NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE NO. 16 RESULTS

Source: NASCAR Public Relations
Date: 06/26/2006

INFINEON RACEWAY

Sonoma, Calif. – June 25, 2006

1.99-Mile Road Course

350 K – 218 M – 110 L – Purse: $5,371,771

Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 11 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 110 190 * 10 $325,661 Running

2 4 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 110 175 * 5 219,758 Running

3 37 96 Terry Labonte DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 110 170 * 5 155,825 Running

4 7 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Subway Ford 110 160 141,700 Running

5 1 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 110 160 * 5 145,433 Running

6 20 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 110 150 116,800 Running

7 13 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 110 146 122,120 Running

8 24 38 Elliott Sadler Pedigree Ford 110 142 118,583 Running

9 5 60 Boris Said Sobe-No Fear Ford 110 143 * 5 89,425 Running

10 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 110 139 * 5 144,186 Running

11 19 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's Chevrolet 110 130 97,575 Running

12 40 11 # Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Chevrolet 110 127 85,075 Running

13 8 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 110 124 96,725 Running

14 42 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 110 121 89,025 Running

15 39 1 # Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 110 118 108,283 Running

16 28 07 # Clint Bowyer Jack Daniels Chevrolet 110 115 87,875 Running

17 9 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 110 112 120,791 Running

18 2 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 110 109 121,825 Running

19 23 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 110 106 102,833 Running

20 34 42 Casey Mears Chevron-Texaco Dodge 110 103 113,708 Running

21 33 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 110 100 98,258 Running

22 32 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 110 97 105,441 Running

23 35 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 110 94 87,433 Running

24 3 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 110 96 * 5 111,611 Running

25 10 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 110 88 100,295 Running

26 26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 110 85 107,916 Running

27 25 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 110 82 72,300 Running

28 12 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 110 84 * 5 122,561 Running

29 41 41 # Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 110 76 79,500 Running

30 27 40 Scott Pruett Coors Light Dodge 110 73 89,422 Running

31 6 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 110 70 110,914 Running

32 31 72 David Gilliland Dutch Quality Stone Dodge 108 67 68,050 Running

33 38 18 # J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 104 64 105,965 Accident

34 22 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 104 61 99,905 Accident

35 21 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 104 58 104,656 Accident

36 15 4 P.J. Jones AERO Exhaust Chevrolet 101 55 67,610 Rear End

37 17 32 Ron Fellows Tide/Downy Chevrolet 100 52 67,475 Running

38 43 02 Brandon Ash Sprinter Trucking, Inc. Dodge 85 49 67,360 Running

39 36 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 79 46 67,250 Drive Shaft

40 14 7 Robby Gordon Menards/Energizer Chevrolet 74 43 67,125 Accident

41 18 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Ford 0 40 94,214 Accident

42 29 14 Sterling Marlin Waste Management Chevrolet 0 37 66,900 Accident

43 30 27 Tom Hubert Interush Ford 0 34 67,116 Accident

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.

Failed to qualify: (5) Johnny Miller #34; Chris Cook #49; Travis Kvapil #78; Stanton Barrett #95; Brian Simo #61.

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 102,000, Jeff Gordon won the Dodge/Save Mart 350, posting his 74th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #1 Truex Jr. (engine change).

TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 36 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 73.953 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.250 seconds

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Kurt Busch (93.055 mph, 76.987 secs.)

BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Jeff Gordon (Also gets $15,000 bonus for winning race. ++)

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD: Kasey Kahne

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Frank Stoddard (crew chief for Boris Said)

EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Gordon

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jeff Gordon (90.382 mph, Lap 104)

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan Newman

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $80,000 at Daytona International Speedway.++

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Denny Hamlin

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Gordon

U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Terry Labonte (34 places)

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff Gordon (44 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 7 cautions for 12 laps. 2-3 (Car #07, 14, 21, 27 & 42-Accident, Turn 8 [Red Flag-12:01 Lap 2]); 40-41 (Car #18-Spin, Turn 3); 48 (Car #32-Stalled on Track); 60-61 (Car #01-Spin, Turn 11); 98 (Debris); 101-102 (Debris); 106-107 (Car #18, 41, 43 & 88-Accident, Turn 2 [Red Flag-12:40 Lap 105]).

