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Bristol Motor Speedway
March 26, 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 500 | 185 | 175,858 | Running | |
| 2 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 160,886 | Running | |
| 3 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | USG Sheetrock / DeWalt Ford | 500 | 170 | 166,566 | Running | |
| 4 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot Ford | 500 | 160 | 122,575 | Running | |
| 5 | 30 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker Dodge | 500 | 155 | 138,836 | Running | |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA Ford | 500 | 150 | 105,825 | Running | |
| 7 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Subway / National Guard Ford | 500 | 151 | 105,150 | Running | |
| 8 | 20 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's Chevrolet | 500 | 147 | 102,450 | Running | |
| 9 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel Dodge | 500 | 138 | 129,258 | Running | |
| 10 | 23 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge | 500 | 134 | 125,864 | Running | |
| 11 | 19 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Budweiser Chevrolet | 500 | 130 | 124,516 | Running | |
| 12 | 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot Chevrolet | 500 | 137 | 168,886 | Running | |
| 13 | 13 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's Ford | 500 | 124 | 115,733 | Running | |
| 14 | 33 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Chevrolet | 500 | 121 | 88,000 | Running | |
| 15 | 29 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy Chevrolet | 500 | 118 | 113,458 | Running | |
| 16 | 10 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge | 500 | 115 | 115,866 | Running | |
| 17 | 35 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management Chevrolet | 500 | 112 | 101,783 | Running | |
| 18 | 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Schwan's Home Service Dodge | 500 | 109 | 107,433 | Running | |
| 19 | 40 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | AERO Exhaust Chevrolet | 500 | 106 | 85,050 | Running | |
| 20 | 15 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS Ford | 500 | 103 | 119,675 | Running | |
| 21 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 500 | 105 | 129,336 | Running | |
| 22 | 22 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target Dodge | 499 | 97 | 92,350 | Running | |
| 23 | 32 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar Dodge | 499 | 94 | 96,683 | Running | |
| 24 | 21 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie Ford | 499 | 91 | 111,014 | Running | |
| 25 | 12 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco/Havoline Dodge | 498 | 88 | 118,083 | Running | |
| 26 | 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards / Energizer Chevrolet | 497 | 85 | 83,300 | Running | |
| 27 | 36 | 96 | Terry Labonte | DLP HDTV Chevrolet | 497 | 82 | 80,060 | Running | |
| 28 | 16 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 495 | 79 | 109,255 | Running | |
| 29 | 27 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 495 | 76 | 90,800 | Running | |
| 30 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 487 | 73 | 128,486 | Running | |
| 31 | 39 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | RoadLoans.com Ford | 485 | 75 | 81,150 | Running | |
| 32 | 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Dodge | 481 | 67 | 88,147 | Running | |
| 34 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | 467 | 61 | 104,845 | Running | |
| 35 | 8 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Sharpie Ford | 440 | 58 | 125,275 | Running | |
| 36 | 26 | 40 | David Stremme | Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Dodge | 435 | 55 | 86,400 | Running | |
| 37 | 17 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC Chevrolet | 434 | 52 | 86,350 | Running | |
| 38 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Chevrolet | 430 | 49 | 86,300 | Accident | |
| 39 | 43 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | hairofdog.com Chevrolet | 381 | 46 | 78,240 | Electrical | |
| 40 | 41 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy Chevrolet | 349 | 43 | 78,165 | Accident | |
| 41 | 38 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools Dodge | 344 | 40 | 78,115 | Running | |
| 42 | 31 | 49 | Brent Sherman | Serta Dodge | 302 | 37 | 78,060 | Accident | |
| 43 | 42 | 00 | Hermie Sadler | Aaron's Chevrolet | 96 | 34 | 77,481 | Handling |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 21 Minutes 19 Seconds
Average Speed .:79.427
Margin of Victory .: 0.179 Second