NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE NO. 18

Source: NASCAR Public Relations
Date: 07/10/2006

CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY

Joliet, Ill. – July 9, 2006

1.5-Mile Oval

400 M – 267 L – Purse: $5,934,007

Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 13 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 270 185 * 5 $327,761 Running

2 1 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 270 175 * 5 250,220 Running

3 23 5 Kyle Busch CARQUEST Chevrolet 270 170 * 5 178,075 Running

4 4 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 270 165 * 5 184,586 Running

5 25 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 270 160 * 5 164,591 Running

6 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 270 150 154,286 Running

7 18 41 # Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 270 151 * 5 116,525 Running

8 19 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 270 142 138,958 Running

9 38 07 # Clint Bowyer Jack Daniels Chevrolet 270 138 114,425 Running

10 10 18 # J.J. Yeley VESIcare/GSK Chevrolet 270 134 138,475 Running

11 27 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Subway Ford 270 130 113,000 Running

12 6 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Most Popular Driver Dodge 270 132 * 5 132,136 Running

13 2 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 270 124 101,350 Running

14 7 11 # Denny Hamlin FedEx Kinko’s Chevrolet 270 121 91,525 Running

15 14 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 270 118 91,325 Running

16 29 1 # Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 270 115 116,283 Running

17 15 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 270 112 106,233 Running

18 9 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 270 114 * 5 103,325 Running

19 30 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Chevrolet 270 106 88,125 Running

20 21 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 270 103 106,725 Running

21 20 40 # David Stremme Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge 270 100 108,983 Running

22 8 17 Matt Kenseth USG/DeWalt Ford 270 107 * 10 139,666 Running

23 3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 270 94 120,489 Running

24 16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 270 91 114,916 Running

25 11 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 270 88 118,783 Running

26 31 14 Sterling Marlin Waste Management Chevrolet 269 85 95,158 Running

27 22 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 269 82 100,447 Running

28 33 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 269 79 89,800 Running

29 32 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 269 76 107,008 Running

30 36 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 269 73 79,350 Running

31 41 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 269 70 110,725 Running

32 34 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 269 72 * 5 132,386 Running

33 17 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 268 64 105,545 Running

34 28 4 Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust Chevrolet 268 61 78,050 Running

35 24 00 Bill Elliott Burger King Chevrolet 268 58 77,850 Running

36 12 12 Ryan Newman Mobil 1/Alltel Dodge 268 55 123,058 Running

37 43 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 268 52 77,425 Running

38 37 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 268 49 77,225 Running

39 42 26 Jamie McMurray Lenox Industrial Tools Ford 268 46 123,850 Running

40 39 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 267 43 76,805 Running

41 35 06 Todd Kluever Post-it/3M Ford 267 40 76,605 Running

42 40 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Ford 266 37 103,644 Running

43 26 44 Terry Labonte Kellogg’s Chevrolet 167 34 76,551 Engine

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

Failed to qualify: (7) Paul Menard #15; Kevin Lepage #49; Chad Blount #61; Brent Sherman #04; Mike Garvey #51; Derrike Cope #74; Carl Long #34.

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 80,000, Jeff Gordon won the USG Sheetrock 400, posting his 75th 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: #00 Elliott (engine change).

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 3 minutes, 59 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 132.077 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .461 second

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Jeff Burton (181.647 mph, 29.728 secs.)

BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No winner of bonus for winning the race; rolls over to $10,000 at New Hampshire.++)

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Kevin Harvick

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD: Jeff Burton

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Scott Miller (crew chief for Jeff Burton)

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

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Matt Kenseth (174.791 mph, Lap 239)

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jeff Burton

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $100,000 at New Hampshire Int’l Speedway.++

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Reed Sorenson

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Gordon

U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Clint Bowyer (29 places)

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Matt Kenseth (112 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 34 laps. 69-72 (Debris); 140-145 (Debris); 172-175 (Oil on track); 200-204 (Car #96-Spin, Backstretch); 217-220 (Car #38-Spin, Backstretch); 229-232 (Car #55-Accident, Turn 2); 235-237 (Car #42-Accident, Turn 2); 265-268 (Car #17-Spin, Turn 2).

LAP LEADERS: 18 lead changes among 10 drivers. Jeff Burton 1-59, Kyle Busch 60-61, Jeff Gordon 62-69, Kevin Harvick 70-108, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 109-124, J. Gordon 125-128, Burton 129, Matt Kenseth 130, Tony Stewart 131, Earnhardt 132-142, Reed Sorenson 143-148, Kenseth 149-171, Harvick 172, Mark Martin 173, Kenseth 174-199, J. Gordon 200, Bobby Labonte 201, Kenseth 202-263, J. Gordon 264-270.

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

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins)

1 –Jimmie Johnson 2651 (3)

2 –Matt Kenseth 2600 (2)

3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2394 (1)

4 –Jeff Burton 2327 (0)

5 –Kasey Kahne 2303 (4)

6 –Mark Martin 2291 (0)

7 –Tony Stewart 2274 (2)

8 –Kyle Busch 2265 (0)

9–Kevin Harvick 2253 (1)

10–Jeff Gordon 2219 (2)

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4

Tony Stewart (#20) 3

Kevin Harvick (#29) 2

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR

Car # Pts.

