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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 25 of 36
Sunday, September 3, 2006 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:27:40 Average speed: 144.462 mph Pole speed: 184.54 mph	Cautions: 7 for 29 laps Margin of victory: 3.427 sec Attendance: 102000 Lead changes: 26
Green flag passes: 3,292 (14.9 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	9	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	279214	running	130	190
2	6	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	206266	running	6	175
3	3	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	167950	running	0	165
4	24	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	142725	running	2	165
5	14	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	160061	running	42	160
6	8	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	107000	running	29	155
7	11	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	146641	running	0	146
8	10	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	114775	running	11	147
9	22	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	149611	running	0	138
10	36	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	140725	running	0	134
11	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	141986	running	0	130
12	38	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	110625	running	3	132
13	18	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	133666	running	8	129
14	33	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	129583	running	0	121
15	15	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	132686	running	0	118
16	7	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	120145	running	0	115
17	4	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	250	92900	running	0	112
18	5	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	118258	running	0	109
19	19	18	J.J. Yeley	Imitrex / GSK (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	125900	running	0	106
20	31	26	Jamie McMurray	Smirnoff Ice (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	136825	running	0	103
21	34	41	Reed Sorenson	Diet Pepsi / Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	249	98175	running	8	105
22	30	66	Jeff Green	"According to Jim" / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	249	113783	running	0	97
23	29	21	Ken Schrader	U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	249	117289	running	0	94
24	21	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	249	105650	running	0	91
25	13	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	249	115070	running	0	88
26	28	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	249	124861	running	0	85
27	1	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	249	135918	running	11	87
28	41	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	249	101718	running	0	79
29	27	14	Sterling Marlin	Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	249	99108	running	0	76
30	17	4	Scott Wimmer	Lucas Oil / Forward Air (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	248	87400	running	0	73
31	37	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	248	93897	running	0	70
32	20	38	David Gilliland	Pedigree (Yates Racing)	Ford	248	112208	running	0	67
33	12	12	Ryan Newman	Sony HDTV (Roger Penske)	Dodge	248	129658	running	0	64
34	43	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide / Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	248	85150	running	0	61
35	35	45	Kyle Petty	Schwan's Home Service (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	247	92150	running	0	58
36	32	40	David Stremme	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	247	92100	running	0	55
37	42	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	247	84050	running	0	52
38	39	49	Kevin Lepage	LoansDepot.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	247	84000	running	0	49
39	40	78	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	246	83940	running	0	46
40	26	44	Terry Labonte	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	246	83890	running	0	43
41	2	25	Brian Vickers	Garnier Fructis (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	237	97340	running	0	40
42	23	00	Bill Elliott	Burger King (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	224	83785	running	0	37
43	25	7	Robby Gordon	World Series of Poker (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	193	83201	transmission	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Scott Wimmer	4	engine change
Ken Schrader	21	engine change
David Stremme	40	transmission change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Todd Kluever	06	3M Post-It	Jack Roush	Ford
45	Kertus Davis	34	Oak Glove Co.	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet
46	Chad Chaffin	61	Oak Gloves / Embassy Suites	Jeff Stec	Dodge
47	Bill Lester	23	Waste Management	Bill Davis	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	10	10
	11	13	3	#7 spun turn 4	none
	14	28	15
	29	31	3	debris	#7
	32	82	51
	83	86	4	debris	#21
	87	110	24
	111	115	5	#25 accident backstretch	#66
	116	155	40
	156	159	4	debris	#66
	160	172	13
	173	178	6	#38 spun turn 2	#2
	179	191	13
	192	195	4	oil on track	#43
	196	250	55
Percent of race run under caution: 11.6% Average green flag run: 27.6 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	11	11
Kasey Kahne	12	27	16
Denny Hamlin	28	54	27
Jeff Gordon	55	75	21
Denny Hamlin	76	77	2
Kyle Busch	78	79	2
Jeff Gordon	80	86	7
Kyle Busch	87	87	1
Kasey Kahne	88	117	30
Kyle Busch	118	118	1
Kasey Kahne	119	119	1
Kyle Busch	120	121	2
Kasey Kahne	122	156	35
Jeff Gordon	157	161	5
Kyle Busch	162	165	4
Jeff Gordon	166	174	9
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	175	179	5
Kasey Kahne	180	181	2
Kyle Busch	182	182	1
Kasey Kahne	183	192	10
Mark Martin	193	195	3
Elliott Sadler	196	203	8
Kasey Kahne	204	237	34
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	238	238	1
Carl Edwards	239	240	2
Reed Sorenson	241	248	8
Kasey Kahne	249	250	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	3638
2	Jimmie Johnson	3629	-9
3	Kevin Harvick	3296	-342
4	Jeff Gordon	3251	-387
5	Kyle Busch	3244	-394
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3226	-412
7	Denny Hamlin	3225	-413
8	Tony Stewart	3194	-444
9	Mark Martin	3181	-457
10	Jeff Burton	3179	-459
11	Kasey Kahne	3149	-489
12	Carl Edwards	2953	-685
13	Greg Biffle	2889	-749
14	Kurt Busch	2746	-892
15	Casey Mears	2685	-953
16	Ryan Newman	2650	-988
17	Jamie McMurray	2634	-1004
18	Clint Bowyer	2628	-1010
19	Scott Riggs	2589	-1049
20	Brian Vickers	2588	-1050
21	Elliott Sadler	2524	-1114