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Nextel Cup race number 30 of 36
October 8, 2006 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:10:23
Average Speed: 157.602 mph
Pole Speed: 191.712 mph Cautions: 6 for 22 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 160,000

Glossary 2006 Nextel Cup results / 2006 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	9	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	228,850	running	17	185
2	25	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	188	193,064	running	7	175
3	29	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	188	169,108	running	3	170
4	19	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	167,216	running	21	165
5	16	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	139,008	running	2	160
6	14	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	137,161	running	0	150
7	37	66	Jeff Green	Microsoft Windows Live / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	188	116,783	running	0	146
8	30	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	102,250	running	2	147
9	17	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	102,025	running	0	138
10	39	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	188	130,036	running	0	134
11	6	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	96,475	running	10	135
12	2	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	125,475	running	1	132
13	11	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	188	94,983	running	0	124
14	21	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	188	120,033	running	1	126
15	1	38	David Gilliland	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	112,808	running	0	118
16	36	7	Robby Gordon	Harrah's (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	188	77,050	running	0	115
17	28	09	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Ford	188	73,000	running	0	112
18	15	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	188	102,845	running	1	114
19	41	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	188	76,125	running	0	106
20	40	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	188	78,500	running	0	103
21	12	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	188	75,300	running	1	105
22	13	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	188	125,636	running	1	102
23	33	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	115,866	running	37	104
24	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	187	120,086	crash	6	96
25	23	21	Ken Schrader	Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers)	Ford	187	101,664	running	0	88
26	20	49	Mike Bliss	WhatsOnline.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	187	82,358	running	0	85
27	34	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	187	99,945	running	5	87
28	35	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	186	82,897	running	0	79
29	22	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	186	103,191	running	1	81
30	31	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	185	107,183	running	1	78
31	27	04	Eric McClure	Hefty (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	182	69,875	running	0	70
32	10	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	177	104,275	crash	0	67
33	38	40	David Stremme	Coors Light Camouflage Can (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	175	78,500	crash	0	64
34	24	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Moen (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	173	69,375	crash	1	66
35	32	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	171	77,200	crash	5	63
36	4	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	167	117,636	crash	27	60
37	8	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	160	125,750	crash	22	57
38	18	45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises / Victory Junction Gang (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	149	76,800	crash	0	49
39	42	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	147	76,675	engine	1	51
40	7	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	145	68,525	crash	0	43
41	5	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	137	88,735	crash	15	45
42	26	78	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	24	68,260	engine	0	37
43	43	74	Derrike Cope	Royal Admin. Services / Sundance Vacation (Raynard McGlynn)	Dodge	9	68,473	overheating	0	34

Failed to qualify: Travis Kvapil (#32), Chad Chaffin (#61), Todd Bodine (#4), Hermie Sadler (#00), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27), Kevin Lepage (#34)

Cautions: Laps: 73-75 (debris), 131-134 (debris), 139-145 (#07,1,11,14,16,19,24,26,29,42,43,45,99 accident turn 1), 150-152 (oil on track), 175-178 (#11,15,18,20,40 accident turn 2), 188-188 (#8,48 accident turn 3)

Lap leaders: D. Jarrett 1, J. Gordon 2-3, J. McMurray 4-7, J. Gordon 8-17, J. McMurray 18-20, J. Gordon 21-24, J. McMurray 25-28, G. Biffle 29-35, T. Stewart 36, Ky. Busch 37-38, D. Earnhardt Jr. 39-41, Ky. Busch 42-44, D. Earnhardt Jr. 45, Ky. Busch 46, M. Kenseth 47-49, Ku. Busch 50, M. Kenseth 51, Ku. Busch 52, D. Earnhardt Jr. 53-59, E. Sadler 60, J. McMurray 61, D. Earnhardt Jr. 62, M. Kenseth 63-70, G. Biffle 71-76, J. Gordon 77-78, G. Biffle 79-80, J. Gordon 81-87, D. Earnhardt Jr. 88, J. Gordon 89, Ky. Busch 90-91, D. Earnhardt Jr. 92-93, J. McMurray 94-102, B. Vickers 103-108, J. McMurray 109, M. Martin 110-111, B. Vickers 112-114, C. Mears 115, B. Vickers 116-121, Ky. Busch 122-123, J. Gordon 124, M. Kenseth 125, C. Bowyer 126-127, M. Kenseth 128-129, C. Bowyer 130, D. Hamlin 131, M. Waltrip 132, C. Bowyer 133-134, M. Kenseth 135-138, J. Burton 139-143, R. Sorenson 144, M. Kenseth 145-146, B. Vickers 147, J. Johnson 148-149, J. Nemechek 150, M. Truex Jr. 151-152, J. Johnson 153, P. Menard 154, J. Johnson 155-157, K. Kahne 158-163, Ku. Busch 164, K. Kahne 165, D. Earnhardt Jr. 166-187, B. Vickers 188

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Jeff Burton 5598 2 Matt Kenseth 5592 -6 3 Mark Martin 5588 -10 4 Kevin Harvick 5565 -33 5 Denny Hamlin 5547 -51 6 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 5492 -106 7 Jeff Gordon 5451 -147 8 Jimmie Johnson 5442 -156 9 Kasey Kahne 5413 -185 10 Kyle Busch 5413 -185 11 Tony Stewart 3824 -1774 12 Carl Edwards 3588 -2010 13 Greg Biffle 3497 -2101 14 Kurt Busch 3352 -2246 15 Casey Mears 3260 -2338 16 Brian Vickers 3237 -2361 17 Ryan Newman 3196 -2402 18 Clint Bowyer 3194 -2404 19 Martin Truex, Jr. 3073 -2525 20 Elliott Sadler 3033 -2565 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

Traditional points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Matt Kenseth 4327 2 Jimmie Johnson 4125 -202 3 Kevin Harvick 4006 -321 4 Jeff Burton 3905 -422 5 Mark Martin 3904 -423 6 Denny Hamlin 3865 -462 7 Tony Stewart 3824 -503 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3805 -522 9 Kyle Busch 3802 -525 10 Jeff Gordon 3762 -565 11 Kasey Kahne 3727 -600 12 Carl Edwards 3588 -739 13 Greg Biffle 3497 -830 14 Kurt Busch 3352 -975 15 Casey Mears 3260 -1067 16 Brian Vickers 3237 -1090 17 Ryan Newman 3196 -1131 18 Clint Bowyer 3194 -1133 19 Martin Truex, Jr. 3073 -1254 20 Elliott Sadler 3033 -1294 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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