2006 Dodge Charger 500

2006 Dodge Charger 500
Race details
Race 11 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
	2006 Dodge Charger 500 program cover
Date	May 13, 2006
Official name	Dodge Charger 500
Location	Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance	367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Weather	Warm with temperatures approaching 78.8 °F (26.0 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Average speed	135.127 miles per hour (217.466 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kasey Kahne ;
Time	29.096
Most laps led
Driver	Greg Biffle
Laps	170
Winner
No. 16	Greg Biffle
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

Last updated October 17, 2023

The 2006 Dodge Charger 500, the 50th running of the event that dates to the 1957 Rebel 300 , was held on May 13, 2006 at Darlington Raceway as the eleventh race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. Kasey Kahne won the pole.

Background

Darlington Raceway, nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

The track, Darlington Raceway, is a four-turn 1.366 miles (2.198 km) oval.^[2] The track's first two turns are banked at twenty-five degrees, while the final two turns are banked two degrees lower at twenty-three degrees.^[2] The front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch is banked at six degrees.^[2] Darlington Raceway can seat up to 60,000 people.^[2]

Qualifying

Pos^[3]^[4]	Car #	Driver	Make	Primary Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
1	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	169.013	29.096	0.000
2	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL My Circle	168.192	29.238	-0.142
3	7	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	168.071	29.259	-0.163
4	40	David Stremme	Dodge	Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon	167.727	29.319	-0.223
5	11	Denny Hamlin	Chevrolet	FedEx Express	167.453	29.367	-0.271
6	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	167.413	29.374	-0.278
7	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot	167.379	29.380	-0.284
8	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	GMAC	167.362	29.383	-0.287
9	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	National Guard	167.231	29.406	-0.310
10	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Miller Lite	167.146	29.421	-0.325
11	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	Cheerios / Betty Crocker	167.146	29.421	-0.325
12	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	167.078	29.433	-0.337
13	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	166.908	29.463	-0.367
14	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	166.902	29.464	-0.368
15	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Crown Royal	166.874	29.469	-0.373
16	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Target	166.851	29.473	-0.377
17	6	Mark Martin	Ford	AAA	166.619	29.514	-0.418
18	32	Travis Kvapil	Chevrolet	Tide-Downy	166.619	29.514	-0.418
19	10	Scott Riggs	Dodge	Stanley Tools / Valvoline	166.495	29.536	-0.440
20	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	166.467	29.541	-0.445
21	42	Casey Mears	Dodge	Texaco / Havoline	166.231	29.583	-0.487
22	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	166.174	29.593	-0.497
23	21	Ken Schrader	Ford	U.S. Air Force	166.090	29.608	-0.512
24	7	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Menards / Moen	165.978	29.628	-0.532
25	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	165.945	29.634	-0.538
26	18	J. J. Yeley	Chevrolet	GSK Boniva	165.917	29.639	-0.543
27	14	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	Ginn Clubs & Resorts	165.900	29.642	-0.546
28	66	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	Best Buy	165.855	29.650	-0.554
29	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	CARQUEST	165.838	29.653	-0.557
30	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	165.827	29.655	-0.559
31	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT	165.749	29.669	-0.573
32	22	Dave Blaney	Dodge	Caterpillar	165.242	29.760	-0.664
33	74	Derrike Cope	Dodge	Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. Svcs	165.153	29.776	-0.680
34	95	Stanton Barrett	Chevrolet	TheRaceSpace.com	164.992	29.805	-0.709
35	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	164.386	29.915	-0.819
36	1	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	164.386	29.915	-0.819
37	55	Michael Waltrip	Dodge	NAPA Auto Parts	164.270	29.936	-0.840
38	4	Scott Wimmer	Chevrolet	AERO Exhaust	164.117	29.964	-0.868
39	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	164.029	29.980	-0.884
40	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Tire Kingdom	163.942	29.996	-0.900
41	49	Kevin Lepage	Dodge	Freightliner Trucks	163.615	30.056	-0.960
42	96	Tony Raines	Chevrolet	DLP HDTV	154.598	31.809	-2.713
43	44	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet			30.381
Failed to qualify
44	61	Chad Chaffin	Ford	Roadloans.com		30.108
45	78	Kenny Wallace	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing		30.111
46	37	Carl Long	Dodge	R&J Racing		30.127
47	34	Chad Blount	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports		30.442

