2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500

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2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500
Race details
Race 7 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2006 Samsung-Radio Shack 500 program cover.png
2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 program cover
Date April 9, 2006 (2006-04-09)
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) [1]
Average speed 137.943 miles per hour (221.998 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Evernham Motorsports
Time 28.374
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs
Laps 99
Winner
No. 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500, the seventh race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, was held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2006. Kasey Kahne became the first driver to win at Texas from the pole.

Contents

Qualifying

Pos [2] Car #DriverMakePrimary SponsorSpeedTimeBehind
19Kasey KahneDodgeDodge Dealers / UAW190.31528.3740.000
218J. J. YeleyChevroletInterstate Batteries189.37428.515-0.141
36Mark MartinFordAAA189.02928.567-0.193
466Jeff GreenChevroletBest Buy / SanDisk189.01628.569-0.195
516Greg BiffleFordSubway / Nat'l Guard / Little League188.97628.575-0.201
617Matt KensethFordCarhartt188.91028.585-0.211
72Kurt BuschDodgeMiller Lite188.89728.587-0.213
811Denny HamlinChevroletFedEx Express188.77228.606-0.232
91Martin Truex Jr.ChevroletBass Pro Shops / Tracker188.64028.626-0.252
1043Bobby LabonteDodgeCheerios / Betty Crocker188.59428.633-0.259
1124Jeff GordonChevroletDuPont188.33728.672-0.298
127Clint BowyerChevroletJack Daniel's Texas Pride188.30428.677-0.303
1341Reed SorensonDodgeTarget188.21928.690-0.316
1412Ryan NewmanDodgeAlltel188.06828.713-0.339
158Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletBudweiser188.04828.716-0.342
1648Jimmie JohnsonChevroletLowe's187.97728.727-0.353
171Joe NemechekChevroletU.S. Army187.91828.736-0.362
1814Sterling MarlinChevroletCENTRIX Auto Finance187.78028.757-0.383
1945Kyle PettyDodgeSchwan's Home Service187.75428.761-0.387
2042Casey MearsDodgeTexaco / Havoline187.74828.762-0.388
2131Jeff BurtonChevroletCingular Wireless187.59828.785-0.411
2210Scott RiggsDodgeStanley Tools / Valvoline187.42228.812-0.438
23151Mike GarveyChevroletMarathon American Spirit Motor Oil187.38928.817-0.443
2429Kevin HarvickChevroletReese's Caramel Cup187.27228.835-0.461
2538Elliott SadlerFordM&M's187.00728.876-0.502
265Kyle BuschChevroletKellogg's / Delphi186.94828.885-0.511
2788Dale JarrettFordUPS186.90328.892-0.518
2840David StremmeDodgeCoors Light186.83228.903-0.529
297Robby GordonChevroletJim Beam Black186.74828.916-0.542
3044Terry LabonteChevroletKellogg's186.74128.917-0.543
3122Dave BlaneyDodgeCaterpillar186.69628.924-0.550
3221Ken SchraderFordMotorcraft Genuine Parts186.69628.924-0.550
3325Brian VickersChevroletGMAC186.58028.942-0.568
3419Jeremy MayfieldDodgeDodge Dealers / UAW186.57428.943-0.569
3561Kevin LepageFordRoadLoans.com186.12429.013-0.639
3696Tony RainesChevroletDLP HDTV186.06629.022-0.648
3799Carl EdwardsFordOffice Depot185.82229.060-0.686
3874Derrike CopeDodgemyguardian911.com185.62429.091-0.717
3932Travis KvapilChevroletTide-Downy185.56729.100-0.726
4020Tony StewartChevroletThe Home Depot185.38229.129-0.755
4126Jamie McMurrayFordCrown Royal184.81829.218-0.844
4255Michael WaltripDodgeNAPA Auto Parts184.64129.246-0.872
434Scott WimmerChevroletAERO Exhaust184.86229.211-0.837
Failed to qualify
4449Brent ShermanDodgeSerta29.286
4592Chad BlountDodgeFox Collision Centers29.386
4678Kenny WallaceChevroletFurniture Row Racing29.460
4734Chad ChaffinChevroletHoliday Inn DFW Airport West29.476
4895Stanton BarrettChevrolethairofdog.com29.758

Race results

FinStDriverCar #MakePointsBonusLapsWinnings
11 Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 1855334$530,164
26 Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 1755334$362,491
340 Tony Stewart 20 Chevrolet 17510334$286,386
48 Denny Hamlin *11 Chevrolet 1655334$208,500
524 Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 1605334$204,511
621 Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 150334$172,220
722 Scott Riggs 10 Dodge 146334$133,850
89 Martin Truex Jr. *1 Chevrolet 1475334$156,608
93 Mark Martin 6 Ford 1435334$151,850
1010 Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 134334$164,211
1116 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 130334$165,161
1215 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8 Chevrolet 127334$154,816
1313 Reed Sorenson *41 Dodge 124334$126,675
1420 Casey Mears 42 Dodge 121334$150,233
1526 Kyle Busch 5 Chevrolet 118334$129,725
1632 Ken Schrader 21 Ford 115334$140,089
1727 Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 112334$143,350
184 Jeff Green 66 Chevrolet 1145334$133,833
1912 Clint Bowyer *07 Chevrolet 106333$116,075
2029 Robby Gordon 7 Chevrolet 103333$109,275
2128 David Stremme *40 Dodge 100333$127,033
2211 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 97332$148,411
2317 Joe Nemechek 1 Chevrolet 94332$129,070
2436 Tony Raines 96 Chevrolet 91332$97,075
2530 Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 88332$95,975
2642 Michael Waltrip 55 Dodge 85331$108,833
2739 Travis Kvapil 32 Chevrolet 82331$105,122
2843 Scott Wimmer 4 Chevrolet 79330$94,075
2931 Dave Blaney 22 Dodge 76330$92,475
3018 Sterling Marlin 14 Chevrolet 73329$89,325
3134 Jeremy Mayfield 19 Dodge 70328$116,891
3235 Kevin Lepage 61 Ford 67328$85,800
3325 Elliott Sadler 38 Ford 695286$113,558
347 Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 61286$124,633
352 J. J. Yeley *18 Chevrolet 635270$118,075
3637 Carl Edwards 99 Ford 605256$101,175
3741 Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 52254$127,100
3823 Mike Garvey 151 Chevrolet 49251$79,125
3919 Kyle Petty 45 Dodge 46248$87,000
4014 Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 43200$124,283
4138 Derrike Cope 74 Dodge PE169$78,760
425 Greg Biffle 16 Ford 42581$98,860
4333 Brian Vickers 25 Chevrolet 3424$86,847

Failed to qualify: Brent Sherman (#49), Chad Blount (#92), Kenny Wallace (#78), Chad Chaffin (#34), Stanton Barrett (#95).

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References

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