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2006 Pocono 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 14 of 36
Sunday, June 11, 2006 at Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:47:52
Average Speed: 131.656 mph
Pole Speed: 169.639 mph

Cautions: 7 for 28 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.328 sec
Attendance: 100,000
Lead changes: 25

Glossary 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2006 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	220,100	running	83	190
2	2	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	200	193,258	running	31	175
3	18	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	182,311	running	6	170
4	4	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	117,850	running	19	165
5	25	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	141,641	running	3	160
6	7	16	Greg Biffle	Subway / National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	106,425	running	34	155
7	3	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	200	117,189	running	1	151
8	17	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	200	80,125	running	1	147
9	5	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	104,520	running	11	143
10	10	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	123,761	running	0	134
11	14	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	200	114,933	running	1	135
12	23	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	200	110,911	running	0	127
13	12	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	109,661	running	0	124
14	11	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	104,966	running	0	121
15	24	18	J.J. Yeley	Husqvarna (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	104,500	running	0	118
16	31	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	200	68,275	running	0	115
17	20	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	82,275	running	0	112
18	8	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	110,900	running	0	109
19	38	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide / Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	200	85,683	running	1	111
20	13	38	Elliott Sadler	Mega M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	97,908	running	0	103
21	42	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	79,875	running	8	105
22	9	5	Kyle Busch	Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	81,175	running	0	97
23	26	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	200	97,266	running	0	94
24	15	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	199	90,258	running	0	91
25	40	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	199	82,775	running	1	93
26	32	40	David Stremme	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	199	87,783	running	0	85
27	30	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	199	77,033	running	0	82
28	36	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	198	74,672	running	0	79
29	21	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	198	91,320	running	0	76
30	29	21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	197	92,039	running	0	73
31	41	49	Kevin Lepage	Pocono Manor Golf Resort & Spa (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	197	61,675	running	0	70
32	34	78	Jimmy Spencer	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	197	61,525	running	0	67
33	37	61	Chad Chaffin	Peak Performance (Jeff Stec)	Ford	196	62,275	running	0	64
34	6	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	189	109,461	crash	0	61
35	28	7	Robby Gordon	Menards / MAPEI (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	186	60,975	running	0	58
36	35	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	183	68,750	running	0	55
37	19	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	181	68,575	rear gear	0	52
38	27	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	181	92,525	running	0	49
39	39	44	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	118	60,325	brakes	0	46
40	33	45	Kyle Petty	National Tire & Battery (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	68	68,175	crash	0	43
41	43	51	Mike Garvey	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Joe Auer)	Chevrolet	67	60,035	suspension	0	40
42	16	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	18	59,885	engine	0	37
43	22	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	1	94,255	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Scott Wimmer (#4), Derrike Cope (#74), Stanton Barrett (#95), Greg Sacks (#34), Brent Sherman (#72)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	1	1
	2	4	3	#42,10 accident turn 3	none
	5	21	17
	22	24	3	#41 accident	none
	25	51	27
	52	57	6	debris	#41
	58	62	5
	63	66	4	debris	#7
	67	69	3
	70	73	4	#45 accident turn 2	#21
	74	141	68
	142	145	4	debris	#26
	146	191	46
	192	195	4	#24 accident turn 1	none
	196	200	5
Percent of race run under caution: 14.0% Average green flag run: 21.5 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Denny Hamlin	1	21	21
Ryan Newman	22	22	1
Denny Hamlin	23	50	28
Kurt Busch	51	52	2
Travis Kvapil	53	53	1
Kurt Busch	54	58	5
Jeff Burton	59	69	11
Kurt Busch	70	74	5
Brian Vickers	75	93	19
Kurt Busch	94	94	1
Carl Edwards	95	95	1
Kasey Kahne	96	96	1
Tony Stewart	97	102	6
Denny Hamlin	103	104	2
Kurt Busch	105	120	16
Greg Biffle	121	130	10
Kurt Busch	131	131	1
Denny Hamlin	132	137	6
Matt Kenseth	138	139	2
Greg Biffle	140	163	24
Denny Hamlin	164	165	2
Kurt Busch	166	166	1
Matt Kenseth	167	167	1
Scott Riggs	168	168	1
Clint Bowyer	169	176	8
Denny Hamlin	177	200	24

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	2145
2	Matt Kenseth	2097	-48
3	Mark Martin	1907	-238
4	Tony Stewart	1888	-257
5	Kasey Kahne	1866	-279
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1850	-295
7	Jeff Burton	1758	-387
8	Kevin Harvick	1715	-430
9	Denny Hamlin	1682	-463
10	Kyle Busch	1669	-476
11	Jeff Gordon	1644	-501
12	Greg Biffle	1642	-503
13	Carl Edwards	1547	-598
14	Jamie McMurray	1530	-615
15	Casey Mears	1508	-637
16	Clint Bowyer	1504	-641
17	Kurt Busch	1482	-663
18	Ryan Newman	1437	-708
19	Dale Jarrett	1411	-734
20	Elliott Sadler	1405	-740

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