| 2006 Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,667,638 | Race Date: | Mar 26, 2006 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .179 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 21Min 19Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 | Average Speed: | 79.427 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 18 For 104 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kurt Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Dodge | Car No.: | #20 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Roy McCauley | Crew Chief: | Greg Zipadelli | |||||
| Laps Led: | 33 of 500 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2006 Food City 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 33 |
| 2 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | USG Sheetrock / DeWalt | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 124 |
| 4 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 30 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA | Running | | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Subway / National Guard | Running | | 151 | 500 | 52 |
| 8 | 20 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's | Running | | 147 | 500 | 34 |
| 9 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 138 | 500 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 134 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 130 | 500 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 137 | 500 | 245 |
| 13 | 13 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 124 | 500 | 0 |
| 14 | 33 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (R) | FedEx Express | Running | | 121 | 500 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy | Running | | 118 | 500 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 115 | 500 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management | Running | | 112 | 500 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Schwan's Home Service | Running | | 109 | 500 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | AERO Exhaust | Running | | 106 | 500 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 103 | 500 | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 105 | 500 | 3 |
| 22 | 22 | 41 | Reed Sorenson (R) | Target | Running | | 97 | 499 | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Running | | 94 | 499 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie | Running | | 91 | 499 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 88 | 498 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards / Energizer | Running | | 85 | 497 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 96 | Terry Labonte | DLP HDTV | Running | | 82 | 497 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Running | | 79 | 495 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 07 | Clint Bowyer (R) | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 76 | 495 | 0 |
| 30 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 73 | 487 | 0 |
| 31 | 39 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | RoadLoans.com | Running | | 75 | 485 | 1 |
| 32 | 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 67 | 481 | 0 |
| 33 | 24 | 18 | J.J. Yeley (R) | AsthmaControl.com | Running | | 64 | 469 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 61 | 467 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Sharpie | Running | | 58 | 440 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 40 | David Stremme (R) | Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon | Running | | 55 | 435 | 0 |
| 37 | 17 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC | Running | | 52 | 434 | 0 |
| 38 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. (R) | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Accident | | 49 | 430 | 0 |
| 39 | 43 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | hairofdog.com | Electrical | | 46 | 381 | 0 |
| 40 | 41 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy | Accident | | 43 | 349 | 0 |
| 41 | 38 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | Running | | 40 | 344 | 0 |
| 42 | 31 | 49 | Brent Sherman (R) | Serta | Accident | | 37 | 302 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | 00 | Hermie Sadler | Aaron's | Handling | | 34 | 96 | 0 |
