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2006 DirecTV 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 6 of 36 Sunday, April 2, 2006 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 500 laps on a 0.526 mile paved track (263.000 miles) Time of race: 3:36:56 Average speed: 72.741 mph Pole speed: 96.736 mph Cautions: 16 for 87 laps Margin of victory: 1.083 sec Attendance: 65000 Lead changes: 12 Green flag passes: 939 (2.3 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 3 20   Tony Stewart The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 500 220786 running 288 190 2 8 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 153461 running 0 170 3 1 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 150361 running 195 170 4 29 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 500 133416 running 0 160 5 17 5   Kyle Busch Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 98400 running 0 155 6 7 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 500 120808 running 0 150 7 26 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 500 115011 running 0 146 8 24 25   Brian Vickers GMAC   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 85350 running 0 142 9 2 26   Jamie McMurray Irwin Industrial Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 122675 running 6 143 10 11 10   Scott Riggs Valvoline / Stanley Tools   (James Rocco) Dodge 500 76700 running 0 134 11 9 2   Kurt Busch Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 500 111683 running 0 130 12 25 41   Reed Sorenson Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 500 85925 running 0 127 13 30 6   Mark Martin AAA   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 90575 running 0 124 14 6 14   Sterling Marlin Ginn Clubs & Resorts   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 500 92083 running 9 126 15 28 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 500 106825 running 1 123 16 15 99   Carl Edwards Office Depot   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 89100 running 0 115 17 14 22   Dave Blaney Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 499 89233 running 0 112 18 4 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 498 114358 running 0 109 19 21 1   Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops / Tracker   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 498 94208 running 0 106 20 18 18   J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 497 109125 running 1 108 21 12 96   Tony Raines DLP HDTV   (Bill Saunders) Chevrolet 497 67850 running 0 100 22 42 07   Clint Bowyer DirecTV   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 496 84250 running 0 97 23 22 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 495 98245 running 0 94 24 16 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt   (Jack Roush) Ford 493 113491 crash 0 91 25 34 66   Jeff Green Best Buy   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 491 90483 running 0 88 26 23 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 462 100066 engine 0 85 27 32 42   Casey Mears Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 456 103918 running 0 82 28 36 4   Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 451 69460 running 0 79 29 33 55   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 445 78722 running 0 76 30 37 45   Kyle Petty Schwan's Home Service   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 439 77550 running 0 73 31 10 16   Greg Biffle National Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 436 86100 running 0 70 32 13 43   Bobby Labonte Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 429 105211 running 0 67 33 20 31   Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 426 92845 running 0 64 34 40 32   Travis Kvapil Tide / Downy   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 403 65425 running 0 61 35 5 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 374 102889 engine 0 58 36 31 34   Chad Chaffin Oak Gloves / Makoto Ginger Dressing   (Bob Jenkins) Chevrolet 345 65325 running 0 55 37 41 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 307 65250 crash 0 52 38 38 40   David Stremme Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 299 73200 rear gear 0 49 39 35 95   Stanton Barrett hairofdog.com   (Stanton Barrett) Chevrolet 280 65140 brakes 0 46 40 19 21   Ken Schrader Little Debbie   (Wood Brothers) Ford 164 92279 overheating 0 43 41 39 51   Mike Garvey Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil   (Joe Auer) Chevrolet 93 65015 brakes 0 0 42 43 92   Chad Blount Makoto Ginger Dressing   (Bob Jenkins) Dodge 92 64960 brakes 0 37 43 27 7   Robby Gordon Menards   (Robby Gordon) Chevrolet 7 64384 engine 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Derrike Cope 74 Royal Admin. Svcs. / Sundance Vacations Raynard McGlynn Dodge 45 Kevin Lepage 61 State Water Heaters Bob Jenkins Ford 46 Kenny Wallace 78 Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser Chevrolet 47 Jimmy Spencer 49 Serta Beth Ann Morgenthau Dodge 48 Morgan Shepherd 89 Victory In Jesus / Dutch Quality Stone Morgan Shepherd Dodge 49 Hermie Sadler 00 Aaron's Dream Machine / TNA Wrestling Mike Anderson Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 2 2     3 9 7   #7,8,34 accident turn 2 none 10 13 4     14 21 8   #32 accident turn 2 none 22 90 69     91 95 5   #24 accident turns 3/4 #66 96 109 14     110 115 6   #16 accident backstretch #11 116 134 19     135 139 5   #40 accident turn 3 #88 140 171 32     172 175 4   #6 accident turn 4 none 176 226 51     227 231 5   #31 accident turn 4 #99 232 288 57     289 294 6   #01 accident turn 3 #14 295 308 14     309 313 5   #11 spun turn 4 #9 314 317 4     318 323 6   #8 accident turn 4 #99 324 335 12     336 339 4   #01 accident turn 4 #9 340 365 26     366 370 5   #66 accident turn 4 #10 371 426 56     427 432 6   debris none 433 449 17     450 454 5   #95 slow on track #6 455 486 32     487 492 6   #01 accident turn 1 #88 493 493 1     494 497 4   #17 accident turn 1 none 498 500 3       Percent of race run under caution: 17.4%             Average green flag run: 24.3 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jimmie Johnson 1 27 27   Jamie McMurray 28 33 6   Tony Stewart 34 172 139   Sterling Marlin 173 181 9   J.J. Yeley 182 182 1   Tony Stewart 183 227 45   Jimmie Johnson 228 290 63   Dale Jarrett 291 291 1   Tony Stewart 292 360 69   Jimmie Johnson 361 371 11   Tony Stewart 372 379 8   Jimmie Johnson 380 473 94   Tony Stewart 474 500 27 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jimmie Johnson 933     2   Mark Martin 874   -59   3   Matt Kenseth 873   -60   4   Kasey Kahne 832   -101   4   Kyle Busch 832   -101   6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 824   -109   7   Jeff Gordon 814   -119   8   Tony Stewart 791   -142   9   Elliott Sadler 735   -198   10   Casey Mears 724   -209   11   Dale Jarrett 716   -217   12   Kevin Harvick 699   -234   13   Ryan Newman 668   -265   14   Kurt Busch 661   -272   15   Brian Vickers 650   -283   16   Clint Bowyer 644   -289   17   Jamie McMurray 623   -310   18   Greg Biffle 615   -318   19   Carl Edwards 602   -331   20   Martin Truex Jr 597   -336   21   Jeff Burton 591   -342