2006 Aaron's 499

The 2006 Aaron's 499 was the ninth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. It was scheduled to be held on April 30, 2006 at the 2.6-mile long Talladega Superspeedway, but due to rain starting one lap prior to the green flag, however, the race was postponed until the following day. Television coverage was moved from Fox to FX except for several Fox stations that elected to carry the race. Elliott Sadler won the pole position, while Jimmie Johnson won the race. The Aaron's 499 was one of five impound races of the season, meaning that the teams could not make any changes on the car after qualifying.^[3]

2006 Aaron's 499

Race details[1]
Race 9 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2006 Aaron's 499 program cover
Date	April 30, 2006 (2006-04-30)
Official name	Aaron's 499
Location	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.66 miles (4.28 km)
Distance	188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Weather	Mild with temperatures approaching 75.8 °F (24.3 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[2]
Average speed	142.891 miles per hour (229.961 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Elliott Sadler	Robert Yates Racing
Time	50.798
Most laps led
Driver	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	62
Winner
No. 48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

Qualifying

Pos[4]	Car #	Driver	Make	Primary Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
1	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	188.511	50.798	0.000
2	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	187.658	51.029	-0.231
3	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot	187.320	51.121	-0.323
4	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	187.232	51.145	-0.347
5	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Miller Lite	187.137	51.171	-0.373
6	1	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	187.130	51.173	-0.375
7	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	Subway / National Guard	186.991	51.211	-0.413
8	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	IRWIN Industrial Tools	186.933	51.227	-0.429
9	14	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	Waste Management	186.925	51.229	-0.431
10	6	Mark Martin	Ford	AAA	186.856	51.248	-0.450
11	18	JJ Yeley	Chevrolet	GSK AsthmaControl.com	186.827	51.256	-0.458
12	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DeWalt	186.685	51.295	-0.497
13	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	186.652	51.304	-0.506
14	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont / Pepsi	186.587	51.322	-0.524
15	7	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	186.521	51.340	-0.542
16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	186.478	51.352	-0.554
17	40	David Stremme	Dodge	Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon	186.463	51.356	-0.558
18	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL My Circle	186.427	51.366	-0.568
19	7	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Menards / Turtle Wax Ice	186.217	51.424	-0.626
20	1	Martin Truex Jr	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	186.018	51.479	-0.681
21	55	Michael Waltrip	Dodge	NAPA Auto Parts	185.971	51.492	-0.694
22	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Chevrolet	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	185.787	51.543	-0.745
23	61	Kevin Lepage	Ford	State Water Heaters	185.761	51.550	-0.752
24	00	Hermie Sadler	Ford	Aaron's	185.758	51.551	-0.753
25	42	Casey Mears	Dodge	Texaco / Havoline	185.689	51.570	-0.772
26	32	Travis Kvapil	Chevrolet	Tide-Downy	185.632	51.586	-0.788
27	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevrolet	Budweiser	185.578	51.601	-0.803
28	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Schwan's Home Service	185.571	51.603	-0.805
29	96	Tony Raines	Chevrolet	DLP HDTV	185.527	51.615	-0.817
30	11	Denny Hamlin	Chevrolet	FedEx Freight	185.445	51.638	-0.840
31	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	Betty Crocker / STP Oil Stabilizer	185.423	51.644	-0.846
32	10	Scott Riggs	Dodge	Stanley FatMax / Valvoline	185.423	51.644	-0.846
33	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	GMAC	185.348	51.665	-0.867
34	34	Chad Chaffin	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports	185.230	51.698	-0.900
35	21	Ken Schrader	Ford	Little Debbie	185.140	51.723	-0.925
36	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	185.126	51.727	-0.929
37	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	185.104	51.733	-0.935
38	22	Dave Blaney	Dodge	Caterpillar	184.815	51.814	-1.016
39	66	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	Best Buy	184.249	51.973	-1.175
40	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	184.012	52.040	-1.242
41	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Target	183.892	52.074	-1.276
42	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Reese's Caramel Cup	183.864	52.082	-1.284
43	4	Scott Wimmer	Chevrolet	AERO Exhaust	185.154	51.719	-0.921
Failed to qualify
44	89	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge	Victory In Jesus / Dutch Quality Stone		51.805
45	95	Stanton Barrett	Chevrolet	TheRaceSpace.com		51.815
46	09	Mike Wallace	Ford	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts		51.877
47	92	Chad Blount	Dodge	Front Row Motorsports		52.225
48	49	Brent Sherman	Dodge	Serta		52.324
49	78	Kenny Wallace	Chevrolet	National Day of Prayer		52.443

