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2006 Dover 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 28 of 36 Sunday, September 24, 2006 at Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE 400 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 3:34:21 Average speed: 111.966 mph Pole speed: 156.162 mph Cautions: 10 for 48 laps Margin of victory: 7.955 sec Attendance: 145000 Lead changes: 12 Green flag passes: 1,451 (4.1 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 19 31   Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 230370 running 6 185 2 6 99   Carl Edwards Office Depot   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 172850 running 21 175 3 1 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 181836 running 0 165 4 10 2   Kurt Busch Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 400 153233 running 0 160 5 8 16   Greg Biffle National Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 123825 running 57 160 6 33 1   Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops / Tracker   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 400 123283 running 0 150 7 26 43   Bobby Labonte Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 400 124911 running 0 146 8 16 07   Clint Bowyer DirecTV   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 90625 running 0 142 9 23 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 400 80875 running 0 138 10 3 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt   (Jack Roush) Ford 399 136816 running 215 144 11 7 41   Reed Sorenson Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 399 102125 running 39 135 12 38 22   Dave Blaney Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 399 96983 running 0 127 13 18 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 399 119861 running 0 124 14 9 6   Mark Martin AAA   (Jack Roush) Ford 399 87075 running 0 121 15 34 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 398 105200 running 0 118 16 35 19   Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 398 101466 running 30 120 17 32 26   Jamie McMurray Crown Royal   (Jack Roush) Ford 398 114300 running 0 112 18 20 40   David Stremme Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 398 93108 running 3 114 19 36 21   Ken Schrader Little Debbie   (Wood Brothers) Ford 397 97889 running 0 106 20 28 66   Jeff Green Haas Automation / Best Buy   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 397 92883 running 0 103 21 13 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 397 105166 running 0 100 22 24 42   Casey Mears Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 397 104083 running 0 97 23 41 96   Tony Raines DLP HDTV   (Bill Saunders) Chevrolet 397 70625 running 0 94 24 4 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 397 111733 running 28 96 25 17 45   Kyle Petty Wells Fargo   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 396 87197 running 0 88 26 5 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Bobby Ginn) Chevrolet 396 95345 running 0 85 27 39 38   David Gilliland M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 396 96758 running 0 82 28 29 55   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 396 68200 running 0 79 29 15 25   Brian Vickers GMAC   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 395 73550 running 0 76 30 42 18   J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 395 100475 running 0 73 31 12 14   Sterling Marlin Waste Management   (Bobby Ginn) Chevrolet 393 65225 running 1 75 32 25 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 366 101986 engine 0 67 33 22 20   Tony Stewart The Home Depot / Six Flags   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 303 119786 crash 0 64 34 2 10   Scott Riggs Valvoline / Stanley Tools   (James Rocco) Dodge 295 65125 crash 0 61 35 40 61   Stanton Barrett Oak Glove Co.   (Jeff Stec) Dodge 202 64500 crash 0 58 36 43 4   Scott Wimmer Lucas Oil Products   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 199 64350 engine 0 55 37 11 49   Kevin Lepage WhatsOnline.com   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 182 64225 crash 0 52 38 21 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 172 101314 crash 0 49 39 30 32   Travis Kvapil Tide / Downy   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 118 63975 crash 0 46 40 27 5   Kyle Busch Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 110 81800 engine 0 43 41 14 7   Robby Gordon Menards / MAPEI   (Robby Gordon) Chevrolet 98 63610 crash 0 40 42 37 06   David Ragan Sharp AQUOS   (Jack Roush) Ford 46 63485 crash 0 0 43 31 74   Derrike Cope Royal Admin. Services / Sundance Vacation   (Raynard McGlynn) Dodge 39 63686 engine 0 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Scott Riggs 10 engine change J.J. Yeley 18 backup car Travis Kvapil 32 engine change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Morgan Shepherd 89 Victory In Jesus Morgan Shepherd Dodge 45 Kenny Wallace 78 Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser Chevrolet 46 Chad Blount 34 Oak Glove Co. Bob Jenkins Chevrolet 47 Donnie Neuenberger 52 Plan B Technologies / Pro30.com Rick Ware Dodge Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 3 3     4 7 4   #32 accident frontstretch none 8 12 5     13 15 3   #9,20 accident turn 4 none 16 23 8     24 26 3   #06 accident turn 4 none 27 48 22     49 52 4   #06 accident turn 3 none 53 99 47     100 104 5   #7 accident turn 3 #96 105 165 61     166 169 4   debris #22 170 185 16     186 189 4   #49 accident turn 2 #11 190 205 16     206 213 8   debris #88 214 297 84     298 306 9   #10 accident turn 3 #43 307 323 17     324 326 3   #18 spun frontstretch #16 327 400 74       Percent of race run under caution: 11.8%             Average green flag run: 32.1 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ryan Newman 1 28 28   Carl Edwards 29 49 21   David Stremme 50 52 3   Elliott Sadler 53 73 21   Matt Kenseth 74 113 40   Elliott Sadler 114 122 9   Matt Kenseth 123 166 44   Sterling Marlin 167 167 1   Reed Sorenson 168 206 39   Greg Biffle 207 263 57   Matt Kenseth 264 394 131   Jeff Burton 395 400 6 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Burton 5351     2   Jeff Gordon 5345   -6   3   Matt Kenseth 5333   -18   3   Denny Hamlin 5333   -18   5   Kevin Harvick 5297   -54   6   Mark Martin 5276   -75   7   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 5249   -102   8   Jimmie Johnson 5215   -136   9   Kasey Kahne 5169   -182   10   Kyle Busch 5127   -224   11   Tony Stewart 3537   -1814   12   Greg Biffle 3320   -2031   13   Carl Edwards 3295   -2056   14   Kurt Busch 3094   -2257   15   Casey Mears 3012   -2339   16   Clint Bowyer 2988   -2363   17   Ryan Newman 2976   -2375   18   Jamie McMurray 2910   -2441   18   Brian Vickers 2910   -2441   20   Elliott Sadler 2909   -2442   21   Reed Sorenson 2857   -2494   Non-playoff standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Matt Kenseth 4068     2   Jimmie Johnson 3898   -170   3   Kevin Harvick 3738   -330   4   Jeff Burton 3658   -410   5   Jeff Gordon 3656   -412   6   Denny Hamlin 3651   -417   7   Mark Martin 3592   -476   8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3562   -506   9   Tony Stewart 3537   -531   10   Kyle Busch 3516   -552   11   Kasey Kahne 3483   -585   12   Greg Biffle 3320   -748   13   Carl Edwards 3295   -773   14   Kurt Busch 3094   -974   15   Casey Mears 3012   -1056   16   Clint Bowyer 2988   -1080   17   Ryan Newman 2976   -1092   18   Jamie McMurray 2910   -1158   18   Brian Vickers 2910   -1158   20   Elliott Sadler 2909   -1159