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2006 UAW-Ford 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 30 of 36
Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:10:23 Average speed: 157.602 mph Pole speed: 191.712 mph	Cautions: 6 for 22 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 160000 Lead changes: 63
Green flag passes: 15,942 (96.0 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	9	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	228850	running	17	185
2	25	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	188	193064	running	7	175
3	29	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	188	169108	running	3	170
4	19	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	167216	running	21	165
5	16	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	139008	running	2	160
6	14	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	137161	running	0	150
7	37	66	Jeff Green	Microsoft Windows Live / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	188	116783	running	0	146
8	30	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	102250	running	2	147
9	17	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	102025	running	0	138
10	39	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	188	130036	running	0	134
11	6	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	96475	running	10	135
12	2	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	125475	running	1	132
13	11	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	188	94983	running	0	124
14	21	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	188	120033	running	1	126
15	1	38	David Gilliland	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	112808	running	0	118
16	36	7	Robby Gordon	Harrah's (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	188	77050	running	0	115
17	28	09	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Ford	188	73000	running	0	112
18	15	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	188	102845	running	1	114
19	41	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	188	76125	running	0	106
20	40	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	188	78500	running	0	103
21	12	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	188	75300	running	1	105
22	13	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	188	125636	running	1	102
23	33	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	115866	running	37	104
24	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	187	120086	crash	6	96
25	23	21	Ken Schrader	Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers)	Ford	187	101664	running	0	88
26	20	49	Mike Bliss	WhatsOnline.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	187	82358	running	0	85
27	34	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	187	99945	running	5	87
28	35	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	186	82897	running	0	79
29	22	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	186	103191	running	1	81
30	31	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	185	107183	running	1	78
31	27	04	Eric McClure	Hefty (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	182	69875	running	0	70
32	10	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	177	104275	crash	0	67
33	38	40	David Stremme	Coors Light Camouflage Can (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	175	78500	crash	0	64
34	24	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Moen (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	173	69375	crash	1	66
35	32	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	171	77200	crash	5	63
36	4	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	167	117636	crash	27	60
37	8	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	160	125750	crash	22	57
38	18	45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises / Victory Junction Gang (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	149	76800	crash	0	49
39	42	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	147	76675	engine	1	51
40	7	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	145	68525	crash	0	43
41	5	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	137	88735	crash	15	45
42	26	78	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	24	68260	engine	0	37
43	43	74	Derrike Cope	Royal Admin. Services / Sundance Vacation (Raynard McGlynn)	Dodge	9	68473	overheating	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Travis Kvapil	32	Tide-Downy	Cal Wells	Chevrolet
45	Chad Chaffin	61	Taco Bell	Jeff Stec	Chevrolet
46	Todd Bodine	4	Lucas Oil Products	Larry McClure	Chevrolet
47	Hermie Sadler	00	Aaron's Dream Machine	Mike Anderson	Ford
48	Kirk Shelmerdine	27	Lilly Trucking of Virginia	Kirk Shelmerdine	Chevrolet
49	Kevin Lepage	34	Oak Glove Co.	Bob Jenkins	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	72	72
	73	75	3	debris	#18
	76	130	55
	131	134	4	debris	#8
	135	138	4
	139	145	7	#07,1,11,14,16,19,24,26,29,42,43,45,99 accident turn 1	#10
	146	149	4
	150	152	3	oil on track	#88
	153	174	22
	175	178	4	#11,15,18,20,40 accident turn 2	#43
	179	187	9
	188	188	1	#8,48 accident turn 3	none
Percent of race run under caution: 11.7% Average green flag run: 27.7 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Jarrett	1	1	1
Jeff Gordon	2	3	2
Jamie McMurray	4	7	4
Jeff Gordon	8	17	10
Jamie McMurray	18	20	3
Jeff Gordon	21	24	4
Jamie McMurray	25	28	4
Greg Biffle	29	35	7
Tony Stewart	36	36	1
Kyle Busch	37	38	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	39	41	3
Kyle Busch	42	44	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	45	45	1
Kyle Busch	46	46	1
Matt Kenseth	47	49	3
Kurt Busch	50	50	1
Matt Kenseth	51	51	1
Kurt Busch	52	52	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	53	59	7
Elliott Sadler	60	60	1
Jamie McMurray	61	61	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	62	62	1
Matt Kenseth	63	70	8
Greg Biffle	71	76	6
Jeff Gordon	77	78	2
Greg Biffle	79	80	2
Jeff Gordon	81	87	7
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	88	88	1
Jeff Gordon	89	89	1
Kyle Busch	90	91	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	92	93	2
Jamie McMurray	94	102	9
Brian Vickers	103	108	6
Jamie McMurray	109	109	1
Mark Martin	110	111	2
Brian Vickers	112	114	3
Casey Mears	115	115	1
Brian Vickers	116	121	6
Kyle Busch	122	123	2
Jeff Gordon	124	124	1
Matt Kenseth	125	125	1
Clint Bowyer	126	127	2
Matt Kenseth	128	129	2
Clint Bowyer	130	130	1
Denny Hamlin	131	131	1
Michael Waltrip	132	132	1
Clint Bowyer	133	134	2
Matt Kenseth	135	138	4
Jeff Burton	139	143	5
Reed Sorenson	144	144	1
Matt Kenseth	145	146	2
Brian Vickers	147	147	1
Jimmie Johnson	148	149	2
Joe Nemechek	150	150	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	151	152	2
Jimmie Johnson	153	153	1
Paul Menard	154	154	1
Jimmie Johnson	155	157	3
Kasey Kahne	158	163	6
Kurt Busch	164	164	1
Kasey Kahne	165	165	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	166	187	22
Brian Vickers	188	188	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Burton	5598
2	Matt Kenseth	5592	-6
3	Mark Martin	5588	-10
4	Kevin Harvick	5565	-33
5	Denny Hamlin	5547	-51
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5492	-106
7	Jeff Gordon	5451	-147
8	Jimmie Johnson	5442	-156
9	Kasey Kahne	5413	-185
9	Kyle Busch	5413	-185
11	Tony Stewart	3824	-1774
12	Carl Edwards	3588	-2010
13	Greg Biffle	3497	-2101
14	Kurt Busch	3352	-2246
15	Casey Mears	3260	-2338
16	Brian Vickers	3237	-2361
17	Ryan Newman	3196	-2402
18	Clint Bowyer	3194	-2404
19	Martin Truex Jr	3073	-2525
20	Elliott Sadler	3033	-2565
21	Scott Riggs	3014	-2584

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	4327
2	Jimmie Johnson	4125	-202
3	Kevin Harvick	4006	-321
4	Jeff Burton	3905	-422
5	Mark Martin	3904	-423
6	Denny Hamlin	3865	-462
7	Tony Stewart	3824	-503
8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3805	-522
9	Kyle Busch	3802	-525
10	Jeff Gordon	3762	-565
11	Kasey Kahne	3727	-600
12	Carl Edwards	3588	-739
13	Greg Biffle	3497	-830
14	Kurt Busch	3352	-975
15	Casey Mears	3260	-1067
16	Brian Vickers	3237	-1090
17	Ryan Newman	3196	-1131
18	Clint Bowyer	3194	-1133
19	Martin Truex Jr	3073	-1254
20	Elliott Sadler	3033	-1294