Race results

Pos	Grid	Driver	No.	Make	Points	Bonus	Laps	Winnings
1	16	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	185	5	188	$326,061
2	2	Tony Stewart	20	Chevrolet	175	5	188	$260,136
3	33	Brian Vickers	25	Chevrolet	170	5	188	$172,300
4	40	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	160		188	$176,745
5	8	Jamie McMurray	26	Ford	160	5	188	$168,600
6	12	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	155	5	188	$159,841
7	5	Kurt Busch	2	Dodge	151	5	188	$143,233
8	3	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	147	5	188	$118,975
9	32	Scott Riggs	10	Dodge	138		188	$97,975
10	19	Robby Gordon	7	Chevrolet	139	5	188	$103,350
11	11	J. J. Yeley *	18	Chevrolet	135	5	188	$131,075
12	4	Dale Jarrett	88	Ford	132	5	188	$125,875
13	36	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge	129	5	188	$124,816
14	39	Jeff Green	66	Chevrolet	126	5	188	$117,808
15	14	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	128	10	188	$151,311
16	1	Elliott Sadler	38	Ford	120	5	188	$138,983
17	29	Tony Raines	96	Chevrolet	112		188	$84,675
18	28	Kyle Petty	45	Dodge	109		188	$111,883
19	26	Travis Kvapil	32	Chevrolet	106		188	$101,083
20	25	Casey Mears	42	Dodge	108	5	188	$123,083
21	43	Scott Wimmer	4	Chevrolet	105	5	188	$85,350
22	30	Denny Hamlin *	11	Chevrolet	102	5	187	$84,625
23	42	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	94		187	$121,811
24	38	Dave Blaney	22	Dodge	96	5	183	$94,858
25	21	Michael Waltrip	55	Dodge	93	5	179	$92,447
26	41	Reed Sorenson *	41	Dodge	85		177	$89,825
27	6	Joe Nemechek	01	Chevrolet	87	5	173	$107,620
28	23	Kevin Lepage	61	Ford	84	5	173	$80,225
29	31	Bobby Labonte	43	Dodge	76		163	$114,461
30	34	Chad Chaffin	34	Chevrolet	73		152	$77,825
31	27	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	8	Chevrolet	75	5	151	$112,166
32	13	Kyle Busch	5	Chevrolet	67		150	$95,025
33	18	Ryan Newman	12	Dodge	64		106	$122,308
34	17	David Stremme *	40	Dodge	61		106	$85,725
35	10	Mark Martin	6	Ford	58		101	$94,650
36	20	Martin Truex Jr. *	1	Chevrolet	55		97	$84,500
37	9	Sterling Marlin	14	Chevrolet	52		91	$76,325
38	7	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	49		45	$96,175
39	37	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge	46		17	$112,989
40	15	Clint Bowyer *	07	Chevrolet	43		16	$83,525
41	22	Kirk Shelmerdine	27	Chevrolet	40		9	$75,325
42	35	Ken Schrader	21	Ford	37		8	$102,364
43	24	Hermie Sadler	0	Ford	PE		8	$75,308

Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (No. 89), Stanton Barrett (No. 95), Mike Wallace (No. 09), Chad Blount (No. 92), Brent Sherman (No. 49), Kenny Wallace (No. 78)