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2006 Pocono 500
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The 2006 Pocono 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that was held on June 11, 2006 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It was the fourteenth race of the 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race. It was Hamlin's first career Nextel Cup Series win.
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| Race details[1] | |||
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| Race 14 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
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2006 Pocono 500 program cover, featuring the Pocono scenery | |||
| Date | June 11, 2006 (2006-06-11) | ||
| Official name | Pocono 500 | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures approaching 62.6 °F (17.0 °C); wind speeds up to 18.3 miles per hour (29.5 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 131.656 miles per hour (211.880 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 83 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
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Failed to qualify: Scott Wimmer (#4), Derrike Cope (#74), Stanton Barrett (#95), Greg Sacks (#34), Brent Sherman (#72)
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Qualifying
More information Pos, Car # ...
| Pos[2] | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Ground | 169.639 | 53.054 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 169.485 | 53.102 | -0.048 |
| 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 169.011 | 53.251 | -0.197 |
| 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 168.792 | 53.320 | -0.266 |
| 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 168.505 | 53.411 | -0.357 |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 168.281 | 53.482 | -0.428 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Subway / National Guard | 168.256 | 53.490 | -0.436 |
| 8 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools | 168.168 | 53.518 | -0.464 |
| 9 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | CARQUEST | 168.026 | 53.563 | -0.509 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 167.958 | 53.585 | -0.531 |
| 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 167.838 | 53.623 | -0.569 |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 167.838 | 53.623 | -0.569 |
| 13 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Mega M&M's | 167.826 | 53.627 | -0.573 |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 167.713 | 53.663 | -0.609 |
| 15 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 167.345 | 53.781 | -0.727 |
| 16 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Waste Management | 167.311 | 53.792 | -0.738 |
| 17 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | 167.159 | 53.841 | -0.787 |
| 18 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 166.988 | 53.896 | -0.842 |
| 19 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | 166.982 | 53.898 | -0.844 |
| 20 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 166.932 | 53.914 | -0.860 |
| 21 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 166.827 | 53.948 | -0.894 |
| 22 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 166.790 | 53.960 | -0.906 |
| 23 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 166.630 | 54.012 | -0.958 |
| 24 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Husqvarna | 166.506 | 54.052 | -0.998 |
| 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 166.436 | 54.075 | -1.021 |
| 26 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 166.260 | 54.132 | -1.078 |
| 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 166.180 | 54.158 | -1.104 |
| 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards / MAPEI | 165.831 | 54.272 | -1.218 |
| 29 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | 165.752 | 54.298 | -1.244 |
| 30 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 165.706 | 54.313 | -1.259 |
| 31 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 165.359 | 54.427 | -1.373 |
| 32 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Coors Light | 165.029 | 54.536 | -1.482 |
| 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | National Tire & Battery | 165.023 | 54.538 | -1.484 |
| 34 | 78 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 165.010 | 54.542 | -1.488 |
| 35 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 164.965 | 54.557 | -1.503 |
| 36 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 164.408 | 54.742 | -1.688 |
| 37 | 61 | Chad Chaffin | Ford | Peak Performance | 164.299 | 54.778 | -1.724 |
| 38 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 164.264 | 54.790 | -1.736 |
| 39 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 164.258 | 54.792 | -1.738 |
| 40 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 164.234 | 54.800 | -1.746 |
| 41 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Pocono Manor Golf Resort / Spa | 164.213 | 54.807 | -1.753 |
| 42 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | DIRECTV | 164.138 | 54.832 | -1.778 |
| 43 | 51 | Mike Garvey | Chevrolet | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | 163.782 | 54.951 | -1.897 |
| Failed to qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 54.991 | ||
| 45 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Sundance Vacations / Fendler & Assoc. | 55.217 | ||
| 46 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | TheRaceSpace.com | 55.302 | ||
| 47 | 34 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Co. | 55.359 | ||
| 48 | 72 | Brent Sherman | Dodge | Dutch Quality Stone / Boral | 55.458 | ||
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Results
More information POS, ST ...
| POS[3] | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 200 | 220100 | running | 83 | 190 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 200 | 193258 | running | 31 | 175 |
| 3 | 18 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 200 | 182311 | running | 6 | 170 |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 117850 | running | 19 | 165 |
| 5 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 141641 | running | 3 | 160 |
| 6 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Subway / National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 106425 | running | 34 | 155 |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 200 | 117189 | running | 1 | 151 |
| 8 | 17 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco) | Dodge | 200 | 80125 | running | 1 | 147 |
| 9 | 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 104520 | running | 11 | 143 |
| 10 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 123761 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 200 | 114933 | running | 1 | 135 |
| 12 | 23 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 200 | 110911 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 109661 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 200 | 104966 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 24 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Husqvarna (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 200 | 104500 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 31 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders) | Chevrolet | 200 | 68275 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 20 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 82275 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 8 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 110900 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 38 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 200 | 85683 | running | 1 | 111 |
| 20 | 13 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Mega M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 200 | 97908 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 42 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | DirecTV (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 79875 | running | 8 | 105 |
| 22 | 9 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Carquest (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 81175 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 26 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 200 | 97266 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 15 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 199 | 90258 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 40 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 199 | 82775 | running | 1 | 93 |
| 26 | 32 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 199 | 87783 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 30 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 199 | 77033 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 36 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 198 | 74672 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 21 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 198 | 91320 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 29 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 197 | 92039 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 41 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | Pocono Manor Golf Resort & Spa (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 197 | 61675 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 34 | 78 | Jimmy Spencer | Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser) | Chevrolet | 197 | 61525 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 37 | 61 | Chad Chaffin | Peak Performance (Jeff Stec) | Ford | 196 | 62275 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 189 | 109461 | crash | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards / MAPEI (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 186 | 60975 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 35 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 183 | 68750 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 19 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 181 | 68575 | rear gear | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 181 | 92525 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 39 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 118 | 60325 | brakes | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | National Tire & Battery (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 68 | 68175 | crash | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 43 | 51 | Mike Garvey | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Joe Auer) | Chevrolet | 67 | 60035 | suspension | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 16 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 18 | 59885 | engine | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 22 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 1 | 94255 | crash | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | |||||
| 44 | Scott Wimmer | 4 | AERO Exhaust | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | |||||
| 45 | Derrike Cope | 74 | Sundance Vacations / Fendler & Assoc. | Raynard McGlynn | Dodge | |||||
| 46 | Stanton Barrett | 95 | TheRaceSpace.com | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | |||||
| 47 | Greg Sacks | 34 | Oak Glove Co. | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | |||||
| 48 | Brent Sherman | 72 | Dutch Quality Stone / Boral | Bryan Mullet | Dodge | |||||
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