Race results

Rookie of the year contenders denoted by *

Fin	St	Driver	Car #	Make	Points	Bonus	Laps	Winnings
1	9	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	190	10	367	$290,175
2	12	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	175	5	367	$223,161
3	31	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	170	5	367	$205,291
4	25	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	165	5	367	$165,311
5	22	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	8	Chevrolet	155		367	$152,916
6	2	Ryan Newman	12	Dodge	155	5	367	$139,333
7	29	Kyle Busch	5	Chevrolet	151	5	367	$120,625
8	17	Mark Martin	6	Ford	142		367	$105,625
9	20	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	138		367	$115,320
10	5	Denny Hamlin *	11	Chevrolet	134		367	$97,900
11	16	Reed Sorenson *	41	Dodge	130		367	$94,375
12	13	Tony Stewart	20	Chevrolet	127		367	$133,386
13	24	Robby Gordon	7	Chevrolet	129	5	367	$85,225
14	39	Martin Truex Jr. *	1	Chevrolet	121		367	$108,408
15	23	Ken Schrader	21	Ford	118		366	$109,814
16	36	Joe Nemechek	1	Chevrolet	115		366	$106,995
17	21	Casey Mears	42	Dodge	112		366	$113,908
18	40	Kyle Petty	45	Dodge	109		366	$103,133
19	10	Kurt Busch	2	Dodge	106		366	$115,633
20	42	Tony Raines	96	Chevrolet	103		366	$76,725
21	1	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge	105	5	366	$126,439
22	11	Bobby Labonte	43	Dodge	97		366	$113,136
23	3	Clint Bowyer *	7	Chevrolet	94		365	$84,400
24	35	Dale Jarrett	88	Ford	96	5	365	$106,750
25	4	David Stremme *	40	Dodge	88		365	$96,533
26	26	J. J. Yeley *	18	Chevrolet	85		365	$107,775
27	32	Dave Blaney	22	Dodge	87	5	364	$84,158
28	27	Sterling Marlin	14	Chevrolet	79		364	$81,322
29	6	Elliott Sadler	38	Ford	76		364	$99,483
30	18	Travis Kvapil	32	Chevrolet	73		364	$71,400
31	19	Scott Riggs	10	Dodge	70		363	$68,150
32	28	Jeff Green	66	Chevrolet	67		363	$75,975
33	38	Scott Wimmer	4	Chevrolet	64		363	$68,750
34	43	Terry Labonte	44	Chevrolet	61		361	$67,675
35	37	Michael Waltrip	55	Dodge	58		359	$67,450
36	41	Kevin Lepage	49	Dodge	55		353	$67,300
37	14	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	52		350	$104,036
38	30	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge	49		346	$96,866
39	7	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	46		281	$86,550
40	34	Stanton Barrett	95	Chevrolet	43		255	$66,600
41	8	Brian Vickers	25	Chevrolet	40		246	$74,475
42	15	Jamie McMurray	26	Ford	37		223	$113,200
43	33	Derrike Cope	74	Dodge	34		11	$66,577
Source:^[5]

Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#61), Kenny Wallace (#78), Carl Long (#37), Chad Blount (#34)

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References

↑ "2006 Dodge Charger 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
1 2 3 4 "Darlington Raceway". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
↑ "Dodge Charger 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Darlington Raceway NASCAR 2006". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
↑ "Qualifying times: Dodge Charger 500". Crash. 2006-05-13. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
↑ Official results Archived 2007-05-10 at the Wayback Machine at NASCAR.com

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[weather-information-1] "2006 Dodge Charger 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-01-21.

[trackfacts-2] 1 2 3 4 "Darlington Raceway". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-05-07.

[3] "Dodge Charger 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Darlington Raceway NASCAR 2006". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2021-06-02.

[4] "Qualifying times: Dodge Charger 500". Crash. 2006-05-13. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-02.

[5] Official results Archived 2007-05-10 at the Wayback Machine at NASCAR.com

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