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Auto Club Speedway
February 26, 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2-Mile Superspeedway 251 Laps/502 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools Ford | 251 | 185 | 334,991 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 251 | 170 | 247,536 | Running | |
| 3 | 22 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot Ford | 251 | 165 | 177,350 | Running | |
| 4 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge | 251 | 165 | 166,239 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | 251 | 155 | 148,970 | Running | |
| 6 | 25 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 251 | 150 | 151,375 | Running | |
| 7 | 20 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco/Havoline Dodge | 251 | 146 | 140,858 | Running | |
| 9 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA Ford | 251 | 143 | 114,800 | Running | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's Chevrolet | 251 | 134 | 115,225 | Running | |
| 11 | 18 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Budweiser Chevrolet | 251 | 135 | 132,366 | Running | |
| 12 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Kinko's Chevrolet | 251 | 127 | 94,575 | Running | |
| 13 | 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Hot Hues Chevrolet | 251 | 129 | 138,661 | Running | |
| 14 | 32 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 251 | 121 | 100,425 | Running | |
| 15 | 23 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Chevrolet | 251 | 118 | 118,383 | Running | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 251 | 120 | 132,158 | Running | |
| 17 | 19 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS Ford | 251 | 112 | 122,950 | Running | |
| 18 | 28 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC Chevrolet | 250 | 109 | 97,525 | Running | |
| 19 | 14 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools Dodge | 250 | 106 | 88,925 | Running | |
| 20 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Mobil 1 Dodge | 250 | 103 | 130,683 | Running | |
| 21 | 29 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Energizer e2 Lithium Dodge | 250 | 100 | 97,875 | Running | |
| 22 | 21 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge | 250 | 97 | 116,916 | Running | |
| 23 | 16 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Pedigree Ford | 250 | 94 | 115,083 | Running | |
| 24 | 26 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy Chevrolet | 250 | 91 | 109,658 | Running | |
| 25 | 39 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo Financial Dodge | 250 | 88 | 107,333 | Running | |
| 26 | 34 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Chevrolet | 249 | 85 | 84,075 | Running | |
| 27 | 8 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 249 | 82 | 109,820 | Running | |
| 28 | 41 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie Ford | 249 | 79 | 109,589 | Running | |
| 29 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Icebreakers Ice Cubes Chevrolet | 249 | 76 | 116,611 | Running | |
| 30 | 24 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar Dodge | 249 | 73 | 91,583 | Running | |
| 31 | 27 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker Dodge | 249 | 70 | 116,186 | Running | |
| 32 | 17 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Centrix Auto Finance Chevrolet | 249 | 67 | 88,592 | Running | |
| 33 | 40 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light Dodge | 248 | 64 | 87,775 | Running | |
| 34 | 43 | 96 | Terry Labonte | DLP HDTV / Tweeter Chevrolet | 248 | 61 | 78,625 | Running | |
| 35 | 37 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | RoadLoans.com Ford | 248 | 58 | 78,425 | Running | |
| 36 | 33 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Dodge | 247 | 55 | 78,275 | Running | |
| 37 | 42 | 49 | Brent Sherman | Serta Dodge | 247 | 52 | 78,050 | Running | |
| 38 | 35 | 51 | Mike Garvey | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Chevrolet | 247 | 49 | 77,800 | Running | |
| 39 | 38 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | AERO Exhaust Chevrolet | 246 | 46 | 77,680 | Engine | |
| 40 | 30 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | hairofdog.com Chevrolet | 242 | 43 | 77,525 | Running | |
| 41 | 36 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 237 | 40 | 77,400 | Engine | |
| 42 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jackson Hewitt / National Guard Ford | 229 | 47 | 118,205 | Engine | |
| 43 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot Chevrolet | 214 | 39 | 131,453 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 23 Minutes 43 Seconds
Average Speed .:147.852
Margin of Victory .: 0.338 Second