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2006 Sylvania 300

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 27 of 36
Sunday, September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, NH
300 laps on a 1.058 mile paved track (317.400 miles)

Time of race: 3:06:21 Average speed: 102.195 mph Pole speed: 132.282 mph	Cautions: 10 for 47 laps Margin of victory: .777 sec Attendance: 101000 Lead changes: 17
Green flag passes: 1,662 (6.6 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	1	29	Kevin Harvick	Reese's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	300	266461	running	196	190
2	32	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	300	220686	running	0	170
3	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	300	171536	running	34	170
4	5	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	300	113050	running	4	165
5	12	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	300	118625	running	0	155
6	14	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	300	125516	running	0	150
7	22	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	300	137570	running	52	151
8	36	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	300	119050	running	4	147
9	21	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	300	103033	running	5	143
10	25	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	130466	running	1	139
11	26	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	95975	running	1	135
12	4	12	Ryan Newman	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	300	121583	running	0	127
13	13	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	300	115716	running	0	124
14	8	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	93675	running	0	121
15	9	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	300	77425	running	2	123
16	33	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	300	109389	running	0	115
17	31	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	300	83625	running	0	112
18	19	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	91525	running	0	109
19	3	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	300	114058	running	0	106
20	6	40	David Stremme	Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	300	101883	running	0	103
21	24	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	300	108758	running	0	100
22	11	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	300	96458	running	0	97
23	35	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	299	86608	running	0	94
24	18	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	299	81700	running	0	91
25	30	14	Sterling Marlin	Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	299	83347	running	1	93
26	28	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	299	73100	running	0	85
27	34	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide / Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	299	72875	running	0	82
28	37	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	299	104250	running	0	79
29	42	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	298	116225	running	0	76
30	40	49	Kevin Lepage	LoansDepot.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	297	69650	running	0	73
31	39	4	Scott Wimmer	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	297	68950	running	0	70
32	17	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	295	95070	running	0	67
33	10	21	Ken Schrader	Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers)	Ford	295	96689	running	0	64
34	38	61	Chad Chaffin	Oak Glove Co. (Jeff Stec)	Dodge	293	68325	running	0	61
35	23	10	Scott Riggs	Stanley Tools / Valvoline (James Rocco)	Dodge	291	68125	running	0	58
36	15	38	David Gilliland	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	291	95808	running	0	55
37	27	45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises / Victory Junction Gang (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	290	75700	engine	0	52
38	16	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	276	85500	running	0	49
39	7	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	233	115911	running	0	46
40	29	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	207	104161	crash	0	43
41	43	27	Ted Christopher	Lilly Trucking of Virginia (Kirk Shelmerdine)	Chevrolet	123	67060	brakes	0	40
42	41	89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory In Jesus (Morgan Shepherd)	Dodge	61	66935	overheating	0	37
43	20	66	Jeff Green	Haas Automation / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	2	75139	crash	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Stanton Barrett	30	Quality Metric / Pro30.com	Rick Ware	Chevrolet
45	Derrike Cope	74	Howes Lubricator / Royal Admin.	Raynard McGlynn	Dodge
46	Carl Long	46	Millstar Tools	Don Cupp	Dodge
47	Kenny Wallace	78	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser	Chevrolet
48	Chad Blount	34	Oak Glove Co.	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	8	5	#5,66 accident frontstretch	none
	9	29	21
	30	33	4	#01 spun turn 4	#5
	34	80	47
	81	85	5	debris	#26
	86	89	4
	90	93	4	#14,16,48 accident turn 2	#45
	94	97	4
	98	103	6	debris	#32
	104	193	90
	194	198	5	debris	#9
	199	199	1
	200	203	4	#5 accident turn 4	none
	204	208	5
	209	215	7	#43 accident turn 2	#42
	216	266	51
	267	270	4	#10 accident turn 3	#1
	271	293	23
	294	296	3	oil on track	none
	297	300	4
Percent of race run under caution: 15.7% Average green flag run: 23.0 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	27	27
Jeff Gordon	28	29	2
Kevin Harvick	30	30	1
Sterling Marlin	31	31	1
Denny Hamlin	32	35	4
Kevin Harvick	36	52	17
Jeff Gordon	53	80	28
Kevin Harvick	81	81	1
Jeff Gordon	82	85	4
Jeff Burton	86	137	52
Kevin Harvick	138	169	32
Mark Martin	170	170	1
Matt Kenseth	171	171	1
J.J. Yeley	172	175	4
Robby Gordon	176	177	2
Kevin Harvick	178	211	34
Dave Blaney	212	216	5
Kevin Harvick	217	300	84

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	5230
2	Denny Hamlin	5195	-35
3	Matt Kenseth	5189	-41
4	Jeff Gordon	5180	-50
5	Jeff Burton	5166	-64
6	Mark Martin	5155	-75
7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5149	-81
8	Kasey Kahne	5120	-110
9	Jimmie Johnson	5091	-139
10	Kyle Busch	5084	-146
11	Tony Stewart	3473	-1757
12	Greg Biffle	3160	-2070
13	Carl Edwards	3120	-2110
14	Kurt Busch	2934	-2296
15	Casey Mears	2915	-2315
16	Ryan Newman	2880	-2350
17	Clint Bowyer	2846	-2384
18	Brian Vickers	2834	-2396
19	Jamie McMurray	2798	-2432
20	Elliott Sadler	2789	-2441
21	Scott Riggs	2781	-2449

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	3924
2	Jimmie Johnson	3774	-150
3	Kevin Harvick	3671	-253
4	Denny Hamlin	3513	-411
5	Jeff Gordon	3491	-433
6	Kyle Busch	3473	-451
6	Tony Stewart	3473	-451
6	Jeff Burton	3473	-451
9	Mark Martin	3471	-453
10	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3462	-462
11	Kasey Kahne	3434	-490
12	Greg Biffle	3160	-764
13	Carl Edwards	3120	-804
14	Kurt Busch	2934	-990
15	Casey Mears	2915	-1009
16	Ryan Newman	2880	-1044
17	Clint Bowyer	2846	-1078
18	Brian Vickers	2834	-1090
19	Jamie McMurray	2798	-1126
20	Elliott Sadler	2789	-1135