2006 Golden Corral 500

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2006 Golden Corral 500
Race details [1]
Race 4 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
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2006 Golden Corral 500 program cover
Date March 20, 2006 (2006-March-20)
Official name Golden Corral 500
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)
Weather Cold with temperatures approaching 59 °F (15 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) [2]
Average speed 144.098 miles per hour (231.903 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Evernham Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Greg Biffle Roush Racing
Laps 128
Winner
No. 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 Golden Corral 500 was the fourth race in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season which took place on March 20, 2006, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Rain showers forced the green flag to be moved back to Monday. Television coverage moved to cable's FX channel for the race (with some exceptions).

Contents

Race recap

Kasey Kahne sat on the pole with a speed of 192.553 mph, edging Ryan Newman by .002 seconds. Bill Lester qualified 19th in the #23 Dodge Charger, becoming the first African-American to start a NASCAR Nextel Cup race since 1986. He finished 38th, six laps down.

For the first time during the season there were no extra laps at the end of the race. Last year's Atlanta winner, Carl Edwards eliminated himself from contention early. He damaged the front end of the 99 car after hitting Dave Blaney on pit road on lap 45 during a caution to address the stopped car of Kyle Busch. Bobby Labonte ran in the top 10 for the first 50 laps before his engine failed on lap 55. Another scary incident took place on pit road during the sixth caution of the day (laps 189–197), when Reed Sorenson hit John Slusher, catch can man for Robby Gordon's crew, as he pulled out of his pit stall. Slusher was attached to a backboard but treated at the infield care center.

Several rookies had good days at Atlanta. Paul Menard and Reed Sorenson finished in the top ten, and Denny Hamlin led 16 laps. He was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop because of a loose condition, and finished 31st.

On the track, the 9 car was near the front all day. Kahne took the lead from Greg Biffle with 79 laps to go. Despite a challenge from Mark Martin, Kahne was not seriously challenged down the stretch and visited victory lane for the second time in his career. Kahne was the first driver to win from the pole since Matt Kenseth in the 2005 Sharpie 500.

Qualifying

Pos [3] [4] Car #DriverMakePrimary SponsorSpeedTimeBehind
19Kasey KahneDodgeDodge Dealers / UAW192.55328.7920.000
212Ryan NewmanDodgeAlltel192.54028.794-0.002
331Jeff BurtonChevroletCingular Wireless191.97328.879-0.087
443Bobby LabonteDodgeCheerios / Betty Crocker191.91428.888-0.096
518J. J. YeleyChevroletHusqvarna191.85428.897-0.105
629Kevin HarvickChevroletGM Goodwrench191.79428.906-0.114
711Denny HamlinChevroletFedEx Ground191.69528.921-0.129
816Greg BiffleFordSubway / National Guard191.49628.951-0.159
92Kurt BuschDodgeMiller Lite191.35728.972-0.180
1042Casey MearsDodgeTexaco / Havoline191.24528.989-0.197
116Mark MartinFordAAA190.96829.031-0.239
1224Jeff GordonChevroletDuPont190.96229.032-0.240
131Joe NemechekChevroletU.S. Army190.92229.038-0.246
1448Jimmie JohnsonChevroletLowe's190.81729.054-0.262
1541Reed SorensonDodgeFujifilm190.80429.056-0.264
1607Clint BowyerChevroletJack Daniel's190.76529.062-0.270
175Kyle BuschChevroletKellogg's190.63329.082-0.290
1899Carl EdwardsFordOffice Depot190.56829.092-0.300
1923Bill LesterDodgeWaste Management190.50229.102-0.310
2019Jeremy MayfieldDodgeDodge Dealers / UAW189.92829.190-0.398
2120Tony StewartChevroletThe Home Depot189.89529.195-0.403
2215Paul MenardChevroletMenards / Pittsburgh Paints189.78529.212-0.420
2361Kevin LepageFordAmp Energy Drink189.72029.222-0.430
2455Michael WaltripDodgeNAPA Auto Parts189.64929.233-0.441
2521Ken SchraderFordLittle Debbie189.44129.265-0.473
268Dale Earnhardt JrChevroletBudweiser189.39629.272-0.480
2717Matt KensethFordDEWALT Power Tools189.35729.278-0.486
2838Elliott SadlerFordCombos189.28629.289-0.497
2910Scott RiggsDodgeValvoline / Stanley Tools189.13129.313-0.521
3022Dave BlaneyDodgeCaterpillar189.09229.319-0.527
3188Dale JarrettFordUPS188.55229.403-0.611
3245Kyle PettyDodgeNational Tire & Battery188.39829.427-0.635
3314Sterling MarlinChevroletWaste Management188.39829.427-0.635
3426Jamie McMurrayFordIRWIN Industrial Tools188.34129.436-0.644
351Martin Truex JrChevroletBass Pro Shops / Tracker188.26429.448-0.656
367Robby GordonChevroletHarrah's188.16229.464-0.672
3725Brian VickersChevroletGMAC188.04129.483-0.691
3840David StremmeDodgeCoors Light187.97029.494-0.702
3966Jeff GreenChevroletBest Buy187.84329.514-0.722
4049Brent ShermanDodgeSerta187.61429.550-0.758
4100Hermie SadlerFordAaron's187.30429.599-0.807
424Scott WimmerChevroletAERO Exhaust187.13929.625-0.833
4396Terry LabonteChevrolet29.902
Failed to qualify
4451Mike GarveyChevroletMarathon Oil29.651
4595Stanton BarrettChevrolethairofdog.com29.862
4634Chad ChaffinChevroletOak Glove Co.29.895
4774Derrick CopeDodgeMyGuardian91129.898
4878Kenny WallaceChevroletFurniture Row29.899
4932Travis KvapilChevroletTide29.980
5037Mike SkinnerDodgeR&J Racing30.039
5113Greg SacksFordWho's Your Daddy30.110
5292Chad BlountChevroletFront Row Motorsports30.919