Greg Zipadelli (#20) 4

Mike Ford (#11) 3

Ken Francis (# 9) 3

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Kasey Kahne 4 Jimmie Johnson 1

Greg Biffle 2 Ryan Newman 1

Jeff Burton 2 Scott Riggs 1

Kurt Busch 2 Elliott Sadler 1

Kyle Busch 1 Boris Said 1

Denny Hamlin 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Greg Biffle (#16) 5

Tony Stewart (#20) 4

Jeff Gordon (#24) 3

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Denny Hamlin 202

Clint Bowyer 178

Reed Sorenson 166

Martin Truex Jr. 153

J.J. Yeley 149

David Stremme 121

Brent Sherman 41

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jeff Burton (#31) 5

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 5

Kurt Busch (# 2) 3

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Chevrolet 132 10

Dodge 107 5

Ford 103 3

USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Clint Bowyer (#07) 4

Casey Mears (#42) 3

Matt Kenseth (#17) 2

BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#20) 12

Matt Kenseth (#17) 9

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 7

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Hendrick (#48) 129

Roush Yates (#17) 114

Roush Yates (#16) 110

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 5

Tony Stewart (#20) 2

Jeff Gordon (#24) 2

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Greg Biffle (#16) 4

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 4

Tony Stewart (#20) 2

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 4

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3

Jeff Gordon (#24) 2

NEXT EVENT: July 16, 2006 – LENOX Industrial Tools 300, New Hampshire Int’l Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (317 Miles) (300 Laps)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (7/10/06)

©2006 NASCAR

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 7/9/06

RACE #18: USG SHEETROCK 400 PRINTOUT DATE: 7/10/06

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

1 JIMMIE JOHNSON 2651 18 3 7 14 $5697845

2 MATT KENSETH 2600 18 2 10 11 3689706

3 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 2394 18 1 6 8 2927380

4 JEFF BURTON 2327 18 0 4 11 2625477

5 KASEY KAHNE 2303 18 4 6 10 3499120

6 MARK MARTIN 2291 18 0 2 8 2294428

7 TONY STEWART 2274 18 2 8 9 3793458

8 KYLE BUSCH 2265 18 0 6 9 2544953

9 KEVIN HARVICK 2253 18 1 6 9 3118155

10 JEFF GORDON 2219 18 2 6 8 3301325

11 GREG BIFFLE 2172 18 1 4 9 2481106

12 DENNY HAMLIN 2169 18 1 3 6 2328772

13 KURT BUSCH 2087 18 1 4 7 2650755

14 CARL EDWARDS 2026 18 0 5 8 2414976

15 CASEY MEARS 1991 18 0 1 5 3182794

16 CLINT BOWYER 1937 18 0 1 5 2058332

17 JAMIE MCMURRAY 1921 18 0 2 6 2748968

18 RYAN NEWMAN 1915 18 0 2 5 3155478

19 ELLIOTT SADLER 1870 18 0 1 4 2665973

20 BRIAN VICKERS 1857 18 0 2 4 2037491

21 REED SORENSON 1801 18 0 1 4 1864917

22 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 1774 18 0 0 1 2150690

23 SCOTT RIGGS 1771 17 0 0 4 1684966

24 DALE JARRETT 1747 18 0 0 2 2389839

25 BOBBY LABONTE 1681 18 0 1 3 2429047

26 JEFF GREEN 1653 18 0 0 0 2022343

27 J J YELEY 1609 18 0 0 2 2285432

28 ROBBY GORDON 1603 18 0 0 1 1686971

29 JOE NEMECHEK, III 1574 18 0 0 0 2156689

30 DAVE BLANEY 1497 18 0 0 0 1772246

31 KYLE PETTY 1492 18 0 0 1 1995052

32 JEREMY MAYFIELD 1479 18 0 0 0 2227784

33 KEN SCHRADER 1445 18 0 0 1 2187906

34 STERLING MARLIN 1441 18 0 0 1 1727354

35 MICHAEL WALTRIP 1311 18 0 0 0 1779725

36 DAVID STREMME 1290 17 0 0 0 1761832

37 TRAVIS KVAPIL 1194 15 0 0 0 1481347

38 TONY RAINES 1026 12 0 0 0 951880

39 SCOTT WIMMER 1026 14 0 0 0 1115533

40 TERRY LABONTE 891 11 0 1 1 1108869

41 KEVIN LEPAGE 766 12 0 0 0 1092798

42 KENNY WALLACE 390 7 0 0 0 567433

43 BRENT SHERMAN 372 6 0 0 0 637056

44 BORIS SAID 308 2 0 1 2 233325

45 CHAD CHAFFIN 287 5 0 0 0 413568

46 PAUL MENARD 267 2 0 0 1 189333

47 MIKE WALLACE 243 3 0 0 0 446218

48 STANTON BARRETT 242 5 0 0 0 399693

49 HERMIE SADLER, III 188 6 0 0 0 647555

50 KIRK SHELMERDINE 177 3 0 0 0 445624

51 BILL ELLIOTT 169 2 0 0 0 375985

52 DERRIKE COPE 154 5 0 0 0 369295

53 MIKE GARVEY 138 4 0 0 0 312210

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 TODD KLUEVER 40 1 0 0 0 76605