LAP LEADERS: 9 lead changes among 8 drivers. Kurt Busch 1-29, Tony Stewart 30, Boris Said 31, Jimmie Johnson 32, Kevin Harvick 33-37, Ryan Newman 38-48, Jeff Gordon 49-69, Johnson 70, Terry Labonte 71-87, Jeff Gordon 88-110.

++Rollover money awarded at year’s end; amount not included in race winnings.

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins)

1 –Jimmie Johnson 2434 (3)

2 –Matt Kenseth 2333 (2)

3 –Kasey Kahne 2121 (4)

4 –Mark Martin 2113 (0)

5 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2105 (1)

6 –Jeff Burton 2034 (0)

7 –Tony Stewart 2012 (1)

8–Jeff Gordon 1986 (1)

9–Greg Biffle 1967 (1)

10–Kevin Harvick 1945 (1)

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4

Tony Stewart (#20) 2

Elliott Sadler (#38) 2

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR

Car # Pts.

Mike Ford (#11) 3

Greg Zipadelli (#20) 3

Ken Francis (# 9) 3

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Kasey Kahne 4 Denny Hamlin 1

Greg Biffle 2 Jimmie Johnson 1

Kurt Busch 2 Ryan Newman 1

Jeff Burton 1 Scott Riggs 1

Kyle Busch 1 Elliott Sadler 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Greg Biffle (#16) 5

Jeff Gordon (#24) 3

Tony Stewart (#20) 3

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Denny Hamlin 185

Clint Bowyer 154

Reed Sorenson 144

Martin Truex Jr. 138

J.J. Yeley 133

David Stremme 105

Brent Sherman 40

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD

Car # Pts.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 5

Jeff Burton (#31) 4

Kevin Harvick (#29) 3

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Chevrolet 114 8

Dodge 95 5

Ford 95 3

USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Clint Bowyer (#07) 3

Matt Kenseth (#17) 2

Casey Mears (#42) 2

BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 9

Tony Stewart (#20) 9

Jeff Gordon (#24) 5

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Hendrick (#48) 119

Roush Yates (#17) 109

Roush Yates (#16) 105

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 4

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2

Jeff Gordon (#24) 2

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Greg Biffle (#16) 4

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 4

Denny Hamlin (#11) 1

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 4

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3

Matt Kenseth (#17) 2

NEXT EVENT: July 1, 2006 – Pepsi 400, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. (400 Miles) (160 Laps)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (6/26/06)