Race results

FinStDriverCar #MakePointsBonusLapsWinnings
11 Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 1855325$197,664
211 Mark Martin 6 Ford 170325$127,800
326 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8 Chevrolet 165325$138,841
412 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 1655325$137,236
521 Tony Stewart 20 Chevrolet 1605325$154,961
614 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 150325$121,761
722 Paul Menard 15 Chevrolet 146325$78,625
832 Kyle Petty 45 Dodge 142325$108,133
931 Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 138325$109,850
1015 Reed Sorenson *41 Dodge 134325$89,225
1129 Scott Riggs 10 Dodge 130325$74,650
1217 Kyle Busch 5 Chevrolet 127325$88,025
1327 Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 124325$118,616
1434 Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 121325$108,350
155 J. J. Yeley *18 Chevrolet 118325$109,050
168 Greg Biffle 16 Ford 12510325$104,175
1713 Joe Nemechek 1 Chevrolet 112325$99,020
182 Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 1145325$115,033
1935 Martin Truex Jr. *1 Chevrolet 106324$92,608
2024 Michael Waltrip 55 Dodge 1085324$85,158
2110 Casey Mears 42 Dodge 100324$105,908
2243 Terry Labonte 96 Chevrolet 1025324$67,850
2337 Brian Vickers 25 Chevrolet 94324$80,200
2425 Ken Schrader 21 Ford 91324$98,164
253 Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 935324$97,870
2639 Jeff Green 66 Chevrolet 85324$90,033
2716 Clint Bowyer *07 Chevrolet 82324$78,060
2836 Robby Gordon 7 Chevrolet 79324$69,810
2928 Elliott Sadler 38 Ford 76324$97,433
3042 Scott Wimmer 4 Chevrolet 73323$69,900
317 Denny Hamlin *11 Chevrolet 755323$70,125
3230 Dave Blaney 22 Dodge 67323$75,797
3338 David Stremme *40 Dodge 64322$75,125
3433 Sterling Marlin 14 Chevrolet 61322$66,130
3523 Kevin Lepage 61 Ford 635322$66,190
3640 Brent Sherman *49 Dodge 55322$66,055
379 Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 575321$99,153
3819 Bill Lester 23 Dodge PE319$65,985
396 Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 46313$102,876
4018 Carl Edwards 99 Ford 43313$85,700
4120 Jeremy Mayfield 19 Dodge 40235$95,846
4241 Hermie Sadler 0 Ford 37166$65,815
434 Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 39556$103,725

Failed to qualify: Mike Garvey (#51), Stanton Barrett (#95), Chad Chaffin (#34), Derrike Cope (#74), Kenny Wallace (#78), Travis Kvapil (#32), Mike Skinner (#37), Greg Sacks (#13), Chad Blount (#92)

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References

  1. Official results at NASCAR.com
  2. Weather information at the Old Farmer's Almanac
  3. "Qualifying times: Golden Corral 500". Crash. 2006-03-18. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  4. "Golden Corral 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR 2006". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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