Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
Race Results	Qualifying Results	Loop Data Stats	Pit Stops
Comments (45)	Video Links (0)	Crew Chiefs	Page Sponsorship ($5)

2006 Food City 500

Previous race results / Next race results Previous at this track / Next at this track

NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 5 of 36
Sunday, March 26, 2006 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:21:19
Average Speed: 79.427 mph
Pole Speed: no time trials

Cautions: 18 for 104 laps
Margin of Victory: .179 sec
Attendance: 160,000
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2006 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
2	14	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	160,886	running	8	175
8	20	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	102,450	running	34	147
11	19	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	124,516	running	0	130
12	1	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	500	168,886	running	245	137
14	33	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	500	88,000	running	0	121
15	29	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	500	113,458	running	0	118
17	35	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	500	97,783	running	0	112
19	40	4	Scott Wimmer	AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	500	85,150	running	0	106
21	11	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	129,336	running	3	105
26	37	7	Robby Gordon	Menards / Energizer (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	497	83,400	running	0	85
27	36	96	Terry Labonte	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	497	80,060	running	0	82
28	16	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	495	109,355	running	0	79
29	27	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	495	90,800	running	0	76
30	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	487	128,486	running	0	73
33	24	18	J.J. Yeley	AsthmaControl.com (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	469	117,075	running	0	64
34	18	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	467	107,345	running	0	61
37	17	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	434	86,350	running	0	52
38	25	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	430	86,300	crash	0	49
39	43	95	Stanton Barrett	hairofdog.com (Stanton Barrett)	Chevrolet	381	78,240	electrical	0	46
40	41	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide / Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	349	78,165	crash	0	43
43	42	00	Hermie Sadler	Aaron's (Mike Anderson)	Chevrolet	96	77,481	handling	0	34
1	9	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	175,858	running	33	185
5	30	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	500	138,836	running	0	155
9	6	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	129,258	running	0	138
10	23	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	500	125,864	running	0	134
16	10	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	500	115,866	running	0	115
18	28	45	Kyle Petty	Schwan's Home Service (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	500	107,633	running	0	109
22	22	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	499	92,450	running	0	97
23	32	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	499	96,783	running	0	94
25	12	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	498	118,183	running	0	88
32	34	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	481	88,147	running	0	67
36	26	40	David Stremme	Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	435	86,400	running	0	55
41	38	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	344	78,115	running	0	40
42	31	49	Brent Sherman	Serta (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	302	78,060	crash	0	37
3	7	17	Matt Kenseth	USG Sheetrock / DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	166,566	running	124	170
4	3	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	122,575	running	0	160
6	4	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	105,825	running	0	150
7	2	16	Greg Biffle	Subway / National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	105,150	running	52	151
13	13	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	115,733	running	0	124
20	15	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	119,775	running	0	103
24	21	21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	499	111,114	running	0	91
31	39	61	Kevin Lepage	RoadLoans.com (Jeff Stec)	Ford	485	78,650	running	1	75
35	8	26	Jamie McMurray	Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	440	117,275	running	0	58

Failed to qualify: Kenny Wallace (#78), Mike Garvey (#51), Mike Skinner (#37), Derrike Cope (#74), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Chad Blount (#92), Chad Chaffin (#34)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	13	13
	14	19	6	#49 spun backstretch	#48
	20	73	54
	74	77	4	#45 spun turn 2	#40
	78	108	31
	109	115	7	#95 accident turn 4	#2
	116	118	3
	119	123	5	#10 spun frontstretch	#55
	124	126	3
	127	131	5	#14,55 accident frontstretch	#96
	132	160	29
	161	167	7	#31 spun turn 2	#7
	168	187	20
	188	199	12	#07,22,25,40 accident turn 4	#96
	200	206	7
	207	212	6	debris	#45
	213	218	6
	219	222	4	debris	#32
	223	249	27
	250	253	4	#49 spun backstretch	#96
	254	261	8
	262	267	6	#12,26,41,42 accident frontstretch	#18
	268	288	21
	289	293	5	#38 spun turn 2	#22
	294	337	44
	338	343	6	#20,49 accident turn 4	none
	344	350	7
	351	355	5	#19,42 accident backstretch	#07
	356	407	52
	408	412	5	#61 accident turn 4	#11
	413	414	2
	415	419	5	#1,18,31 accident turn 4	none
	420	436	17
	437	444	8	#1 accident turn 3	#4
	445	447	3
	448	452	5	#22 spun turn 2	#07
	453	500	48
Percent of race run under caution: 21.0% Average green flag run: 20.8 laps

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

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	782
2	Kasey Kahne	774	-8
3	Jimmie Johnson	763	-19
4	Mark Martin	750	-32
5	Kyle Busch	677	-105
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	664	-118
7	Jeff Gordon	644	-138
8	Casey Mears	642	-140
9	Tony Stewart	601	-181
10	Dale Jarrett	593	-189
11	Elliott Sadler	585	-197
12	Ryan Newman	559	-223
13	Kevin Harvick	553	-229
14	Clint Bowyer	547	-235
15	Greg Biffle	545	-237
16	Kurt Busch	531	-251
17	Denny Hamlin	530	-252
18	Jeff Burton	527	-255
19	Brian Vickers	508	-274
20	Robby Gordon	500	-282

We are part of the USA Today Sports Media Group!

Current Racing Series Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Series K&N Pro Series West K&N Pro Series East Whelen Modified Tour Whelen Southern Modified Tour ARCA Racing Series IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone Indy Lights Series Formula One Series Grand-Am Series X-1R Pro Cup Series	Other Results Daytona Qualifiers All Star Races Convertible Division Grand National East Series CART / CCWS NASCAR North Tour USAC Champ Car Series Indianapolis 500 Results IROC Langers Juice S-2 Series A1 Grand Prix N.A. Touring Car Championship Exhibition / Unclassified Races	People Drivers Drivers by State Compare Drivers Driver Rankings Owners Crew Chiefs	Tracks All tracks Active Drivers' Career Stats Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Series IZOD IndyCar Series ARCA Re/Max Series	Miscellaneous All Races for a Year All Races on a Specific Date Message Board Random Page 'Chase' races Road Course Stats Restrictor Plate Races All Star Race Stats Links Stats By Car Number Contact Us