2006 Crown Royal 400
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Date
May 6, 2006
Location
Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
0.75 miles (1.20 km)
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 2006 Crown Royal 400 program cover | |||
| Date | May 6, 2006 | ||
| Location | Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.75 miles (1.20 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 97.061 miles per hour (156.205 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Racing | ||
| Time | 21.194 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 272 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2006 Crown Royal 400, NASCAR's tenth race of the 2006 season was held at Richmond International Raceway on May 6, 2006. Greg Biffle won the pole. This was the second impound race of the 2006 season and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s final win driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Earnhardt Jr. went win-less in 2007 before joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2008.