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Auto Club Speedway
September 03, 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2-Mile Superspeedway 250 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge | 250 | 190 | 279,214 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Budweiser Chevrolet | 250 | 175 | 206,266 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 250 | 165 | 167,950 | Running | |
| 4 | 24 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot Ford | 250 | 165 | 142,725 | Running | |
| 5 | 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 250 | 160 | 160,061 | Running | |
| 6 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Chevrolet | 250 | 155 | 107,000 | Running | |
| 7 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 250 | 146 | 146,641 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's Chevrolet | 250 | 147 | 114,775 | Running | |
| 9 | 22 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot Chevrolet | 250 | 138 | 149,611 | Running | |
| 10 | 36 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS Ford | 250 | 134 | 140,725 | Running | |
| 11 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 250 | 130 | 141,986 | Running | |
| 12 | 38 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA Ford | 250 | 132 | 110,625 | Running | |
| 13 | 18 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge | 250 | 129 | 133,666 | Running | |
| 14 | 33 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco/Havoline Dodge | 250 | 121 | 129,583 | Running | |
| 15 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | 250 | 118 | 132,686 | Running | |
| 16 | 7 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | 250 | 115 | 120,145 | Running | |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools Dodge | 250 | 112 | 92,900 | Running | |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Chevrolet | 250 | 109 | 118,258 | Running | |
| 20 | 31 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Smirnoff Ice Ford | 250 | 103 | 136,825 | Running | |
| 21 | 34 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Diet Pepsi / Target Dodge | 249 | 105 | 98,175 | Running | |
| 22 | 30 | 66 | Jeff Green | "According to Jim" / Best Buy Chevrolet | 249 | 97 | 113,783 | Running | |
| 23 | 29 | 21 | Ken Schrader | U.S. Air Force Ford | 249 | 94 | 117,289 | Running | |
| 24 | 21 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard / Charter Comm. Ford | 249 | 91 | 105,650 | Running | |
| 25 | 13 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 249 | 88 | 115,070 | Running | |
| 26 | 28 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker Dodge | 249 | 85 | 124,861 | Running | |
| 27 | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 249 | 87 | 135,918 | Running | |
| 28 | 41 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar Dodge | 249 | 79 | 101,718 | Running | |
| 29 | 27 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet | 249 | 76 | 99,108 | Running | |
| 30 | 17 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Lucas Oil / Forward Air Chevrolet | 248 | 73 | 87,400 | Running | |
| 31 | 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Dodge | 248 | 70 | 93,897 | Running | |
| 32 | 20 | 38 | David Gilliland | Pedigree Ford | 248 | 67 | 112,208 | Running | |
| 33 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Sony HDTV Dodge | 248 | 64 | 129,658 | Running | |
| 34 | 43 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy Chevrolet | 248 | 61 | 85,150 | Running | |
| 35 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Schwan's Home Service Dodge | 247 | 58 | 92,150 | Running | |
| 36 | 32 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light Dodge | 247 | 55 | 92,100 | Running | |
| 37 | 42 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV Chevrolet | 247 | 52 | 84,050 | Running | |
| 38 | 39 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | LoansDepot.com Dodge | 247 | 49 | 84,000 | Running | |
| 39 | 40 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 246 | 46 | 83,940 | Running | |
| 40 | 26 | 44 | Terry Labonte | GMAC Chevrolet | 246 | 43 | 83,890 | Running | |
| 41 | 2 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Garnier Fructis Chevrolet | 237 | 40 | 97,340 | Running | |
| 42 | 23 | 00 | Bill Elliott | Burger King Chevrolet | 224 | 37 | 83,785 | Running | |
| 43 | 25 | 7 | Robby Gordon | World Series of Poker Chevrolet | 193 | 34 | 83,201 | Transmission |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 27 Minutes 40 Seconds
Average Speed .:144.462
Margin of Victory .: 3.427 Seconds