2006 UAW-Ford 500

Race #30 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Season

2006 UAW-Ford 500
*Held on October 8, 2006 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL*
188 L, 500.08 M, 804.828 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	9	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC	Chevy/HMS-372	188	17	running	185
2	25	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers, Chrysler Financial	Dodge/EMS-141	188	7	running	175
3	29	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite	Dodge/PRS-66	188	3	running	170
4	19	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt	Ford/RK-271	188	21	running	165
5	16	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats	Chevy	188	2	running	160
6	14	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench	Chevy/RCR-87	188	0	running	150
7	37	66	Jeff Green	Microsoft Windows Live	Chevy	188	0	running	146
8	30	6	Mark Martin	AAA	Ford/RK-337	188	2	running	147
9	17	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot	Ford/RK-232	188	0	running	138
10	39	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios, Betty Crocker	Dodge	188	0	running	134
11	6	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's	Chevy	188	10	running	135
12	2	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS	Ford/RYR-65	188	1	running	132
13	11	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel	Dodge	188	0	running	124
14	21	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts	Dodge	188	1	running	126
15	1	38	David Gilliland	M&M's	Ford/RYR-72	188	0	running	118
16	36	7	Robby Gordon	Harrah's	Chevy/RGM-101	188	0	running	115
17	28	09	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	Ford	188	0	running	112
18	15	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army	Chevy	188	1	running	114
19	41	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline	Dodge	188	0	running	106
20	40	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV	Chevy	188	0	running	103
21	12	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express	Chevy/JGR-90	188	1	running	105
22	13	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot	Chevy/JGR-70	188	1	running	102
23	33	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser	Chevy/DEI-025	188	37	running	104
24	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevy/HMS-383	187	6	accident	96
25	23	21	Ken Schrader	Motorcraft	Ford/WB-67	187	0	running	88
26	20	49	Mike Bliss	WhatsOnline.com	Dodge/BAM-33	187	0	running	85
27	34	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless	Chevy/RCR-135	187	5	running	87
28	35	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar	Dodge/BDR-62	186	0	running	79
29	22	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers, UAW	Dodge/EMS-35	186	1	running	81
30	31	42	Casey Mears	Texaco, Havoline	Dodge/CGR-006	185	1	running	78
31	27	04	Eric McClure	Hefty	Chevy/MMM-80	182	0	running	70
32	10	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries	Chevy/JGR-72	177	0	accident	67
33	38	40	David Stremme	Coors Light Camouflage Can	Dodge	175	0	accident	64
34	24	15	Paul Menard	Menards, Moen	Chevy	173	1	accident	66
35	32	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV	Chevy	171	5	accident	63
36	4	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont	Chevy	167	27	accident	60
37	8	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal	Ford/RK-192	160	22	accident	57
38	18	45	Kyle Petty	Victory Junction Gang	Dodge	149	0	accident	49
39	42	41	Reed Sorenson	Target	Dodge/CGR-604	147	1	engine	51
40	7	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management	Chevy	145	0	accident	43
41	5	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard, Charter Communications	Ford/RK-367	137	15	accident	45
42	26	78	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row	Chevy	24	0	engine	37
43	43	74	Derrike Cope	Royal Administration Services, Sundance Vacations	Dodge	9	0	overheating	34
DID NOT QUALIFY
		32	Travis Kvapil	Tide, Downy	Chevy			DNQ
		61	Chad Chaffin	Taco Bell	Chevy			DNQ
		4	Todd Bodine	Lucas Oil	Chevy			DNQ
		00	Hermie Sadler	Aaron's Dream Machine	Ford			DNQ
		27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Lilly Trucking of Virginia	Chevy			DNQ
		34	Kevin Lepage	Oak Glove Company	Dodge			DNQ

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 3h:10:23
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: David Gilliland - 49.950 sec.
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}\|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}\|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}\|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}\|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}\|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}\|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}\|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: Race Ended Under Yellow
Average Speed: 157.602 mph
Cautions: 6 for 22 laps - 73-75 (debris); 131-134 (debris); 139-145 (#07,1,11,14,16,19,24,26,29,42,43,45,99 accident (turn 1)); 150-152 (oil on track); 175-178 (#11,15,18,20,40 accident (turn 2)); 188-188 (#8,48 accident (turn 3))
Lead Changes: 63 among 23 drivers - Dale Jarrett 1; Jeff Gordon 2-3; Jamie McMurray 4-7; Jeff Gordon 8-17; Jamie McMurray 18-20; Jeff Gordon 21-24; Jamie McMurray 25-28; Greg Biffle 29-35; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 36; Kyle Busch 37-38; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 39-41; Kyle Busch 42-44; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 45; Kyle Busch 46; Matt Kenseth 47-49; Kurt Busch 50; Matt Kenseth 51; Kurt Busch 52; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 53-59; Elliott Sadler 60; Jamie McMurray 61; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 62; Matt Kenseth 63-70; Greg Biffle 71-76; Jeff Gordon 77-78; Greg Biffle 79-80; Jeff Gordon 81-87; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88; Jeff Gordon 89; Kyle Busch 90-91; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 92-93; Jamie McMurray 94-102; Brian Vickers 103-108; Jamie McMurray 109; Mark Martin 110-111; Brian Vickers 112-114; Casey Mears 115; Brian Vickers 116-121; Kyle Busch 122-123; Jeff Gordon 124; Matt Kenseth 125; Clint Bowyer 126-127; Matt Kenseth 128-129; Clint Bowyer 130; Denny Hamlin 131; Michael Waltrip 132; Clint Bowyer 133-134; Matt Kenseth 135-138; Jeff Burton (VA) 139-143; Reed Sorenson 144; Matt Kenseth 145-146; Brian Vickers 147; Jimmie Johnson 148-149; Joe Nemechek 150; Martin Truex, Jr. 151-152; Jimmie Johnson 153; Paul Menard 154; Jimmie Johnson 155-157; Kasey Kahne 158-163; Kurt Busch 164; Kasey Kahne 165; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 166-187; Brian Vickers 188
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered