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2006 DirecTV 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 6 of 36
Sunday, April 2, 2006 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a .526 mile paved track (263.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:36:56
Average Speed: 72.741 mph
Pole Speed: 96.736 mph

Cautions: 16 for 87 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.083 sec
Attendance: 65,000
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2006 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	3	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	500	220,786	running	288	190
2	8	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	153,461	running	0	170
3	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	150,361	running	195	170
4	29	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	133,416	running	0	160
5	17	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	98,400	running	0	155
7	26	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	115,011	running	0	146
8	24	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	85,350	running	0	142
14	6	14	Sterling Marlin	Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	500	92,083	running	9	126
19	21	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	498	94,208	running	0	106
20	18	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	497	109,125	running	1	108
21	12	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	497	67,850	running	0	100
22	42	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	496	84,250	running	0	97
23	22	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	495	98,245	running	0	94
25	34	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	491	90,483	running	0	88
28	36	4	Scott Wimmer	AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	451	69,460	running	0	79
33	20	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	426	92,845	running	0	64
34	40	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide / Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	403	65,425	running	0	61
36	31	34	Chad Chaffin	Oak Gloves / Makoto Ginger Dressing (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	345	65,325	running	0	55
37	41	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	307	65,250	crash	0	52
39	35	95	Stanton Barrett	hairofdog.com (Stanton Barrett)	Chevrolet	280	65,140	brakes	0	46
41	39	51	Mike Garvey	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Joe Auer)	Chevrolet	93	65,015	brakes	0	0
43	27	7	Robby Gordon	Menards (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	7	64,384	engine	0	34
10	11	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	500	76,700	running	0	134
11	9	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	111,683	running	0	130
12	25	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	85,925	running	0	127
17	14	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	499	89,233	running	0	112
18	4	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	498	114,358	running	0	109
26	23	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	462	100,066	engine	0	85
27	32	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	456	103,918	running	0	82
29	33	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	445	78,722	running	0	76
30	37	45	Kyle Petty	Schwan's Home Service (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	439	77,550	running	0	73
32	13	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	429	105,211	running	0	67
35	5	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	374	102,889	engine	0	58
38	38	40	David Stremme	Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	299	73,200	rear gear	0	49
42	43	92	Chad Blount	Makoto Ginger Dressing (Bob Jenkins)	Dodge	92	64,960	brakes	0	37
6	7	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	120,808	running	0	150
9	2	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	122,675	running	6	143
13	30	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	90,575	running	0	124
15	28	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	106,825	running	1	123
16	15	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	89,100	running	0	115
24	16	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	493	113,491	crash	0	91
31	10	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	436	86,100	running	0	70
40	19	21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	164	92,279	overheating	0	43

Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#74), Kevin Lepage (#61), Kenny Wallace (#78), Jimmy Spencer (#49), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Hermie Sadler (#00)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	9	7	#7,8,34 accident turn 2	none
	10	13	4
	14	21	8	#32 accident turn 2	none
	22	90	69
	91	95	5	#24 accident turns 3/4	#66
	96	109	14
	110	115	6	#16 accident backstretch	#11
	116	134	19
	135	139	5	#40 accident turn 3	#88
	140	171	32
	172	175	4	#6 accident turn 4	none
	176	226	51
	227	231	5	#31 accident turn 4	#99
	232	288	57
	289	294	6	#01 accident turn 3	#14
	295	308	14
	309	313	5	#11 spun turn 4	#9
	314	317	4
	318	323	6	#8 accident turn 4	#99
	324	335	12
	336	339	4	#01 accident turn 4	#9
	340	365	26
	366	370	5	#66 accident turn 4	#10
	371	426	56
	427	432	6	debris	none
	433	449	17
	450	454	5	#95 slow on track	#6
	455	486	32
	487	492	6	#01 accident turn 1	#88
	493	493	1
	494	497	4	#17 accident turn 1	none
	498	500	3
Percent of race run under caution: 17.4% Average green flag run: 24.3 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jimmie Johnson	1	27	27
Jamie McMurray	28	33	6
Tony Stewart	34	172	139
Sterling Marlin	173	181	9
J.J. Yeley	182	182	1
Tony Stewart	183	227	45
Jimmie Johnson	228	290	63
Dale Jarrett	291	291	1
Tony Stewart	292	360	69
Jimmie Johnson	361	371	11
Tony Stewart	372	379	8
Jimmie Johnson	380	473	94
Tony Stewart	474	500	27

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	933
2	Mark Martin	874	-59
3	Matt Kenseth	873	-60
4	Kasey Kahne	832	-101
5	Kyle Busch	832	-101
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	824	-109
7	Jeff Gordon	814	-119
8	Tony Stewart	791	-142
9	Elliott Sadler	735	-198
10	Casey Mears	724	-209
11	Dale Jarrett	716	-217
12	Kevin Harvick	699	-234
13	Ryan Newman	668	-265
14	Kurt Busch	661	-272
15	Brian Vickers	650	-283
16	Clint Bowyer	644	-289
17	Jamie McMurray	623	-310
18	Greg Biffle	615	-318
19	Carl Edwards	602	-331
20	Martin Truex, Jr.	597	-336

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