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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 1 of 36
Sunday, February 19, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:33:26 Average speed: 142.667 mph Pole speed: 189.151 mph	Cautions: 11 for 39 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 200000 Lead changes: 32
Green flag passes: 8,715 (53.1 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	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	1505124	running	24	185
2	14	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	203	1095766	running	0	170
3	18	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	203	796116	running	23	170
4	3	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	203	684076	running	5	165
5	15	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	203	537944	running	20	160
6	37	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	203	411683	running	0	150
7	35	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	347583	running	21	151
8	7	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	203	377694	running	32	152
9	23	21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	203	328897	running	0	138
10	25	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	203	326983	running	0	134
11	27	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	203	307347	running	0	130
12	10	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	292383	running	19	132
13	20	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	203	269558	running	0	124
14	28	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	203	302244	running	1	126
15	11	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	302549	running	28	123
16	19	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	203	297816	running	0	115
17	43	96	Terry Labonte	DLP HDTV / Tweeter (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	203	268558	running	0	87
18	30	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	203	274241	running	0	109
19	33	36	Bill Elliott	Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	203	257758	running	1	111
20	42	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Apex Electric (Kirk Shelmerdine)	Chevrolet	203	272008	running	0	103
21	29	49	Brent Sherman	Serta (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	203	274766	running	0	100
22	34	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	203	271241	running	0	97
23	4	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	281833	running	5	99
24	24	09	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	203	266533	running	0	91
25	31	61	Kevin Lepage	AMP Energy Drink (Jeff Stec)	Ford	203	254683	running	1	93
26	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	334879	running	1	90
27	40	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	203	265455	running	1	87
28	32	40	David Stremme	Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	203	263358	running	0	79
29	22	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	203	262908	running	0	76
30	17	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	203	254833	running	0	73
31	16	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	203	258758	running	1	75
32	1	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	202	302603	running	18	72
33	38	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	200	279453	running	0	64
34	39	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	200	248713	running	0	61
35	8	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	197	294674	crash	0	58
36	26	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	197	278049	running	0	55
37	6	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	196	287183	crash	1	57
38	13	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	187	280366	crash	1	54
39	12	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo Financial (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	173	256833	running	0	46
40	41	00	Hermie Sadler	Aaron's (Mike Anderson)	Ford	169	245633	engine	0	43
41	36	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	157	279833	running	0	40
42	21	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	156	253153	running	0	37
43	5	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	78	269882	crash	0	34

* Race extended to 203 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Joe Nemechek	01	engine change
Sterling Marlin	14	backup car
Bobby Labonte	43	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Scott Riggs	10	Valvoline / Stanley Tools	James Rocco	Dodge
45	Kenny Wallace	78	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser	Chevrolet
46	Scott Wimmer	4	AERO Exhaust	Larry McClure	Chevrolet
47	Mike Skinner	23	Bad Boy Mowers	Bill Davis	Dodge
48	Derrike Cope	74	MyGuardian911 / Sundance Vacations	Raynard McGlynn	Dodge
49	Larry Gunselman	52	Pro30.com / Race2WA.com	Rick Ware	Dodge
50	Chad Blount	37	R & J Racing	John Carter	Dodge
51	Larry Foyt	50	Arnold Development Companies	Don Arnold	Dodge
52	Andy Belmont	59	YearOne.com	Andy Belmont	Chevrolet
53	Randy LaJoie	64	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet
54	Morgan Shepherd	89	Victory In Jesus / Dutch Quality Stone	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge
55	Chad Chaffin	92	Oak Glove Co.	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet
56	Carl Long	80	RoadLoans.com	Stan Hover	Ford
57	Paul Menard	15	Menards / Pittsburgh Paints	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet
58	Stanton Barrett	95	Yippeenet.com	Stanton Barrett	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	17	17
	18	20	3	debris	#66
	21	48	28
	49	51	3	debris	#1
	52	79	28
	80	84	5	#01,18,45,66,88,99 accident turn 3	#19
	85	91	7
	92	95	4	debris	#01
	96	107	12
	108	111	4	#17 accident turn 3	none
	112	124	13
	125	128	4	#7 accident turn 2	#29
	129	155	27
	156	159	4	debris	#17
	160	176	17
	177	180	4	#32 accident turn 2	#17
	181	187	7
	188	190	3	#2,14,24,26 accident backstretch	#01
	191	197	7
	198	201	4	#26,31,11 accident backstretch	none
	202	202	1
	203	203	1	#16 accident turn 4	none
Percent of race run under caution: 19.2% Average green flag run: 14.9 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Burton	1	18	18
Elliott Sadler	19	23	5
Jeff Gordon	24	24	1
Matt Kenseth	25	26	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	27	27	1
Tony Stewart	28	47	20
Jamie McMurray	48	48	1
Ryan Newman	49	57	9
Matt Kenseth	58	80	23
Kurt Busch	81	81	1
Travis Kvapil	82	82	1
Matt Kenseth	83	84	2
Kevin Harvick	85	85	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	86	90	5
Matt Kenseth	91	91	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	92	103	12
Mark Martin	104	107	4
Jimmie Johnson	108	108	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	109	112	4
Greg Biffle	113	113	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	114	115	2
Kyle Busch	116	120	5
Jimmie Johnson	121	125	5
Bill Elliott	126	126	1
Mark Martin	127	141	15
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	142	143	2
Brian Vickers	144	155	12
Jimmie Johnson	156	156	1
Kevin Lepage	157	157	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	158	163	6
Ryan Newman	164	177	14
Brian Vickers	178	186	9
Jimmie Johnson	187	203	17

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	185
2	Casey Mears	170	-15
2	Ryan Newman	170	-15
4	Elliott Sadler	165	-20
5	Tony Stewart	160	-25
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	152	-33
7	Brian Vickers	151	-34
8	Clint Bowyer	150	-35
9	Ken Schrader	138	-47
10	Dale Jarrett	134	-51
11	Mark Martin	132	-53
12	Kasey Kahne	130	-55
13	Kevin Harvick	126	-59
14	Robby Gordon	124	-61
15	Matt Kenseth	123	-62
16	Martin Truex, Jr.	115	-70
17	Bill Elliott	111	-74
18	Michael Waltrip	109	-76
19	Kirk Shelmerdine	103	-82
20	Brent Sherman	100	-85
21	Kyle Busch	99	-86