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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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2006 - Auto Club 500 Race Results
Race Name - Auto Club 500Date - 2/26/2006Race Track - California SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2 milesRace Length (Miles) - 502 milesPole Speed - 187.086 mphNumber of Cautions - 7Caution Laps - 26Average Race Speed - 147.85 mphLead Changes - 18Total Race Purse - $5,083,604Race Number - 2 | More Races from 2006 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 31 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush) | 251 | Ford | 40 | $324,991 |
2 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Lowes (Rick Hendrick) | 251 | Chevrolet | 0 | $235,936 |
3 | 22 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | 251 | Ford | 0 | $165,550 |
4 | 13 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge Dealers UAW (Ray Evernham) | 251 | Dodge | 1 | $166,239 |
5 | 6 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | 251 | Chevrolet | 0 | $158,970 |
6 | 25 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Crown Royal (Jack Roush) | 251 | Ford | 0 | $142,375 |
7 | 20 | Casey Mears | 42 | Texaco Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | 251 | Dodge | 0 | $140,858 |
8 | 4 | JJ Yeley | 18 | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | 251 | Chevrolet | 2 | $140,075 |
9 | 10 | Mark Martin | 6 | AAA (Jack Roush) | 251 | Ford | 1 | $104,800 |
10 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 5 | Kelloggs (Rick Hendrick) | 251 | Chevrolet | 0 | $105,225 |
11 | 18 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 8 | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 251 | Chevrolet | 1 | $132,366 |
12 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | FedEx Kinkos (Joe Gibbs) | 251 | Chevrolet | 0 | $104,575 |
13 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | DuPont Hot Hues (Rick Hendrick) | 251 | Chevrolet | 3 | $127,261 |
14 | 32 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | Jack Daniels (Richard Childress) | 251 | Chevrolet | 0 | $100,425 |
15 | 23 | Martin Truex Jr | 1 | Bass Pro Shops Tracker (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 251 | Chevrolet | 0 | $114,383 |
16 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | 251 | Dodge | 7 | $144,558 |
17 | 19 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | UPS (Yates Racing) | 251 | Ford | 0 | $133,050 |
18 | 28 | Brian Vickers | 25 | GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | 250 | Chevrolet | 0 | $97,625 |
19 | 14 | Scott Riggs | 10 | Valvoline Stanley Tools (James Rocco) | 250 | Dodge | 0 | $88,925 |
20 | 11 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Mobil 1 (Roger Penske) | 250 | Dodge | 0 | $132,683 |
21 | 29 | Reed Sorenson | 41 | Energizer e2 Lithium (Chip Ganassi) | 250 | Dodge | 0 | $97,875 |
22 | 21 | Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | Dodge Dealers UAW (Ray Evernham) | 250 | Dodge | 0 | $116,916 |
23 | 16 | Elliott Sadler | 38 | Pedigree (Yates Racing) | 250 | Ford | 0 | $115,083 |
24 | 26 | Jeff Green | 66 | Best Buy (Gene Haas) | 250 | Chevrolet | 0 | $121,058 |
25 | 39 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Wells Fargo Financial (Petty Enterprises) | 250 | Dodge | 0 | $107,333 |
26 | 34 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Jim Beam (Robby Gordon) | 249 | Chevrolet | 0 | $95,075 |
27 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | 1 | US Army (Nelson Bowers) | 249 | Chevrolet | 0 | $109,820 |
28 | 41 | Ken Schrader | 21 | Little Debbie (Wood Brothers) | 249 | Ford | 0 | $109,589 |
29 | 15 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Icebreakers Ice Cubes (Richard Childress) | 249 | Chevrolet | 0 | $116,611 |
30 | 24 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | 249 | Dodge | 0 | $91,583 |
31 | 27 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Cheerios Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | 249 | Dodge | 0 | $116,186 |
32 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Centrix Auto Finance (Nelson Bowers) | 249 | Chevrolet | 0 | $88,592 |
33 | 40 | David Stremme | 40 | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | 248 | Dodge | 0 | $87,775 |
34 | 43 | Terry Labonte | 96 | DLP HDTV Tweeter (Bill Saunders) | 248 | Chevrolet | 0 | $78,625 |
35 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | 61 | RoadLoanscom (Jeff Stec) | 248 | Ford | 0 | $78,425 |
36 | 33 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel) | 247 | Dodge | 0 | $78,275 |
37 | 42 | Brent Sherman | 49 | Serta (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | 247 | Dodge | 0 | $78,050 |
38 | 35 | Mike Garvey | 51 | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Joe Auer) | 247 | Chevrolet | 0 | $77,800 |
39 | 38 | Scott Wimmer | 4 | AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure) | 246 | Chevrolet | 0 | $77,680 |
40 | 30 | Stanton Barrett | 95 | hairofdogcom (Stanton Barrett) | 242 | Chevrolet | 0 | $77,525 |
41 | 36 | Kenny Wallace | 78 | Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser) | 237 | Chevrolet | 0 | $77,400 |
42 | 2 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Jackson Hewitt National Guard (Jack Roush) | 229 | Ford | 168 | $106,005 |
43 | 12 | Tony Stewart | 20 | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | 214 | Chevrolet | 28 | $119,453 |