©2006 NASCAR

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 6/25/06

RACE #16: DODGE/SAVE MART 350 PRINTOUT DATE: 6/26/06

POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON

1 JIMMIE JOHNSON 2434 16 3 7 13 $5413173

2 MATT KENSETH 2333 16 2 9 10 3384649

3 KASEY KAHNE 2121 16 4 6 10 3256942

4 MARK MARTIN 2113 16 0 2 8 2090428

5 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 2105 16 1 5 7 2628073

6 JEFF BURTON 2034 16 0 3 10 2252337

7 TONY STEWART 2012 16 1 7 8 3291486

8 JEFF GORDON 1986 16 1 5 7 2844528

9 GREG BIFFLE 1967 16 1 4 9 2265931

10 KEVIN HARVICK 1945 16 1 5 7 2793183

11 DENNY HAMLIN 1936 16 1 3 6 2143547

12 KYLE BUSCH 1925 16 0 4 7 2156353

13 CARL EDWARDS 1872 16 0 5 8 2207601

14 KURT BUSCH 1780 16 1 3 5 2315564

15 CASEY MEARS 1757 16 0 1 4 2913178

16 JAMIE MCMURRAY 1733 16 0 2 5 2476643

17 RYAN NEWMAN 1730 16 0 2 5 2892337

18 CLINT BOWYER 1665 16 0 1 3 1829032

19 ELLIOTT SADLER 1644 16 0 1 3 2414882

20 BRIAN VICKERS 1619 16 0 2 4 1835266

21 REED SORENSON 1584 16 0 1 3 1658792

22 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 1578 16 0 0 1 1944082

23 DALE JARRETT 1575 16 0 0 2 2157414

24 SCOTT RIGGS 1550 15 0 0 4 1500216

25 BOBBY LABONTE 1512 16 0 1 3 2179500

26 JEFF GREEN 1486 16 0 0 0 1812513

27 J J YELEY 1418 16 0 0 1 2031257

28 JOE NEMECHEK, III 1404 16 0 0 0 1932774

29 ROBBY GORDON 1371 16 0 0 1 1501371

30 KYLE PETTY 1334 16 0 0 1 1802655

31 JEREMY MAYFIELD 1333 16 0 0 0 2001577

32 DAVE BLANEY 1303 16 0 0 0 1568180

33 KEN SCHRADER 1281 16 0 0 1 1958798

34 STERLING MARLIN 1265 16 0 0 1 1527813

35 MICHAEL WALTRIP 1189 16 0 0 0 1619400

36 DAVID STREMME 1070 15 0 0 0 1531191

37 TRAVIS KVAPIL 1069 13 0 0 0 1321272

38 SCOTT WIMMER 965 13 0 0 0 1037483

39 TONY RAINES 883 10 0 0 0 784175

40 TERRY LABONTE 857 10 0 1 1 1032318

41 KEVIN LEPAGE 766 12 0 0 0 1092798

42 BRENT SHERMAN 372 6 0 0 0 637056

43 KENNY WALLACE 341 6 0 0 0 490208

44 PAUL MENARD 267 2 0 0 1 189333

45 STANTON BARRETT 242 5 0 0 0 399693

46 CHAD CHAFFIN 229 4 0 0 0 332118

47 DERRIKE COPE 154 5 0 0 0 369295

48 MIKE WALLACE 149 2 0 0 0 359518

49 HERMIE SADLER, III 148 5 0 0 0 566980

50 BORIS SAID 143 1 0 0 1 89425

51 KIRK SHELMERDINE 143 2 0 0 0 364943

52 MIKE GARVEY 138 4 0 0 0 312210

53 BILL ELLIOTT 111 1 0 0 0 298135

54 BRANDON ASH 88 2 0 0 0 127995

55 SCOTT PRUETT 73 1 0 0 0 89422

56 BILL LESTER 67 2 0 0 0 135360

57 JIMMY SPENCER 67 1 0 0 0 61525

58 DAVID GILLILAND 67 1 0 0 0 68050

59 P J JONES 55 1 0 0 0 67610

60 MIKE SKINNER 52 1 0 0 0 88958

61 RON FELLOWS 52 1 0 0 0 67475

62 CHAD BLOUNT 37 1 0 0 0 84843

63 TOM HUBERT 34 1 0 0 0 67116

64 JOHNNY SAUTER 0 1 0 0 0 85750

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 6/25/06

RACE #16: DODGE/SAVE MART 350 PRINTOUT DATE: 6/26/06

QUALIFYING

POS CAR # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS

1 48 JEFF GORDON 48 2434 16 3 7 13 16

2 17 MARK MARTIN 17 2333 16 2 9 10 16

