2006 Daytona 500

Race 1 of 36

Daytona
203 laps
Time of race: 3:33:26
Average speed of winner: 142.667 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 32 among 18 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 39 laps
Fastest lap: Jeff Burton
Lap leaders: Burton 1-18, E. Sadler 19-23, J. Gordon 24, Kenseth 25-26, Earnhardt, Jr. 27, Stewart 28-47, McMurray 48, Newman 49-57, Kenseth 58-80, Ku. Busch 81, Kvapil 82, Kenseth 83-84, Harvick 85, Earnhardt, Jr. 86-90, Kenseth 91, Earnhardt, Jr. 92-103, Martin 104-107, Johnson 108, Earnhardt, Jr. 109-112, Biffle 113, Earnhardt, Jr. 114-115, Ky. Busch 116-120, Johnson 121-125, Elliott 126, Martin 127-141, Earnhardt, Jr. 142-143, Vickers 144-155, Johnson 156, Lepage 157, Earnhardt, Jr. 158-163, Newman 164-177, Vickers 178-186, Johnson 187-203

Race notes: Debut for Brent Sherman.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2 (Start), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 (Kenseth crash), Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19 (Finish), Part 20 (Post-race), Part 21 (Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Grubb		203	4	24	running	1505124	185
2	14	Casey Mears	42	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	186.127	203	0	0	running	1095766	170
3	18	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	185.774	203	2	23	running	796116	170
4	3	Elliott Sadler	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Baldwin	188.810	203	1	5	running	684076	165
5	15	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	187.196	203	1	20	running	537944	160
6	37	Clint Bowyer	07	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	187.786	203	0	0	running	411683	150
7	35	Brian Vickers	25	GMAC	Chevrolet	Hendrick	McGrew	187.239	203	2	21	running	347583	151
8	7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Jr.	185.124	203	7	32	running	377694	152
9	23	Ken Schrader	21	Little Debbie/Motorcraft/USAF	Ford	Wood Brothers	Hyder	186.043	203	0	0	running	328897	138
10	25	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Labbe	188.849	203	0	0	running	326983	134
11	27	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	186.691	203	0	0	running	307347	130
12	10	Mark Martin	6	AAA	Ford	Roush	Tryson	186.736	203	2	19	running	292383	132
13	20	Robby Gordon	7	Jim Beam	Chevrolet	Robby Gordon	Erwin	186.850	203	0	0	running	269558	124
14	28	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	187.406	203	1	1	running	302244	126
15	11	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser		203	4	28	running	302549	123
16	19	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Chevrolet	DEI	Manion	185.242	203	0	0	running	297816	115
17	43	Terry Labonte	96	DLP HDTV	Chevrolet	Hall of Fame	Lopez	185.361	203	0	0	running	268558	87
18	30	Michael Waltrip	55	NAPA	Dodge	Bill Davis	Derrick Finley	183.411	203	0	0	running	274241	109
19	33	Bill Elliott	36	Ginn Clubs & Resorts	Chevrolet	MB2	Stoddard	187.715	203	1	1	running	257758	111
20	42	Kirk Shelmerdine	27	Apex Electric	Chevrolet	Shelmerdine	Phil Harris	187.025	203	0	0	running	272008	103
21	29	Brent Sherman	49	Serta	Dodge	BAM	Otto	182.142	203	0	0	running	274766	100
22	34	Dave Blaney	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Hamlin	184.566	203	0	0	running	271241	97
23	4	Kyle Busch	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	187.570	203	1	5	running	281833	99
24	24	Mike Wallace	09	Miccosukee Resort	Dodge	Finch	Reno	182.953	203	0	0	running	266533	91
25	31	Kevin Lepage	61	AMP Energy Drink	Ford	Peak Fitness	Greg Connor	186.097	203	1	1	running	254683	93
26	2	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Letarte	188.877	203	1	1	running	334879	90
27	40	Travis Kvapil	32	Tide	Chevrolet	PPI	Ince	187.106	203	1	1	running	265455	87
28	32	David Stremme	40	Lone Star Steakhouse	Dodge	Ganassi	Vandermoss	184.543	203	0	0	running	263358	79
29	22	Reed Sorenson	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	186.289	203	0	0	running	262908	76
30	17	Denny Hamlin	11	FedEx Express	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Ford	187.488	203	0	0	running	254833	73
31	16	Greg Biffle	16	National Guard	Ford	Roush	Richert	186.672	203	1	1	running	258758	75
32	1	Jeff Burton	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Scott Miller	189.151	202	1	18	running	302603	72
33	38	Joe Nemechek	01	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	187.402	200	0	0	running	279453	64
34	39	Sterling Marlin	14	Waste Management	Chevrolet	MB2	Eggleston	187.274	200	0	0	running	248713	61
35	8	Bobby Labonte	43	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Dodge	Petty	Todd Parrott	187.935	197	0	0	accident	294674	58
36	26	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Chris Andrews	186.908	197	0	0	running	278049	55
37	6	Jamie McMurray	26	Crown Royal	Ford	Roush	Fennig	187.743	196	1	1	accident	287183	57
38	13	Kurt Busch	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	McCauley	187.539	187	1	1	accident	280366	54
39	12	Kyle Petty	45	Wells Fargo	Dodge	Petty	Andrews	184.794	173	0	0	running	256833	46
40	41	Hermie Sadler	00	Aaron's	Ford	MBA	Horton	187.025	169	0	0	engine	245633	43
41	36	J.J. Yeley	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Addington	187.207	157	0	0	running	279833	40
42	21	Jeff Green	66	Best Buy	Chevrolet	Haas	Barker	186.990	156	0	0	running	253153	37
43	5	Carl Edwards	99	Office Depot	Ford	Roush	Osborne	186.614	78	0	0	accident	269882	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jimmie Johnson	185	1	0	1	1	1
2	Casey Mears	170	1	0	0	1	1
3	Ryan Newman	170	1	0	0	1	1
4	Elliott Sadler	165	1	0	0	1	1
5	Tony Stewart	160	1	0	0	1	1
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	152	1	0	0	0	1
7	Brian Vickers	151	1	0	0	0	1
8	Clint Bowyer	150	1	0	0	0	1
9	Ken Schrader	138	1	0	0	0	1
10	Dale Jarrett	134	1	0	0	0	1
11	Mark Martin	132	1	0	0	0	0
12	Kasey Kahne	130	1	0	0	0	0
13	Kevin Harvick	126	1	0	0	0	0
14	Robby Gordon	124	1	0	0	0	0
15	Matt Kenseth	123	1	0	0	0	0
16	Martin Truex, Jr.	115	1	0	0	0	0
17	Bill Elliott	111	1	0	0	0	0
18	Michael Waltrip	109	1	0	0	0	0
19	Kirk Shelmerdine	103	1	0	0	0	0
20	Brent Sherman	100	1	0	0	0	0
21	Kyle Busch	99	1	0	0	0	0
22	Dave Blaney	97	1	0	0	0	0
23	Kevin Lepage	93	1	0	0	0	0
24	Mike Wallace	91	1	0	0	0	0
25	Jeff Gordon	90	1	0	0	0	0