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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 2 of 36
Sunday, February 26, 2006 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps* on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:23:43 Average speed: 147.852 mph Pole speed: 187.086 mph	Cautions: 7 for 26 laps Margin of victory: .338 sec Attendance: 85000 Lead changes: 18
Green flag passes: 3,104 (13.8 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	31	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	251	324991	running	40	185
2	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	251	235936	running	0	170
3	22	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	251	165550	running	0	165
4	13	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	251	166239	running	1	165
5	6	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	251	158970	running	0	155
6	25	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	251	142375	running	0	150
7	20	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	251	140858	running	0	146
8	4	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	251	140075	running	2	147
9	10	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	251	104800	running	1	143
10	7	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	251	105225	running	0	134
11	18	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	251	132366	running	1	135
12	5	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Kinko's (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	251	104575	running	0	127
13	9	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Hot Hues (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	251	127261	running	3	129
14	32	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	251	100425	running	0	121
15	23	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	251	114383	running	0	118
16	1	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	251	144558	running	7	120
17	19	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	251	133050	running	0	112
18	28	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	97625	running	0	109
19	14	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	250	88925	running	0	106
20	11	12	Ryan Newman	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	132683	running	0	103
21	29	41	Reed Sorenson	Energizer e2 Lithium (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	97875	running	0	100
22	21	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	116916	running	0	97
23	16	38	Elliott Sadler	Pedigree (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	115083	running	0	94
24	26	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	250	121058	running	0	91
25	39	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo Financial (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	250	107333	running	0	88
26	34	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	249	95075	running	0	85
27	8	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	249	109820	running	0	82
28	41	21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	249	109589	running	0	79
29	15	29	Kevin Harvick	Icebreakers Ice Cubes (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	249	116611	running	0	76
30	24	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	249	91583	running	0	73
31	27	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	249	116186	running	0	70
32	17	14	Sterling Marlin	Centrix Auto Finance (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	249	88592	running	0	67
33	40	40	David Stremme	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	248	87775	running	0	64
34	43	96	Terry Labonte	DLP HDTV / Tweeter (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	248	78625	running	0	61
35	37	61	Kevin Lepage	RoadLoans.com (Jeff Stec)	Ford	248	78425	running	0	58
36	33	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	247	78275	running	0	55
37	42	49	Brent Sherman	Serta (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	247	78050	running	0	52
38	35	51	Mike Garvey	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Joe Auer)	Chevrolet	247	77800	running	0	49
39	38	4	Scott Wimmer	AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	246	77680	engine	0	46
40	30	95	Stanton Barrett	hairofdog.com (Stanton Barrett)	Chevrolet	242	77525	running	0	43
41	36	78	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	237	77400	engine	0	40
42	2	16	Greg Biffle	Jackson Hewitt / National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	229	106005	engine	168	47
43	12	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	214	119453	engine	28	39

* Race extended to 251 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Brent Sherman	49	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Travis Kvapil	32	Tide	Cal Wells	Chevrolet
45	Hermie Sadler	00	Aaron's Dream Machine	Mike Anderson	Ford
46	Derrike Cope	74	MyGuardian911	Raynard McGlynn	Dodge
47	Randy LaJoie	34	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins	Dodge
48	Morgan Shepherd	89	Victory In Jesus / Dutch Quality Stone	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge
WD	Jimmy Spencer	50		Don Arnold	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	31	31
	32	35	4	debris	#78
	36	88	53
	89	92	4	debris	#38
	93	196	104
	197	200	4	debris	#8
	201	214	14
	215	218	4	debris	#07
	219	219	1
	220	223	4	#95 spun turn 4	#1
	224	225	2
	226	228	3	#2 spun turn 4	#11
	229	246	18
	247	249	3	oil on track	none
	250	251	2
Percent of race run under caution: 10.4% Average green flag run: 28.1 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kurt Busch	1	5	5
Greg Biffle	6	35	30
Kurt Busch	36	36	1
Greg Biffle	37	59	23
Tony Stewart	60	79	20
Matt Kenseth	80	81	2
Tony Stewart	82	89	8
Matt Kenseth	90	92	3
Kurt Busch	93	93	1
Matt Kenseth	94	95	2
Greg Biffle	96	135	40
Mark Martin	136	136	1
J.J. Yeley	137	138	2
Greg Biffle	139	182	44
Kasey Kahne	183	183	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	184	184	1
Greg Biffle	185	215	31
Jeff Gordon	216	218	3
Matt Kenseth	219	251	33

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	355
2	Casey Mears	316	-39
3	Matt Kenseth	308	-47
4	Kasey Kahne	295	-60
5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	287	-68
6	Mark Martin	275	-80
7	Ryan Newman	273	-82
8	Clint Bowyer	271	-84
9	Brian Vickers	260	-95
10	Elliott Sadler	259	-96
11	Dale Jarrett	246	-109
12	Kyle Busch	233	-122
12	Martin Truex Jr	233	-122
14	Jeff Burton	227	-128
15	Jeff Gordon	219	-136
16	Ken Schrader	217	-138
17	Robby Gordon	209	-146
18	Jamie McMurray	207	-148
19	Kevin Harvick	202	-153
20	Denny Hamlin	200	-155
21	Carl Edwards	199	-156