 Terry Labonte* Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet DLP HDTV, Tweeter
99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Office Depot

*Withdrew, according to crew chief Philippe Lopez. [3]

Starting lineup

The starting lineup was determined by a blind draw. Ken Schrader of Wood Brothers/JTG Racing would draw the pole. [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMake
121 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford
248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
320 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
401 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet
59 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge
638 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford
712 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge
810 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge
988 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford
1024 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
1199 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford
1236 Bill Elliott MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet
136 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
145 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
1511 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
1617 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford
1726 Jamie McMurray Roush Racing Ford
1829 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
198 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
2025 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2155 Michael Waltrip Bill Davis Racing Dodge
2296 Terry Labonte* Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet

*Withdrew.

Race

Segment 1

Pole sitter Ken Schrader led the first lap of the race. With 8 laps to go in segment 1, Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Schrader. On that same lap in turn 3, Carl Edwards went below the yellow line to avoid Kasey Kahne coming down into him. With 6 laps to go in segment 1, Schrader took the lead back from Johnson. On the same lap, the big one struck on the backstretch taking out 9 cars. It started when Jamie McMurray got hooked by Brian Vickers and McMurray turned down into Ryan Newman. The wreck collected Ryan Newman, Jamie McMurray, Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Scott Riggs, and Dale Jarrett. Segment 1 ended under caution and Ken Schrader won the segment. After going below the line with 8 to go in segment 1, Carl Edwards was penalized by NASCAR and was sent to the rear of the field for the restart.

Rest of race

The race restarted on lap 21 and Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Schrader. On lap 23, the second caution flew when Jeff Gordon's car began smoking from the rear. The race restarted on lap 29 with Jimmie Johnson remaining as the leader. On lap 32, Kyle Busch took the lead from Johnson. On lap 35, Michael Waltrip took the lead from Busch. On lap 40, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch went down pit road when Carl Edwards went under the yellow line and underneath Johnson and Busch and made no contact with both of the cars and Edwards went back up the track and lost 3 positions. Everyone made it through unscathed and there was no accident. But for some reason with 28 laps to go just 3 laps after Edwards dodged Johnson and Busch, NASCAR black flagged Carl Edwards and said that Edwards passed Johnson and Busch below the yellow line which confused both commentators Bill Weber and Wally Dallenbach Jr. Edwards and his team argued that Edwards was trying to avoid an accident from happening and lost positions. But yet, NASCAR still called Edwards to do a pass through on pit road which Edwards refused to do even saying on his radio "no I'm not doing it! It's wrong!" Edwards' crew chief Bob Osborne calmed Edwards down and told him to do the penalty which Edwards did eventually serve his penalty. [5] With 25 laps to go, Tony Stewart passed Michael Waltrip for the lead. With 23 to go, Jamie McMurray took the lead followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Scott Riggs in the next 2 laps during green flag pit stops. Unfortunately for Carl Edwards, after doing his pass through, Edwards was penalized again for too fast entering pit road. After everything cycled through, Denny Hamlin was the race leader. With 8 laps to go, Kyle Busch attempted to take the lead from Hamlin and beat Hamlin to the line to lead that lap but Denny took it back with 7 to go. With 4 laps to go, Tony Stewart took the lead from Hamlin. Unfortunately for Stewart, the 3rd and final caution of the race flew when Ryan Newman blew a tire down the backstretch and left debris. The race would go into a green-white-checker finish. On the restart, Hamlin took the lead from Stewart and Hamlin held off the pack to surprise everyone and win the Budwiser Shootout. Hamlin became the first rookie to win the Shootout in NASCAR history. [6] Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Scott Riggs, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top 5 while Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Jamie McMurray, Joe Nemechek, and Dale Jarrett rounded out the top 10.

Race results

Fin [7] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusWinnings
11511 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 7216running$213,380
2198 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 721running$113,377
3320 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 726running$62,877
4810 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge 722running$52,877
5248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7213running$51,377
61617 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 720running$48,377
7136 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 720running$46,377
81726 Jamie McMurray Roush Racing Ford 721running$45,377
9401 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 720running$44,377
10988 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 720running$43,377
112155 Michael Waltrip Bill Davis Racing Dodge 7211running$41,377
121236 Bill Elliott MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet 720running$40,377
13638 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 720running$39,377
14121 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford 7218running$38,377
15145 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 724running$37,377
161199 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 720running$36,377
17712 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 680out$35,377
1859 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 350accident$34,377
191024 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 230suspension$33,377
201829 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150engine$31,377
212025 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 140accident$30,377
222296 Terry Labonte Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 00withdrew$0

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