| 2006 Auto Club 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,083,604 | Race Date: | Feb 26, 2006 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .338 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 23Min 43Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 147.852 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 26 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Driver: | Kurt Busch K. Busch | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #2 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Team Penske | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Reiser | Crew Chief: | Roy McCauley | |||||
| Laps Led: | 40 of 251 | Pole Speed: | 187.086 MPH | |||||
| Official 2006 Auto Club 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running |  | 185 | 251 | 40 |
| 2 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 170 | 251 | 0 |
| 3 | 22 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running | | 165 | 251 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running |  | 165 | 251 | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 155 | 251 | 0 |
| 6 | 25 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Running | | 150 | 251 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 146 | 251 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 18 | J.J. Yeley (R) | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 147 | 251 | 2 |
| 9 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA | Running | | 143 | 251 | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's | Running | | 134 | 251 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 135 | 251 | 1 |
| 12 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (R) | FedEx Kinko's | Running | | 127 | 251 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Hot Hues | Running | | 129 | 251 | 3 |
| 14 | 32 | 07 | Clint Bowyer (R) | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 121 | 251 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. (R) | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 118 | 251 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | | 120 | 251 | 7 |
| 17 | 19 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 112 | 251 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC | Running | | 109 | 250 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | Running | | 106 | 250 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Mobil 1 | Running | | 103 | 250 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 41 | Reed Sorenson (R) | Energizer e2 Lithium | Running | | 100 | 250 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 97 | 250 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Pedigree | Running | | 94 | 250 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy | Running | | 91 | 250 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo Financial | Running | | 88 | 250 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam | Running | | 85 | 249 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Running | | 82 | 249 | 0 |
| 28 | 41 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie | Running | | 79 | 249 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Icebreakers Ice Cubes | Running | | 76 | 249 | 0 |
| 30 | 24 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Running | | 73 | 249 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 70 | 249 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Centrix Auto Finance | Running | | 67 | 249 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 40 | David Stremme (R) | Coors Light | Running | | 64 | 248 | 0 |
| 34 | 43 | 96 | Terry Labonte | DLP HDTV / Tweeter | Running | | 61 | 248 | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | RoadLoans.com | Running | | 58 | 248 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 55 | 247 | 0 |
| 37 | 42 | 49 | Brent Sherman (R) | Serta | Running | | 52 | 247 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 151 | Mike Garvey | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Running | | 49 | 247 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | AERO Exhaust | Engine | | 46 | 246 | 0 |
| 40 | 30 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | hairofdog.com | Running | | 43 | 242 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing | Engine | | 40 | 237 | 0 |
| 42 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jackson Hewitt / National Guard | Engine | | 47 | 229 | 168 |
| 43 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Engine | | 39 | 214 | 28 |
