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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 33 of 36
Sunday, October 29, 2006 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
325 laps on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:29:23 Average speed: 143.421 mph Pole speed: no time trials	Cautions: 9 for 39 laps Margin of victory: 1.195 sec Attendance: 115000 Lead changes: 24
Green flag passes: 2,751 (9.6 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2006 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	11	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	325	373286	running	146	190
2	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	251686	running	27	175
3	6	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	325	215991	running	95	170
4	1	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	183041	running	0	160
5	13	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	135625	running	0	155
6	9	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Nicorette (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	158561	running	44	155
7	12	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	122575	running	1	151
8	4	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Cup (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	325	105625	running	0	142
9	31	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	325	132845	running	3	143
10	29	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	325	104975	running	0	84
11	23	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	325	129175	running	0	130
12	20	43	Bobby Labonte	Cascadian Farm / Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	324	134336	running	0	127
13	5	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	323	122595	running	0	124
14	16	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	323	131333	running	0	121
15	25	38	David Gilliland	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	323	122558	running	0	118
16	30	18	J.J. Yeley	GSK / Astellas VESIcare (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	323	127075	running	0	115
17	37	45	Kyle Petty	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	323	117758	running	0	112
18	26	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	323	106858	running	0	109
19	15	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	323	97875	running	0	106
20	35	14	Sterling Marlin	Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	322	105433	running	0	103
21	34	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	322	118666	running	0	100
22	19	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	322	87250	running	0	97
23	28	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	322	106133	running	0	94
24	32	21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	322	113839	running	0	91
25	18	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	322	93375	running	0	88
26	41	49	Mike Bliss	WhatsOnline.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	321	93422	engine	0	85
27	10	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	321	98775	running	0	82
28	14	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	321	114333	running	0	79
29	24	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	321	88000	running	0	76
30	17	12	Ryan Newman	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	321	125258	running	0	73
31	2	29	Kevin Harvick	Reese's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	321	123536	running	9	75
32	38	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide / Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	320	79525	running	0	67
33	39	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	319	80300	running	0	64
34	27	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	319	79200	running	0	61
35	43	78	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	319	79050	running	0	58
36	7	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	309	96900	crash	0	55
37	21	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	305	86750	crash	0	52
38	8	9	Kasey Kahne	McDonald's / Dodge Dealers (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	255	115839	crash	0	49
39	33	40	David Stremme	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	246	86500	crash	0	46
40	22	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	244	125200	running	0	43
41	36	37	Bill Elliott	Melling / Spring Mountain Farms (John Carter)	Dodge	146	78255	engine	0	40
42	40	4	Todd Bodine	Hefty / Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	144	78150	engine	0	37
43	42	61	Kevin Lepage	Oak Gloves / Smokey Bones (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	29	78362	engine	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Robby Gordon	7	engine change
Ken Schrader	21	engine change
Bill Elliott	37	transmission change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Derrike Cope	74	Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin.	Raynard McGlynn	Dodge
45	Kirk Shelmerdine	27	Lilly Trucking of Virginia	Kirk Shelmerdine	Chevrolet
46	Mike Skinner	72	Dutch Quality Stone	Bryan Mullet	Chevrolet
47	A.J. Allmendinger	84	Red Bull	Dietrich Mateschitz	Dodge
WD	David Ragan	06	Roush Racing	Jack Roush	Ford
WD	Kevin Lepage	34		Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	7	3	#5 spun turn 4	none
	8	82	75
	83	86	4	debris	#88
	87	170	84
	171	177	7	#24,26 accident turn 2	#42
	178	195	18
	196	201	6	debris	#01
	202	243	42
	244	247	4	#12 accident backstretch	#42
	248	249	2
	250	254	5	#9,40 accident turn 1	#11
	255	291	37
	292	295	4	debris	#7
	296	305	10
	306	309	4	fluid on track	#49
	310	310	1
	311	314	4	#6,14,07,42,88 accident turn 1	#43
	315	325	11
Percent of race run under caution: 12.6% Average green flag run: 28.4 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kevin Harvick	1	9	9
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	10	23	14
Tony Stewart	24	55	32
Jeff Gordon	56	56	1
Jimmie Johnson	57	58	2
Joe Nemechek	59	61	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	62	82	21
Jeff Gordon	83	83	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	84	114	31
Jeff Gordon	115	145	31
Carl Edwards	146	146	1
Jeff Gordon	147	157	11
Tony Stewart	158	170	13
Jimmie Johnson	171	171	1
Tony Stewart	172	177	6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	178	197	20
Jimmie Johnson	198	198	1
Tony Stewart	199	238	40
Jimmie Johnson	239	260	22
Tony Stewart	261	291	31
Jimmie Johnson	292	292	1
Tony Stewart	293	305	13
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	306	314	9
Tony Stewart	315	325	11

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	6008
2	Jimmie Johnson	5982	-26
3	Denny Hamlin	5943	-65
4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5924	-84
4	Jeff Burton	5924	-84
6	Kevin Harvick	5887	-121
7	Jeff Gordon	5862	-146
8	Mark Martin	5807	-201
9	Kasey Kahne	5798	-210
10	Kyle Busch	5759	-249
11	Tony Stewart	4298	-1710
12	Carl Edwards	4013	-1995
13	Greg Biffle	3771	-2237
14	Casey Mears	3616	-2392
15	Brian Vickers	3589	-2419
16	Kurt Busch	3577	-2431
17	Ryan Newman	3475	-2533
17	Clint Bowyer	3475	-2533
19	Bobby Labonte	3330	-2678
20	Scott Riggs	3301	-2707
21	Martin Truex Jr	3250	-2758

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	4743
2	Jimmie Johnson	4665	-78
3	Kevin Harvick	4328	-415
4	Tony Stewart	4298	-445
5	Denny Hamlin	4261	-482
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4237	-506
7	Jeff Burton	4231	-512
8	Jeff Gordon	4173	-570
9	Kyle Busch	4148	-595
10	Mark Martin	4123	-620
11	Kasey Kahne	4112	-631
12	Carl Edwards	4013	-730
13	Greg Biffle	3771	-972
14	Casey Mears	3616	-1127
15	Brian Vickers	3589	-1154
16	Kurt Busch	3577	-1166
17	Ryan Newman	3475	-1268
17	Clint Bowyer	3475	-1268
19	Bobby Labonte	3330	-1413
20	Scott Riggs	3301	-1442