2006 Pennsylvania 500
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Date
July 23, 2006
Official name
Pennsylvania 500
Location
Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course
Permanent racing facility
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 20 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 2006 Pennsylvania 500 program cover | |||
| Date | July 23, 2006 | ||
| Official name | Pennsylvania 500 | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 132.626 miles per hour (213.441 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 52.995 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 151 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons | ||
The 2006 Pennsylvania 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that was held on July 23, 2006, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0-kilometre) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, taking his second victory of the season – and second at Pocono Raceway, having won the Pocono 500 the previous month.
| ST[2] | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | SPD Q | Time | BHND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Kinkos | 169.827 | 52.995 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 169.418 | 53.123 | 00.128 |
| 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 169.345 | 53.146 | 00.151 |
| 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 169.310 | 53.157 | 00.162 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 169.265 | 53.171 | 00.176 |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 168.970 | 53.264 | 00.269 |
| 7 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 168.833 | 53.307 | 00.312 |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Carquest | 168.656 | 53.363 | 00.368 |
| 9 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Vavoline | 168.580 | 53.387 | 00.392 |
| 10 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 168.297 | 53.477 | 00.482 |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt | 168.284 | 53.481 | 00.486 |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 168.218 | 53.502 | 00.507 |
| 13 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 168.001 | 53.571 | 00.576 |
| 14 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniels | 167.992 | 53.574 | 00.579 |
| 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 167.876 | 53.611 | 00.616 |
| 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 167.754 | 53.650 | 00.655 |
| 17 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops | 167.645 | 53.685 | 00.690 |
| 18 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 167.592 | 53.702 | 00.707 |
| 19 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 167.386 | 53.768 | 00.773 |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 167.352 | 53.779 | 00.784 |
| 21 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 167.106 | 53.858 | 00.863 |
| 22 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 167.072 | 53.869 | 00.874 |
| 23 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 166.895 | 53.926 | 00.931 |
| 24 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 166.880 | 53.931 | 00.936 |
| 25 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Combo's | 166.756 | 53.971 | 00.976 |
| 26 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 166.682 | 53.995 | 01.000 |
| 27 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios | 166.664 | 54.001 | 01.006 |
| 28 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Roya, | 166.562 | 54.034 | 01.039 |
| 29 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards/Mapei | 166.553 | 54.037 | 01.042 |
| 30 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 166.236 | 54.140 | 01.145 |
| 31 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 166.171 | 54.161 | 01.166 |
| 32 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | 166.076 | 54.192 | 01.197 |
| 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | 165.997 | 54.218 | 01.223 |
| 34 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | LoansDepot.com | 165.981 | 54.223 | 01.228 |
| 35 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | 165.941 | 54.236 | 01.241 |
| 36 | 90 | Stephen Leicht | Ford | Citi Financial | 165.932 | 54.239 | 01.244 |
| 37 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 165.902 | 54.249 | 01.254 |
| 38 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 165.432 | 54.403 | 01.408 |
| 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 165.271 | 54.456 | 01.461 |
| 40 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide | 165.077 | 54.520 | 01.525 |
| 41 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 164.483 | 54.717 | 01.722 |
| 42 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Lone Star Steakhouse | 164.180 | 54.818 | 01.823 |
| 43 | 78 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 164.165 | 54.823 | 01.828 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew | |||||||
| 44 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Sundance Vacations / Fendler & Assoc. | 54.988 | ||
| 45 | 52 | Stanton Barrett | Dodge | Pro30.com / Interush | 55.332 | ||
| 46 | 34 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Co. | 55.879 | ||
| 47 | 61 | Chad Chaffin | Dodge | Hilton Garden Inn | 54.264 | ||
| WD | 04 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| WD | 64 | Damon Lusk | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |