2006 Subway Fresh 500
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Date
April 22, 2006
Location
Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1 miles (1.6 km)
| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 2006 Subway Fresh 500 program cover, with paintings of Greg Biffle and Joe Nemechek | |||
| Date | April 22, 2006 | ||
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km) | ||
| Weather | Hot with temperatures approaching 93.9 °F (34.4 °C); wind speeds up to 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)[3] | ||
| Average speed | 107.063 miles per hour (172.301 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 26.917 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 151 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2006 Subway Fresh 500, the eighth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, was held at Phoenix International Raceway on April 22, 2006. Kyle Busch won the pole.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Make | Speed | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 133.745 | 26.917 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 133.383 | 26.990 | -0.073 |
| 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 133.299 | 27.007 | -0.090 |
| 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 133.205 | 27.026 | -0.109 |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 133.028 | 27.062 | -0.145 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | 132.846 | 27.099 | -0.182 |
| 7 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 132.817 | 27.105 | -0.188 |
| 8 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 132.587 | 27.152 | -0.235 |
| 9 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 132.523 | 27.165 | -0.248 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 132.397 | 27.191 | -0.274 |
| 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 132.363 | 27.198 | -0.281 |
| 12 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 132.163 | 27.239 | -0.322 |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 132.163 | 27.239 | -0.322 |
| 14 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 132.120 | 27.248 | -0.331 |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 132.081 | 27.256 | -0.339 |
| 16 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 132.076 | 27.257 | -0.340 |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 131.955 | 27.282 | -0.365 |
| 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 131.878 | 27.298 | -0.381 |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 131.829 | 27.308 | -0.391 |
| 20 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 131.781 | 27.318 | -0.401 |
| 21 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 131.738 | 27.327 | -0.410 |
| 22 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 131.714 | 27.332 | -0.415 |
| 23 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 131.685 | 27.338 | -0.421 |
| 24 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | 131.675 | 27.340 | -0.423 |
| 25 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 131.608 | 27.354 | -0.437 |
| 26 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 131.483 | 27.380 | -0.463 |
| 27 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 131.368 | 27.404 | -0.487 |
| 28 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 130.942 | 27.493 | -0.576 |
| 29 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | 130.857 | 27.511 | -0.594 |
| 30 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 130.842 | 27.514 | -0.597 |
| 31 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 130.458 | 27.595 | -0.678 |
| 32 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 130.416 | 27.604 | -0.687 |
| 33 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | 130.416 | 27.604 | -0.687 |
| 34 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 130.322 | 27.624 | -0.707 |
| 35 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | 130.114 | 27.668 | -0.751 |
| 36 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | 130.077 | 27.676 | -0.759 |
| 37 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 129.814 | 27.732 | -0.815 |
| 38 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 129.478 | 27.804 | -0.887 |
| 39 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | 129.320 | 27.838 | -0.921 |
| 40 | 02 | Brandon Ash | Dodge | 128.843 | 27.941 | -1.024 |
| 41 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | 128.411 | 28.035 | -1.118 |
| 42 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | 126.613 | 28.433 | -1.516 |
| 43 | 49 | Brent Sherman | Dodge | 128.576 | 27.999 | -1.082 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew | ||||||
| 44 | 34 | Chad Chaffin | Chevrolet | 28.031 | -1.114 | |
| 45 | 51 | Mike Garvey | Chevrolet | 28.083 | -1.166 | |
| 46 | 92 | Chad Blount | Dodge | 28.150 | -1.233 | |
| 47 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | 28.173 | -1.256 | |
| 48 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | 28.233 | -1.316 | |
| 49 | 52 | Steve Portenga | Dodge | 28.336 | -1.419 | |
| WD | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |