2006 Checker Auto Parts 500

Race 35 of 36

Phoenix
312 laps
Time of race: 3:14:44
Average speed of winner: 96.131 mph
Margin of victory: 0.250 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 58 laps
Fastest lap: Jimmie Johnson 130.487
Lap leaders: J. Gordon 1-3, Harvick 4-71, Kenseth 72, Harvick 73-133, Johnson 134-151, Marlin 152, Johnson 153-161, Harvick 162-254, Gilliland 255, Martin 256-259, Johnson 260, Martin 261-282, Harvick 283-312

Video links: Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Kevin Harvick	29	Reese's Cookies	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	133.973	312	4	252	running	216825	190
2	29	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	131.873	312	3	28	running	183275	175
3	22	Denny Hamlin	11	FedEx Ground	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Ford	132.709	312	0	0	running	139800	165
4	1	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Letarte	134.464	312	1	3	running	136125	165
5	12	Carl Edwards	99	Office Depot	Ford	Roush	Osborne	133.141	312	0	0	running	120425	155
6	21	Mark Martin	6	AAA Insurance	Ford	Roush	Tryson	132.758	312	2	26	running	104725	155
7	11	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	133.378	312	0	0	running	99025	146
8	8	Kurt Busch	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	McCauley	133.472	312	0	0	running	93050	142
9	4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Jr.	133.670	312	0	0	running	88050	138
10	18	Jeff Burton	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Scott Miller	132.841	312	0	0	running	90500	134
11	3	Brian Vickers	25	GMAC	Chevrolet	Hendrick	McGrew	133.949	312	0	0	running	83350	130
12	26	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Chevrolet	DEI	Manion	132.217	312	0	0	running	100608	127
13	10	Matt Kenseth	17	USG	Ford	Roush	Reiser	133.417	312	1	1	running	86700	129
14	23	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	132.685	312	0	0	running	91550	121
15	7	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Mike Nelson	133.516	312	0	0	running	83125	118
16	13	David Gilliland	38	M&M'S	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	133.052	312	1	1	running	77950	120
17	16	Elliott Sadler	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Browne	132.935	312	0	0	running	76500	112
18	36	David Stremme	40	Discount Tire Company	Dodge	Ganassi	Lane	131.081	312	0	0	running	92233	109
19	5	Joe Nemechek	01	Principal Financial	Chevrolet	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	133.620	312	0	0	running	75775	106
20	35	J.J. Yeley	18	Boniva/GSK	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Addington	131.200	312	0	0	running	78350	103
21	41	Tony Raines	96	DLP HDTV	Chevrolet	Hall of Fame	Brandon Thomas	130.326	312	0	0	running	67325	100
22	42	Scott Riggs	10	Valvoline/Stanley Tools	Dodge	Evernham	Childers	129.851	312	0	0	running	67100	97
23	31	Dave Blaney	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Hamlin	131.608	312	0	0	running	81983	94
24	32	Ken Schrader	21	Little Debbie	Ford	Wood Brothers	McSwain	131.608	312	0	0	running	74625	91
25	34	Kyle Petty	45	Wells Fargo	Dodge	Petty	Wilburn	131.396	312	0	0	running	86458	88
26	17	Casey Mears	42	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	132.856	312	0	0	running	74175	85
27	15	Bobby Labonte	43	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Dodge	Petty	Andrews	132.944	311	0	0	running	74050	82
28	24	Ward Burton	4	Lucas Oil	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	132.421	311	0	0	running	65425	79
29	28	Reed Sorenson	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	131.945	310	0	0	running	70800	76
30	33	Travis Kvapil	32	Tide/Downy	Chevrolet	PPI	Putnam	131.473	310	0	0	running	72722	73
31	43	Bill Elliott	37	R&J Racing	Dodge	R and J	Tutor	128.087	309	0	0	running	62550	70
32	40	Robby Gordon	7	Harrah's	Chevrolet	Robby Gordon	Erwin	130.396	307	0	0	running	62400	67
33	20	Clint Bowyer	07	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	132.763	306	0	0	oil line	71225	64
34	6	Greg Biffle	16	National Guard/Subway	Ford	Roush	Richert	133.536	306	0	0	running	82350	61
35	39	Chad Chaffin	61	Oak Gloves	Dodge	Front Row	Craig Osborne	130.757	306	0	0	running	62025	58
36	30	Sterling Marlin	14	Principal Financial	Chevrolet	MB2	Labbe	131.796	303	1	1	running	61875	60
37	25	Jeff Green	66	Best Buy/Haas Automation	Chevrolet	Haas	Holly	132.246	298	0	0	accident	69750	52
38	9	Kyle Busch	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	133.457	291	0	0	running	79625	49
39	27	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Hylton	132.096	289	0	0	accident	69500	46
40	14	Jamie McMurray	26	IRWIN Industrial Tools	Ford	Roush	Wally Brown	132.984	272	0	0	accident	80350	43
41	38	Mike Bliss	49	WhatsOnline.com	Dodge	BAM	Hyder	130.966	262	0	0	engine	61210	40
42	19	Michael Waltrip	55	NAPA	Dodge	Bill Davis	Baldwin	132.836	234	0	0	engine	61085	37
43	37	Brandon Whitt	72	Dutch Quality Stone	Chevrolet	R and J	Doug George	130.985	123	0	0	rear end	61286	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jimmie Johnson	6332	35	1	5	13	23
2	Matt Kenseth	6269	35	0	4	15	20
3	Kevin Harvick	6242	35	1	5	14	19
4	Denny Hamlin	6242	35	3	2	7	19
5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	6217	35	0	1	10	17
6	Jeff Gordon	6165	35	2	2	14	18
7	Jeff Burton	6107	35	4	1	7	20
8	Mark Martin	6059	35	0	0	7	15
9	Kasey Kahne	6013	35	5	6	11	18
10	Kyle Busch	5973	35	1	1	10	18
11	Tony Stewart	4609	35	0	5	15	19
12	Carl Edwards	4286	35	0	0	10	19
13	Greg Biffle	3890	35	2	1	7	14
14	Kurt Busch	3866	35	6	1	7	12
15	Casey Mears	3847	35	0	0	2	8
16	Brian Vickers	3806	35	1	1	5	9
17	Clint Bowyer	3699	35	0	0	4	10
18	Ryan Newman	3654	35	2	0	2	7
19	Bobby Labonte	3527	35	0	0	3	8
20	Martin Truex, Jr.	3498	35	0	0	1	4
21	Scott Riggs	3468	34	2	0	1	7
22	Elliott Sadler	3409	35	1	0	1	7
23	Dale Jarrett	3368	35	0	0	1	4
24	Jamie McMurray	3347	35	0	0	3	7
25	Reed Sorenson	3319	35	0	0	1	5