| 2006 Aaron's 499 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,103,240 | Race Date: | Apr 30, 2006 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .120 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 29Min 59Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 56 | Average Speed: | 142.891 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 34 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Elliott Sadler E. Sadler | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #38 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Crew Chief: | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | |||||
| Laps Led: | 3 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 188.511 MPH | |||||
| Official 2006 Aaron's 499 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 185 | 188 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 175 | 188 | 11 |
| 3 | 33 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC | Running | | 170 | 188 | 7 |
| 4 | 40 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 160 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools | Running |  | 160 | 188 | 18 |
| 6 | 12 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 155 | 188 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running |  | 151 | 188 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running | | 147 | 188 | 7 |
| 9 | 32 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Stanley FatMax / Valvoline | Running | | 138 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards / Turtle Wax Ice | Running | | 139 | 188 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | 18 | J.J. Yeley (R) | GSK AsthmaControl.com | Running | | 135 | 188 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 132 | 188 | 1 |
| 13 | 36 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 129 | 188 | 1 |
| 14 | 39 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy | Running | | 126 | 188 | 1 |
| 15 | 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / Pepsi | Running | | 128 | 188 | 62 |
| 16 | 1 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 120 | 188 | 23 |
| 17 | 29 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV | Running | | 112 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Schwan's Home Service | Running | | 109 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy | Running | | 106 | 188 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 108 | 188 | 2 |
| 21 | 43 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | AERO Exhaust | Running | | 105 | 188 | 1 |
| 22 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (R) | FedEx Freight | Running | | 102 | 187 | 1 |
| 23 | 42 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's Caramel Cup | Running | | 94 | 187 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Running | | 96 | 183 | 1 |
| 25 | 21 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | | 93 | 179 | 1 |
| 26 | 41 | 41 | Reed Sorenson (R) | Target | Accident | | 85 | 177 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Accident | | 87 | 173 | 5 |
| 28 | 23 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | State Water Heaters | Accident | | 84 | 173 | 1 |
| 29 | 31 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Betty Crocker / STP Oil Stabilizer | Engine | | 76 | 163 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 34 | Chad Chaffin (R) | State Water Heaters | Running | | 73 | 152 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Engine | | 75 | 151 | 8 |
| 32 | 13 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's | Running | | 67 | 150 | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel My Circle | Running | | 64 | 106 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 40 | David Stremme (R) | Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon | Running | | 61 | 106 | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA | Running | | 58 | 101 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. (R) | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Accident | | 55 | 97 | 0 |
| 37 | 9 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management | Accident | | 52 | 91 | 0 |
| 38 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Subway / National Guard | Engine | | 49 | 45 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Accident | | 46 | 17 | 0 |
| 40 | 15 | 07 | Clint Bowyer (R) | Jack Daniel's | Accident | | 43 | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | 22 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Apex Electric | Accident | | 40 | 9 | 0 |
| 42 | 35 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie | Accident | | 37 | 8 | 0 |
| 43 | 24 | 00 | Hermie Sadler | Aaron's | Accident | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
