2006 Subway Fresh 500

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2006 Subway Fresh 500
Race details [1] [2]
Race 8 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2006 Subway Fresh 500 program cover.jpeg
2006 Subway Fresh 500 program cover, with paintings of Greg Biffle and Joe Nemechek
Date April 22, 2006 (2006-04-22)
Location Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1 miles (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Weather Hot with temperatures approaching 93.9 °F (34.4 °C); wind speeds up to 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h) [3]
Average speed 107.063 miles per hour (172.301 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 26.917
Most laps led
Driver Greg Biffle Roush Racing
Laps 151
Winner
No. 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 Subway Fresh 500, the eighth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, was held at Phoenix International Raceway on April 22, 2006. Kyle Busch won the pole.

Contents

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverMakeSpeedTimeBehind
15 Kyle Busch Chevrolet133.74526.9170.000
216 Greg Biffle Ford133.38326.990-0.073
320 Tony Stewart Chevrolet133.29927.007-0.090
417 Matt Kenseth Ford133.20527.026-0.109
599 Carl Edwards Ford133.02827.062-0.145
611 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet132.84627.099-0.182
72 Kurt Busch Dodge132.81727.105-0.188
87 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet132.58727.152-0.235
91 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet132.52327.165-0.248
1048 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet132.39727.191-0.274
118 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet132.36327.198-0.281
1242 Casey Mears Dodge132.16327.239-0.322
1312 Ryan Newman Dodge132.16327.239-0.322
1425 Brian Vickers Chevrolet132.12027.248-0.331
1529 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet132.08127.256-0.339
1614 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet132.07627.257-0.340
1788 Dale Jarrett Ford131.95527.282-0.365
186 Mark Martin Ford131.87827.298-0.381
1924 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet131.82927.308-0.391
2038 Elliott Sadler Ford131.78127.318-0.401
2143 Bobby Labonte Dodge131.73827.327-0.410
229 Kasey Kahne Dodge131.71427.332-0.415
2366 Jeff Green Chevrolet131.68527.338-0.421
2410 Scott Riggs Dodge131.67527.340-0.423
257 Robby Gordon Chevrolet131.60827.354-0.437
2626 Jamie McMurray Ford131.48327.380-0.463
2721 Ken Schrader Ford131.36827.404-0.487
2819 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge130.94227.493-0.576
2940 David Stremme Dodge130.85727.511-0.594
3018 JJ Yeley Chevrolet130.84227.514-0.597
3178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet130.45827.595-0.678
321 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet130.41627.604-0.687
334 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet130.41627.604-0.687
3441 Reed Sorenson Dodge130.32227.624-0.707
3595 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet130.11427.668-0.751
3696 Tony Raines Chevrolet130.07727.676-0.759
3731 Jeff Burton Chevrolet129.81427.732-0.815
3845 Kyle Petty Dodge129.47827.804-0.887
3932 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet129.32027.838-0.921
4002 Brandon Ash Dodge128.84327.941-1.024
4122 Dave Blaney Dodge128.41128.035-1.118
4255 Michael Waltrip Dodge126.61328.433-1.516
4349 Brent Sherman Dodge128.57627.999-1.082
Failed to qualify or withdrew
4434 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet28.031-1.114
4551 Mike Garvey Chevrolet28.083-1.166
4692 Chad Blount Dodge28.150-1.233
4761 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet28.173-1.256
4889 Morgan Shepherd Dodge28.233-1.316
4952 Steve Portenga Dodge28.336-1.419
WD74 Derrike Cope Dodge0.0000.0000.000

Race results

PosNoDriverManufacturerLapsStatusLeadPoints
129Kevin HarvickChevrolet312running10185
220Tony StewartChevrolet312running6175
317Matt KensethFord312running1170
499Carl EdwardsFord312running0160
507Clint BowyerChevrolet312running21160
69Kasey KahneDodge312running0150
748Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet312running0146
843Bobby LabonteDodge312running0142
931Jeff BurtonChevrolet312running0138
1024Jeff GordonChevrolet312running0134
116Mark MartinFord311running111135
1214Sterling MarlinChevrolet311running0127
1325Brian VickersChevrolet311running0124
1426Jamie McMurrayFord311running0121
1516Greg BiffleFord311running151128
1621Ken SchraderFord311running0115
1796Tony RainesChevrolet311running0112
1866Jeff GreenChevrolet311running0109
1988Dale JarrettFord311running0106
2042Casey MearsDodge311running0103
2132Travis KvapilChevrolet311running0100
221Martin Truex Jr.Chevrolet311running097
238Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet310running094
242Kurt BuschDodge310running091
2578Kenny WallaceChevrolet310running088
2619Jeremy MayfieldDodge310running085
2722Dave BlaneyDodge309running287
2818J. J. YeleyChevrolet309running184
2940David StremmeDodge308running076
304Scott WimmerChevrolet307running073
3145Kyle PettyDodge305running070
3249Brent ShermanDodge305running067
3395Stanton BarrettChevrolet301running064
3411Denny HamlinChevrolet289running061
3501Joe NemechekChevrolet283running058
365Kyle BuschChevrolet259running760
3738Elliott SadlerFord247running157
3810Scott RiggsDodge229running049
3912Ryan NewmanDodge221crash046
4041Reed SorensonDodge206running043
417Robby GordonChevrolet116engine040
4255Michael WaltripDodge98crash037
4302Brandon AshDodge98transmission139
Race Results

Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#34), Mike Garvey (#51), Chad Blount (#92), Kevin Lepage (#61), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Steve Portenga (#52)

References

  1. "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  2. "Qualifying times: Subway Fresh 500". Crash. April 21, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  3. Weather information for the 2006 Subway Fresh 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac