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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 34 of 36
Sunday, November 5, 2006 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
334 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:46:11 Average speed: 134.891 mph Pole speed: 196.235 mph	Cautions: 12 for 51 laps Margin of victory: .272 sec Attendance: 181500 Lead changes: 23
Green flag passes: 1,855 (6.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2006 standings

Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	8	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	339	521361	running	278	190
2	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	339	364236	running	1	175
3	21	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	339	254186	running	0	165
4	11	5	Kyle Busch	Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	339	204250	running	2	165
5	14	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	339	176625	running	3	160
6	10	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	339	187141	running	1	155
7	25	42	Casey Mears	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	339	174208	running	0	146
8	3	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	339	164833	running	37	147
9	23	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	339	166586	running	0	138
10	6	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Kinko's (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	339	121200	running	0	134
11	35	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	339	144808	running	0	130
12	36	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	339	152791	running	1	132
13	27	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	339	130058	running	0	124
14	34	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	339	126183	running	0	121
15	15	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	339	120050	running	0	118
16	13	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	338	138186	running	0	115
17	19	41	Reed Sorenson	Target / Kraft (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	338	108550	running	0	112
18	16	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	338	126445	running	0	109
19	41	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	338	99650	running	0	106
20	26	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	338	136675	running	3	108
21	7	38	David Gilliland	Combos (Yates Racing)	Ford	338	126908	running	0	100
22	28	6	Mark Martin	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	338	113475	running	0	97
23	22	49	Mike Bliss	WhatsOnline.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	338	111083	running	0	94
24	17	40	David Stremme	Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	338	115722	running	1	96
25	37	4	Ward Burton	Hefty / Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	338	98275	running	0	88
26	42	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	338	141500	running	4	90
27	1	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	338	125175	running	5	87
28	40	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide / Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	337	96775	running	0	79
29	20	88	Dale Jarrett	The UPS Store / Toys for Tots (Yates Racing)	Ford	334	126150	running	0	76
30	33	78	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	333	94375	running	0	73
31	12	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley / "Cars" DVD (James Rocco)	Dodge	331	93675	crash	0	70
32	30	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	330	93475	running	0	67
33	4	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW / Dodge Nitro (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	328	131439	engine	2	69
34	24	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	328	138483	running	0	61
35	39	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	324	113075	crash	0	58
36	43	44	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's / Terry Labonte Tribute (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	316	92650	running	0	55
37	2	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	310	123441	running	0	52
38	29	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	269	118595	running	0	49
39	9	7	Robby Gordon	Menards / MAPEI (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	256	92050	engine	0	46
40	31	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	208	91850	crash	1	48
41	32	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Sylvania (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	194	91635	engine	0	40
42	18	21	Ken Schrader	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	173	118649	crash	0	37
43	38	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	109	91564	engine	0	34

* Race extended to 339 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Mark Martin	6	backup car
David Stremme	40	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Chad Chaffin	34	MyAutoLoan.com	Bob Jenkins	Dodge
45	Bill Elliott	37	R & J Racing	John Carter	Dodge
46	Kevin Lepage	61	Oak Gloves / RPM	Bob Jenkins	Dodge
47	Mike Skinner	72	Dutch Quality Stone	Bryan Mullet	Chevrolet
48	David Ragan	60	Pennzoil Platinum	Mark Simo	Ford
49	Derrike Cope	74	Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin.	Raynard McGlynn	Dodge
50	A.J. Allmendinger	84	New York Red Bulls	Dietrich Mateschitz	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4	competition	none
	5	41	37
	42	45	4	competition	#44
	46	89	44
	90	94	5	#31 accident frontstretch	#6
	95	135	41
	136	140	5	debris	#19
	141	166	26
	167	170	4	#07,8 accident turn 4	#4
	171	174	4
	175	179	5	#6,14,21 accident frontstretch	#88
	180	181	2
	182	185	4	#7 accident backstretch	#66
	186	195	10
	196	199	4	oil on track	#16
	200	232	33
	233	236	4	#41 spun turn 2	#01
	237	257	21
	258	261	4	oil on track	#32
	262	327	66
	328	330	3	#16 accident turn 1	none
	331	332	2
	333	337	5	#1,10,17,99 accident turn 4	none
	338	339	2
Percent of race run under caution: 15.0% Average green flag run: 24.0 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Brian Vickers	1	4	4
Kurt Busch	5	41	37
Brian Vickers	42	42	1
Tony Stewart	43	89	47
Kasey Kahne	90	90	1
Tony Stewart	91	136	46
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	137	137	1
Sterling Marlin	138	138	1
Tony Stewart	139	166	28
Clint Bowyer	167	167	1
Matt Kenseth	168	168	1
Tony Stewart	169	195	27
Clint Bowyer	196	196	1
Jamie McMurray	197	200	4
Tony Stewart	201	232	32
Clint Bowyer	233	233	1
Tony Stewart	234	257	24
Kasey Kahne	258	258	1
David Stremme	259	259	1
Tony Stewart	260	317	58
Jimmie Johnson	318	318	1
Kyle Busch	319	320	2
J.J. Yeley	321	323	3
Tony Stewart	324	339	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	6157
2	Matt Kenseth	6140	-17
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	6079	-78
4	Denny Hamlin	6077	-80
5	Kevin Harvick	6052	-105
6	Jeff Gordon	6000	-157
7	Jeff Burton	5973	-184
8	Kyle Busch	5924	-233
9	Mark Martin	5904	-253
10	Kasey Kahne	5867	-290
11	Tony Stewart	4488	-1669
12	Carl Edwards	4131	-2026
13	Greg Biffle	3829	-2328
14	Casey Mears	3762	-2395
15	Kurt Busch	3724	-2433
16	Brian Vickers	3676	-2481
17	Clint Bowyer	3635	-2522
18	Ryan Newman	3536	-2621
19	Bobby Labonte	3445	-2712
20	Scott Riggs	3371	-2786
20	Martin Truex Jr	3371	-2786

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	4875
2	Jimmie Johnson	4840	-35
3	Kevin Harvick	4493	-382
4	Tony Stewart	4488	-387
5	Denny Hamlin	4395	-480
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4392	-483
7	Kyle Busch	4313	-562
8	Jeff Gordon	4311	-564
9	Jeff Burton	4280	-595
10	Mark Martin	4220	-655
11	Kasey Kahne	4181	-694
12	Carl Edwards	4131	-744
13	Greg Biffle	3829	-1046
14	Casey Mears	3762	-1113
15	Kurt Busch	3724	-1151
16	Brian Vickers	3676	-1199
17	Clint Bowyer	3635	-1240
18	Ryan Newman	3536	-1339
19	Bobby Labonte	3445	-1430
20	Martin Truex Jr	3371	-1504