3 9 RAY EVERNHAM 9 2121 16 4 6 10 16

4 6 JACK ROUSH 6 2113 16 0 2 8 16

5 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 2105 16 1 5 7 16

6 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 2034 16 0 3 10 16

7 20 JOE GIBBS 20 2012 16 1 7 8 16

8 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 1986 16 1 5 7 16

9 16 GEOFF SMITH 16 1967 16 1 4 9 16

10 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 1945 16 1 5 7 16

11 11 J D GIBBS 11 1936 16 1 3 6 16

12 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 1925 16 0 4 7 16

13 99 JACK ROUSH 99 1872 16 0 5 8 16

14 2 ROGER PENSKE 2 1780 16 1 3 5 16

15 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 1757 16 0 1 4 16

16 26 GEORGETTA ROUSH 26 1733 16 0 2 5 16

17 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 1730 16 0 2 5 16

18 07 RICHARD CHILDRESS 07 1665 16 0 1 3 16

19 38 ROBERT YATES 38 1644 16 0 1 3 16

20 25 MARY HENDRICK 25 1619 16 0 2 4 16

21 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 1584 16 0 1 3 16

22 10 JAMES ROCCO 10 1581 15 0 0 4 16

23 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 1578 16 0 0 1 16

24 88 ROBERT YATES 88 1575 16 0 0 2 16

25 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 1512 16 0 1 3 16

26 66 GENE HAAS 66 1486 16 0 0 0 16

27 96 BILL SAUNDERS 96 1481 16 0 1 1 16

28 18 JOE GIBBS 18 1418 16 0 0 1 16

29 01 NELSON BOWERS, II 01 1404 16 0 0 0 16

30 7 ROBBY GORDON 7 1371 16 0 0 1 16

31 45 KYLE PETTY 45 1334 16 0 0 1 16

32 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 1333 16 0 0 0 16

33 22 BILL DAVIS 22 1303 16 0 0 0 16

34 21 GLEN WOOD 21 1281 16 0 0 1 16

35 14 NELSON BOWERS, II 14 1265 16 0 0 1 16

36 32 CALVIN WELLS, III 32 1168 14 0 0 0 16

37 55 DOUG BAWEL 55 1166 15 0 0 0 16

38 40 FELIX SABATES 40 1143 16 0 0 0 16

39 4 LARRY MCCLURE 4 1076 14 0 0 0 16

40 49 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 49 798 11 0 0 0 16

41 61 JEFF STEC 61 768 9 0 0 0 16

42 178 BARNEY VISSER 178 624 7 0 0 0 16

43 34 BRAD JENKINS 34 496 4 0 0 0 16

44 95 STAN BARRETT 95 471 5 0 0 0 15

45 74 RAYNARD MCGLYNN 74 277 6 0 0 0 12

46 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 268 2 0 0 1 3

47 151 JOE AUER 151 266 4 0 0 0 9

48 44 RICK HENDRICK 44 259 4 0 0 0 4

49 00 MICHAEL ANDERSON 00 242 5 0 0 0 10

50 27 KIRK SHELMERDINE 27 184 3 0 0 0 4

51 89 CINDY SHEPHERD 89 158 0 0 0 0 8

52 92 BOB JENKINS 92 152 1 0 0 0 8

53 160 BRIAN SIMO 160 143 1 0 0 1 1

54 37 JOHN CARTER 37 136 0 0 0 0 7

55 109 JAMES FINCH 109 116 1 0 0 0 2

56 102 ED ASH 102 113 2 0 0 0 3

57 136 NELSON BOWERS, II 136 111 1 0 0 0 1

58 72 BRYAN MULLET 72 90 1 0 0 0 3

59 23 GAIL DAVIS 23 89 2 0 0 0 3

60 152 RICK WARE 152 54 0 0 0 0 3

61 50 DON ARNOLD 50 10 0 0 0 0 1

62 113 GREG SACKS 113 10 0 0 0 0 1

63 159 JENNIFER BELMONT 159 7 0 0 0 0 1

64 180 STANTON HOVER 180 1 0 0 0 0 1

65 170 GENE HAAS 170 0 1 0 0 0 1

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