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2006 Pocono 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 14 of 36 Sunday, June 11, 2006 at Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:47:52 Average speed: 131.656 mph Pole speed: 169.639 mph Cautions: 7 for 28 laps Margin of victory: 1.328 sec Attendance: 100000 Lead changes: 25 Green flag passes: 2,965 (17.2 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 1 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 200 220100 running 83 190 2 2 2   Kurt Busch Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 200 193258 running 31 175 3 18 20   Tony Stewart The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 200 182311 running 6 170 4 4 25   Brian Vickers GMAC   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 117850 running 19 165 5 25 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 141641 running 3 160 6 7 16   Greg Biffle Subway / National Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 106425 running 34 155 7 3 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 200 117189 running 1 151 8 17 10   Scott Riggs Valvoline / Stanley Tools   (James Rocco) Dodge 200 80125 running 1 147 9 5 31   Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 104520 running 11 143 10 10 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 123761 running 0 134 11 14 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 200 114933 running 1 135 12 23 43   Bobby Labonte Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 200 110911 running 0 127 13 12 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 109661 running 0 124 14 11 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 200 104966 running 0 121 15 24 18   J.J. Yeley Husqvarna   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 200 104500 running 0 118 16 31 96   Tony Raines DLP HDTV   (Bill Saunders) Chevrolet 200 68275 running 0 115 17 20 6   Mark Martin AAA   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 82275 running 0 112 18 8 26   Jamie McMurray Irwin Industrial Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 110900 running 0 109 19 38 32   Travis Kvapil Tide / Downy   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 200 85683 running 1 111 20 13 38   Elliott Sadler Mega M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 200 97908 running 0 103 21 42 07   Clint Bowyer DirecTV   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 79875 running 8 105 22 9 5   Kyle Busch Carquest   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 81175 running 0 97 23 26 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 200 97266 running 0 94 24 15 1   Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops / Tracker   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 199 90258 running 0 91 25 40 99   Carl Edwards Office Depot   (Jack Roush) Ford 199 82775 running 1 93 26 32 40   David Stremme Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 199 87783 running 0 85 27 30 22   Dave Blaney Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 199 77033 running 0 82 28 36 55   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 198 74672 running 0 79 29 21 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 198 91320 running 0 76 30 29 21   Ken Schrader Little Debbie   (Wood Brothers) Ford 197 92039 running 0 73 31 41 49   Kevin Lepage Pocono Manor Golf Resort & Spa   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 197 61675 running 0 70 32 34 78   Jimmy Spencer Furniture Row Racing   (Barney Visser) Chevrolet 197 61525 running 0 67 33 37 61   Chad Chaffin Peak Performance   (Jeff Stec) Ford 196 62275 running 0 64 34 6 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 189 109461 crash 0 61 35 28 7   Robby Gordon Menards / MAPEI   (Robby Gordon) Chevrolet 186 60975 running 0 58 36 35 41   Reed Sorenson Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 183 68750 running 0 55 37 19 66   Jeff Green Best Buy   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 181 68575 rear gear 0 52 38 27 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 181 92525 running 0 49 39 39 44   Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 118 60325 brakes 0 46 40 33 45   Kyle Petty National Tire & Battery   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 68 68175 crash 0 43 41 43 51   Mike Garvey Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil   (Joe Auer) Chevrolet 67 60035 suspension 0 40 42 16 14   Sterling Marlin Waste Management   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 18 59885 engine 0 37 43 22 42   Casey Mears Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 1 94255 crash 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Scott Wimmer 4 AERO Exhaust Larry McClure Chevrolet 45 Derrike Cope 74 Sundance Vacations / Fendler & Assoc. Raynard McGlynn Dodge 46 Stanton Barrett 95 TheRaceSpace.com Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 47 Greg Sacks 34 Oak Glove Co. Bob Jenkins Chevrolet 48 Brent Sherman 72 Dutch Quality Stone / Boral Bryan Mullet Dodge Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 1 1     2 4 3   #42,10 accident turn 3 none 5 21 17     22 24 3   #41 accident none 25 51 27     52 57 6   debris #41 58 62 5     63 66 4   debris #7 67 69 3     70 73 4   #45 accident turn 2 #21 74 141 68     142 145 4   debris #26 146 191 46     192 195 4   #24 accident turn 1 none 196 200 5       Percent of race run under caution: 14.0%             Average green flag run: 21.5 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Denny Hamlin 1 21 21   Ryan Newman 22 22 1   Denny Hamlin 23 50 28   Kurt Busch 51 52 2   Travis Kvapil 53 53 1   Kurt Busch 54 58 5   Jeff Burton 59 69 11   Kurt Busch 70 74 5   Brian Vickers 75 93 19   Kurt Busch 94 94 1   Carl Edwards 95 95 1   Kasey Kahne 96 96 1   Tony Stewart 97 102 6   Denny Hamlin 103 104 2   Kurt Busch 105 120 16   Greg Biffle 121 130 10   Kurt Busch 131 131 1   Denny Hamlin 132 137 6   Matt Kenseth 138 139 2   Greg Biffle 140 163 24   Denny Hamlin 164 165 2   Kurt Busch 166 166 1   Matt Kenseth 167 167 1   Scott Riggs 168 168 1   Clint Bowyer 169 176 8   Denny Hamlin 177 200 24 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jimmie Johnson 2145     2   Matt Kenseth 2097   -48   3   Mark Martin 1907   -238   4   Tony Stewart 1888   -257   5   Kasey Kahne 1866   -279   6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1850   -295   7   Jeff Burton 1758   -387   8   Kevin Harvick 1715   -430   9   Denny Hamlin 1682   -463   10   Kyle Busch 1669   -476   11   Jeff Gordon 1644   -501   12   Greg Biffle 1642   -503   13   Carl Edwards 1547   -598   14   Jamie McMurray 1530   -615   15   Casey Mears 1508   -637   16   Clint Bowyer 1504   -641   17   Kurt Busch 1482   -663   18   Ryan Newman 1437   -708   19   Dale Jarrett 1411   -734   20   Elliott Sadler 1405   -740   21   Scott Riggs 1392   -753