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2006 USG Sheetrock 400

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 18 of 36
Sunday, July 9, 2006 at Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
267 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:03:59
Average Speed: 132.077 mph
Pole Speed: 181.647 mph

Cautions: 8 for 34 laps
Margin of Victory: .461 sec
Attendance: 80,000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2006 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
43	26	44	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	167	76,551	engine	0	34
1	13	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	270	327,761	running	20	185
2	1	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	270	250,220	running	60	175
3	23	5	Kyle Busch	Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	270	178,075	running	2	170
4	4	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	270	184,586	running	40	165
5	25	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	270	164,591	running	27	160
6	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	270	154,286	running	0	150
7	18	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	270	116,525	running	6	151
8	19	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	270	138,958	running	0	142
9	38	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	270	114,425	running	0	138
10	10	18	J.J. Yeley	GSK / Astellas VESIcare (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	270	138,475	running	0	134
11	27	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	270	113,000	running	0	130
12	6	43	Bobby Labonte	ChexMostPopularDriver.com (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	270	132,136	running	1	132
13	2	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	270	101,350	running	0	124
14	7	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Kinko's (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	270	91,525	running	0	121
15	14	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	270	91,325	running	0	118
16	29	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	270	116,283	running	0	115
17	15	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	270	106,233	running	0	112
18	9	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	270	103,325	running	1	114
19	30	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	270	88,125	running	0	106
20	21	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	270	106,725	running	0	103
21	20	40	David Stremme	Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	270	108,983	running	0	100
22	8	17	Matt Kenseth	USG Sheetrock (Jack Roush)	Ford	270	139,666	running	112	107
23	3	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW / McDonald's (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	270	120,489	running	0	94
24	16	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW / AskDrZ.com (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	270	114,916	running	0	91
25	11	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	270	118,783	running	0	88
26	31	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	269	95,158	running	0	85
27	22	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	269	100,447	running	0	82
28	33	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	269	89,800	running	0	79
29	32	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	269	107,008	running	0	76
30	36	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	269	79,350	running	0	73
31	41	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	269	110,725	running	0	70
32	34	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	269	132,386	running	1	72
33	17	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	268	105,545	running	0	64
34	28	4	Scott Wimmer	AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	268	78,050	running	0	61
35	24	00	Bill Elliott	Burger King (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	268	77,850	running	0	58
36	12	12	Ryan Newman	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	268	123,058	running	0	55
37	43	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide / Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	268	77,425	running	0	52
38	37	78	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	268	77,225	running	0	49
39	42	26	Jamie McMurray	Lenox Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	268	123,850	running	0	46
40	39	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	267	76,805	running	0	43
41	35	06	Todd Kluever	3M Post-it (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	76,605	running	0	40
42	40	21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	266	103,644	running	0	37

* Race extended to 270 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: Paul Menard (#15), Kevin Lepage (#49), Chad Blount (#61), Brent Sherman (#04), Mike Garvey (#51), Derrike Cope (#74), Carl Long (#34)

To the back: Bill Elliott (#00) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	68	68
	69	72	4	debris	#19
	73	139	67
	140	145	6	debris	#07
	146	171	26
	172	175	4	oil on track	#40
	176	199	24
	200	204	5	#96 spun backstretch	#22
	205	216	12
	217	220	4	#38 spun backstretch	#19
	221	228	8
	229	232	4	#55 accident turn 2	#99
	233	234	2
	235	237	3	#42 accident turn 2	#11
	238	264	27
	265	268	4	#17 spun turn 2	none
	269	270	2
Percent of race run under caution: 12.6% Average green flag run: 26.2 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Burton	1	59	59
Kyle Busch	60	61	2
Jeff Gordon	62	69	8
Kevin Harvick	70	108	39
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	109	124	16
Jeff Gordon	125	128	4
Jeff Burton	129	129	1
Matt Kenseth	130	130	1
Tony Stewart	131	131	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	132	142	11
Reed Sorenson	143	148	6
Matt Kenseth	149	171	23
Kevin Harvick	172	172	1
Mark Martin	173	173	1
Matt Kenseth	174	199	26
Jeff Gordon	200	200	1
Bobby Labonte	201	201	1
Matt Kenseth	202	263	62
Jeff Gordon	264	270	7

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	2651
2	Matt Kenseth	2600	-51
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2394	-257
4	Jeff Burton	2327	-324
5	Kasey Kahne	2303	-348
6	Mark Martin	2291	-360
7	Tony Stewart	2274	-377
8	Kyle Busch	2265	-386
9	Kevin Harvick	2253	-398
10	Jeff Gordon	2219	-432
11	Greg Biffle	2172	-479
12	Denny Hamlin	2169	-482
13	Kurt Busch	2087	-564
14	Carl Edwards	2026	-625
15	Casey Mears	1991	-660
16	Clint Bowyer	1937	-714
17	Jamie McMurray	1921	-730
18	Ryan Newman	1915	-736
19	Elliott Sadler	1870	-781
20	Brian Vickers	1857	-794

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