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2006 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 1 of 36
Sunday, February 19, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:33:26
Average Speed: 142.667 mph
Pole Speed: 189.151 mph

Cautions: 11 for 39 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 200,000
Lead changes: 32

Glossary 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2006 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	9	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	1,505,124	running	24	185
2	14	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	203	1,095,766	running	0	170
3	18	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	203	796,116	running	23	170
4	3	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	203	684,076	running	5	165
5	15	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	203	537,944	running	20	160
6	37	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	203	411,683	running	0	150
7	35	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	347,583	running	21	151
8	7	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	203	377,694	running	32	152
9	23	21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	203	328,897	running	0	138
10	25	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	203	326,983	running	0	134
11	27	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	203	307,347	running	0	130
12	10	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	292,383	running	19	132
13	20	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	203	269,558	running	0	124
14	28	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	203	302,244	running	1	126
15	11	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	302,549	running	28	123
16	19	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	203	297,816	running	0	115
17	43	96	Terry Labonte	DLP HDTV / Tweeter (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	203	268,558	running	0	87
18	30	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	203	274,241	running	0	109
19	33	36	Bill Elliott	Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	203	257,758	running	1	111
20	42	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Apex Electric (Kirk Shelmerdine)	Chevrolet	203	272,008	running	0	103
21	29	49	Brent Sherman	Serta (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	203	274,766	running	0	100
22	34	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	203	271,241	running	0	97
23	4	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	281,833	running	5	99
24	24	09	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	203	266,533	running	0	91
25	31	61	Kevin Lepage	AMP Energy Drink (Jeff Stec)	Ford	203	254,683	running	1	93
26	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	334,879	running	1	90
27	40	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	203	265,455	running	1	87
28	32	40	David Stremme	Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	203	263,358	running	0	79
29	22	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	203	262,908	running	0	76
30	17	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	203	254,833	running	0	73
31	16	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	258,758	running	1	75
32	1	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	202	302,603	running	18	72
33	38	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	200	279,453	running	0	64
34	39	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	200	248,713	running	0	61
35	8	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	197	294,674	crash	0	58
36	26	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	197	278,049	running	0	55
37	6	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	196	287,183	crash	1	57
38	13	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	187	280,366	crash	1	54
39	12	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo Financial (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	173	256,833	running	0	46
40	41	00	Hermie Sadler	Aaron's (Mike Anderson)	Ford	169	245,633	engine	0	43
41	36	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	157	279,833	running	0	40
42	21	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	156	253,153	running	0	37
43	5	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	78	269,882	crash	0	34

* Race extended to 203 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: Scott Riggs (#10), Kenny Wallace (#78), Scott Wimmer (#4), Mike Skinner (#23), Derrike Cope (#74), Larry Gunselman (#52), Chad Blount (#37), Larry Foyt (#50), Andy Belmont (#59), Randy LaJoie (#64), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Chad Chaffin (#92), Carl Long (#80), Paul Menard (#15), Stanton Barrett (#95)

To the back: Sterling Marlin (#14) backup car, Bobby Labonte (#43) engine change, Joe Nemechek (#01) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	17	17
	18	20	3	debris	#66
	21	48	28
	49	51	3	debris	#1
	52	79	28
	80	84	5	#01,18,45,66,88,99 accident turn 3	#19
	85	91	7
	92	95	4	debris	#01
	96	107	12
	108	111	4	#17 accident turn 3	none
	112	124	13
	125	128	4	#7 accident turn 2	#29
	129	155	27
	156	159	4	debris	#17
	160	176	17
	177	180	4	#32 accident turn 2	#17
	181	187	7
	188	190	3	#2,14,24,26 accident backstretch	#01
	191	197	7
	198	201	4	#26,31,11 accident backstretch	none
	202	202	1
	203	203	1	#16 accident turn 4	none
Percent of race run under caution: 19.2% Average green flag run: 14.9 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Burton	1	18	18
Elliott Sadler	19	23	5
Jeff Gordon	24	24	1
Matt Kenseth	25	26	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	27	27	1
Tony Stewart	28	47	20
Jamie McMurray	48	48	1
Ryan Newman	49	57	9
Matt Kenseth	58	80	23
Kurt Busch	81	81	1
Travis Kvapil	82	82	1
Matt Kenseth	83	84	2
Kevin Harvick	85	85	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	86	90	5
Matt Kenseth	91	91	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	92	103	12
Mark Martin	104	107	4
Jimmie Johnson	108	108	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	109	112	4
Greg Biffle	113	113	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	114	115	2
Kyle Busch	116	120	5
Jimmie Johnson	121	125	5
Bill Elliott	126	126	1
Mark Martin	127	141	15
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	142	143	2
Brian Vickers	144	155	12
Jimmie Johnson	156	156	1
Kevin Lepage	157	157	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	158	163	6
Ryan Newman	164	177	14
Brian Vickers	178	186	9
Jimmie Johnson	187	203	17

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	185
2	Casey Mears	170	-15
3	Ryan Newman	170	-15
4	Elliott Sadler	165	-20
5	Tony Stewart	160	-25
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	152	-33
7	Brian Vickers	151	-34
8	Clint Bowyer	150	-35
9	Ken Schrader	138	-47
10	Dale Jarrett	134	-51
11	Mark Martin	132	-53
12	Kasey Kahne	130	-55
13	Kevin Harvick	126	-59
14	Robby Gordon	124	-61
15	Matt Kenseth	123	-62
16	Martin Truex, Jr.	115	-70
17	Bill Elliott	111	-74
18	Michael Waltrip	109	-76
19	Kirk Shelmerdine	103	-82
20	Brent Sherman	100	-85

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