63 CHAD BLOUNT 37 1 0 0 0 84843

64 TOM HUBERT 34 1 0 0 0 67116

65 JOHNNY SAUTER 0 1 0 0 0 85750

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 7/9/06

RACE #18: USG SHEETROCK 400 PRINTOUT DATE: 7/10/06

QUALIFYING

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

1 48 JEFF GORDON 48 2651 18 3 7 14 18

2 17 MARK MARTIN 17 2600 18 2 10 11 18

3 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 2394 18 1 6 8 18

4 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 2327 18 0 4 11 18

5 9 RAY EVERNHAM 9 2303 18 4 6 10 18

6 6 JACK ROUSH 6 2291 18 0 2 8 18

7 20 JOE GIBBS 20 2274 18 2 8 9 18

8 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 2265 18 0 6 9 18

9 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 2253 18 1 6 9 18

10 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 2219 18 2 6 8 18

11 16 GEOFF SMITH 16 2172 18 1 4 9 18

12 11 J D GIBBS 11 2169 18 1 3 6 18

13 2 ROGER PENSKE 2 2087 18 1 4 7 18

14 99 JACK ROUSH 99 2026 18 0 5 8 18

15 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 1991 18 0 1 5 18

16 07 RICHARD CHILDRESS 07 1937 18 0 1 5 18

17 26 GEORGETTA ROUSH 26 1921 18 0 2 6 18

18 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 1915 18 0 2 5 18

19 38 ROBERT YATES 38 1870 18 0 1 4 18

20 25 MARY HENDRICK 25 1857 18 0 2 4 18

21 10 JAMES ROCCO 10 1802 17 0 0 4 18

22 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 1801 18 0 1 4 18

23 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 1774 18 0 0 1 18

24 88 ROBERT YATES 88 1747 18 0 0 2 18

25 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 1681 18 0 1 3 18

26 66 GENE HAAS 66 1653 18 0 0 0 18

27 96 BILL SAUNDERS 96 1624 18 0 1 1 18

28 18 JOE GIBBS 18 1609 18 0 0 2 18

29 7 ROBBY GORDON 7 1603 18 0 0 1 18

30 01 NELSON BOWERS, II 01 1574 18 0 0 0 18

31 22 BILL DAVIS 22 1497 18 0 0 0 18

32 45 KYLE PETTY 45 1492 18 0 0 1 18

33 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 1479 18 0 0 0 18

34 21 GLEN WOOD 21 1445 18 0 0 1 18

35 14 NELSON BOWERS, II 14 1441 18 0 0 1 18

36 40 FELIX SABATES 40 1363 18 0 0 0 18

37 32 CALVIN WELLS, III 32 1293 16 0 0 0 18

38 55 DOUG BAWEL 55 1288 17 0 0 0 18

39 4 LARRY MCCLURE 4 1168 15 0 0 0 18

40 49 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 49 854 11 0 0 0 18

41 61 JEFF STEC 61 851 10 0 0 0 18

42 178 BARNEY VISSER 178 698 8 0 0 0 18

43 34 BRAD JENKINS 34 531 4 0 0 0 18

44 95 STAN BARRETT 95 471 5 0 0 0 15

45 160 MARK SIMO 160 308 2 0 1 2 2

46 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 299 2 0 0 1 4

47 44 RICK HENDRICK 44 293 5 0 0 0 5

48 74 RAYNARD MCGLYNN 74 293 6 0 0 0 13

49 151 JOE AUER 151 285 4 0 0 0 10

50 00 MICHAEL ANDERSON 00 282 6 0 0 0 11

51 27 KIRK SHELMERDINE 27 218 4 0 0 0 5

52 109 JAMES FINCH 109 210 2 0 0 0 3

53 89 CINDY SHEPHERD 89 158 0 0 0 0 8

54 92 BOB JENKINS 92 152 1 0 0 0 8

55 37 JOHN CARTER 37 136 0 0 0 0 7

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 72 109 1 0 0 0 4

59 23 GAIL DAVIS 23 89 2 0 0 0 3

60 100 MICHAEL WALTRIP 100 58 1 0 0 0 1

61 152 RICK WARE 152 54 0 0 0 0 3

62 06 JACK ROUSH 06 40 1 0 0 0 1

63 204 BRENT SHERMAN 204 22 0 0 0 0 1

64 50 DON ARNOLD 50 10 0 0 0 0 1

65 113 GREG SACKS 113 10 0 0 0 0 1

66 159 JENNIFER BELMONT 159 7 0 0 0 0 1

67 180 STANTON HOVER 180 1 0 0 0 0 1

68 170 GENE HAAS 170 0 1 0 0 0 1

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