2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500
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Date
April 9, 2006
Location
Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1.5 miles (2.4 km)
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 program cover | |||
| Date | April 9, 2006 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures approaching 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 137.943 miles per hour (221.998 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Evernham Motorsports | ||
| Time | 28.374 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs | |
| Laps | 99 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500, the seventh race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, was held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2006. Kasey Kahne became the first driver to win at Texas from the pole.
