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2006 Dodge Charger 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 11 of 36
Saturday, May 13, 2006 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.3 miles)

Time of race: 3:42:36
Average Speed: 135.127 mph
Pole Speed: 169.013 mph

Cautions: 6 for 24 laps
Margin of Victory: .209 sec
Attendance: 75,000
Lead changes: 25

Glossary 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2006 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	9	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	290,175	running	170	190
2	12	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	223,161	running	5	175
3	31	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	205,291	running	64	170
4	25	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	165,311	running	81	165
5	22	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	367	152,916	running	0	155
6	2	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel My Circle (Roger Penske)	Dodge	367	139,333	running	2	155
7	29	5	Kyle Busch	Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	120,625	running	1	151
8	17	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	105,625	running	0	142
9	20	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	115,320	running	0	138
10	5	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	367	97,900	running	0	134
11	16	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	367	94,375	running	0	130
13	24	7	Robby Gordon	Menards / Moen (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	367	85,225	running	1	129
12	13	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	367	133,386	running	0	127
14	39	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	367	108,408	running	0	121
15	23	21	Ken Schrader	U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	366	109,814	running	0	118
16	36	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	366	106,995	running	0	115
17	21	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	366	113,908	running	0	112
18	40	45	Kyle Petty	Tire Kingdom (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	366	103,133	running	0	109
19	10	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	366	115,633	running	0	106
21	1	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	366	126,439	running	41	105
20	42	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	366	76,725	running	0	103
22	11	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	366	113,136	running	0	97
24	35	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	365	106,750	running	1	96
23	3	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	365	84,400	running	0	94
25	4	40	David Stremme	Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	365	96,533	running	0	88
27	32	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	364	84,158	running	1	87
26	26	18	J.J. Yeley	Boniva (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	365	107,775	running	0	85
28	27	14	Sterling Marlin	Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	364	81,322	running	0	79
29	6	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	364	99,483	running	0	76
30	18	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide / Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	364	71,400	running	0	73
31	19	10	Scott Riggs	Stanley Tools / Valvoline (James Rocco)	Dodge	363	68,150	running	0	70
32	28	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	363	75,975	running	0	67
33	38	4	Scott Wimmer	AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	363	68,750	running	0	64
34	43	44	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	361	67,675	running	0	61
35	37	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	359	67,450	running	0	58
36	41	49	Kevin Lepage	Freightliner Trucks (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	353	67,300	running	0	55
37	14	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	350	104,036	running	0	52
38	30	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	346	96,866	running	0	49
39	7	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	281	86,550	engine	0	46
40	34	95	Stanton Barrett	TheRaceSpace.com (Stanton Barrett)	Chevrolet	255	66,600	engine	0	43
41	8	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	246	74,475	running	0	40
42	15	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	223	113,200	engine	0	37
43	33	74	Derrike Cope	Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. Svc (Raynard McGlynn)	Dodge	11	66,577	oil pressure	0	34

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

To the back: Sterling Marlin (#14) engine change, Terry Labonte (#44) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	27	27
	28	31	4	#25 accident backstretch	none
	32	69	38
	70	73	4	debris	#22
	74	95	22
	96	99	4	#38,66 accident turn 2	#42
	100	150	51
	151	154	4	#20 spun turn 4	#45
	155	212	58
	213	216	4	debris	#18
	217	248	32
	249	252	4	#38 spun turn 1	#45
	253	367	115
Percent of race run under caution: 6.5% Average green flag run: 49.0 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kasey Kahne	1	29	29
Dave Blaney	30	30	1
Kasey Kahne	31	35	5
Greg Biffle	36	96	61
Kasey Kahne	97	103	7
Greg Biffle	104	113	10
Matt Kenseth	114	115	2
Greg Biffle	116	126	11
Matt Kenseth	127	150	24
Ryan Newman	151	151	1
Dale Jarrett	152	152	1
Matt Kenseth	153	190	38
Jimmie Johnson	191	212	22
Greg Biffle	213	213	1
Jimmie Johnson	214	248	35
Greg Biffle	249	249	1
Jimmie Johnson	250	264	15
Greg Biffle	265	301	37
Jimmie Johnson	302	307	6
Jeff Gordon	308	308	1
Jimmie Johnson	309	311	3
Jeff Gordon	312	315	4
Ryan Newman	316	316	1
Kyle Busch	317	317	1
Robby Gordon	318	318	1
Greg Biffle	319	367	49

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	1686
2	Tony Stewart	1593	-93
3	Matt Kenseth	1592	-94
4	Mark Martin	1487	-199
5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1460	-226
6	Jeff Gordon	1391	-295
7	Kyle Busch	1388	-298
8	Kasey Kahne	1379	-307
9	Kevin Harvick	1365	-321
10	Jeff Burton	1295	-391
11	Casey Mears	1280	-406
12	Dale Jarrett	1237	-449
13	Denny Hamlin	1219	-467
14	Greg Biffle	1189	-497
15	Elliott Sadler	1181	-505
16	Clint Bowyer	1181	-505
17	Carl Edwards	1161	-525
18	Kurt Busch	1146	-540
19	Ryan Newman	1118	-568
20	Jamie McMurray	1099	-587

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