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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 9 of 36
Monday, May 1, 2006 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:29:59 Average speed: 142.891 mph Pole speed: 188.511 mph	Cautions: 8 for 34 laps Margin of victory: .120 sec Attendance: 155000 Lead changes: 56
Green flag passes: 9,131 (59.3 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2006 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	326061	running	3	185
2	2	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	188	260136	running	11	175
3	33	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	172300	running	7	170
4	40	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	176745	running	0	160
5	8	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	168600	running	18	160
6	12	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	159841	running	23	155
7	5	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	188	143233	running	9	151
8	3	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	118975	running	7	147
9	32	10	Scott Riggs	Stanley FatMax / Valvoline (James Rocco)	Dodge	188	97975	running	0	138
10	19	7	Robby Gordon	Menards / Turtle Wax Ice (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	188	103350	running	1	139
11	11	18	J.J. Yeley	GSK AsthmaControl.com (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	188	131075	running	1	135
12	4	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	125875	running	1	132
13	36	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	188	124816	running	1	129
14	39	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	188	117808	running	1	126
15	14	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Pepsi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	151311	running	62	128
16	1	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	138983	running	23	120
17	29	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	188	84675	running	0	112
18	28	45	Kyle Petty	Schwan's Home Service (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	188	111883	running	0	109
19	26	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide / Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	188	101083	running	0	106
20	25	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	123083	running	2	108
21	43	4	Scott Wimmer	AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	188	85350	running	1	105
22	30	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	187	84625	running	1	102
23	42	29	Kevin Harvick	Reese's Caramel Cup (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	187	121811	running	0	94
24	38	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	183	94858	running	1	96
25	21	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	179	92447	crash	1	93
26	41	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	177	89825	crash	0	85
27	6	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	173	107620	crash	5	87
28	23	61	Kevin Lepage	State Water Heaters (Jeff Stec)	Ford	173	80225	crash	1	84
29	31	43	Bobby Labonte	Betty Crocker / STP Oil Stabilizer (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	163	114461	engine	0	76
30	34	34	Chad Chaffin	State Water Heaters (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	152	77825	running	0	73
31	27	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	151	112166	engine	8	75
32	13	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	150	95025	running	0	67
33	18	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel My Circle (Roger Penske)	Dodge	106	122308	running	0	64
34	17	40	David Stremme	Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	106	85725	running	0	61
35	10	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	101	94650	running	0	58
36	20	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	97	84500	crash	0	55
37	9	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	91	76325	crash	0	52
38	7	16	Greg Biffle	Subway / National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	45	96175	engine	0	49
39	37	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	17	112989	crash	0	46
40	15	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	16	83525	crash	0	43
41	22	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Apex Electric (Kirk Shelmerdine)	Chevrolet	9	75325	crash	0	40
42	35	21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	8	102364	crash	0	37
43	24	00	Hermie Sadler	Aaron's (Mike Anderson)	Ford	8	75308	crash	0	0

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Matt Kenseth	17	unapproved impound adjustment

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Morgan Shepherd	89	Victory In Jesus / Dutch Quality Stone	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge
45	Stanton Barrett	95	TheRaceSpace.com	Stanton Barrett	Chevrolet
46	Mike Wallace	09	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch	Ford
47	Chad Blount	92	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins	Dodge
48	Brent Sherman	49	Serta	Beth Ann Morgenthau	Dodge
49	Kenny Wallace	78	National Day of Prayer	Barney Visser	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	9	9
	10	15	6	#00,1,5,6,9,12,14,21,29,34,40,41,43 accident turn 3	none
	16	39	24
	40	42	3	debris	none
	43	88	46
	89	92	4	#8 accident turn 3	#99
	93	110	18
	111	114	4	debris	#45
	115	127	13
	128	130	3	#14 spun frontstretch	#29
	131	152	22
	153	156	4	#8 accident turn 4	#42
	157	165	9
	166	169	4	oil on track	#42
	170	173	4
	174	179	6	#01,12,22,32,41,55,61 accident frontstretch	#29
	180	188	9
Percent of race run under caution: 18.1% Average green flag run: 17.1 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Elliott Sadler	1	2	2
Tony Stewart	3	6	4
Jamie McMurray	7	7	1
Jeff Gordon	8	9	2
Jeff Green	10	10	1
Jeremy Mayfield	11	11	1
Dale Jarrett	12	12	1
Joe Nemechek	13	17	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	18	19	2
Brian Vickers	20	20	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	21	24	4
Kurt Busch	25	25	1
Jamie McMurray	26	34	9
Matt Kenseth	35	39	5
Scott Wimmer	40	40	1
Matt Kenseth	41	43	3
Elliott Sadler	44	47	4
Casey Mears	48	49	2
Carl Edwards	50	53	4
Jeff Gordon	54	59	6
Carl Edwards	60	60	1
Jeff Gordon	61	70	10
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	71	72	2
Carl Edwards	73	74	2
Matt Kenseth	75	84	10
Elliott Sadler	85	85	1
Brian Vickers	86	87	2
Jeff Gordon	88	88	1
Robby Gordon	89	89	1
Michael Waltrip	90	90	1
Jeff Gordon	91	101	11
Elliott Sadler	102	103	2
Jeff Gordon	104	110	7
Denny Hamlin	111	111	1
Jeff Gordon	112	115	4
Elliott Sadler	116	116	1
Jeff Gordon	117	122	6
Jimmie Johnson	123	124	2
Elliott Sadler	125	127	3
J.J. Yeley	128	128	1
Matt Kenseth	129	132	4
Jeff Gordon	133	135	3
Matt Kenseth	136	136	1
Elliott Sadler	137	146	10
Jeff Gordon	147	152	6
Dave Blaney	153	153	1
Kevin Lepage	154	154	1
Jeff Gordon	155	157	3
Kurt Busch	158	165	8
Jamie McMurray	166	172	7
Tony Stewart	173	179	7
Jeff Gordon	180	180	1
Brian Vickers	181	183	3
Jamie McMurray	184	184	1
Jeff Gordon	185	186	2
Brian Vickers	187	187	1
Jimmie Johnson	188	188	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	1394
2	Matt Kenseth	1373	-21
3	Tony Stewart	1316	-78
4	Kasey Kahne	1213	-181
5	Mark Martin	1210	-184
6	Jeff Gordon	1173	-221
7	Kevin Harvick	1138	-256
8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1120	-274
9	Kyle Busch	1077	-317
10	Dale Jarrett	1066	-328
11	Casey Mears	1056	-338
12	Jeff Burton	1039	-355
13	Elliott Sadler	981	-413
14	Brian Vickers	978	-416
15	Carl Edwards	969	-425
16	Kurt Busch	964	-430
17	Jamie McMurray	956	-438
18	Clint Bowyer	953	-441
19	Denny Hamlin	910	-484
20	Martin Truex Jr	896	-498
21	Jeff Green	877	-517